Just a quick post to add another program onto the extending list. Maybe there should be a recommended program list put up so people don't have to read through all four pages for a link to a relevent program? Just an idea. Mind you this isn't a technical web site so I wouldn't hold anything against you modders for not doing such a list.
This is another spyware program that I have found very useful in my registry crawling travels. Called spybot, is completely free and has lots of little extras like being able to control what programs are loaded on startup etc...
This program also looks for trojans and can help eliminate virus as virus scaners do not remove the registry values during the cleanup process.
Hope this helps.
M
Posted this in a thought it might be useful here as well
I have done a 15 page report on viruses for a course and thought i would post this for the less techie members.
Prevention at home
There are many ways to help prevent viruses gaining access to you home computer.
1. Anti-Virus software is freely available for home computers
2. Don’t open any mail that you do not recognise or attachments
3. Regular scanning with the virus software is recommended once a week
4. Do not use anything other than original software
5. Make regular back-ups of your vital files such as system data and personal data.
6. Update your virus scanner every week too over 500 new viruses are discovered every month.
7. Scan attachments and other documents with the virus scanner before opening
Prevention at work
Work places can also follow the above steps but they can also do a little bit extra to ensure virus free working.
1. Use more professional versions of anti-virus software.
2. Do not leave computers on if it is on and sitting there it can be used without authorization.
3. Pay attention to changes in the way the system operates in order to detect virus infections quickly i.e. if the system is running slow, erratic, rebooting.
4. Store original programs safely, such as by write-protecting disks and making a backup copy of them on such items as Zip drives.
5. To help prevent damage from viruses that result from unauthorized accesses and misuse limit the number of system users and their rights to certain sites and programs in the system.
6. Stop system users from writing to the directories where shared programs are stored.
7. Delete programs that are not necessary for system operation to help prevent extra ways for the virus to operate and infiltrate.
I recently had problems with virus protection and now have Norton anti virus, adaware and spybot to help resolve this and appear to be virus free. However I still seem to have a problem with internet explorer.
It keeps closing the page I am on for no reason, also it wont let me have two windows open at once. it closes the other. Any suggestions?
hi just thought i'd let you know of another free virus protection software program. Its called AntiVir, not sure if someone else has recommended it as i didn't read all 4 pages of comments to find out.
AntiVir is a good simple virus protection program even scans emails and updates itself.
And when u scan ur hard drive the window title says luke filewalker! You must download just for that! lol.
to find it go to google an dput in AntiVir and it shud be the top website.
Well for starters,
What viruses did it come up with? What was your computer logging off, internet, network complete shutdown?
Did you have the virus before you were installing and uninstalling all of your programs. You can get anti-antiviruses. Do you use Kazaa? or any other Peer to Peer networking?
There are lots of things that need to be discovered before just shooting in the dark whether or not you have a bad program or not.
Yes your friend is right in that if you have more than one antivirus program on your machine sometimes they believe oneanother is a virus because of the way they hold the virus database. Some programs look for specific coding which other programs may think is a virus.
I personnally have begun to have doubts about spybot. It is a good program but it has lots of very bad floors in it. As for freebee antivirus software then you get what you pay for.
Most well known antivirus vendors offer an online scanning service, so you could go there and get a second opinion.
and are a couple of good ones.
Mainly I-worm and something called Trojan dropper and various deriritives.
PC was logging off internet and sometimes freezing, constantly havingto be shut down via either cont alt delete or cont f4, shut down didnt work. then disc had to be rescanned at bootup.
the really weird one was this morning ( and even i find this hard to believe) it would not disconnect from the net (apparantly) i even went as far as to unplug the 'phone line from the wall, which obviously broke any internet connection, physically. however the screen still thought it was connected at 44,000bps. at that point i changed my virus protection.
i dont really want to re install windows or I.E. but.......
its Windows 98 btw.
btw
point taken re freeware.
yes i use kazaa-lite.
This maybe a pointless post but the firewall/antivirus you use is only as good as you make it most trojans and viruses have the power to disable your av/firewall that means no cover so scan the program before you execute it "open it" ,and dont forget there a loads of new trojans and viruses that are stealth poping up everyday so check for updates on a daily basis if you need any help on anit virus / firewalls please contact me
thanks guys. so in essence the point is, avoid the internet and the pc will be ok :shock:
I seem to have aquired a trojan called and no matter how I try I cant get rid of it.....
I use AVG for anti virus, that says it cant move it to the virus vault and if I try to delete it at source it says it is protected....
Any ideas guys???
Oh and instead of kaaza try far better and alot more secure....
Shireen
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Either boot in DOS mode and remove them manually or if you're not to familiar with DOS I found a link to the purity scan uninstaller
If it doesn't work I can walk you through removing the files and registry entries for this particular nasty.
Are you turning off system restore before running a virus scan and attempting any repairs ?
If not - right click 'My Computer' and, in the System Restore tag, check the 'Turn of System Restore' box and then reboot, before you virus check and repair.
Easiest thing would be to go to and get the latest updates. But if you just want the patch I believe it is this one
Thanks sussexguy it worked just fine. didn't want to download the whole security update from microsoft as it downloads SP2 and for some reason once this has done the router on netgear wont allow connection to adsl line, even with firewall disabled. microsoft gave step by step instructions (working in DOS) to resolve this but ended up with the hard drive crashing and having to perform system restore from DOS.
anyway thankyou once again
Kaz... download Protowall from if you're really worried about stuff such as spyware.... along with Blocklist Manager from the same place.
However, you'll need talking thru installing and setting up protowall...
The combination of Protowall, BlockListManager, Spybot Search & Destroy, and AdAware SE Pro tends to be effective enough to keep more or less everything at bay. Couple it with Norton AV and McAffee Corporate AV and you should be locked up tight and secure...
Gizza shout if you've any probs getting it setup... just grab me on MSN... (if u know who I am...!)
Also, if you're still having probs with router and SP2 then I should be able to fix but would need to see it in the flesh so to speak... again, collar me on MSN if you want that sorting.
Once Protowall is running properly and succesfully, you should no longer have any probs using any of the P2P filesharing networks...
) you can copy it before you install it and reinstall it once a month 
If you keep forgetting, or finances improve its only about £35 to upgrade to the full product. 
