In need of advice

Aug 02, 2004 17:24

So, anyone who knows probably knows I'm not a 'PC person' ('cept for the occasional edifying pixel slaughter), so faced with a Pc problem, I'm outsourcing. Can anyone suggest good, preferably free, virus eradication software?

I'll owe a drink to the person who comes up with the best option :)

computer angst

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one_true_andrew August 1 2004, 23:12:16 UTC
go to trend microsystems online viruschecker, dude. it aint too bad, and free too :)

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

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arthwollipot August 2 2004, 04:06:56 UTC
Much of a muchness really. Any virus checker is better than none. The best protection you can get against viruses is yourself. Don't open suspicious attachments. We use McAffee and it seems to do a fairly good job. My laptop came with a subscription to Norton Anti-Virus and it does a pretty good job too.

But anti-virus software is not something you can really afford to skimp on.

Make sure you get something against adware as well, because that can be just as bad. Try Ad-Aware or Spybot Search & Destroy.

Viruses will merely cause severe inconvenience by mass-mailing themselves and overloading your gateway, and pissing people off. Spyware can trash your computer, and sometimes the only answer is to wipe it and rebuild.

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gwyon_bach August 2 2004, 17:55:27 UTC
Ta for the advice :)

Not my PC, and I'm not the only user, which kinda sucks on the whole concientious use issue. It belongs to the Woman Kate is renting from, and I said I'd put a feeler out, make myself look useful while I'm free-loading here.

Also, she doesn't have all of her install discs; it was my first suggestion :/

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politas August 8 2004, 19:37:39 UTC
There is a free anti-virus product out there, called AVG. I have heard micxed reports of its effectiveness. If I needed anti-virus software, I'd probably prefer to pay for it.

I find I don't have the need though.

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