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<blockquote data-quote="Teh Fixer" data-source="post: 901816" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>Regular maintenance: Use a scanning program to check your computer for problems at least once a month (more often if you allow others to use your computer, or if you occasionally visit sites that offer gaming, porn, file downloads and other questionable content). I use several different programs. I'll run one of them one month, then a different one the next. Each time I start one up, I check for newer versions of the software and/or the detection database. Many of them check automatically. Below is a list of free virus, malware, spyware and trojan detection software. It is not a comprehensive list, just a list of programs I am familiar with and have used before.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/malware-removal.aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool</a></p><p><a href="http://housecall.trendmicro.com/" target="_blank">HouseCall Virus, Worm, Trojans, and Spyware Scan</a></p><p><a href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/free/" target="_blank">Malwarebytes Anti-Malware/Anti-Spyware</a></p><p><a href="http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispyware.html" target="_blank">SUPERAntiSpyware Scanning Software</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage" target="_blank">AVG AntiVirus Free</a></p><p><a href="http://www.avast.com/index" target="_blank">AVAST 2014</a></p><p></p><p>The last 2 are antivirus programs. You should have one AV (and only one) installed on your computer and turned on all the time. It will do real-time scanning while your computer is on.</p><p></p><p>When you install any of these programs, pay attention. Some will want to add toolbars or browsers or some such nonsense and these options will already be checked by default. You don't need that crap. Just the basic programs. They are all free, so they have to try to make a buck somehow.</p><p></p><p>If you continue to have problems, take your computer to a trusted source for repairs. DO NOT pay for repair or removal solutions over the Internet. Those are usually a scam. Go to your local computer businesses and have a technician do the necessary repairs. If you don't know them, ask around, look for references - do the same kinds of things you would do when you need an auto repair, a doctor or an appliance repair person.</p><p></p><p>Do the maintenance regularly, don't let other people use your computer, especially if you use it for business, and stop visiting websites you wouldn't want anyone else to know about.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teh Fixer, post: 901816, member: 2"] Regular maintenance: Use a scanning program to check your computer for problems at least once a month (more often if you allow others to use your computer, or if you occasionally visit sites that offer gaming, porn, file downloads and other questionable content). I use several different programs. I'll run one of them one month, then a different one the next. Each time I start one up, I check for newer versions of the software and/or the detection database. Many of them check automatically. Below is a list of free virus, malware, spyware and trojan detection software. It is not a comprehensive list, just a list of programs I am familiar with and have used before. [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/malware-removal.aspx"]Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool[/URL] [URL="http://housecall.trendmicro.com/"]HouseCall Virus, Worm, Trojans, and Spyware Scan[/URL] [URL="http://www.malwarebytes.org/free/"]Malwarebytes Anti-Malware/Anti-Spyware[/URL] [URL="http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispyware.html"]SUPERAntiSpyware Scanning Software[/URL] [URL="http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage"]AVG AntiVirus Free[/URL] [URL="http://www.avast.com/index"]AVAST 2014[/URL] The last 2 are antivirus programs. You should have one AV (and only one) installed on your computer and turned on all the time. It will do real-time scanning while your computer is on. When you install any of these programs, pay attention. Some will want to add toolbars or browsers or some such nonsense and these options will already be checked by default. You don't need that crap. Just the basic programs. They are all free, so they have to try to make a buck somehow. If you continue to have problems, take your computer to a trusted source for repairs. DO NOT pay for repair or removal solutions over the Internet. Those are usually a scam. Go to your local computer businesses and have a technician do the necessary repairs. If you don't know them, ask around, look for references - do the same kinds of things you would do when you need an auto repair, a doctor or an appliance repair person. Do the maintenance regularly, don't let other people use your computer, especially if you use it for business, and stop visiting websites you wouldn't want anyone else to know about. Jim [/QUOTE]
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