Posts Tagged ‘viruses’
My laptop is right now in a horrible condition. I get a pop up literly every minute. Atleast once a day my laptop just exits out whatever I’m on. My internet speed is about a third of what it should be. Now I don’t know if I should just go buy a new virus protection thing to get rid of all my laptop’s viruses, or is it too late for it and I should just save up for a new computer? Any advice on good anti-virus software?
I opened something and all of a sudden i have my mcavee saying i have a virus that people could steal info off my computer, whenever i went on internet it directed me to a fix it page to buy spyware protection, my wife got on and did a system reboot to yesterday,and everything seems to be working fine, how else can i tell if everything is secure? Does this delete any viruses that could have gotten on?
My birthday is next month, and I am looking into purchasing a new laptop. I have narrowed it down to the two companies who can offer the best for the money: Sony and Apple. I know that both companies are fantastic in their success, but both the Vaio and Macbook have everything I need. The only thing about the Vaio is that it uses Microsoft’s Windows Vista, and I hate Microsoft. I would rather not have to worry about viruses or hacks, since Apple has great security. I have no idea! Please help me! Btw, I want a newish model (nothing old) and I love black and/or glossy products.
I’ve searched through forums but still can’t decide on which laptop to buy, so your answers are appreciated.
I’m in college taking engineering and I got 2 more years before graduation. I have an acer laptop but it now has a crack so I want to buy a new one.
I’m considering a Lenovo because of its durability but I don’t like vista that’s why I’m considering a macbook because of its simplicity. The price of the 13" macbook is within my budget but I’m concerned that hardware or software upgrade would be expensive.
I’m thinking, I’d go for the Lenovo then I’ll buy myself a macbook after I get a job. But it would be impractical, and I would like to, as much as possible, stick with one laptop.
My main priority is durability, least maintainance then OS. I am using the laptop mainly for internet, watching movies and document processing.
So what should I get, a lenovo or macbook?
By the way, I have no issues with viruses with my acer. I rarely get any. Thanks.
Aside from durability and maintenance, my priorities would also include portability and battery length.
If I’d get a mac, would I be able to run MatLab and C Programming Language easily and hassle free? Thank you!
Hi can someone please help me.. ok so this is my problem I bought an acer laptop about almost five months ago and it came with mcafee virus protection trial and it expired but then I moved around the time I lost mcafee and then I got Concast and got Mcafee again b/c they offer it free to costumers. So then today I was using my laptop and all of sudden I got a pop up saying that I had 8 viruses(which was the first time I’ve ever gotten a virus) so I did a scan with windows defender and Mcafee and both said that there was nothing there but now this pop up keeps on popping up it’s called Extra Antivirus and it has a shortcut and is on the bottom panel of my laptop as well but I kept on deleting it and it won’t go away and it’s not in my programs(I tried to look for it there but it’s not there) is there anyway to get rid of it and if there is how?please help.
I just bought a computer from Best buy and also got Norton virus protection and some spyware thing they recomended. Are previous computer we had crashed 3 times, we had McAfee before the 3rd time it crashed. What are the best software programs to have? How often should I update? how often should I run a clean up? I don’t know much about viruses, but I don’t want my computer to crash again. Are the programs I go from best buy going to work? Also do you know if I can go in and recover anything on my computer? Is it worth getting it running again, or just pitch?
Well first off we have had this old computer maybe since i don’t know 2001 and its a nice one.. its a Windows Xp made in 2000. Well we needed to have an anti virus software on the computer, so we decided to get Webroot and it’s a really good virus protector. But the problem is we bought "Webroot Spysweeper AntiVirus" And so we had installed it, and now about two months later we realize after amost 12 scans that it hasent been sweeping for viruses. So we relize that it would not let us click the option to scan for viruses or any of the enableing, Do you have to add anti virus to the subsciption? Is this software supposed to come with antivirus protection, or do you have to subscribe because we have gone to the page wear it asks you what you want to buy, so it says it is 10 dollars but I still want to know?
I know that but we bought it from best buy for 40$
I have an hp laptop that needs to be refreshed because of viruses or something. How do i use the backup or recovery disks?
I see all these black friday ads for cheap hp laptops but I want to hold out until I can buy a mac. I want a laptop for school I have a pc at home that I mostly use. Which should I get? Does the mac already come with windows or do you have to pay separate for that? I also heard macs never get viruses or crash is this true? Thanks for your help.
I have Ad-Aware and Spybot seek and destroy. They work well, but my computer still runs pretty slow, like it’s got some viruses or something else going on…. Can’t afford to buy any programs. 
Also, I only use firefox, I don’t use Internet Explorer at all.
I have a bunch of viruses and need to find a safe way to remove them. How can i do this with out getting more viruses?
So i want to use Limewire right but not on my laptop or my moms computer, so i was wondering if i should buy a used and cheap tower and monitor and just use that for limewire so i dont get any viruses on my laptop or computer, oh and i dont care if i get viruses on the cheap computer. Do U think this is a good or bad idea and if u believe its a good idea r there any places that sell used/old computers for really cheap.
I’ve got a Dell desktop and a Toshiba laptop. My lap-tippity-top went and got a virus on it. I got all the visible viruses out using Webroot software but it keeps randomly shutting down. I went to Best Buy and talked to the Geek Squad guys and they said it was a virus loaded into the memory or something and that to get rid of it I would have to restore it to factory condition. The thing is, I don’t have any system disks or anything for my laptop, but I DO have them for my desktop.. Can I use those disks or do I have to go and buy disks FOR MY LAPTOP? If I DO have to go buy them, where do I go and about how much do they run for?
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?
I was recently swarmed with a severe malware oriented virus that no matter how many spyware/antivirus oriented programs/software I bought like Norton Antivirus (which I was told for 80 bucks is crap) but I guess I went with the old adage I get what I pay for and then I bought Trend Micro (was also told by the best buy sales associate that it rivals NAV) but it still didn’t help. So I pretty much stripped the 5 year old HP Pavilion desktop that I had back to factory settings, knock on wood the icons are ridiculously HUGE but its been 3days and I haven’t had a whiff of pop up/spyware crap come my way (yet), though my Windows XP was restored to factory settings.
So what can I install on this system so I don’t end up with another Vundo/malware oriented Trojan. I don’t want to install my NAV Antisecuirty software pacakage b/c I was told it was crap & now I can’t seem to trust the generic TrendMicro, so now what do I install so this computer combats any/all update troublesome viruses Thnx
Im looking for somthing easy to use and somthing that acctually works, and does not just claim to work and then want me to buy somthing.
but also somthing that will remove the viruses fof free..not just scan then tell me i have to buy a liscense then it will repair.
I just bought a new hp desktop 6 days ago with amd athlon 5600+ windows vista home premium 3 gb ram 500 gb sata hard drive im not really quite sure but i think the video memory is only 128 mb… the computer comes with a free 60 day trial to use norton but this sunday i will have a comcast provider for internet and they have that service that comes with mcafee and my computer has that windows defender thing not quite sure what the differences are but the people that sold the comp to us warned us to buy a antivirus software because they’re computer got attacked by viruses or either got hacked and needed to buy a new one…
P.s. I havent used the free 60 day norton thing I dont really have internet yet im waitin for comcast and either today or tomorrow i will buy a new antivirus/spyware software for my comp…
I have Yahoo virus and adware protection but for some reason everytime I delete these viruses they come right back and it is slowing down my computer, and I do not know if yahoo has an update for these viruses and adware.
i just bought a computer off of someone a couple months ago and now it has several viruses on it….is there some kind of free virus removal i can get?
i have gone on avast.com and before it even loads it shuts down the site
I need a good reliable virus scanner and remover and possibly a pop up blocker for my laptop does anyone know of any?
Im not sure if the pop ups are linked with the viruses but its always the same pop ups.
my laptop has been having a lot of problems latley
it freezes like evrey 2 seconds
when i type it takes like 2 secs for the words to appear
and when i turn it off i have to go to start
click turn off like 10 times for it to turn off
and when it freezes i always hold the power button like for 5 secs
so i can restart it
its so annoying i leterally have to do that like at least 5 or 6 times
and i dont have any viruses i have like 5 of those programs and ive used them all to sweep it but it keeps on sayin no infections and no viruses
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Somehow the following viruses got download on my pc * the ones I’ve noticed* -
Ultimate Cleaner 2007, Ultimate Defender 2007, and WindowsAntiSpyware 2007
I think theres other hidden files too, how do I delete these and remove them from my computer? Thanks.
I have a laptop computer and I want to be protected from viruses and spyware. Let me know which software’s I should buy.
my computer just got some viruses and i need a way to get rid of them without paying. i have avg but that doesnt seem to be doing anything? Please help!!!
When I get my taxes back, I am planning on purchasing a laptop. I am currently a student. I will be using the computer for recreational purposes as well though such as e-mail, itunes, photos, Internet, etc. I am looking for something convenient that works fast and is durable. Any input would be much appreciated. I also would like tips on the best security systems to protect my computer from viruses and such. **I do have a budget, but I would rather the input be based on the notion that money is no object. I would rather know the best computer, not the best computer under a certain dollar amount. Thank you for your help.
