anyone good with computers??

[Joe Forster/STA]

I don't quite understand the question. Do you want to learn how to A) write virus scanner software or B) use a virus scanner software? For A), learn programming first; for B), read its documentation. Oh, Norton/Symantec and McAfee virus scanners are useless; use NOD32, Kaspersky or AVG instead!

[DABhand]

Well AV's are all different.


He may have removed the virus, but there is no guarentee that it was completely removed and/or all virii on the PC was removed.


The only way to be sure is to do a complete reinstall, that way you know 100% there will be no virii left behind.

[Quall999]

I use Avast home edition. You need to renew your license every year (free), but I don't mind.

I dont 'do' P2P, which is pretty much what you are buying when you use pay virus scanners. Avast works great in everything else.

Nod32 has a better overall score in comparisons to other retail virus scanning software. I would recommend that if you don't mind paying for Virus software, but have never used it myself.

[Quall999]

Also, virus software is probably a minority when cleaning up machines. You are more likely to get adware than a virus. Actually, you are more likely to get 1 adware and the 50 others that it brings, than a virus.

[ters]

try updating your norton anti virus..if still can't remove the virus/spyware. you can easily reformat your computer..it is the best way to remove virus/spyware..

[TippeX]

i have to use norton on my pc in work, slows it down immensely and it totally sucks balls... so many false positives.... i'd recommend using something better personally... and i doubt im the only one with that advice

[spidross01]

Zonealarm seems to work very well once setup although the 6.5 update crashed my computer big time, but heh still a good product!!