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You can run antivirus and antispyware programs, but the sad fact is if you have found one virus on your computer, you probably have several. Cleaning the personal now requires you to follow these steps, because modern viruses and spyware entrench themselves in files that your computer needs in order to run:
1. Virus-check your data files (not application files– you’ve installer CDs for those).
2. Back up the data files, getting them off your hard drive.
3. Get your original operating system CDs that came with your computer.
4. Boot your personal from the operating system CD.
5. Choose the option that erases your hard drive and then reinstall your system software.
6. Turn on your software firewall that came with your operating system.
7. Reconnect to the internet, and download *all* Windows updates, no matter how long it takes.
8. Reinstall your application software, and update the applications as much as you can.
9. Reinstall your data files.
10. Create a limited user account on your system that does *not* have administrator access, and web surf only from this account.
Yes, this is a pain in the butt. No, there is no other way. No, antivirus and antispyware programs cannot fix this problem on its own.
So, what do you do in the future?
1. Never click on links you find in an e-mail.
2. Never open an e-mail attachment, ever.
3. Only download files from a reputable website that you know is on the up-and-up.
4. Never use bit-torrent and other file-sharing programs.
5. Never use an unsolicited drive-checking site.
6. Turn off all java and java scripting by default, and only enable java and java scripting for sites that you know you can trust.
7. Never read an unsolicited e-mail, and delete spam immediately. It is possible to be hacked by reading an e-mail alone.
Please adhere to the 'dont's' I provided above, because you’ll have to repeat the cleaning steps that I listed first *every time you get infected.* Anti-spyware and anti-virus programs are good to have, but they are a second line of defense. The ideal way to protect your system is you, and changing your behavior.
Good luck!
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Try AVAST, it's free for home users, (avast! 4 Home Edition FREE Download) and it's only stipulation for the free version is for you to register two times. It is very good, has real-time scanning and multiple antivirus definition files, just like AVG, and also does scheduled scans. There is also a pay-for version if you are going to use it at a company or as a professional.
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hi, in my opinion, a good custom security suite as follows:
kaspersky internet security - include a firewall, anti-virus and other products.
Spyware Doctor - Advanced spyware removal tool that detects and cleans thousands of threats
have a free try first to see if they have the ability to be proved good, hope it helps,
ideal of luck
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BEST FREE ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE:
Avast is free and effective, it scans your downloads for viruses (unlike AVG) and also includes anti-rootkit and anti-spyware, it can also run a boot scan.
Avast Anti-Virus: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht…
I use Avast along side Comodo Pro firewall on my XP personal both are free and have been independently tested and proven to be more effective then Norton or Mcafee.
Comodo Pro: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
WHY AVAST IS BETTER THEN AVG
Avast works much superior then AVG, on the official AVG website it states that the free version does NOT scan downloads for malicious content where as Avast DOES, whats the point in having anti-virus software that can't prevent viruses from being download.
http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-vi…
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Because free programs are never totally as secure as the programs you’re paying for I always suggest not to install either AVG free or Avast free, but one of those 2 in combination with 2 other programs.
AVG free
http://free.avg.com/
or
Avast free
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht…
Then the 2 programs you should install togehter with one of the above.
Threatfire is an anti virus, that can be installed next to any other anti virus program on the same personal
http://www.threatfire.com/
There is a lot of mal ware you have to protect your pc against.
This is a very good program, that completely runs in the background
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.ht…
When you do not have a good firewall yet, you could install this one
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
Installing these programs, will not use any extra RAM or CPU usage.
Your computer will be very well protected and it does cost you nothing
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try the new avg 8 version. i did and seems to work fine.
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I Agree Use Avast
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use avast .. and ull love it