Computer Info

[Stephen]

www.grisoft.com

go to this site and they will allows you to download their AVG 6.0 virus protection.  If you want their professional version there is a cost.

Does anyone know how good this virus protection is.  I've heard some good reports on it.

I just loaded Windows XP on my computer and my McAfee 6.0 wouldn't work on it so I loaded the AVG 6.0.  Did I make a bad decision?

Any help is appreciated.

Stephen

[equitis]

... in response to Computer Info, posted by Stephen on Jul 23, 2002

Stephen,
 I have been using avg since i have owned my comp not infected once.Isolated three viruses though.here is a previous post I posted on computer security.

http://www.planet-love.com/wwwboard/show.php?asian/archive00100/messages/33500.txt

If you go there it has many good sites also I have a link to
a spam buster dite if anyone is interested.It traces isps.And a few other things I use it with my firewall to see who(hackers) is trying to get me:-)I also have a port listing.This lists what programs communicate with which port of your computer.
        Equitis

Oh one problem I have had with Avg is that it will not let me defrag my comp.Have to change a couple of things to do it.

[BrianN]

... in response to Re: Computer Info, posted by equitis on Jul 23, 2002

You may be able to defrag if you deactivate AVG, then run defrag.  Once defrag is done, reboot and it should restart fine I would think...

[BrianN]

... in response to Computer Info, posted by Stephen on Jul 23, 2002

I've been using panda anti-virus for 6 years, compared them directly with all the rest, and they beat the competition  hands down.  

http://www.pandasoftware.com

[outwest77]

... in response to Panda., posted by BrianN on Jul 23, 2002

downloaded panda, it immediately found the w32klez virus
which i knew was on my computer.
it infects the .exe files............sigh............
so panda kept finding infected files, then saying,
cannot disinfect the file..............deleting file.......
so i had to stop it before it deleted all my .exe files
...............sigh.
the cure is worse than the disease. ................
arent computers fun.

[BrianN]

... in response to Re: Panda., posted by outwest77 on Jul 24, 2002

To remove that advanced worm, download pqremove.exe from the panda website, and run the program.  

Pqremove.exe is free to all...

http://www.pandasoftware.com/newleads/masform.asp?CodigoProducto=12&TipoUsuario=2&TipoLead=1&Tipo=5&DocID=Z01&Ref=WW-DES-PQR&Idioma=2

[BrianN]

... in response to Klez..., posted by BrianN on Jul 24, 2002

http://updates.pandasoftware.com/pq/gen/reezak/pqremove.com

The following is the link to the page that describes these "bad boys", etc.

http://www.pandasoftware.es/library/pqremove_en.htm

There's a lot more info on the panda site, and based on your o/s, procedures for disenfection will vary.  

[outwest77]

... in response to Sorry, Wrong Link, posted by BrianN on Jul 24, 2002

The original panda i guess removed the main source file for klez, the winkxxx variations in the system files, now
the custom klez remover you showed me found no klez on the system
Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
thanks for your help