I have tried them all

Bit Defender
Kapersky
Avira
and a host of others that I cant even remember right now. I dont know what else to do

Hi Godmother. What exactly is the problem? Is the antivirus refusing to install? If that is the case, then you probably have a virus like Sality, it prevents executables from running. The only antivirus that I have found, which can handle Sality, is Norton 2008 or Norton Internet Security 2008 UPWARDS. This is because unlike many other antiviruses, it does not unpack into the Application Data folder, which is a folder that Sality will be watching.

So I suggest you install Norton. If you do not have it, download a trial (I think it will give you 15-days) from Symantec website (Google it). Also download the most recent update of Norton antivirus using another computer, and burn the two to a CD. After installing from CD, run the update from CD as well. Then do a full system scan, that should take care of Sality or any of its friends and families.

When you are done, you can decide to either purchase a license for Norton and keep using it, or just uninstall Norton and use a GOOD antivirus afterwards, lest Sality come back in again.

Three AVs I can recommend are:
Norton
ESET Smart Security
Kaspersky (orginal, because cracked ones will give you more problems)

If you have any other questions or problems arise, reply this post and let me know.

Cheers

I replied you, but I can't find my post. The Moderator must have deleted it.

@Moderator: Im very new here, so please I don't know very much. What did I do or say wrong?

@OYB: I have noticed that you love deleting my posts, without any notice. I must say I am a very careful person, and I don't post stuff that contravene Nairaland rules. So why do you keep deleting my posts across all the threads?

Try formating

l experienced the same problem sometime ago till l discovered internet security. all you need to do is just search it out through google and download.
Your computer must be running on genuine microsoft. l hope this may solve your problem.

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  My Laptop Is Rejecting All Antirus
« on: November 02, 2009, 06:21 PM » 

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I have tried them all

Bit Defender
Kapersky
Avira
  and a host of others that I cant even remember right now. I dont know what else to do

I'm guessing she have norton installed. having said that it might be there are one or more security software installed hence the problem

@Godmother I think you need to tell what actually happened.  oh yes that remember me I saw your reply to the message i sent you. nice to know you.

Take care, Deji Sunday

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Re: My Laptop Is Rejecting All Antirus
« #1 on: November 02, 2009, 06:56 PM »

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Hi Godmother. What exactly is the problem? Is the antivirus refusing to install? If that is the case, then you probably have a virus like Sality, it prevents executables from running. The only antivirus that I have found, which can handle Sality, is Norton 2008 or Norton Internet Security 2008 UPWARDS. This is because unlike many other antiviruses, it does not unpack into the Application Data folder, which is a folder that Sality will be watching.

So I suggest you install Norton. If you do not have it, download a trial (I think it will give you 15-days) from Symantec website (Google it). Also download the most recent update of Norton antivirus using another computer, and burn the two to a CD. After installing from CD, run the update from CD as well. Then do a full system scan, that should take care of Sality or any of its friends and families.

When you are done, you can decide to either purchase a license for Norton and keep using it, or just uninstall Norton and use a GOOD antivirus afterwards, lest Sality come back in again.

Three AVs I can recommend are:
Norton
ESET Smart Security
Kaspersky (orginal, because cracked ones will give you more problems)

If you have any other questions or problems arise, reply this post and let me know.

Cheers

With due respect bro. @Godmother based on my years of experience I wont suggest installing norton

It's has some known issues. Tecs at nairaland correct me if am wrong. Good luck however