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Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Gamine(f): 12:17pm On Jan 13, 2007
Kai thank God i dont use Windows, this virus is evrywhere, I need help for my friends, whut Anti virus can they use
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by adewaleafolabi(m): 1:17pm On Jan 13, 2007
they can try avira.com
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by esquire(m): 4:31pm On Jan 13, 2007
Use AVG or AVAST and make
sure u update it cos its what i use when i was down wit
Brontok and it works
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by hayprof(m): 5:05pm On Jan 13, 2007
Dont 4 get AVG antivirus.
jst make regular update, nd launch d test center[Scan] @ least 2ce a week.
-Gd luk mate.
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Gamine(f): 8:43pm On Jan 15, 2007
Avg is no good.
i need smthing better
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by adewaleafolabi(m): 9:21pm On Jan 15, 2007
avira antivir should work. but there are other open source antivirus programs that can be of use to you and your friends. you in the sense that although those viruses can't affect linux but it's not good for your friends to get infected from you. look in the repositories and avira also runs on linux ok
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Gamine(f): 9:51pm On Jan 15, 2007
i dont use Linux.
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by hayprof(m): 10:04pm On Jan 15, 2007
Avg is no good.
i need smthing better

Oh my God! shocked Did he jst say dat? cry
-It seems u r not using the right one angry wink


avira antivir should work.
@Adewale is ur Avira not Xpired? undecided
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by goodguy(m): 10:12pm On Jan 15, 2007
Gamine is right. AVG isn't good. It only detects viruses, it hardly cleans them. Avira is even worse. (Talking from personal experience).

@ Gamine:

Get Kaspersky Internet Security ( Trial Version here). It works perfectly well for me.
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by adewaleafolabi(m): 11:27pm On Jan 15, 2007
i wonder why people say avira don't work, it cleaned my pc that was fillled with over a thousand viruses a friends neTwork that contained over 5000 so tell me how it doesn't work, @hayprof its expired but since i can't browse on my pc, i have fewer vunerabilities so it still works but can't update
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by goodguy(m): 11:36pm On Jan 15, 2007
You know say Virus get degree sha. grin Probably, the viruses that attack your PC are minor/weak ones. cheesy
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by kenniy(m): 1:30am On Jan 16, 2007
Nod32 anyday, plus spysweeper makes the perfect team.
strong and light-weight.
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Nobody: 8:33am On Jan 16, 2007
@Gamine: You dont use Linux? What do you use?
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by adewaleafolabi(m): 9:24am On Jan 16, 2007
he probably uses a mac
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Nobody: 9:34am On Jan 16, 2007
@adewale, Gamine is a SHE
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by marhoatumu(m): 11:52am On Jan 16, 2007
try using bitdefender 9 or higher or you can try this if the virus is in a removeable disk: in " my computer" click on tools and select folder options. go to view and scroll down abit, you will see a box labelled hide protected operating system files, deslect it and there will be a warning. select yes and click apply and ok. then open the disk or drive by right clicking on it and selecting explore, you will a lot of files named autorun, delete them all and eject the drive when you put it back the disk should be ok
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Gamine(f): 1:16pm On Jan 16, 2007
Thank U Gridlock, i dont kno how a computer virus affects ones ability to see undecided
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by esquire(m): 2:25pm On Jan 16, 2007
Gamine na wa o you no use windows you use linux na wetin you dey use then. Don't ever say AVG is no good when you did not update it. I was down with brontok cos i never use any anti virus before getting infected wit brontok. i downloaded the latest 7.5 and also did an update and bingo. AVAST also is good
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by esquire(m): 2:27pm On Jan 16, 2007
Gamine na wa o you no use windows you use linux na wetin you dey use then. Don't ever say AVG is no good when you did not update it. I was down with brontok cos i never use any anti virus before getting infected wit brontok. i downloaded the latest 7.5 and also did an update and bingo. AVAST also is good
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Gamine(f): 2:34pm On Jan 16, 2007
I use a Mac
Since u dont kno what it is check out www.apple.com
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by robby1(m): 5:18pm On Jan 16, 2007
how come no one mentioned mc afee? i use mc afee and it finds and deletes the malicous files. It actually takes a nice chunk of ur hard disk space But if u would like to save disk space, get pc cillin though mc afee has more feautures than pc cillin but the later is just as good.
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Nobody: 12:27am On Jan 17, 2007
The best way is to

1) remove all network connections to your PC
2) Disable all removable drives and external storage devices.

Voila, no virus. This worked for me for 3 good years. I was using windows and i wasnt running no antivirus. grin

This also similar to the concept of ZIP-UP for da AIDS virus!

Abeg no mind me o!
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Nobody: 12:30am On Jan 17, 2007
McAfee is useless!
AVG is foolish!
PC-Cillin is powerless
Avast is nonsense
Kaspersky is outdated

Norton is the best because Norton is ostrich and ostrich is the best.
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by nazzyon(m): 12:33am On Jan 17, 2007
Oboi I hereby give you the award of of the greatest Critics


You no want make others sell again?



Gridlock grin grin grin grin grin grin
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by wormedup(m): 9:38am On Jan 17, 2007
Gridlock:

McAfee is useless!
AVG is foolish!
PC-Cillin is powerless
Avast is nonsense
Kaspersky is outdated

Norton is the best because Norton is ostrich and ostrich is the best.

i'd gladly beat ur a$$ down just for that ! grin grin tongue
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by esquire(m): 12:11pm On Jan 17, 2007
Shhh (long his) Gamine so na Mac you dey use i think say na super computer you go talk. you get mouth like
Kettle QED. @robby Symantec (Norton) does not detect Brontok so its not good neither


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Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by texazzpete(m): 1:41pm On Jan 17, 2007
esquire:

@robby Symantec (Norton) does not detect Brontok so its not good neither

If you could be arsed to update your Norton antivirus frequently, RontokBro wouldn't be a problem.
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by debosky(m): 5:15pm On Jan 17, 2007
anyone here tried sophos? its one of the best. . . . . . if you can update regularly wink

www.sophos.com
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by Gamine(f): 8:01pm On Jan 17, 2007
Esquire come again, angry tongue,
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by nazzyon(m): 8:12pm On Jan 17, 2007
It always amazes me when I see people complaining about anti-virus or some freaking spyware. Even if you visit lots of underground sites or you download anything more than consuming Amala, if you are cautious of what you click you won't be having problem.

Make sure your Windows Firewall is active, and get a good anti Virus.

I only use one Anti-Virus which Avast and I don't have problems, even if you get my address. With the noise of Avast, Viruses Always Pick Raise and I made sure that it. The Avast Updates Everyday so I don't have from.

Yesterday, my friend programmed a spyware, before it started loading Avast has immediately detected it.

The only person that scares me the most is my "FrozenEye".
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by adewaleafolabi(m): 10:07pm On Jan 17, 2007
@nazz then your friend isn't a good spyware developer. the way the windows os was built has many loop holes. so no matter what antivirus u use your pc is always at risk of being compromised. people who build this malicious codes are able to identify this and create exploits so what your antivirus basically does is to identify these threats and take proper measures against this invasion thats why you have to keep on updating
Re: Virus: Autorun Virus Terrorizing My School by cryptosuno(m): 12:34pm On Jan 18, 2007
I really think AVG has been "overhyped a little, kaspersky would be a working and practical solution.

Cheers.


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