damn viruses

i'm an idiot, i know you shouldn't click on a link if you don't know wtf it is, but anyways i was talking to someone and they sent me something, clicked it, and got a virus. anyways, i downloaded some software that 2.2 told me to get, worked like a charm. pretty much just a reminder for everyone to make sure you know what people are sending you over msn/aim/whatever messaging service you use.

Don't download porn kids.

haha, surprizingly i haven't gotten any spyware or viruses that way since i switched to firefox.... or maybe i just learned to download it safely.

Don't download porn kids.

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What did he tell you to get? There are a few good *free* antivirus programs floating around on the net, just wondering which one he mentioned.

avast, i got a 60 day free trial. could probably download one with bitorrent but i can't be bothered. i reformat my computer every year to ge rid of all the jnk i don't need and just to start fresh so i don't worry much about viruses.

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AVG by grivsoft is also a fairly decent one for being free, I thought Avast had a free one

AVG by grivsoft is also a fairly decent one for being free, I thought Avast had a free one

I was gonna recommend AVG also, but I think they are going to start charging for it. I put it on my sister's computer awhile back, and now she keeps getting a message everytime she starts her computer that her AVG free service is going to end in like a month and that if she wanted to continue with the service to buy it. I have also seen a lot of people using Anti Vir.

i had a bad experience with AVG, it didn't really do much for me, there was a worm going through the network at school and avg didn't do anything but somethin else did, don't remember what though.

Maybe Norton? My school uses that, pretty decent, but there all pretty much the same, but some get the update before others do, i know what u mean about not trusting it tho, i dont trust spy sweeper, uses way to much memory, and slows the system down so much, not woth it i dont think

Avast. Norton is a virus itself, and the others just take up place and RAM.

Avast. Norton is a virus itself, and the others just take up place and RAM.
I gotta ask, whats wrong with norton, except for the price, and such, its an over all good program

Nortons overrated.

You need spyware doctor 4.0 (Or newest version) Works great. It's about 20$ an it's worth it.

You need spyware doctor 4.0 (Or newest version) Works great. It's about 20$ an it's worth it.Not to fimiliar with that yet, but its ok from what i can tell

Avast. Norton is a virus itself, and the others just take up place and RAM.

Norton does the job, just not the most efficiently. I run Norton 2005 on my laptop, and I have been saved countless times. It may eat memory like a spoiled hog and slow you down, but your fairly protected....which is why I have kept it. Combine it with a program like Spybot and you shouldn't have any problems.

Not to fimiliar with that yet, but its ok from what i can tell

Very good Imo ~ I'm not a normal user an go into alot ddl sites etc an it keeps my comp very safe/clean.

Having worked for Norton's and McAfee's tech support I can tell you that NEITHER is a good peice of software. They don't cantch viruses, they are written horribly, and they weed themselves into every facet of your system making them hard to remove. They also use up a crapload of resources. Don't waste your money on such crap. I don't even run an anti-virus and I don't get them. You just need to be smart and you don't have to worry about it. Once and a while I'll run BitDefender's free online scan and it works VERY well. If you're going to run one Avast is what I would suggest. AVG used to be alright but isn't very good anymore.

Norton does the job, just not the most efficiently.

I do not agree with this at all. I work at a computer help desk for a university and the number one propblem students have is preinstalled Norton on the system. Screws up everything ALL THE TIME! I'm with polygon on that it sucks and gets into everywhere and messes everything up. Norton has recently created a removal tool that removes anything Norton or symantec. I use it several times a day and it fixes the problem about 95% of the time. Get it and run it. Just google Norton removal tool.

I agree w/ polygon. Norton and McAffee are infamous resource hogs. At times, they cause more problems than they fix.

I've used AVG, but I stopped using it a while ago, when I went to Avast. I'm on a router, which makes for an excellent hardware firewall, and the Avast has stopped a few hijack attempts from websites.

I run Adaware once in a while, and I found one called Xcleaner that works well in conjunction with Adaware.

Yea, i use adaware and spybot for spyware, decent for being free