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spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:57 pm
by Clarence
I can't remember where someone on here posted an awesome spyware or virus scanner program that was free. Can anyone please help me?
Thanks!
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:12 pm
by Moe
Would it by chance be AVG?
If it isn't, then I don't know.
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:14 pm
by Clarence
Maybe, I need something to remove spyware.
I'm borrowing a laptop that underlines words when on the browser so I'm afraid there may be spyware or some toolbar on there.
I want to make sure my information is secure as I need to type in a credit card # to buy something online.
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:17 pm
by Moe
I know AVG does viruses, and an excellent job at that.
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:29 pm
by Clarence
Thanks!
If anyone knows a spyware program please post it.
I think Bella or someone posted a good one before.
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:40 am
by Wesley
AVG is good. Avast is good. Both are free.
Are you using FireFox? Sometimes it underlines stuff whether you want it to or not. That does not mean it is unsafe. Make sure the site you are on starts with www.https// etc. If you see that, you can relax and order whatever you like.
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:25 am
by Clarence
Great advice with https thanks
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:02 am
by Shay
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 5:08 pm
by Dowster
I use AVG and Avast, but for spyware go with Spybot search and destroy
with the others they provide a limited free service, and although it's sufficient their main objective is to also get people to upgrade to the premium. Spybot on the other hand is made and maintained by a bunch of guys who were generally pissed off that people should have to pay money just to keep their computers safe from malicious crap, even when I bought my last laptop that came with a 1 year subscription to Nortons most expensive package. It was still able to find and remove things that Norton couldn't
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Been using it since 2004 and the only thing I ever saw about payment (aside from the option to oder a CD with a personal version of Spybot from their website) is the info at the top of the download page
"We believe that privacy is a personal right, not a consumer good that needs to be bought. We want to base our decisions on matters of privacy and security only, not commercial gain. We also believe in free choice.
Spybot-S&D is maintained by a team of people very dedicated to privacy issues, many of which are working full-time on analysing masses of new threats each week, and the response time from our support team is better than that of many a commercial vendor. Sometimes we even have to defend our decision to protect your privacy in court. All these things are not without cost to us.
As a compromise, we would appreciate it if you would honour our efforts with a moderate donation. As a private customer, you are free to not give us anything for using Spybot-S&D to its fullest extent, but any donation will directly support our teams effort
s to provide you with a top grade anti-malware solution, and secure our continuous operation and your freedom of choice."
I think that message is somewhere within the prgram istelf too, but nowhere that you easily notice it, and it never pops up or reminds you
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 5:44 pm
by Clarence
Thanks a lot man, this is what I was looking for!!!
Re: spyware or virus scanner
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:01 am
by Dowster
You are most welcome sir 