Nerds & Geeks: Best anti-virus software?

[Beach Runner]

Our organization pushed out VIPRE to the entire campus last summer. So far IT is very pleased with it.

 

[Hop]

a mac.

 

[30ABandMan]

Well, I've got a nasty little problem with my computer right now. I was about a week out of my subscription of Norton when I had a pop up "pop up" and start doing the whole scanning files deal and said it was Vista Pro Security. It asked did I want to register my copy and I clicked no several times. It was persistent.

Long story short, it informed my that I was leaving my computer vulnerable. My browser locked up and I had to reboot (install the virus) when my computer came back up, all of my file extensions were disassociated. Norton can't find a virus or any other threat.

While I can still use my computer, it kinda sux. Any advice?

 

[Beach Geeks]

Yeah, that is a nasty little bugger. I would boot to safe mode (assuming it hasn't been disabled) with networking. Install Malware Bytes. Run a full system scan. Then go back, install combofix.exe and run it as well. Then do the same with SpyBot. That should get it. If you can't get it or don't have time, feel free to let me know and I will help you with it. I deal with that virus on a daily basis.

 

[30ABandMan]

Yep, it's a little $astard. I'll try your fix. I don't understand why Norton 360 isn't catching it.

 

[croixbum]

Well, I've got a nasty little problem with my computer right now. I was about a week out of my subscription of Norton when I had a pop up "pop up" and start doing the whole scanning files deal and said it was Vista Pro Security. It asked did I want to register my copy and I clicked no several times. It was persistent.

Long story short, it informed my that I was leaving my computer vulnerable. My browser locked up and I had to reboot (install the virus) when my computer came back up, all of my file extensions were disassociated. Norton can't find a virus or any other threat.

While I can still use my computer, it kinda sux. Any advice?

It is a bad one, I found a very simple fix, there is a fix called Vista_Guardian_2010_Removal_Tool, I am an IT person and fooled with this one for several days until I found this tool, I used all of the other known programs and nothing would touch this problem, good luck with this. You have to run it in safe mode.

 

[Em]

I think Norton is an anti-virus program, and what you have bandman, sounds like adware. Beach Geek's solution should work, though you might have to download those programs to a jump drive from another computer before running on the problem one, unless you have already downloaded them on that computer.

IMP, Norton stinks and I'm beginning to think that Norton installs little problematic popups when your subscriptions run out. Don't buy intot that crap.

 

[30ABandMan]

I'm beginning to agree Murray. I had no problems for 3 years of my Norton Subscription and a week out I get nailed. Seems fishy.

 

[Em]

start>control panel>add or remove programs>select Norton> remove

use AVG for antivirus and malware bytes or adaware, all which are free and work much better.

Note, these free versions don't necessarily protect you fully, but they clean up very well. You can preset the scans to run automatically, maybe at night when you are asleep. If you want live 24 hour protection, they have subscription versions which provide live protection.

 

[ameliaj]

start>control panel>add or remove programs>select Norton> remove

use AVG for antivirus and malware bytes or adaware, all which are free and work much better.

Note, these free versions don't necessarily protect you fully, but they clean up very well. You can preset the scans to run automatically, maybe at night when you are asleep. If you want live 24 hour protection, they have subscription versions which provide live protection.

Hate that doggone Norton. I did the same as you but installed spybot instead of adaware. So far so good