I have AVG but this Vista total security is telling me my computer is infected, when I scan it says I have to pay to remove the viruses. I am scanning with AVG what else should I do Help!?
Vista total security is a scam and is not actually an anti virus program. I have always liked using Microsoft Security Essentials, its good for being free.
@big_jon: Vista Security is a virus, how are you using internet? That virus usually jacks your browser. I had to format my HDD to get rid of it. Most free antivirus programs will only scan for the problem and not fix it....
" @big_jon: Vista Security is a virus, how are you using internet? That virus usually jacks your browser. I had to format my HDD to get rid of it. Most free antivirus programs will only scan for the problem and not fix it.... "
I am searching around for fixes for it now.
Oh and I hit start as apposed to open, it made stuff work...
@big_jon: Vista Total Security is malware; part of a family that imitates real anti-virus software and scam unsuspecting people out of their money. They can be difficult to remove, but there are several sites with step-by-step instructions. Malwarebytes, as suggested by The_Laughing_Man, should be able to remove it though, so give that a try.
Once you have it removed, I'd also suggest going with Avast. You might also look into Adblock Plus if you're using Firefox or (I think) Chrome (make sure you use one of its supplied subscriptions). Use those, and general browsing sense, and you should be safe.
Avira and Avast! are the best choices. However, I suggest Avast! because it doesn't have Avira's annoying popups and is the prettiest AV in terms of interface.
AVG used to be the top choice of 2005-2008 but in the meantime it has grown to be slow, large, and clunky (the opinion of the majority as well as mine).
" The best free anti virus is common sense. If that isn't an option then AVG has always done the job. "
If only it were all that simple eh? "
Actually it is that simple.
If you download any movies, or porn, make sure the file extension is not a .exe instead of whatever it's supposed to be.
Find a couple main stream porn sites and stay away from the seedy ones. If you got some off beat fetishes then there sadly is not much you can do, as they are the sites that tend to target people the most since no one wants to warn people away from some leather, BDSM, strap-on, shemale fetish site since that would mean admitting you are into something kinky.
Never open email from people you don't know.
No matter how good it sounds, the pill will not make your penis and or boobs bigger. Don't open it.
Your World of Warcaft account is fine. You are not in trouble, you are not being accused of being a gold farmer, your account was not high jacked and you don't need to log in to verify some thing.
Make two email accounts. Use the dummy account for EVERYTHING but the most important sites like banking sites, job related stuff, MMO accounts etc.. That way you just use the dummy account for every other site on the internet, since now a days ever dam site requires you to sign up for some kind of account.
If you pirate software or games then it's basically a crap shoot. You just need to learn what up loaders you can trust and what ones not to, but even then there is always the chance of getting something.
That's about it. I just follow those rules and use common sense like knowing that if something is too good to be true then it is, and I have never had a virus problem. I just keep AVG on and do a full scan every month or two because I'm paranoid, but I get nothing every time.
I'm not being snarky or condescending when I say that common sense is the best Anti Virus. As long as you use common sense, don't open email from people you don't know, and stay away from seedy porn/torrent/crack sites then chances are you will never get a virus.
" I have AVG but this Vista total security is telling me my computer is infected, when I scan it says I have to pay to remove the viruses. I am scanning with AVG what else should I do Help!? "
Get rKill to stop the malware process, then run Malwarebytes Anti Malware and it'll get rid of it.
Microsoft Security Essentials is great now. It's better than any antivirus program I've paid for and I've yet to have something fuck up because I was using it.
Avast and AVG are both pretty competent, but Microsoft Security Essentials is pretty damned efficient and runs startlingly well considering it's free. I've been using it for a few months and have yet to have even a single problem.
I also am going to espouse the benefits of Microsoft Security Essentials. I have idea why it seems to be a secret - it is the best, least memory intensive anti-virus around. Provided you paid for Windows, it is free. It is, in fact, one of the few advantages of using Windows.
" The best free anti virus is common sense. If that isn't an option then AVG has always done the job. "
If only it were all that simple eh? "
Actually it is that simple.
If you download any movies, or porn, make sure the file extension is not a .exe instead of whatever it's supposed to be.
Find a couple main stream porn sites and stay away from the seedy ones. If you got some off beat fetishes then there sadly is not much you can do, as they are the sites that tend to target people the most since no one wants to warn people away from some leather, BDSM, strap-on, shemale fetish site since that would mean admitting you are into something kinky.
Never open email from people you don't know.
No matter how good it sounds, the pill will not make your penis and or boobs bigger. Don't open it.
Your World of Warcaft account is fine. You are not in trouble, you are not being accused of being a gold farmer, your account was not high jacked and you don't need to log in to verify some thing.
Make two email accounts. Use the dummy account for EVERYTHING but the most important sites like banking sites, job related stuff, MMO accounts etc.. That way you just use the dummy account for every other site on the internet, since now a days ever dam site requires you to sign up for some kind of account.
If you pirate software or games then it's basically a crap shoot. You just need to learn what up loaders you can trust and what ones not to, but even then there is always the chance of getting something.
That's about it. I just follow those rules and use common sense like knowing that if something is too good to be true then it is, and I have never had a virus problem. I just keep AVG on and do a full scan every month or two because I'm paranoid, but I get nothing every time. I'm not being snarky or condescending when I say that common sense is the best Anti Virus. As long as you use common sense, don't open email from people you don't know, and stay away from seedy porn/torrent/crack sites then chances are you will never get a virus. "
Well it was from watching a TV shack video, so as I said No it's not always simple.
" The best free anti virus is common sense. If that isn't an option then AVG has always done the job. "
If only it were all that simple eh? "
Actually it is that simple.
If you download any movies, or porn, make sure the file extension is not a .exe instead of whatever it's supposed to be.
Find a couple main stream porn sites and stay away from the seedy ones. If you got some off beat fetishes then there sadly is not much you can do, as they are the sites that tend to target people the most since no one wants to warn people away from some leather, BDSM, strap-on, shemale fetish site since that would mean admitting you are into something kinky.
Never open email from people you don't know.
No matter how good it sounds, the pill will not make your penis and or boobs bigger. Don't open it.
Your World of Warcaft account is fine. You are not in trouble, you are not being accused of being a gold farmer, your account was not high jacked and you don't need to log in to verify some thing.
Make two email accounts. Use the dummy account for EVERYTHING but the most important sites like banking sites, job related stuff, MMO accounts etc.. That way you just use the dummy account for every other site on the internet, since now a days ever dam site requires you to sign up for some kind of account.
If you pirate software or games then it's basically a crap shoot. You just need to learn what up loaders you can trust and what ones not to, but even then there is always the chance of getting something.
That's about it. I just follow those rules and use common sense like knowing that if something is too good to be true then it is, and I have never had a virus problem. I just keep AVG on and do a full scan every month or two because I'm paranoid, but I get nothing every time. I'm not being snarky or condescending when I say that common sense is the best Anti Virus. As long as you use common sense, don't open email from people you don't know, and stay away from seedy porn/torrent/crack sites then chances are you will never get a virus. "
Well it was from watching a TV shack video, so as I said No it's not always simple. Now why don't you take your pretentious ass else where? "
Christ all mighty calm down. Do you often ask for help then insult the person when they try to help you?
As I said, I was just giving some general advice that I have always used and has helped me to never have a problem. Preventing viruses from getting on your computer is better then trying to get rid of them once you got them.
Many years ago I used AVG then it got bloated so I switched to Avira and now I use MS Sexurity Essentials for the past year or so. All have served me well.
Put the highest rated security extensions on your browser, use common sense, don't do anything illegal, don't look up porn (if you haveto use Incognito mode). That's what I do, and I use panda cloud antivirus because it stays completely out of your way once you install it (but it only detects a virus after your computer gets infected, which is kind of sucky, and it doesn't support Safe Mode).
Use the basic shitty Windows Firewall, and never-ever put that Zone Alarm firewall on your computer because it is terrible. Also, don't open fishy emails if you use outlook or thunderbird or whatever else there is. Web-based email solutions seem to be safer, and have additional safe guards and crowd-sourced junk mail detection. Nowadays viruses aren't a problem unless you think you really are the 999,999,999 visitor of a website, any mac or linux users you may know who say that windows users always have to put up with viruses are wrong, and with the panda cloud you don't have to worry about definition updates so everything's cool.
Bonus Tips:
Some dodgy software will actually show up in task manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del), and you can Google the process name to check if it is normal or not.
Programs that would like you to install additional crap to support them, don't install the crap, yahoo toolbar is a virus in my opinion. If you feel bad about not supporting the developer you are better off not installing the extra software.
" Put the highest rated security extensions on your browser, use common sense, don't do anything illegal, don't look up porn (if you haveto use Incognito mode). "
F that,you could have just said don't use internet at all.
I've been using Avast for a long time and its pretty good.
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