Good Antivirus prog.

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Panda Software's programs are may be the best now.
They scan everything in real-time and can clean even the most infected
computer.

Even yesterday I had to clean an infected clent's computer who had Kaspersky
AV.
Kaspersky found 0 infected files.
Trend Micro online scan found nothing.
But Panda Platinum found 16 infections and successfully cleaned them.

Here is more info about Panda Software :
Learn how Panda works
http://www.pandasoftware.com/about_panda/technology

Learn more about its TruPrevent technology
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/truprevent.htm

Learn about its products
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products (2006 products)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/microsoft (2005 products)



Panda Titanium 2005 /2006 cost at about $ 40 a year.


--- Useful pages ---

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/downloads/default.mspx
different kinds of free or trial security software.

http://www.pandasoftware.com/about/resp_social/children_internet
Because of the campaign "Children and the Internet"
Panda Software offers 90 day free trial version of one of the best security
software
Panda Platininum Internet Security 2005 awarded with many prizes

http://www.pandasoftware.com/protected/tips.htm
useful tips for protecting computers

http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
Panda Software free Active Scan,where you can check your
PC for ALL TYPES of security threats and clean viruses and worms

http://housecall.trendmicro.com
Trend-Micro free online scanner HouseCall where you can scan for
Viruses and Spywares and clean them. CWShredder is also available here

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Kaspersky free online scanner
and checker for suspicious files.If you have issues with suspicious
file,here is the right place!

http://www.f-prot.com/virusinfo/submission_form.html
Send F-prot AV suspicious files for fast analyze and and it is all for FREE

http://www.microsoft.com/malwareremove
Microsoft Windows Malware Removal Tool

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/russel_infectedpc.mspx
Microsoft MVP Charlie Russel's article about Dealing with malware
Really good and detailed

http://support.microsoft.com
Free Microsoft support and suggestions (for genuie clients)



Now ,when you have cleaned your computer,you need to think about your
security!
Microsoft
suggests 3 + 1 general steps how to protect
your PC and the infomation stored on it,
your privacy and your family
1.Use an internet firewall
2.Enable Automatic Updates for your PC
3.Use an antivirus software
4.Use antispyware software

Goto http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security and learn more
Check the Security Essentials for your OS and also have a look at all
sections!




Panda_man
" Let's beat malware black and blue"
" No new epidemic of all kind of malware -> Panda TruPrevent"
 
Panda ^slows down^ the computer because needs more RAM or faster processor
because it scans EVERYTHING for infection.
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Sorry, the machines in question were P4/3.2ghz, 1GB RAM, and do now show
the same slowness as when using Symantec Corp 10.

Panda is not scanning anything that the others don't also scan, it's not
a nice program - taking 20 minutes to uninstall on a virgin machine is
BS.
 
Panda Software's programs are may be the best now.
They scan everything in real-time and can clean even the most infected
computer.
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Not true - I've seen NAV pick up things that Panda missed, same with
Symantec Corp and SB versions. I've also noticed that Panda slows down
machines more than ANY OTHER AV product we've used anywhere.
 
...but please don't do it again :-)
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You have to place a copywrite on your text if you don't want someone to
be able to copy/use it as their own. Usenet is nothing like the Press.
 
odeek9 said:
Hi-Please don't give me a hard time. I like NAV & have had it for years.
But everytime, for whatever reason, I've had to re-install it it's been a
nightmare! It does not matter what I do it never installs properly. My
PC
is a mess right now & am getting ready to upgrade with my XP Pro disc.
Have
removed all remnants of Symantec I could find.
Can someone PLEASE tell me of a good anti-virus program I can download
for around $50.00? Am going to need some protection right away & there
are
so many on the market I don't know who to trust. Thanks alot.
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I use Cyberscrub. About $60 for a five-year subscription. Updates its
datebase quite frequently (automatically, if you want), not once a week. So
far, so good.
 
AVG! it's free... and it's very good!
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/112/lng/us/tpl/tpl01 you can pay for one too..
but this is a wonderful anti virus... Rainy
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Have never had good luck with AVG. Plenty of people use it and love it so
have always want to try it. Whenever I install it, my systems have trouble
even booting. I guess it just doesn't like my mix of software or computer
configurations. :)

Currently using eTrust's EZAntivirus on some setups (not free). And Avast!,
which is free, on yet another. Both of those antivirus programs have been
good to me so far.
 
Many people use the free version of Grisoft's AVG without problems. Get it
from here [you have to scroll way down to the bottom of the page to find the
download button]: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2 . You also will
need a Firewall and there are many free one's. The best known is probably
Zone Alarm. Try the free ones before you spend money.
Gene
 
Many people use the free version of Grisoft's AVG without problems. Get it
from here [you have to scroll way down to the bottom of the page to find the
download button]: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2 . You also will
need a Firewall and there are many free one's. The best known is probably
Zone Alarm. Try the free ones before you spend money.
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Grisoft is reasonable at protecting - I've seen people using IM programs
get a link in their pop-ups from IM, follow the link, and be compromised
while running AVG 7 and all updates for it. The users in the same house
running McAfee and Norton (or Symantec) didn't experience it.
 
Brother, I never expected so many responses! I don't quite know whether to
thank you all once again, or curse you for adding to my confusion. Of
course, I'll opt for a big THANKS.
I tried several of the suggested programs-one I could not even try since
I don't live in Europe-&, at first went with Panda. But, ultimately, decided
it was too strange. Unless I missed something, which is certainly within the
realm of possibility, it has to be operated only through internet access. I
want it on my desktop. Finally went with Avast & am pleased so far. You are
all very accomodating folks. Thanks! Alan
 
Harry,

Avast! does it for me. It's free to personal users, which is well inside
your budget <g>.

HTH Tony.
 
I have AVG Antivirus and Anti-spyware program recently and but I have an icon
that always pops up and says my firewall isnt working and the computer isnt
protected and when I go check on the little icon it tells me what to do and I
try to do it and it doesnt work and also says it outdated - how can something
new be outdated. And I cant upgrade my antivirus programs because it wont let
me. And ideas?
 
AVG puts out updated virus definitions almost everyday, you need to let it
update online.

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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression
 
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