which is the best please?

Which is the best anti-spyware programme to purchase please, I have been looking at norton but not sure which one to get, i would also like one that protects passwords etc.

Many thanks.

 

hi,

you could have a look here

http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20

they are all free, i use spybot, ad-aware and spywareblaster for my anti-spy apps

 

i personally don't like NORTON but that's just me if you read some of the replies in this post it will give you an idea of the things we use.

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=134811

 

Read of majorgeeks spyware tutorial, and download and install the free programs, and then you should remain spyware free. When I run the programs, even months later, I rarely find any spyware that's a threat.

 

read this this is for spyear but sill has the basic ide

Originally Posted by chaslang
2) Anti Virus: make sure you have one and keep it updated. Here are some good free ones:

* Avast! Home Edition

* AVG Free Edition

* AntiVir Personal Edition - for Win NT/2K/XP/2003
* AntiVir Personal Edition 7 for Win9x/ME
* PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition - forWin 2K/03/XP/Vista

These are better than Symantec/Norton or McAfee because they are free and because they are not so system resource hungry. The recent versions of Symantec/Norton and McAfee have become very bloated. This does not mean they do not work. If you have either of them and are happy with it, stick with them. But whatever you choose remember to Only Run ONE AV!

However below is a tool meant to complement your antivirus program and makes a great addition:

* a-squared (a²) Free edition( if u use this beeee careful)


Wolf

 

Thanks very much for your help, I will read through it all and decide which ones.

 

i basically posted ot for this quote

These are better than Symantec/Norton or McAfee because they are free and because they are not so system resource hungry. The recent versions of Symantec/Norton and McAfee have become very bloated

and i dident know how to make the link like that

Wolf

 

why be careful?

Wolf

 

yes i just meant is that what u were asking about

i did all the steps from the read and run my first thread and i installed asquared and deleted everything it brought up

No problems

my parents finally let me clean out there computer

and i ran a squared assuming nothing would go wrong and apparently i deleted a file windows needed and i had to go through so much hassel and ended having o boot from the cd and reload the drivers and stuff but it messed up my keyboard and mouse so i was kinda hard

so i'm just saying make sure you know what your deleting

thats all

dont want anyone to go through what i did

espically since my parents dont normally trust me with comps and then this happens

it's all good now tho

Wolf

 

ok guys, please dont laugh, i am a novice here, but i have finally got rid (i think) of two virus' - i scanned with Counterspy and it found killreg trojan and a trojan downloader - autoclk, it found them and i have quarantined them, do i totally get rid of them now? Also, can i now be assured that my p.c. is clean and safe to use for things like e-bay and viewing my bank account online? Please have patience, I am self taught on the comp and find it all very confusing. Also can i use counter spy as an antivirus from now on as its the only thing that seems to have worked?

Thanks

 

First, we are not allowed to diagnose Malware issues in the software forum. Only MG authorized
Malware Fighters can give directions on that issue.
For that you will need to go to the READ AND RUN ME and follow the steps required.
Then start a new thread in the Malware Forum

You need to get familiar with what is Anti-Virus and what is Anti-Spyware.
Counter Spy is Anti-Spyware not Anti-Virus.
Go Here for good free protection on both.

Feel free to ask more if needed. But your system being clean and safe can not be determined as easily as we all wish.