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 Dec 4 2005, 02:31 PM
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Dec 4 2005, 02:52 PM
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z_silversurfer_z: You should always stick with one Antivirus and Firewall application. There is not a problem with running multiple spyware detection/removal programs. With your antivirus program, conflicts will arise when a virus is detected and the competing antivirus programs try to deal with the virus. You are seeing this now with your protection. I recommend that you remove one of the antivirus programs from your computer. Or, at least disable the real-time protection of one of the programs.(disable it from running at start-up).
I always complement my current antivirus protection with periodic scans with an online scanner such as TrendMicro's HouseCall. Hope that helps. This post has been edited by Joshuacat: Dec 4 2005, 02:53 PM -------------------- JC
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Dec 4 2005, 03:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 10-December 04 Member No.: 6,850 |
What would you recomend I do? My subsription for Panda has just run out and since it did not pick up the virus should I remove it from my system? Would Avast, being a free anti-virus, be good enough?
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Dec 4 2005, 03:54 PM
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 Bleeping GloDiva Group: Members Posts: 7,479 Joined: 25-April 04 From: As always I'm beside myself ;) Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE(z_silversurfer_z @ Dec 4 2005, 02:37 PM)  What would you recomend I do? My subsription for Panda has just run out and since it did not pick up the virus should I remove it from my system? Would Avast, being a free anti-virus, be good enough? As long as you choose and keep one of them. The choice you make is up to you. Avast is a choice of many. And is a fine program. Plus it is free. On the other hand some prefer to have paid for programs. It all boils down to a personal choice. Free antivirus' are just as good as thier paid for counterparts. IMO AVG Free Edition is yet another great free antivirus. Maybe do a bit of research first. And compare each of them against the other. 
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Dec 4 2005, 04:00 PM
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Bleeping GloDiva Group: Members Posts: 7,479 Joined: 25-April 04 From: As always I'm beside myself ;) Member No.: 228 |
AVG, Avast and a couple of other (free) antivirus programs are listed here:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic3616.html -------------------- |
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Dec 5 2005, 03:25 AM
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It may not even be a virus, the last time I downloaded the Panda setup file my AV detect a "virus" in the setup program. It was actually picking up part of the virus definition within Panda dataset and reporting it as a virus.
If you haven't been infected the virus you mention I suspect this is what is happening to you. A recent update to Avast may have caused this to start happening. -------------------- |
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