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Software => Computer viruses and spyware => Topic started by: eboug on November 22, 2007, 06:50:05 PM

Title: Operating Systems
Post by: eboug on November 22, 2007, 06:50:05 PM

Pls help with the attached questions.

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Title: Re: Operating Systems
Post by: evilfantasy on November 22, 2007, 07:32:38 PM

What is the assignment?

I won't open unknown .doc files!!!

Why do you have an attachment for people to open?

Title: Re: Operating Systems
Post by: CBMatt on November 23, 2007, 06:32:54 AM

This isn't a homework forum.  Google (http://www.google.com) and Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com) are excellent resources.

Title: Re: Operating Systems
Post by: joe on January 05, 2008, 02:24:54 PM

I'AM NEW OPERATING A COMPUTER, I DO NOT HAVE A ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM, BUT  LOOKING FOR A GOOD ONE THAT DOES NOT SLOW DOWN MY COMPUTER.  ANY  COMMENTS  ON THESE ?..."THE SHIELD DELUXE" [29.99]  OR "AVIRA ANTIVIR PERSONAL EDITION-FREE," OR "AVAST HOME EDITION -FREE"....I HAVE WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL, SP2...451MHZ AND 384MB OF RAM, PENTIUM 3... I RECENTLY  DOWNLOADED  WINDOWS  DEFENDER, AND IT HAS STOP THE POPUP  ADDS  THAT  I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH... WOULD  ANY OF THE ABOVE ANTI-VIRUS  PROGRAMS  INTERFERE  THE WIN. DEFENDER  I HAVE?..OR  MY WINDOWS PROGRAMS???...ANY REPLY WOULD BE OF HELP. TKS......

Title: Re: Operating Systems
Post by: evilfantasy on January 05, 2008, 02:28:54 PM

Avast is good, or AVG Free would also be an excellent choice. Install one immediately.


The popups maay have stopped, but you need to run some scans to ensure the infection is taken care of.  click here (http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html) and read post 1 and 2.

Start a new thread with the results.

Title: Re: Operating Systems
Post by: patio on January 05, 2008, 02:31:31 PM

Avast and AVG Free are both excellent choices but select only one.

To that add the following:

AdAware

Spybot Search and Destroy

AVG Anti-Spyware

Stinger

You may want to consider a firewall as well. Comodo has a good reputation here as well.

All of the above are FREE.