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I recently bought a new PC with Windows 7 and I'm trying to figure out what I really need to keep it safe.
I use the internet a lot and had the occasional trojan attack or detected virus on my old PC - but that was overly costly protection.
So, what do you use and have you ever had any problems with it?
Otherwise, have you any recommendations for software like this?
Please take a look. I'd appreciate any comments too!
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I dunno, this worked better than my previous anti-viruses.
Give that a try, hope it helps you. If it doesn't, looks like you gotta find some more out there.
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-Malwarebytes, Anti-Malware
-Total Protection Service (McAfee)
-ComboFix
-Stinger
-AVG
-Microsoft Security Essentials
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Once I installed Malwarebytes and it worked wonderfully, but dad said "Oh no, don't install two anti-viruses because they eat eachother!" and, even if I knew that it wasn't true (my dad is n00b), I had to unistall Malwarebytes...
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Fo' sho'. AVG works excellently, at the least it's much better than Norton. So far, it's notified me of two threats and averted, quarantined, and eradicated them something Norton never seemed to manage.
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Best antivirus in the world.
I've checked.
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I also have the Symantec Anti-Virus thing. I dunno much about it, but it seems to be working pretty well except against the aforementioned virus.
But yeah, my computer is old and filled with all sorts of crap, so we get a lot of viruses. Maybe we should get AVG since everyone here seems to like it a lot, but at this point I think we just need to toss this thing and get a new computer completely. And yes 50% of the reason for that is because Sims 2 doesn't work on this piece of crap anymore but who cares we still need a new one
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I'm in the same boat. I use Norton 360 merely because it came with the computer and when the subscription ran out, the bloody program wouldn't stop harassing me until I renewed it.
It seems to do an alright job, not complaints.
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I feel the same
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We bought a new computer a year and half ago (or it was a year ago? Can't remember XD) and we're going to buy a laptop, because usually my father uses the PC while I have to "work" on it, and I use it when my father needs to "work" (actually, I go here and other sites and he goes to check latest NBA results and play some puzzles XD). And there, I will install the fabulous Malwarebytes. If he agrees XD
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Actually, a paid for version of AVG Internet Security. Why? It has more features than AVG Free.
I also use Avira Anti-Virus on on netbook, and that has a rather good virus database as well.
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We bought a new computer a year and half ago (or it was a year ago? Can't remember XD) and we're going to buy a laptop, because usually my father uses the PC while I have to "work" on it, and I use it when my father needs to "work" (actually, I go here and other sites and he goes to check latest NBA results and play some puzzles XD). And there, I will install the fabulous Malwarebytes. If he agrees XD
Lucky! My dad wants to get a new computer, too, but it's kind of crazy here, so it might be a while.
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Oh God, that's the EXACT same virus I got! It's such a bitch, isn't it? I actually had to have my dad download Malwarebytes onto his netbook, transfer it to a thumb drive, and upload it to my computer using said thumb drive, because I couldn't use the Internet. D: It worked, though.
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Oh God, that's the EXACT same virus I got! It's such a bitch, isn't it? I actually had to have my dad download Malwarebytes onto his netbook, transfer it to a thumb drive, and upload it to my computer using said thumb drive, because I couldn't use the Internet. D: It worked, though.
I know, we had to do that too. And the first time it didn't pick anything up when we just scanned the local disk, so I was afraid that it had somehow infected the D:/ disk. With all of our backup files on it. Luckily that wasn't the case, we just needed to update it. It ruined all my shortcuts though, so now I'm on my third user account. Hooray!
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Actually, a paid for version of AVG Internet Security. Why? It has more features than AVG Free.
I also use Avira Anti-Virus on on netbook, and that has a rather good virus database as well.
But is it flavoured?
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Actually, a paid for version of AVG Internet Security. Why? It has more features than AVG Free.
I also use Avira Anti-Virus on on netbook, and that has a rather good virus database as well.
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Actually, a paid for version of AVG Internet Security. Why? It has more features than AVG Free.
I also use Avira Anti-Virus on my netbook, and that has a rather good virus database as well.
Like that, except it's glow in the dark.
It's tater flavoured!
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Uh, no. There are some viruses that you can get just by surfing otherwise innocuous pages. That's not dumb.
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So yeah i use SUPERAntispyware, and Avast! Free Antivirus.
I'll download AVG and Malwarebytes.
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So yeah i use SUPERAntispyware, and Avast! Free Antivirus.
I'll download AVG and Malwarebytes.
I got another advice to uninstall Panda (it's going to p**s me off with the "Panda AntiVirus is not actived" thread. I don't want to pay a program I don't like at all!) if it don't recognize a simple virus like that... sometimes it appears while I'm surfing on devianART, but I abort the "analyze" immediately.
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Uh, no. There are some viruses that you can get just by surfing otherwise innocuous pages. That's not dumb.
Yeah, but what "innocent" page has viruses on it?
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Uh, no. There are some viruses that you can get just by surfing otherwise innocuous pages. That's not dumb.
Yeah, but what "innocent" page has viruses on it?
Let me rephrase that--otherwise SEEMINGLY innocuous pages. I'm not talking about fake logins or anything--I mean streaming videos, music, stuff like that--stuff you don't even have to download, but a virus makes its way onto your computer anyway, if that makes any sense.
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Uh, no. There are some viruses that you can get just by surfing otherwise innocuous pages. That's not dumb.
Well i've nay heard of such a thing before so.........
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Yeah, but what "innocent" page has viruses on it?
Let me rephrase that--otherwise SEEMINGLY innocuous pages. I'm not talking about fake logins or anything--I mean streaming videos, music, stuff like that--stuff you don't even have to download, but a virus makes its way onto your computer anyway, if that makes any sense.
Sorry, it doesn't actually. Since when you're on the internet, you're always downloading content.
But, anyway, unless you're looking for some streamed pirated movie, generally you're safe.
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Wish I was as lucky as you. :/
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Wish I was as lucky as you. :/
I guess I left something out that might change your view on my luck.
I'm on Mac OSX.
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Uh, no. There are some viruses that you can get just by surfing otherwise innocuous pages. That's not dumb.
Well i've nay heard of such a thing before so.........
I've had it happen to me before. I can't remember the websites, but for some reason I have it in my head that Bulbapedia was one of them (and I'd had no trouble with them before...or since, for that matter).
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Wish I was as lucky as you. :/
I guess I left something out that might change your view on my luck.
I'm on Mac OSX.
Well, I've never used a Mac. Am I going to get stoned to death? Dx
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