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Old 15th March 2009, 07:16 PM
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Antivirus 360 warning

I was checking out a spam mail in my hotmail box, and I selected it to be 'junk' the next thing I knew, I got this 'warning' that I had 'worms' in my harddrive and I've GOT to install it, and I"ve GOT to protect my computer, and once I had it installed, I have to have a license in order to 'run' it, and when I clicked on the license button, it jumped to a page where I can get this program for one year for $59.95.

To me, that raised a lot of red flags and it's so unethical to hide behind a junk email, and to pop out like that into scaring me to install it, making me think that I have spyware or malware or worms. I just simply click on "junk" and for a moment, my hotmail wasn't responding and suddenly I got this popup to say that I have 19 threats to my computer. that's what's so spooky about it.

Now I can't get rid of it....they don't provide an 'uninstall' feature and it's not in my 'add/remove' list and it's popping up like an annoying pop up ad to tell me I have 19 threats and I've GOT to get my license key to get it to run.


sooooooo, I found this program to take it off my computer:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malw...-antivirus-360

if you find you can't open it in NORMAL mode after installing it, it will open in SAFE mode.
http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.shtml

and yes, I got rid of that danged thing....

that was CLOSE! *whew*
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Old 15th March 2009, 07:19 PM
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Yeah, that one was a pain for me to kill too. I didnt find that tool, but i ended up taking ownership of the virus in question, killing the locking handles and deleting that thing with military overwriting of the file. No more virus. Happy me.
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AVG is the way to go. The free version is fantastic. The only virus protection you need.

http://www.avg.com/filedir/inst/avg_...5_278a1439.exe
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If push comes to shove, and you have a computer savvy friend. Save everything you want to save on an external hard drive, then wipe the whole thing. After which, start over. Funny thing is.... a lot of tech guys recommend wiping the hard drive every 3 years anyway.
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I try to do a format every year just to keep the machine clean. You'd be amazed how much trash gets stored up in the registry.
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Old 16th March 2009, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TerraSin View Post
AVG is the way to go. The free version is fantastic. The only virus protection you need.

http://www.avg.com/filedir/inst/avg_...5_278a1439.exe
I used to have AVG several years ago, but switched to Avast. Has AVG changed for the better..?
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I try to do a format every year just to keep the machine clean. You'd be amazed how much trash gets stored up in the registry.
Then you need CCleaner.........free and works great! Also, download adaware.
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Then you need CCleaner.........free and works great! Also, download adaware.
Don't need adaware as I know everything that gets installed on my system.

I have a few different tools that I use to keep the system clean as it is, CCleaner being one of them, though I rarely use it.

Even so, formatting with a clean install every year helps keep my drive under control from file buildups and so fourth.
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I used to have AVG several years ago, but switched to Avast. Has AVG changed for the better..?
I never thought they were bad to begin with. I've been using AVG for years and have yet to find anything better.
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If push comes to shove, and you have a computer savvy friend. Save everything you want to save on an external hard drive, then wipe the whole thing. After which, start over. Funny thing is.... a lot of tech guys recommend wiping the hard drive every 3 years anyway.
I'd bet a lot ot "tech guys" actually get a new computer every 3 years

(3 years is OLD for a computer)
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