Best virus detection and removal software

It all depends on your habits … If you are downloading files from questionable sources, browsing porn or practicing other forms of unsafe online behavior without enough security knowledge, nothing will help you.

http://www.cert.org/
http://www.sans.org/rr/
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/current_activity.html
http://www.niscc.org.uk/
http://www.itsafe.gov.uk/
http://www.antionline.com/
http://www.securityfocus.com/
http://www.nsa.gov/snac/support/WORMPAPER.pdf
http://www.nsa.gov/snac/index.cfm?MenuID=scg10.3.1
http://www.firewallguide.com/

Good Luck!

Well, the only things that I downlaod are games from the internet from sites that I have been downloading form for a long time, like Microsoft.com and Gamerevolution.com. And no, I have never downlaoded porn before along w/ risque online behavior. So that doesn't apply to me. Anyway I have SP 2 already on it, but it seems that didn't stop anything from getting on my computer. I saw on the Symantec website that in their technical support page they had one specifically for Dell users, which tells me that consumers with Dell systems must have many problems with their Norton products. What about Mcafee? Is that a good solution?

Hi mknabster1,

Anti-Virus

Tips for using AVG 7.0 at http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/avg7.htm by mvps.org on AVG 7.0

If you’re a Windows user you need an Anti-Virus. I do not recommend the current top sellers: Norton Anti-virus or McAfee. They’re bloated and less effective than others. Check any anti-virus before you buy by visiting the independent Virus Bulletin : Independent Anti-virus and Anti-spam Advice at http://www.virusbtn.com/. Any anti-virus you choose should also be certified by the Standards for commercial security products are set by ICSA Labs at http://www.icsalabs.com/ (all the big commercial products are).

* If you can’t afford, or don’t want to buy, an anti-virus program I recommend the Free Version of AVG at http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 from Grisoft. It’s fairly accurate but to reduce bloat you might want to turn off the background tasks.

* The best commercial anti-virus is NOD32 at http://www.eset.com/ from Eset. It’s relatively inexpensive and has a 100% effective rating from the Virus Bulletin.

Symantec’s Anti-Virus Research Center at http://sarc.com/ is a good source of virus information. The site also lists hoaxes and offers many free virus removal tools. Most anti-virus companies maintain similar sites. Unfortunately, there’s no standard for virus names, so you may have to look around to find the right page.

If you are having problems installing an AV product it may be that your system is infected. Use one of these free Online Anti-Virus/Trojans/Worms.

* Anti-Virus Program's

AntiVir Personal Edition at http://www.free-av.com/index.htm

AVG at http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Bitdefender at http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/downloads.php?menu_id=21

Eset Home - NOD32 Antivirus System at http://www.nod32.com/download/download.htm

Kaspersky at http://www.kaspersky.com/productupdates

McAfee Inc. - McAfee AVERT Stinger at http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Symantec at http://www.symantec.com/downloads/

Currently these online scanners below require Internet Explorer and activex, but a cross-platform version of Housecall is reportedly under development.

* Online Anti-Virus Scanner's

Spyware911- Free Tech Support Virus Scanner's at http://www.spyware911.net/forum/index.php?act=page&pg=virusscan (Link's to all of these online virus scanner's listed below). BitDefender, Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus Web Scanner, F-Secure Support pages: F-Secure Online Virus Scanner, Kaspersky, McAfee - Computer Virus Software and Internet Security For Your PC, PandaSoft, TrendMicro, RAV, Symantec Secruity Check

Sygate Online Services at http://scan.sygate.com/ (sos)

* Trojans/Worms Online Scanner's Program's

a² free at http://esd.element5.com/affiliate.html?affiliateid=62338&publisherid=34449&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emsisoft.com%2Fen%2Fsoftware%2Ffree%2F%3F

DiamondCS at http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=products

Windowsecurity at http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/

* You can search your virus for removal instruction.

Symantec Search at http://www.symantec.com/search/

Choose one of thses firewall for your computer.

Firewall/Security

D-Link Router at http://www.dlink.com/

Firewall Test, Port Scan and Internet Security made easy - Spy Ware, Audit and Tools at http://www.auditmypc.com/

Kerio at http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_home.html

OutPost at http://esd.element5.com/affiliate.html?affiliateid=62338&publisherid=34449&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.agnitum.com%2Fdownload%2Foutpost1.html

Prevx at https://www.prevx.com/homeoffice/homeoffice_homedownload.htm

Protowall at http://www.bluetack.co.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2

Router - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router There are several manufacturers of routers listed here on this website.

Sygate Port Scan at http://esd.element5.com/affiliate.html?affiliateid=62338&publisherid=34449&target=http%3A%2F%2Fsmb.sygate.com%2Fdownload_buy.htm

Tiny at http://www.webmasterfree.com/tpfw.html

Welcome To Linksys.com at http://www.linksys.com/

Zonealarm at http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp (for dialup connections)

Message Edited by Abrandoned on 06-17-2005 10:54 AM

Please review the links I provided in the previous reply. The following (short) guide should give you some general pointers:

http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/before_you_plug_in.html#III

The first link below has some specific information on how to make Windows simpler, faster and more secure by stripping down unnecessary junk.

All the Best!

Ok, let's just put it very simply, what is the best security software out there that I can get?

Hello,  I have tried many products also, The computer my kid's have used for the past five years had frequent 'meltdown's' from virus's, untill I found and installed these programs: 

Zone Alarm Pro :  Firewall -- very user friendly, and easy to configure for your needs

Spybot Search and Destroy: For removing/isolating Trojans -- A little complicated, but the Help section is very good at explaining the various functions

   Have had no problems since installing these two products (with necessary updates of course!) for a little over two years!

My Dell came with the McAffee Firewall/Anti-Virus, and I have not had  any trouble with it as of yet!

 

Thanks for your help guys!

Ooooops sorry about the double post!

Hi there,

I always use Norton AV on my computer. It does what it is suppose to do and it does it very well.
My advice - just spend the $30 to update last year's version online.

As for free antivirus, I appreciate mainly Avast. I am not an expert but it is easy for me to install. Just one criticism : I am forced to identify and delete each cookies individually.

Antivirus Comparison:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,124475;page,1/article.html

http://www.all-internet-security.com/top_10_antivirus_software.html

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus-software/comparisonchart.html

 

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Mary