so one of those geek squad guys at best buy told me that if i want the best anti-virus program, i have to get one from a company known for anti-virus programs and the best anti-spyware would be a different company who specialize just in that. basically, there’s no one brand i could buy, that could do both and match the two separate programs in quality. is this true? or was this guy just trying to sell me an extra program when one could do both and be is just as good? i don’t know if it matters but he recommended web root (spyware) and trend (anti-virus).

Hey, i believe i have a virus or spyware in my computer. When i browse the web with Firefox, chrome or opera i type in a website and occasionally it leads to me to a totally different site unrelated to what i wanted. This occurs with all three web browsers. I have a virus program and it claims my computer is cleaned. Any help to remove this virus? Thx in advance.

I have Webroot anti-virus program on my computer and it won’t get rid of the trojan virus I have. Why not? And is there a good anti-virus program I can download and keep for free?

just wondering

if this really solves the virus and spyware problem without having to buy expensive software and it’s not one of those anti virus companies that make the viruses themselves
those who preferanother anti-virus program tell me also please tell me another free anti-spyware program that everyone trusts

Hi
I bought my son a cd software that is an anti-virus program. Can he install it on his computer, and then I take the same cd and install it on my computer? or is it a 1 computer thing?

Well so the other day my computer got infected, and I had to go out and but a brand new anti-virus program for it……mine was too old….so i bought Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 at Staples for about sounded like a good deal, and Panda has been around for long soo i thought it would work.I bought a 3pc license, and installed it on my lapto, and found i had lots of spy ware, malware 3 backdoor Trojans…… so on.But then this add ware program that is stuck on my task bar says i have spyware and that if i click on the icon, itll help me get rid of that, of couse for a hefty …. but i got the same F****** add ware on my desktop and i had to erase all data,because that was actually another virus.After i bought panda my friend lended me another antivirus, but i dont remember its name.It worked betterthan panda, bu there still addawre.My friend is mailing my a Norton Anti-Virus 360 with a corporate license but i dont know if thatll do the trick, and i use my laptop to pay the bills and have lots of important info and they might steal my identity!!!!!!! aaaaahhh!!!! and i have to pay some bills that are only online, but i dont want to try any of my other computers because its too risky.So Any Anti Virus expert out there, I need help, i need any anti virus program thatll kick the F****** S*** out of that F****** Virus S***.Please i desperately need your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By the way, i cannot erase the files on my computer, i have to much valuable things,not just photos, but one of a kind programs that i will never find again if i erase my HD.Please hhhhhhhheeeeeeellllllllpppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i have spyware doctor, and i erased the little thing in my task bar, but i still have another problem which is that if i got to sites, like yahoo, hotmail, google,espn , etc., and i have pop up blocker on, but things like down load anti virus whatever, or your computer has spyware, dowload this, download that, and that really annoys me, and i dont know how to get that out, i need hhheeeellllpppp!!!!!!!

looking forward to buy a good anti-virus program :)

Earlier today, my laptop got a virus. It made it so that nothing worked, and an Antivirus program has appeared that promises to fix it after I buy the full version for a lot of money. Obviously this is a virus, but I can’t fix it! It won’t let me download anything that can stop it, as it blocks my internet. And in safemode, and even networking safemode, I can’t seem to get internet either. I currently have it shut down and am using my families main computer, but I would definitely like to use my laptop again.
Two things you should know: I tried to use a flashdrive to download an anti-virus program, but it wouldn’t install. It said there was an error and couldn’t continue.
Also, I have looked for the Antivirus 2008 or 2009 file in Program Files, but it isn’t there.
I have tried all the methods that people have given for similar questions, and nothing is working. Please help! And, as I’m not very computer smart, I would appreciate it if you specified what modes I have to do things in (Safemode, normal, Networking Safemode, etc).
Thanks a lot!
Well, I’ve now manage to download malewarebytes, and after a scan in SafeMode the virus still exists. Also, I feel I should add that in Normal Mode. Task Manager also does not work.
The virus seems to call itself "SWP2009". It also calls itself Antivirus System Pro.

I need to buy a new spyware anti-virus program for my computer. What is the best one to buy??

Ok so a friend of my b/f was staying with us and I let him use my laptop at nite when I went to bed but soon stopped letting him when I found out he was watching porn on it. But it was too late. I now have some kind of virus on my computer. It says its called virus 2009. It keeps prompting me to download it so it can get rid of viruses. Im pissed. So I was just wondering if there was anyway to erase it off my computer without buying an anti-virus disk.. And if theres not, then what is the best anti-virus program to buy?

Okay, I’m going to buy an Anti-Virus Program called Kaspersky.
I’m going to buy or download an Anti-Spyware Program (don’t know of a good one yet)
But I was wondering what other programs I should run on this laptop? I won’t be using tons of programs, mostly for surfing the net and email and Adobe Flash.

I keep getting messages from an anti-virus program that I never even installed! Of course to get all their crappy warnings (along the lines of your computer will BLOW UP!) to go away, I have to go to their website and buy their product. I already had anti-virus software on my computer and when I run it, it says everything is fine….Is this a scam?

I had a virus, and it took me two weeks to recover and remove it. So now i wanna buy an Anti-virus program from stores such as best buy and target that works very, very well. What do you suggest i should purchase?

my computer is really infected but i dont have the money to buy a virus program. please help

Well when I got this computer, it came with a 90 day trial of Norton Internet Security+Anti-Virus, and after it expired I got Norton 360 All-In-One. I had to uninstall the old Norton to install the new one, so I did. Then when i turned on my computer at the task tray (or whatever it’s called, the icons at the bottom right.) There was a flashing red circle w/ a X in the middle and it said "System Alert". My background was overlapped by a big red toxic sign and under that "YOUR PRIVACY IS IN DANGER!". A lot of pop-ups kept coming up saying "System Alert" "Worm was detected on your computer, click yes to delete this worm now.", "Windows Security Alert" "Windows has detected an Internet attack attempt… Somebody’s trying to infect your PC with spyware or harmful viruses. Run full system scan now to protect your PC from Internet attacks, hijacking attempts and spyware! Click here to download spyware remover for total protection.", and when I open up Internet Explorer, the home page is an ad telling me to buy a spyware remover. Even when I change the homepage, it changes back whenever I open Internet Explorer. I installed Norton 360 All-In-One and ran virus scans and things, but they didn’t detect anything. Should I get a different anti-virus program? Thanks for the help =]

I have a nasty virus from a fake anti-virus called Antivirus 360. It randomly restarts my computer and prompts me to pay for the full version. I found some info online about it and it says to get Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, which I already have, but when I attempt to scan, AV360 shuts it down. I found another anti-virus online called Malware Removal Bot. I was able to scan with that and it detected the AV360, but of course it prompted me to pay for it if I want the virus removed, and I’m trying to avoid paying for another anti-virus program. I tried AVG as well but that did nothing, and I also have Zone Alarm. Here is a link to the error message I get…http://www.precisesecurity.com/blogs/2008/10/08/spywaremonsterfx/

If you guys have and info on how to remove this nasty b!tch, or know of any good, totally free anti-virus/anti-spyware, it would be greatly appreciated.

My kid’s laptop(that I bought used from a pawn) a dell insprion or something like that, keeps restarting over and over again before it loads windows. I tried to go to safe mode and system restore but it doesn’t work.
The computer came with an expensive anti-virus program which I thought would be impervius to whatever sites she goes to; facebook, myspace and some other online chatter thing.
I’ve contacted dell but it’s going to take 10 days to do a change of ownership. Is there something I can do to get the thing going again without waiting for, or having to buy the recovery disks? thanks.

my pc became such a pain in d a** since i let someone else use it.. its been working too slow.. it has been infested by adwares etc.. pop ups keep comin in even though i already downloaded blockers..

i would like to reformat my pc but i dont know how..

if reformatting is not an option, what else can i do.. im planning to buy anti virus program but will it solve my problem? what anti virus software can you recommend?

I used to have AVG, but now you have to buy it. I am only 17 and don’t have the money fast to get rid of suspected viruses on my laptop. I need something quickly in order to get protection against them - what can I download and use for free as an anti-virus program??? Please help!!

I doubt that my pc is infected by a virus through a software installation.When I try to delete this software through add- remove programme of Control Panel,my computer is abruptly shut- down.Some times my anti-virus program show the root path of the virus as such(D:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\gaopdxewsrnissyjoulrgsippkrjhoexpht-rootkit hidde and the same path- hidden services respectively) repeatedly but unable to delete it.Can any body help me in solving my problem?

I just bought a new laptop and it came pre loaded with norton security demo version and windows vista, a couple days later, my computer started acting really funny and then said my computer said windows defender has detected spyware , do i want to clean my system, i said no in case it was the virus or spyware trying to infect my system so i tried to run scan via an online scanner from mcafee, it downloaded the software but then told it encountered an error and cant carry on, the same thing happened on other anti virus sites so i’m now sure i have a virus on my computer and was wondering if i unistall norton security as its only a trial version and bought a anti virus program will it fix it or not

I have bought a new laptop of Internet use,and i need an efficient anti virus program.Please suggest a few good ones,and also from where I can download them online for free.
Thanks,
Vimal

I have a free program installed on my computer to search for all the spyware and I want a program that will remove it and I also want a program to protect my computer. Would it be safe to install a program to remove my spyware if I already have spyware on my computer? If not, what should I do to get rid of it that I can do at home? Also, what anti-virus program should I get? I want one that has anti-virus protection, spyware protection, etc.

I had my laptop connected to the internet while my desk top was being worked on and now that I have disconnected my laptop I can’t do anything on it. While it was connected my aunt tried to install an anti-virus program on it but now I can’t even remove it from my computer. It won’t even let me go to the add/remove program thing on the control panel.

I got a virus this morning and reformated my hard drive. Will reformating my pc remove the viruses. The virus was a bunch of pop ups saying my system was infected and the pop up said install anti virus program now. I couldn’t close any of the pop ups so I reformated my hard drive.

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