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[3clipse]

Does somebody know of a good and free virus scanner and remover? i just got some viruses, again.
Gah! im hearing random ad's. I powered my comp down for now till i find a good remover. Help plz.

[Mission Difficult]

Pretty sure we've had five or so of these threads before.

Clamwin is great. Doesn't do active scanning, but you can just schedule it to run every night or whenever.

Malwarebytes Antimalware is pretty good for adware/malware/whatever.

[3clipse]

Pretty sure we've had five or so of these threads before.

Clamwin is great. Doesn't do active scanning, but you can just schedule it to run every night or whenever.

Malwarebytes Antimalware is pretty good for adware/malware/whatever.

do either of these remove? cuz i have d/l many scanner that you have to pay to activate to remove stuff.

[zaneyard]

im gonna go and assume your on Windows and havent heard of AVG free.
also, AVG Free

[Mission Difficult]

[quote author=Mission Difficult link=topic=2997.msg87252#msg87252 date=1243825998]
Pretty sure we've had five or so of these threads before.

Clamwin is great. Doesn't do active scanning, but you can just schedule it to run every night or whenever.

Malwarebytes Antimalware is pretty good for adware/malware/whatever.

do either of these remove? cuz i have d/l many scanner that you have to pay to activate to remove stuff.
[/quote]

Both do removal. You have to check the option in clamwin to remove upon detection or whatever.

[3clipse]

im gonna go and assume your on Windows and havent heard of AVG free.
also, AVG Free

why should i use this over what mission says?

[zaneyard]

idk
the only thing i have to say about that is that i have never got any virus's on my machine
also, i have a SPI firewall on my router and i dont visit child porn sites or download keygens for games off limewire

[Mission Difficult]

[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=2997.msg87256#msg87256 date=1243826282]
im gonna go and assume your on Windows and havent heard of AVG free.
also, AVG Free

why should i use this over what mission says?
[/quote]
AVG does active scanning, but if you ask me it's a little bloated (I feel that way about any software that offers to install a toolbar). You could easily try both and see what you like better.

[zaneyard]

idk i dont install toolbars and it runs fine on my P4 so...

[Ianki]

Malware bytes is amazing,

Also spybot search and destroy is good too, if only because it'll run pre-full start up incase they try to hide themselves in running processes.

[CaffeinePowered]

Pirate norton?

[zaneyard]

Pirate norton?

norton is the biggest pile of shit since the deuce i took yesterday.

[3clipse]

[quote author=Caffeine link=topic=2997.msg87326#msg87326 date=1243851084]
Pirate norton?

norton is the biggest pile of shit since the deuce i took yesterday.
[/quote]
lol.

[at0m]

[quote author=Caffeine link=topic=2997.msg87326#msg87326 date=1243851084]
Pirate norton?

norton is the biggest pile of shit since the deuce i took yesterday.
[/quote]If you use the whole suite of software, I agree. But if you strip it down to just antivirus protection, its pretty good without being a system hog or causing compatibility/reliability issues (like I've had with AVG Free and McAffee). Symantec AV corporate is the one to look for, if you go this route, but if you just buy the basic Norton Antivirus online its like $15.

Also, I use Spybot S&D for my anti-spyware needs: http://www.safer-networking.org/ It's more geared towards the advanced user though, the interface is not very intuitive. It will detect and remove spyware for free, however.

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

AVG and Adaware or Spybot S&D.  AVG isn't bad at all even in terms of resources.

[at0m]

Karrde link=topic=2997.msg87415#msg87415 date=1243877662]
AVG and Adaware or Spybot S&D.  AVG isn't bad at all even in terms of resources.

I do software development, and AVG would regularly lock up a core of my CPU scanning stuff that didn't need to be rescanned while I was trying to work. Probably some freak coincidence between my industrial automation IDE and AVG but definitely enough to turn me off of it.

[zaneyard]

[quote author=[fr31ns]Karrde link=topic=2997.msg87415#msg87415 date=1243877662]
AVG and Adaware or Spybot S&D.  AVG isn't bad at all even in terms of resources.

I do software development, and AVG would regularly lock up a core of my CPU scanning stuff that didn't need to be rescanned while I was trying to work. Probably some freak coincidence between my industrial automation IDE and AVG but definitely enough to turn me off of it.
[/quote]
again, i run a single core P4 and i have no problems with AVG

[3clipse]

Karrde link=topic=2997.msg87415#msg87415 date=1243877662]
AVG and Adaware or Spybot S&D.  AVG isn't bad at all even in terms of resources.

I have adaware and it didnt seem to find my problems, i dont see a free AVG, link plz?

[zaneyard]

[quote author=[fr31ns]Karrde link=topic=2997.msg87415#msg87415 date=1243877662]
AVG and Adaware or Spybot S&D.  AVG isn't bad at all even in terms of resources.

I have adaware and it didnt seem to find my problems, i dont see a free AVG, link plz?

[/quote]
im sorry but i have to
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=avg+free

[3clipse]

Pretty sure we've had five or so of these threads before.

Clamwin is great. Doesn't do active scanning, but you can just schedule it to run every night or whenever.

Malwarebytes Antimalware is pretty good for adware/malware/whatever.

Thanks the malwarebytes took care of it.