Antivirus XP

[Cat333Pokémon]

VERY EVIL! Do not agree to the license agreement! It will viralize your computer! Actually, you're already dead if you see the agreement.

Just had to deal with it, myself. System Restore fixed it up!

Now I'm gonna run an AdAware scan.

[Yoshi648]

Yeah, I've seen a computer with something similiar to this. It was designed to look like an antivirus program made by Microsoft, but it will install viruses. Do not install and run all the anti-viral/spyware programs you have.

[AngrytigerP]

That's why I never, EVER run antivirus programs besides Norton (which I know is installed from a disk).

[Yoshi648]

Originally Posted by AngrytigerP

That's why I never, EVER run antivirus programs besides Norton (which I know is installed from a disk).

Yeah, I only run Norton and Ad-Aware.

[KingOfKYA]

Funny i have no viruses 4+ years on my win boxes and no anti-spy/virus protection activly running because i use commen sense of if i dont know who made it i dont dl also i use firefox (but ie can be secured) how ever i did have a win update go it bad scott has seen that one explore.exe on off on off etc... 1 of two time i reinstall win the other time was when my hard drive went click click click

[SpaceMan++]

I had Norton on my Windows.

[KingOfKYA]

Side though if i have to fix a pc for some one i use 3 rock solid apps ClamAV + HiJackthis and Task Manager worked 95% of times other times it was regedit minimal First thing i aways do is close explorer.exe and open run or cmd from task manager than run the above apps mostly cuz viruses use hooks to latch on to the prosses so they reappear on next reboot


And to Stop Other stupidity in instale ClamAV And SpyBot S&D and for little kids TrustNoEXE

Side Note Nortain more problems than it solves problem than it supposedly solves i used to use it exclusively before but i found better

[Cat333Pokémon]

Good thing System Restore is still very powerful. First use that, then run your anti-virus program.

[KingOfKYA]

I Rarely use that because most Crapware turns it off if there for more than a few days

[AngrytigerP]

There's a free, improved version of Task Manager available called Process Explorer. It's really kick-butt (heh) compared to the boring old TM.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysi ... 96653.aspx

[KingOfKYA]

Oh nice tim that wone is better look like the defult one ubuntu has nice find

[linuxlove]

I got hit with a variant of this... On my server .___________.
Needless to say, I'm now using Linux on it.

[Shadow]

Wow, I never heard of such a case.
Anyways, I never face any problems with security as I use Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, which really satisfies me.

[Ningamer]

I use AVG - When I was replacing my hard drive (again!) the lady on the phone told me to install AVG Free. I like it, it doesn't slow my laptop down when it runs, it updates all the time with new virus killers, and it's really customisable!

Also -

Originally Posted by linuxlove

I got hit with a variant of this... On my server .___________.
Needless to say, I'm now using Linux on it.

1 year, 2 1/2 months BUMP.
Wow.

[iherdulikemudkipz]

ya that virus just killed my computer X( but luckily i got to change the hard drive . so now i just trust norton fer now.

[piexing]

My dad's computer had a variant of this called IE Antivirus before. Why can't they come up with names that sound legitimate?
I find that Norton's a resource hog (my mother's computer takes way too long to start up) and tests show it's not as effective as avast! or Microsoft Security Essentials, the two I use on my computers. (That is, I installed avast! on one computer and then MSE on the other one that I use frequently.)

[James]

I use ESET Smart Security, firefox, about 5 firefox tracking/virus protecting features, an anti-malaware, normal firewall, and personal firewall.

[Jaredvcxz]

Protip: Norton isn't that safe.

[Quadcentruo]

Norton is so-so.

Mcafee actually installs a virus onto your computer so it can say it did something, and you can't uninstall McAfee for some reason.

Right now, I'm trusting Avast to make sure I don't end up doing the same mistake on my family's old computer (which is now dead due to the mother board just giving up)... oh the bad memories and the embaresment!

[piexing]

Avast! and MSE are probably the best bets. MSE is the most accurate and avast! is very accurate and it has a sweet screensaver that does a quick scan. Norton takes too much to run and isn't that great, and McAfee isn't that great either, though at least neither one is Kingsoft.

1 year, 2 1/2 months BUMP.

Holy balls, I didn't even notice that.

[Jaredvcxz]

Plus Norton has this virus in it commisioned by the CIA to monitor you for "Terroristic activities"

[piexing]

Hmm . . . Yes.

[FreezeWarp]

I've heard MSE could still use some work. I usually use Spyware Doctor on Windows machines.

[Jaredvcxz]

I use Avast. It's pretty good.

[piexing]

I use avast! and MSE. On different computers, of course. Oh, and common sense.

[GreenLiquid]

Common sense is easily the best antivirus software out there. Just be sure to keep it updated. Oh, and ON.

My computer came with McAfee, so I've been using that. How exactly does that stack up with MSE?

[emperorempoleon2]

I got three letters for you. A. V. G.

[GuildmasterWigglytuff]

that is why we got avg and spybot s&d

[byt411]

I use NOD32.I once used Norton and..My computer vas...y'know...Infected with virus and Norton Pops Out Frequently and says...YEAH! LOOK AT THESE VIRUSES!! BRILLIANT!!

[SK]

Hmm...

My mom was running a ZoneAlarm Extreme Security antivirus thing for 14 hours last night and this morning.

Is that bad? xD Because if it is, well... Then we're pretty darn screwed.

[emperorempoleon2]

ZoneAlarm is fine. Anything else with the suffix -Alarm is bad.

[Searinox]

Heard of rogue antimalware programs before, which dub as legitimate security software but are malware themselves. On the topic of antivirus I must add that I've found two AV programs that can run together without conflict(2 years of running them together now) but NOT on XP, only on Vista and Win7. NOD32 and Symantec Endpoint Protection(CORPORATE version, I have NOT tested with Norton Antivirus) will run together wonderfully, if you add C:\ProgramData\Symantec\SRTSP\Quarantine to NOD32's exceptions list, else NOD will just quarantine SEP's quarantine whenever a virus is placed there, which results in "quarantine hell", an endless loop of mutual quarantining.

[Sphinx]

This exact same thing happpened to me, but they called it Microsoft Antivirus 2010