Joined: Jul 23, 2009
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Location: Shakopee, MN
A recent string of viruses has been making its way across the internet. These strings can be very dangerous for your computers. After a trip to the tech center at UW-Madison with my girlfriend, many folks reported receiving viruses from sites such as CNN.com, UPS, even Microsoft Windows Update. These viruses have caused serious damage to computers resulting in most computers to receive wipes. Please remember to keep your Antivirus, Antispyware, and Antimalware up to date. This will help us to keep our website safe from these threats. Please remember to scan any items you intend to share with us before linking them from the website. This includes zip files, photos, and more. Thank you!
On a side note:
My girlfriend got a virus right after running Microsoft Windows Update, which is supposed to be secure. Running antivirus at the time seriously increased the protection of her computer. Using a good spyware and antivirus in tandom will protect your computer to its maximum security. Check out Malwarebytes for a great antimalware if you get it!
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Eset Nod32 Smart Security FTW
Beat any other anti virus programs out there ^_^
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Joined: Jul 23, 2009
Posts: 1045
Location: Shakopee, MN
Joined: Mar 20, 2009
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we only running microsoft security essentials......works perfect and even novatech recommends it.....nothin else needed cos this thing seems to pick up everythin even when ur pc looks like nowts wrong
then again, we dont use sites other than ebay, fb, yahoo news n sport, n a bit of utube.....
Joined: Nov 29, 2009
Posts: 177
Location: Texas
Avast is an excellent FREE anti virus.
Joined: Dec 16, 2009
Posts: 1091
Location: North Carolina
ew! Malware bytes?! *gags*
what a terrible program
all those programs and none of them are worth a penny ^_^ ( Play on words lol )
wait where is your anti-virus? lol bytes is for spyware and comondo is for a firewall and of course the Trojan program is for trojans lol hmm :)
Eset does everything
and leaves a very small foot note! so.... ESET FTW! :
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Joined: Aug 23, 2009
Posts: 55
Location: Naperville, IL
Free????? I am a firm believer in getting what you pay for, I use Vipre by Sunbelt Software. Very low foot print.
Joined: Jul 26, 2007
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
It is always a good idea to make sure your virus scan every day and make sure to update every day.
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Joined: Aug 01, 2009
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Avast for everyday protection for my computers. Free, yes, but it has caught much more than anything else I have ever used. Malwarebytes as just a quick scan for other possible issues, but none so far since i have put on Avast. At least we are all in agreement that Norton has about run its course on dependability? Not too useful anymore and NOT easy to get rid of if you install it.
Joined: Jul 10, 2009
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Location: Poland
Use Kaspersky... The best thing I ever had...
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Hah they compared eset to kacrappy and eset did way better than it could in terms of leaving a smaller foot note and detecting less items as viruses ( falsely claiming something to be a virus when it wasn't )
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Joined: Jul 10, 2009
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I don't care. Its a perfect antivirus. Never gave me any problems. Never gave me any viruses.
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Location: North Carolina
on another note i did see a kapersky skin that had an awesome clown skin ;P
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