If you want an anti virus program then use avast
www.avast.com
if you want to do an online based scan without installing anything, then try trend micro housecall
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/
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we use avg and can be found at ... http://free.avg.com you may want to use a malware programme as well find a good one at www.malwarebytes.org
TabbynTina wrote:
I have looked through all the pages because I remember someone telling me about a free virus scan but for the heck of me I cant find it, could someone please tell me of any good free virus scans.
Many thanks
xxx
In edit: Im on vista if that makes any difference.
I have looked through all the pages because I remember someone telling me about a free virus scan but for the heck of me I cant find it, could someone please tell me of any good free virus scans.
Many thanks
xxx
In edit: Im on vista if that makes any difference.
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/WelcomePage.asp
seems to be a decent scan, nothing to download (click continue to security check)You then get 2 options for a virus scan or security check. It must run in IE not firefox/opera..
Tan--Kinky wrote:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/WelcomePage.asp
seems to be a decent scan, nothing to download (click continue to security check)You then get 2 options for a virus scan or security check. It must run in IE not firefox/opera..
TabbynTina wrote:
I have looked through all the pages because I remember someone telling me about a free virus scan but for the heck of me I cant find it, could someone please tell me of any good free virus scans.
Many thanks
xxx
In edit: Im on vista if that makes any difference.
I have looked through all the pages because I remember someone telling me about a free virus scan but for the heck of me I cant find it, could someone please tell me of any good free virus scans.
Many thanks
xxx
In edit: Im on vista if that makes any difference.
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/WelcomePage.asp
seems to be a decent scan, nothing to download (click continue to security check)You then get 2 options for a virus scan or security check. It must run in IE not firefox/opera..
Noooooooooooo!, don't ever install anything Norton/Symantec based unless you want your pc to slow down and then spend feckin ages trying to get its dirty tentacles out of your op system
Hi I agree Norton products do tend to slow puters down if I was forced to use one it would be the Internet security one.....set only to scan and update when I tell it!
Currently I use mcaffee internet security set up this way and you would barely know its there
There are various free scanning tools you can get...I would recommend goin to the Computeractive website and downloading them from there as there are lots of virus full versions bein offered online if you don't know what you are doin!!!
By downloading them from there you should be ok
Gary xxxxx
Currently I use mcaffee internet security set up this way and you would barely know its there
There are various free scanning tools you can get...I would recommend goin to the Computeractive website and downloading them from there as there are lots of virus full versions bein offered online if you don't know what you are doin!!!
By downloading them from there you should be ok
Gary xxxxx
Mornin all.....have anyone of you got a Nokia 6500??
Danne is havin all sorts of problems with hers....she is on her fourth now but its out of warranty....think we will end up getting a differant Nokia to last her contract out....Any suggestions??? Nokia preferred...
Am interested in all your mobile phone probs....there's bound to be someone on here that works for carphone whorehouse or somewhere and can help us
Gary xx
Danne is havin all sorts of problems with hers....she is on her fourth now but its out of warranty....think we will end up getting a differant Nokia to last her contract out....Any suggestions??? Nokia preferred...
Am interested in all your mobile phone probs....there's bound to be someone on here that works for carphone whorehouse or somewhere and can help us
Gary xx
Sadly both of those cost a fortune......
Gary xx
Gary xx
gary-danne wrote:
....she is on her fourth now but its out of warranty....
....she is on her fourth now but its out of warranty....
I'm guessing by the above that you've had the handset replaced four times, in which case have a look when you got the last one as each unit is subject to a twelve month warranty, so if you only had the latest one 6 months ago it's still in warranty even if your contract has run for over 12 months.
Secondly, under the consumer goods act you're entitled to a 12 month warranty and upto 6 years where the unit should give an acceptable level of quality (not including reasonable wear and tear). Go back and talk to them, do a little research on the comsumer good act, if it's a shop then go when it's a bit busy so you can get loud and stroppy with the manager if they're trying to ignore your rights, at the least they should look at getting it repaired for you.
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gary-danne wrote:
Mornin all.....have anyone of you got a Nokia 6500??
Danne is havin all sorts of problems with hers....she is on her fourth now but its out of warranty....think we will end up getting a differant Nokia to last her contract out....Any suggestions??? Nokia preferred...
Am interested in all your mobile phone probs....there's bound to be someone on here that works for carphone whorehouse or somewhere and can help us
Gary xx
Mornin all.....have anyone of you got a Nokia 6500??
Danne is havin all sorts of problems with hers....she is on her fourth now but its out of warranty....think we will end up getting a differant Nokia to last her contract out....Any suggestions??? Nokia preferred...
Am interested in all your mobile phone probs....there's bound to be someone on here that works for carphone whorehouse or somewhere and can help us
Gary xx
Did you get this sorted? And if not, what network is it on?
not rang orange yet. Phone is rubbish tho. gary
Iceraider wrote:
Did you get this sorted? And if not, what network is it on?
gary-danne wrote:
Mornin all.....have anyone of you got a Nokia 6500??
Danne is havin all sorts of problems with hers....she is on her fourth now but its out of warranty....think we will end up getting a differant Nokia to last her contract out....Any suggestions??? Nokia preferred...
Am interested in all your mobile phone probs....there's bound to be someone on here that works for carphone whorehouse or somewhere and can help us
Gary xx
Mornin all.....have anyone of you got a Nokia 6500??
Danne is havin all sorts of problems with hers....she is on her fourth now but its out of warranty....think we will end up getting a differant Nokia to last her contract out....Any suggestions??? Nokia preferred...
Am interested in all your mobile phone probs....there's bound to be someone on here that works for carphone whorehouse or somewhere and can help us
Gary xx
Did you get this sorted? And if not, what network is it on?
i have tried to phone orange but the network coverage here is rubbish and its hard to get enough signal to phone them
and the trouble is that even if they do give me a new phone it will be the same model and as iv already had it changed several times and its still rubbish, im not that bothered about getting a new one
what about getting another new one(with another 12 month guarantee) and keeping it sealed and selling it on ebay or somewhere and using the money to buy the handset you want.
if you have had the handset replaced before then tell them you are not happy with the model and they may just offer you a different handset
if you have had the handset replaced before then tell them you are not happy with the model and they may just offer you a different handset
Mt ISP has changed its supplied anti-virus/security software for a cheaper version, and as a consequence I've been infected. (well, the Lappy has)
to such an extent that the anti-v etc could not scan and clean, and consequently, it appears that the lappy's Security Centre has kicked in and now simply refuses to allow me to get the machine working beyond a start-up screen.
(I'm not even sure of the validity of this, and the 'security centre' is asking me for cash to progress!?!)
so, is there a way for me to override this start up thingie and get the machine cleaned?
You may have surmised that Im using another machine to type this.
lp
to such an extent that the anti-v etc could not scan and clean, and consequently, it appears that the lappy's Security Centre has kicked in and now simply refuses to allow me to get the machine working beyond a start-up screen.
(I'm not even sure of the validity of this, and the 'security centre' is asking me for cash to progress!?!)
so, is there a way for me to override this start up thingie and get the machine cleaned?
You may have surmised that Im using another machine to type this.
lp
When your lappy boots up, hit the F8 key once (or like me, as many times as possible so you don't miss it). Choose 'Safe Mode with networking' so you can connect to the internet. It'll look like blocky nonsense but it's safe. Then get on the internet and go to www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php and download the program. Install it, but don't run it yet.
Next go to http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html and download the free edition. Install that program and then run it. Once it's done, remove whatever you can and then run malwarebytes' program.
Once that's done, remove everything and then invest in ZoneAlarm for a good, free firewall (http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/anti-virus-spyware-free-download.htm, go for the basic firewall).
It might be a pain initially as you give permissions to all the programs that need the internet, but it'll save a headache later on.
Alternatively
If you can't get on the internet with option A, choose 'Safe mode' on it's own then download the above programs on a 'puter with a CD burner and burn the programs onto a spare CD. Then follow the steps above.
Alternatively Alternatively....
If you still can't get past the startup screen, you have a corrupt MBR (master boot record) and it needs some serious fixin. If you're not sure about how to go about it, I'd recommend a good repair shop that knows their stuff.
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Next go to http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html and download the free edition. Install that program and then run it. Once it's done, remove whatever you can and then run malwarebytes' program.
Once that's done, remove everything and then invest in ZoneAlarm for a good, free firewall (http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/anti-virus-spyware-free-download.htm, go for the basic firewall).
It might be a pain initially as you give permissions to all the programs that need the internet, but it'll save a headache later on.
Alternatively
If you can't get on the internet with option A, choose 'Safe mode' on it's own then download the above programs on a 'puter with a CD burner and burn the programs onto a spare CD. Then follow the steps above.
Alternatively Alternatively....
If you still can't get past the startup screen, you have a corrupt MBR (master boot record) and it needs some serious fixin. If you're not sure about how to go about it, I'd recommend a good repair shop that knows their stuff.
Last edited by on 19th Aug 2009 - 10:31pm; edited 1 time in total
__random_orbit__ wrote:
Mt ISP has changed its supplied anti-virus/security software for a cheaper version, and as a consequence I've been infected. (well, the Lappy has)
to such an extent that the anti-v etc could not scan and clean, and consequently, it appears that the lappy's Security Centre has kicked in and now simply refuses to allow me to get the machine working beyond a start-up screen.
(I'm not even sure of the validity of this, and the 'security centre' is asking me for cash to progress!?!)
so, is there a way for me to override this start up thingie and get the machine cleaned?
You may have surmised that Im using another machine to type this.
lp
Mt ISP has changed its supplied anti-virus/security software for a cheaper version, and as a consequence I've been infected. (well, the Lappy has)
to such an extent that the anti-v etc could not scan and clean, and consequently, it appears that the lappy's Security Centre has kicked in and now simply refuses to allow me to get the machine working beyond a start-up screen.
(I'm not even sure of the validity of this, and the 'security centre' is asking me for cash to progress!?!)
so, is there a way for me to override this start up thingie and get the machine cleaned?
You may have surmised that Im using another machine to type this.
lp
if you have a copy of windows on CD, stick it in the drive and boot up from that (you may need to go into your bios system to change the boot order to cd-rom first- follow the instruction on the boot screen to get to bios, it's probably delete, F1 or F2)
you should have then booted into a clean version of windows so see if you can access the net. if you can go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/ which is a fairly decent online scan. you might also be able to access your regular AVG program by navigating to the program files folder on your C drive using windows explorer.
once you get it all sorted ditch the supplied virus software and install Avast- it's free and really good
