good virus protection software ?

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#1
i have a few trojan's on my computer and webroot cant find them to take them off.

what would be a good one to buy at walmart ? I am really getting sick of these things

if their are any good free ones out their that would be even better
 
#2
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Buy? Just install Avast. The free version is AWESOME and is WAY better than the standard Norton or McCafee. It's less resource hungry (won't bog down your PC) and catches much more than those two programs combined. I used to use AVG Free but it's gotten bloated and slows things down too much. Just download the free version of Avast, register it and you're good to go.

Up next, install Fire Fox as a browser along with the typical virus/spyware blocking add ons and NEVER use Internet Explorer again. These few steps will keep your PC running like the day it was bought for years. Ask how I know.
 
#6
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I was running Avast but my neighbor who works in IT security told me that Microsoft Security Essentials was better. I installed it about a week ago, I guess time will tell...
 
#7
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iam gonna give that avasta a try, the guy seems to be pretty hip about it then i will try the super anti spyware if that dont work

any other good tips while iam atit
 
#11
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I have a friend who asked me if I could clean up his computer and when i looked at his browser history I told him he had visited 200 web sites and 196 were porn sites. whats about that I asked. His comment was I must have mistyped somthing to have 4 site that weren't porn.
 
#12
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: usmc80</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a friend who asked me if I could clean up his computer and when i looked at his browser history I told him he had visited 200 web sites and 196 were porn sites. whats about that I asked. His comment was I must have mistyped somthing to have 4 site that weren't porn. </div></div>

lmao
 
#13
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black_ump</div><div class="ubbcode-body">iam gonna give that avasta a try, the guy seems to be pretty hip about it then i will try the super anti spyware if that dont work

any other good tips while iam atit </div></div>

You be better off cleaning up your computer first than adding avasta. Make sure you remove your existing Antivirus program first
 
#14
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I bought and use Malwarebytes to scan and clean Trojans. I also used it to clean my computer after an infection when the anti-virus missed it. It will also run in the background to monitor the system. I also use Trend Micro Internet Security.

To clean my system I went to http://www.bleepingcomputer.com followed the instructions regarding the Trojan I had and it cleaned it right up.

After cleaning and installing Malwarebytes, along with my Trend internet Security I haven’t had a computer virus issue in over three years.
 
#16
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Trend and McAfee have worked for us to clean an infected box. I do agree that it tends to be a resource hog however 8.7 is much better than previous versions.
 
#18
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What I have found, is that Firefox instead of Internet Exploder is far far far better. Huge benefits, right there.

Secondly, I've run AVG for years. Then, after a motherboard "zot'd", Avast was put in. Slow and overbearing. Did I mention slow?

Yanked that, put AVG in again, works fantastic, no issues, and it is quick.

As others have suggested, the browsing history and trends do tend to have an influence on your liabilities and vulnerabilities.

Hope that helps,
 
#19
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sean the Nailer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What I have found, is that Firefox instead of Internet Exploder is far far far better. Huge benefits, right there.

Secondly, I've run AVG for years. Then, after a motherboard "zot'd", Avast was put in. Slow and overbearing. Did I mention slow?

Yanked that, put AVG in again, works fantastic, no issues, and it is quick.

As others have suggested, the browsing history and trends do tend to have an influence on your liabilities and vulnerabilities.

Hope that helps, </div></div>

Firefox and AVG +1.
 
#20
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Phylodog</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was running Avast but my neighbor who works in IT security told me that Microsoft Security Essentials was better. I installed it about a week ago, I guess time will tell...</div></div>

I actually like MS's product a lot. It's very low footprint, updates automatically, and does a decent job at finding problems. I use to use Avast/AVG for clients, though had them all if something was really bad and for some reason I couldn't wipe/format/restore.

MS SE + getting away from IE will handle most things on the software side. I actually prefer Chrome over FireFox if you don't need the extensions - it's just faster. FF has become rather bloated.



As an aside, there are some people who no matter what you do will manage to fuck up their stuff. Their are others who actively attempt to download the entire internet, watch enough porn to make Jenna Jameson blush, and never have a problem.

The difference between the two is education. Learn what/how you get infected, and stop doing that shit (or at least take precautions when you do).
 
#21
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Go to Microsoft.com and download ProcessExplorer and AUTORUNS.

Run process Explorer, find the c.exe or whatever the virus name is, make note of where the EXE is at, (The parent root process that is).

Then kill it off, run Autoruns and remove it from starting up.

Then grab AVG free and run it to clean the files.


I just made $100 from you if you were local, takes me 45 mins to clean a computer thoroughly, 100% guaranteed...
 
#23
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I charge $75 for non-rootkit infections.
My free advice has already been posted, and it is exactly what I do for $75.

AL, I can appreciate what you're trying to do, but giving a user with this obvious skill level Autoruns and Process Explorer is like giving a 4 year old an Uzi and full mag.
 
#24
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tucker301</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I charge $75 for non-rootkit infections.
My free advice has already been posted, and it is exactly what I do for $75.

AL, I can appreciate what you're trying to do, but giving a user with this obvious skill level Autoruns and Process Explorer is like giving a 4 year old an Uzi and full mag. </div></div>

lol are you slamming me lol ? all i wanna do is just let the thing scan get the trojans delete them so i can to back to happy browsing with no lagging of my physical memory or cpu
 
#25
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black_ump</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

lol are you slamming me lol ? all i wanna do is just let the thing scan get the trojans delete them so i can to back to happy browsing with no lagging of my physical memory or cpu </div></div>

Not you, personally. Just your blatantly obvious lack of skills with such matters.
Process Explorer to a lesser degree, and Autoruns to a much higher degree, are dangerous tools in the hands of a novice. I think you qualify.

You have been given excellent advice here by a couple of different people. I lean towards mine being the best, but there are others that may work.

Go forth and fix it.
 
#26
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1. stop visiting porn and opening attachments of any kind without researching them first.
2. use firefox instead of explorer
3. BUY A MAC

the whole (best software for this/that) debate is like asking "these guys" what bullet to use for deer. dont bother, most work, just do your research.

i've been a computer nerd for 15 years, so i will spare you the greek talk and i dont mean to sound like a dick, but if you have something on your pc that one of your bought and paid for virus scan software programs didn't catch...its your own fault.
 
#28
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: c_bass16</div><div class="ubbcode-body">but if you have something on your pc that one of your bought and paid for virus scan software programs didn't catch...its your own fault. </div></div>

I can't agree with that statement. Drive-by downloads and socially engineered malware continue to slip past the best Antivirus software.
All an innocent user has to do is click the wrong link (which generally looks like the right link) and the shit starts.

If they don't know how to deal with drive-by's, and most users don't, then 99 out of 100 will get the nasty shit on their PC.

Most people don't know Alt-F4 from their own ass.

I blame it on 50% Adobe Flash and 50% unpatched web servers.
 
#31
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+ 1 on Ubuntu, as a newbie to linux there is a lot of support which makes using it a lot easier. I have my laptop dual booted but I never use windows anymore.
 
#33
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Phylodog</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Stay off of the porn sites.</div></div>

words to live by, I had a buddy that was a porn addict and I told him to buy a mac because every week I have to clean his pc up, since he got the mac I haven't fixed a damn thing on his machine
 
#37
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yup eset-nod 32 is working great for me. you can download it online.
dont buy spyware doctor. it uses up too much power and slows down the computer. dont open any file that ends with .exe .scr
unless you know the people.
 
#38
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black_ump</div><div class="ubbcode-body">id give ya 100 bucks to clean my laptop </div></div>

PM me for instructions, be happy to fix it up.

You are right about the uzi LOL
 
#39
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no matter what soft wear iam using it done seem to to take away the problem.

the problem's:
all physical memory is being sucked up
when i click on links in a new tab they open in a new window
some times when i type its all in caps unless i put caps on or hit the left shift and any button
i have to click a few times befor i can get it to select any thing like when i go to copy or cut any thing
when i use myspace and check a message i have to hit reply asap other wise it will send me to a "cannot open this page" screan

its the little annoying bs like that, and its driving me crazy
 
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myspace?
Good Lord.

What make and model laptop is it?
Do you have anything on it that you couldn't stand to lose?
 
#41
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black_ump</div><div class="ubbcode-body">no matter what soft wear iam using it done seem to to take away the problem.

the problem's:
all physical memory is being sucked up
when i click on links in a new tab they open in a new window
some times when i type its all in caps unless i put caps on or hit the left shift and any button
i have to click a few times befor i can get it to select any thing like when i go to copy or cut any thing
when i use myspace and check a message i have to hit reply asap other wise it will send me to a "cannot open this page" screan

its the little annoying bs like that, and its driving me crazy </div></div>

You borke the internet.
 
#43
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tucker301</div><div class="ubbcode-body">borke? </div></div>

You of all people should know. It's 1337 haxxor spe4k for broke.
 
#45
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Phylodog</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Stay off of the porn sites. </div></div>
1000+. Don't even open ANY links from anyone you know who frequents these, esp. someone whose too cheap to buy good anti-viral and regularly follow "cleaning" protocols such as these. I had a boot (?root) sector Trojan completely destroy a whole network including several motherboards by merely opening a link (not even downloading!) from a member here on second amendment stuff. A microscoft program found it, but it was too late the damage was done. My IT guy said there was over a 98% chance it came from a porn site - and I thought I had good, purchased, commercial anti-viral and a Sonicwall firewall. I have learned most of a very major lesson in backing up to USB regularly anything important to you. This lesson was a costly one - over 7K out of my pocket. So if anyone elses here has recently had there computer go slow, them memory dump, then completely crash and have their motherboard burn; and you personally don't do porn sites, I can tell you who you might have got it from here. But other than going to porn sites he's an OK guy.
And BTW, Mac's aren't the be all answer, beside the "apple tax" (cost of apple systems), they too can get infected; my IT guy said its just a matter now that the people that create these know they can do a whole lot more damage via the PC route since less people own Mac's, but there are Mac's that get infected. Correct tucker301?
 
#46
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Yes.
What makes Linux and Mac OS relatively safer is the fact that they hold such a low market share.

If you're going to try and infect the most systems possible, then it only makes sense to write your exploits for the OS that runs 90% of world's computers.

ump,
Do you want help or not?
I and others have offered to help you, but your responses have been haphazard and frantic.
 
#49
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For those that think Linux is not succeptable guess again.

I hae seen the IAVA's (Security alerts) and I'm telling you - it's 2 to 1 against Windows - it's hte MOST exploitable OS because most people don't KNOW they've been exploited and become spam servers.

Plus the software running on it - just as broken as Windows - Oracle, IBM- etc etc..

Have seen a few IAVA's on MAC's but not a lot of widespread taking advantage of those exploits.
 
#50
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Porn sites are not the problem, its clicking on everything in the world that pops up at ya and downloading spyware/antivirus programs the internet "says" you need. The DEFAULT answer to the internet is NO. You should never trust the internet to tell you what you need.

Kelly
 
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