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Hi All,

I saw that Crunchi posted this to another user & I decided to go ahead & try another anti virus sofware other than AntiVir just to see what it would come up with....

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Please visit at least two of the following sites for an online virus scan:

BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
Make sure you tick AutoClean under Scan Options.

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/active...n_principal.htm
Make sure you tick Disinfect automatically under Scan Options.

Housecall at TrendMicro
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hou.../start_corp.asp
Make sure you tick Auto Clean.
When it completes, post back the full filename of any files that cannot be cleaned or deleted.

eTrust Antivirus Web Scanner

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When I tried to run them from FF, they all said I have to be on IE (why is that?) & my bloody IE is infected once again with that bloody toolbar & I didn't want to open it. It's like a ticking time bomb.

I decided to open it anyway to hopefully solve the problem & then I realized it wanted me to DL the other anti virus programs, but you can't run more than one at the same time, so what should I do?

Also what do people here think about Anti Vir?

They pissed me off royally a few weeks ago b/c I was going to purchase their new paid software but b/c they don't understand English or prepared their site properly for the launch of their new version, no one outside a few countries (NA not being one of them) can sign up & register in order to pay & even their boards aren't fully in English in order to get answers.

Numerous e-mails back & forth didn't solve the problem b/c they didn't understand a word I was saying & I finally freaked on them after I was somehow signed up for their ezine even though I can't use their product & they won't solve the problem LOL

I am very careful about what goes on my machine, but with working so much online, it's innevitable that stuff gets on it. <sigh> & yes, my Anti Vir is almost always up-to-date & I even run Scan Spyware (which I paid for) & that helps only marginally.

Who likes which anti virus & anti spyware program the best & why?

Thanks for any help

Michelle

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A few practical points that follow from 's post and the replies from and . Many browser-based "online" scanners install a small on-host component via Internet Explorer's ActiveX to get low-level access for a thorough scan; Firefox will not run those ActiveX controls for security reasons, which explains the IE-only messages. If IE itself looks compromised, relying on it to clean the machine is risky.

Safer, more evergreen options: create a bootable rescue CD/USB on a known-clean computer and scan the infected PC offline; alternatively attach the suspect drive as a secondary disk to another clean machine and scan it there. If neither is possible, boot Windows in Safe Mode (networking only if needed) and run one on-demand scanner at a time. Always back up personal documents before extensive cleanup.

About running multiple products: avoid having two resident, real-time antivirus engines active at once — conflicts, crashes and false positives are common. On-demand scanners may be run sequentially, but resident protection should be uninstalled properly (use vendor removal/uninstall tools when available) before installing a different real-time product. For trying new AV software, test on a spare machine or in a virtual machine so the live system is not put at risk.

For the IE toolbar/spyware issue: remove suspicious programs from Add/Remove Programs, disable unknown startup items (msconfig or Autoruns), and remove unwanted browser add-ons/Browser Helper Objects; then reset the browser settings and run a full offline scan. After successful cleanup, change important passwords. If vendor support is poor, switching products is reasonable — prioritize detection rates, update frequency, light system impact, and clear uninstall/support options.

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The best-rated antivirus program is Nod32, you can do a search on the web for ratings and opinions on it.

Here is a link to an AV discussion here at DaniWeb:

This may be helpful as well:

I'm not familiar with AnitVir, but the users here seem to like it:

But what's more important is your satisfaction, and it doesn't sound like you're very happy with the product or it's support.

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All those online scanners require you to install an active X control. FF does not use them for security reasons.
Have replied to your other thread too :).

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DLH - thanks for that. Wow, they charge yearly. Are you sure they are really that good?

Which spyware program do you recommend out of the list I scanned there?

Mine probably doesn't catch them b4 they come onboard.

Crunchie - If those online scanning programs are no good LOL, why'd you tell the other guy to run them? :)

Thanks guys


Michelle

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Here is a comparison of just about every AV program there is:

(AntiVir is listed as H+BEDV AntiVir)

Ratings are based on speed and effectiveness, not usability, support, etc.

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All those scanners are good, you just need to be using Internet Exploder to run them :).

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Thank you


Michelle

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