I have the anti virus called Avast it was free and recommended by a computer repair person who said they had never had a virus while using it. My question is I got the anti virus pro 2009 virus today and while scanning to get rid of it I found 36 other viruses. Is there anything else out there free that will work better? I am afraid I will continue to have this problem in the future.
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1 Mercuri // Nov 6, 2008
Avast is one of the better free antiviruses, but it’s far from perfect. Kaspersky and NOD32 are better, but both cost money. A free solution is just not going to be as good as most commercial solutions.
2 mick f // Nov 6, 2008
anti virus pro 2009 is known malware look it up on google -or here in search for answers - sorry —use this to get rid of it malwarebytes antimalware free –
3 rsmd49 // Nov 6, 2008
Hi Stacie….
There are plenty of free anti-virus programs on the internet and the reason your computer repairman recommended Avast is because it is one of the better programs, free or paid.
I know that you'll get a lot of different answers on this one, so the best thing to do is to see for yourself. I am sending along a link to AV Comparatives website (a leading world recognized testing lab) so you can see for yourself that Avast, in the last several years, has outscored and beaten most other competitors, including Norton, McAfee and Kasperski, (the big three).
Avast has outperformed them all in both real-time detection and on-demand scanning.
Avast also has a paid version but the free version is every bit as good as the paid. They both use the same scan engine with the same virus definitions. The only difference is in the features, NOT the protection level.
As I stated before, go here and see for yourself:
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
GOOD LUCK !!!
EDIT: Just make sure that whichever program you use that the virus definitions are up to date. Any anti-virus program is only as good as it's last update !!!
4 Hackezkk // Nov 6, 2008
Scan your pc with Malwarebyte
remove that stupid antivirus pro 2009
that is spyware
Learn here how to remove :
http://tenuktutorials.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-remove-antivirus-2008-2009-easy.html
5 ilknur K // Nov 6, 2008
What is Antivirus Pro 2009? What this programs does:
Antivirus Pro 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as AntiSpywareXP 2009 and XP Antispyware 2009. AntiSpyware Pro 2009 is advertised through the use of Trojans that display fake security alerts and messages stating that your computer is infected. These alerts will also automatically install Antivirus Pro 2009 on to your computer.
As part of its installation process, Antivirus Pro 2009 will configure itself to start automatically when you logon to your computer. It will also create a variety of fake malware files on your computer that are completely harmless, but are installed so they are detected by AntivirusPro 2009 when it scans your computer. When Antivirus Pro 2009 starts it will automatically scan your computer and list variety of infections that cannot be removed unless you first purchase the program. Many of these infections are the fake files that the program installed, as described above, as well as legitimate Windows files that are being called infections. It gives these false results in order to scare you into purchasing the software.
While running, you will also find that your Internet Explorer has become hijacked. When browsing the web, Antivirus Pro 2009 will randomly display a screen stating that there has been insecure internet activity and that there is a threat of a virus attack. It then prompts you to either get protection or continue to the site. Regardless of the option you select, you will instead be brought to a web page where it tries to sell you the program. This is just another scare tactic and should be ignored. How to remove Antivirus Pro 2009 or AntivirusPro 2009 (Uninstall Instructions) Tools Needed for this fix:
* Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
Press here http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/remove-antivirus-pro-2009
6 Antivirus 2009 Killer // Nov 6, 2008
It is an unwanted program, a piece of a rogue spyware. Antivirus 2009 is a scam. (it is clone of Antivirus XP2009, system antivirus, smart antivirus or other names - there are many clones of this rogue software) is a piece of malware that infects your computer and constantly pops up notices that you have an infection and you have to buy or update Antivirus 2009. This is a scam to trick you into paying $30 for some useless software. The malware installed when you downloaded something from the web, sometimes masquerading as a video codec or other useful software. It is persistent, and infects a number of Windows files.
Go to
http://remove-fake-antivirus2009.flesh9.com
and remove this fake antivirus without download any software
OR
Try To Use This Download and Scan Use Malwarebytes http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant…
Download and Scan Use SuperAntispyware http://www.suprantispyware.com/
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