Anti-Virus?

Question

Nothing works anymore
sound on .gifs
all games on my computer
itunes, they all dont work
bascially all that works is, internet, skype, and messengers

I've already used Free-Av (advira or something like that), and it failed to solve the problem

Answer 1

Sounds pretty nasty.

This is not a problem at all. Here's what you need to do.

1st, don't waste your time with AVG, spybot, ad aware, CA, spyhunter, superantispyware, avast, panda, kaspersky, spyware blaster, spyware guard, windows defender or anything of the sort. Stay away from anything that is FREE when it comes to spyware and antivirus. There is a reason why they free. They are NOT good.

2nd, You need some of the best software out there. Norton Systemworks is very good. That's the only good software from Norton. I wouldn't recommend Norton Internet security, its not that great. Now the best software you should get is Spysweeper with Anti-virus, this software is too good and gets better everyday. This is Elite software. It blocks over 433,000 definition threats, which contain several fringerprints with each(you can do the math). No other software can compete with that or come close for that matter. It catches everything and has active shields. I've used them all and it is 2nd to none.

3rd, after you install and update the software, since its in your system you will have to turn off system restore and then go into safe mode and run the scan and eliminate the virus. then after removal, reboot and turn system restore back on.

4th, (Optional) I recommend a Firewall from Zone Alarm, their free version is so good. Or you can buy their Pro version, but the free version will do more than the job.

5th, any probs during or after you do all this, send me an e-mail or IM. I guarenDAMNtee my answers and will help you in person from IM if needed.

Answer 2

What is Free-Av? Never heard of that anti-virus before, it must be one of those low-grade free programs you downloaded off the internet, and it is disguised as a free anti-virus software but it is actually a virus itself eating away your computer.



Never download one of these again, there is no such thing as a free anti-virus software. You can go to a Circuit City or a Best Buy and purchase a program called Norton Anti-Virus (2007, or 2008 if they have those already). You run a scan and quarentine or solve the problems that Norton finds. If your computer state has not changed, you should ask for help from someone specialized in computers.



It is better to spend money and have a working computer than to download a free "anti-virus" from the Internet and kill the computer.

Answer 3

I didn't fully understand the whole question, but I'll try to help. It is very possible that you do indeed have spyware or a virus. Several programs that might help are as follows:



avg antivirus



Adaware

avast (These are antispyware programs)

Windows Defender



you can do a Google search to find them.



all are free. Only use one antivirus program. More than one will cause conflicts. Having several antispyware and adware programs is a good idea.



If this solution does not work, try rebooting in safe mode.

Answer 4

properly all anti-virus and anti-secret agent ware softwares have the sama overall performance.........you could decide for AVG because of the fact greater desirable than a million pc consumers interior the worldwide are making use of it. and it incredibly is unfastened

Answer 5

Have you tried restoring your computer entirely?



What brand of computer do you have?



I currently own a Dell and I have discovered tricks of the trade on restoring my computer to the state that it was in whenever I received it without taking it to a technician.



And if it does come down to you taking it to a technician, usually, depending on who you choose, they can be inexpensive if anything at all if the problem is just a minor glitch.



Good luck.

Answer 6

looks like you should restore you computer to an earlier time that it was working, but if you want to know that your computer is safe and healthy then try this.

I recommend you to print this out first

Please follow these steps to a completely secure and clean computer, which is all for free! Remove all firewalls and anti-virus on your computer, as more than one of them causes unwanted conflicts on your computer. Note: It is perfectly fine to have more than one anti-spyware. To remove “Windows Firewall”, click Start>Control Panel>Security Center>Windows Firewall>Off (not recommended) Note: Don’t worry about that, these steps will relieve you of that worry. Now that’s done, remove your ant-virus by clicking Start>Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs. (Wait for the list to be populated by all your programs on your computer.) Look for your anti-virus, then click “remove” after that follow the uninstall wizard to remove your anti-virus. Note: If you had a different firewall than “Windows Firewall” then just follow the way to remove your anti-virus, except look for your firewall instead of the anti-virus. (Make sure that the “Windows Firewall” is off also).

Security Programs:

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1.) AVG Anti-Virus

-http://www.download.com/3000-2239_4-10703202.html



2.) AVG Anti-Spyware

-http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-products/us/frt/0?prd=asf



3.) AVG Anti-Rootkit

-http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-products/us/frt/0?prd=arw



4.) Spybot Search&Destroy

-http://fileforum.betanews.com/download/Spybot_Search_and_Destroy/1043809773/1



5.) a-squared Free

-http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/



6.) Ad-Aware 2007 Free

-http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007-Free/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5



7.) Windows Defender

- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&displayLang=en&hash=OZ12x%2facDQZcX14rp6O9q9QOmDfEK%2bmKGAs04c76ST9TPXNC57za3qarG0Mx1emmFlaOph74OsG9FiJQt2AF5Q%3d%3d



8.) Comodo Firewall

- http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html



Computer Clean Up & Tune Up Programs:

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1.) CCleaner

- http://ccleaner.com/download/downloadpage.aspx?1



2.) Advanced WindowsCare Personal

- http://www.download.com/Advanced-WindowsCare-Personal/3000-2086-10407614.html?part=dl-AdvancedW&subj=dl&tag=button



3.) IObit SmartDefrag

http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=5318&file=10&evp=3907499a9d91d6d4d70477dfa7628159



4.) Eusing Free Registry Cleaner

- http://www.snapfiles.com/download/dleusingregistry.html



5.) Registry Distiller

- http://www.codeode.com/registrydistiller/index.html



6.) TweakNow RegCleaner Standard

- http://www.tweaknow.com/RegCleaner.html



Now that you have completed downloading these programs, restart your computer twice. (This ensures that all or most of the programs have been properly installed on your computer). After restarting your computer twice, update every single program, this is to be done as much as possible. Now that you have updated all the programs reboot into “Safe Mode” (This will make a nice, deep, clean scan on your computer with your new programs)-Turn off your computer>Turn on your computer>immediately hold on “F8”. This brings you to the menu to go to “Safe Mode”. Use your arrow keys and select “Safe Mode” Then log in. Congratulations, you have logged into “Safe Mode” Now that you are in “Safe Mode” (Run a full scan on every program when told to.) Run a FULL SCAN on AVG anti-spyware, AVG anti-virus, and AVG anti-rootkit at the same time. After these programs have finished, delete all found infections. Now run a FULL SCAN

on A-Squared Free, AdAware 2007 Free, and Spybot Search&Destroy. Note: There is not a Full Scan option on Spybot Search&Detstroy. If these programs have found anything, simply delete whatever they have found. Finally run a FULL SCAN with Windows Defender. It’s kind of hard to find out how to do a full scan on Windows Defender, so here’s how. On the top you can see “scan”, then right next to it, is a diagonal line, right next to that is an arrow, click on it and choose full scan. Windows should not find anything by now so if it hasn’t, congratulations your computer has been disinfected of viruses, spyware, and much more, but we are not done yet. Its time to clean up, so now run each of the clean up & tune up programs one by one. They should find some stuff so if they do then simply fix the problems by clicking fix or repair. Note: “Fix” or “Repair” are the options of most of the clean up & tune up programs. Congratulations your computer has been cleaned, disinfected, and tuned up.

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