I just did a free house hold scan that i found on the web. i did a complete scan, but after 3 hours, the bar was full. it didn't have option to do anything else. it had found 2 malware and 7 other things, but it was still on step 2 scanning. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm currently starting a new scan to see if it works.
also, should I use mcafee instead?
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1 *Selena* // Mar 23, 2009
use a mcafee
2 QuestionX // Mar 23, 2009
Three hours??..maybe invest in a More Up-to-date computer..
3 Soccer Dave Malware Remover // Mar 23, 2009
Download Avast and scan with that instead:
Free Anti-Virus: Avast Home Edition
Avast home edition is free and effective, it protects your PC from infected webpages, scans your downloads and emails for viruses and has built in anti-rootkit and anti-spyware, plus it gives you the option to run a boot scan, there are very few anti-virus's that can do all this paid or otherwise and this is free.
Avast works for 60 days from installation after which you will need to register to get your free product key this is valid for a year after which you just register for another free key, so it always free.
I use Avast along side Comodo firewall both are free, light on memory and have been independently tested and proven to be more effective then big names like Mcafee.
Avast: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Comodo: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
People often recommend AVG but Avast is far better:
On AVGs official website it states that their free anti-virus software does not screen downloads for viruses (one of the most common ways of getting infected). I've also tested both AVG and Avast using the EICAR test viruses, AVG allowed all the viruses onto the computer without a single warning where as Avast either blocked them instantly or shorty after preventing all from running, Avast is much lighter and offers far superior protection.
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