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    Virus and notebooks

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by susanle, Apr 30, 2007.

  1. susanle

    susanle Newbie

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    I use AVG antivirus in my notebook, but since wednesday the system became extremely slow and the antivirus software goes down. So, I've decided to run a free scanning process available in a site called "Infectedornot.com", and it found 5 virus in the hard disk. :mad:


    What is the best antivirus software for notebooks? :)
     
    susanle, Apr 30, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You might want to start out with Spyware - Search and Destroy. Zone Alarm for a good firewall to keep this from happening again, and that's all free for starters. See if they help you out.

    Oh, and AdAware is okay too. There may be other suggestions from members, so feel free to take your pick!

    Welcome to the forums!
     
    Greg, Apr 30, 2007
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  3. l33t_c0w

    l33t_c0w Notebook Deity

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    Those are good, but not antivirus software ;) ... I've heard good things about Kaspersky and NOD32.
     
    l33t_c0w, Apr 30, 2007
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  4. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Are you sure that your AV is updated to the latest definitions? Just cuz you have an AV and it's on doesn't mean it's gonna stop everything if it's not up to date.

    AVG is a good enough program that should keep your computer safe as well as most others to a certain extent. Maybe you visited some fishy websites/downloaded random files lately and that's what caused this recent infection.
     
    adinu, Apr 30, 2007
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  5. Skye2

    Skye2 Notebook Evangelist

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    I use Kaspersky AV on my new notebook. Have Norton 2005 on my old one and have used them for several years. I will be phasing out Norton altogether.
     
    Skye2, May 1, 2007
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