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-- Posted by emmy350 at 9:27 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

Help, ok, I'm pretty sure I have viruses on my computer, I'm in the process of getting Norton Anti-virus, does it work alright? I'm like freaking out, because I don't wanna kill my computer or anything like that, I just need to clean it and get rid of the viruses.          


-- Posted by Dfuel08 at 9:28 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

i like it!


-- Posted by penguinsrule at 9:28 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

YES! I had a really bad virus/trojan and i downloaded norton and it completely cleared it out, and after 2 days all the popups stopped. now i run a daily check...all is good :D


-- Posted by elementality09 at 9:28 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

download avg and run it it will get the viruses for u. nortan is good but avg is free


-- Posted by mcl1991 at 9:28 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

ti works i dont like it but it will do the job


-- Posted by Slipknot2 at 9:28 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

i like Bitdefender 10 it works very well


-- Posted by sdkarr at 9:29 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

yup


-- Posted by BabyP21 at 9:30 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

yes, it works very good.


-- Posted by ATXgamer at 9:30 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

NOOOO take it from a computer geek
NO
NO
NO
use trend micro. works faster and detects more


-- Posted by ScarlettxLove at 9:30 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

works fine


-- Posted by Justinc08 at 9:31 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

I'm using Symantec which is like the same thing as Norton I think. Best virus system out there.


-- Posted by chelseaernest at 9:38 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

i have it. like 2 weeks ago i had 31 viruses.

not its only 4


-- Posted by kdc824 at 9:53 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

It depends on which version of Norton you are using...if you buy Norton Internet Security, use the disc as a coaster...it's crap.

Most new viruses are quite nasty, and will actually screw stuff up when you try to scan.  I would download Avast (free, www.avast.com), and when you install it, select the "schedule boot scan" option.


-- Posted by bloodwolves at 10:50 pm on Jan. 22, 2008

Well I don't think norton is very good to be quite honest so I got that a long time ago and got AVG : ) Which is good! It scans the computer and then puts the viruses in a vault.
Also...
I know this next thing im about to mention if for spyware..but..it will fix any problem! So it's quite good =/ Download the free edition of Spybot search + destroy from the internet.
Jo x


-- Posted by MusicalSuicide17 at 4:29 pm on Jan. 23, 2008

I actually think Norton sucks...hope it works for you though :)


-- Posted by Spashley72 at 1:49 pm on Jan. 25, 2008

Its not bad, but I'd get McAfee. It's amazing!!!!


-- Posted by allsmiles at 4:33 pm on Jan. 26, 2008

I wouldn't waste your time with antivirus. Just wipe the hard drive and be done with it - antivirus software slows your computer down much more than a virus would.


-- Posted by obvious child at 4:34 pm on Jan. 26, 2008

IMO

Kaspersky 7 > Avg/PC trends > Norton > Nothing > McAfee


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