Anit Virus Software
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Anit Virus Software
I have a friend asking me to fix her computer and I was wondering what type of anti virus software everyone uses. If they can be free that would be great. The problem I see on the computer is all programs work great expect the internet. Any Ideas?
Re: Anit Virus Software
If the other programs "work great" it may not be a virus at all. Maybe a configuration issue. Check her network first. Possible IP conflict, etc. Depends mostly on the error you received. Let us know what that is, and then we can help.
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If she's not protected you need something....I use Bit Defender
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Re: Anit Virus Software
If there was a virus guys, the other programs wouldn't "work great". He's mostly saying an inability to gain internet access, which could easily be something other than a virus. A virus thrives on net access, hence the way they access your PC to begin with. After that, many of them will control your virus software and disable it, but the other programs and registry would be corrupt and you'd know it. Again, just give us a screen shot of her errors and we can help more...otherwise we're all just pissing in the wind.
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Re: Anit Virus Software
go and download from iobit.com
get the free software there almost every one i know that plays pc games uses the free iobit.
get the free software there almost every one i know that plays pc games uses the free iobit.
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I used the free AVG also, good stuff
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S7 Sticky wrote:go and download from iobit.com
get the free software there almost every one i know that plays pc games uses the free iobit.
go with
Security 360 Free
Advanced SystemCare Free
and if you want to the game booster it turns off all the crap running in the background you dont need to be on
those two right there is all you need trust me i DL alot of porn lol
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S7 Sticky wrote:S7 Sticky wrote:go and download from iobit.com
get the free software there almost every one i know that plays pc games uses the free iobit.
go with
Security 360 Free
Advanced SystemCare Free
and if you want to the game booster it turns off all the crap running in the background you dont need to be on
those two right there is all you need trust me i DL alot of porn lol
Oh I think we ALL believe you on that one.....
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Re: Anit Virus Software
rofl thanks sticky I hope to help her computer start running well and for mine to stay running well.
Re: Anit Virus Software
Personally I'd just go with Microsoft Security Essentials. It integrates and installs fairly easily plus for a novice computer user it doesn't require her to know or do anything. AVG is pretty good as far as protection goes but the newer versions tend to be very processor and ram intensive so it can affect your machines speed quite a bit.
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I us Microsoft Security Essentials it didn't pick up the viruses IObit found.
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They will all miss things. New malware comes out daily so best you can do is keep up to date and use your brain when you click on links. (Or rather, choose not to click on links)
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AtrumX wrote:They will all miss things. New malware comes out daily so best you can do is keep up to date and use your brain when you click on links. (Or rather, choose not to click on links)
agreed
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Re: Anit Virus Software
Check her config settings and make sure its set to obtain IP address automatically, what OS is she using anyway? and also I use mcafee but I have used AVG in the best and I think its one of the best ones out there for free antivirus, easy to use and doesnt bog down the system just stay the hell away from norton
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Re: Anit Virus Software
animefrk122 wrote:Check her config settings and make sure its set to obtain IP address automatically, what OS is she using anyway? and also I use mcafee but I have used AVG in the best and I think its one of the best ones out there for free antivirus, easy to use and doesnt bog down the system just stay the hell away from norton
Get rid of Mcafee asap lol
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Microsoft Security Essentials has really impressed me. We got a bad virus on Amanda's not long ago and eventually we just reloaded. She had McAfee then, and I ran AVG on my laptop before it missed a bad virus too - now just Essentials - it catches the stuff McAfee missed. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a good tool too that can be used to compliment your AV. Can't praise Essentials enough though. I didn't want to like it since it was M$ but for free AV software I feel it is the best. It doesn't bug you to pay em either like AVG-Free does now.
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Re: Anit Virus Software
Norton is the best. Its free with Comcast Internet service. There are others like AVG that I think are still free, too.
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Norton is the Anti- Christ!!!! o.O
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ROFLMAO!!!! WIN!!!!
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Re: Anit Virus Software
I got Kasper free for 6 months with my PC so I'm trying it out. Hopefully it doesn't take over my PC like the Norton's and McAfee's due. Otherwise i switching back to AVG or even going to try out the Microsoft one. Free is always good.
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