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| Thread ID: 63550 | 2005-11-13 20:32:00 | avg letting in virus? | supergran (108) | Press F1 |
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| 404221 | 2005-11-14 04:06:00 | i did a reformat on my compaq only took about 2 hours well worth it if u got embedded viruses ect i would also install service pack 2 strieght after. :o | ferrite (4221) | ||
| 404222 | 2005-11-14 05:51:00 | i did a reformat on my compaq only took about 2 hours well worth it if u got embedded viruses ect i would also install service pack 2 strieght after. :oBut did you update your AVG VIRUS DEFINITIONS before going to dodgy sites like www.microsoft.com ? I hope you did! Yeah i remember the days when i used to run doze, and reformatt/reinstall was so often the easy answer to multiple viri infection. These days, its either that i've done excessive blind tweaking, or i'm trying a new system that gets me doing the same. |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 404223 | 2005-11-14 06:13:00 | Metla, I did take it back, and stayed there when he supposedly fixed it the second time, and it still isn't right, so I rung him again this morning, and he said he will pick someone's brain and get back to me, but I am still waiting. It still hits 100% cpu usage, every time I open a folder. Oh well, thanks everyone, looks like format time. At least everything on my puter is always backed up, which is how I realised the cd burner wasn't working properly, which is what started all this crap. |
supergran (108) | ||
| 404224 | 2005-11-14 06:44:00 | hey gran might pay to visit the compaq hp web site type in ure model number they will have a list of updates for ure pc along with a list of known problems with there el cheapo parts ie firmware update for the optical drive and probly bios as well | ferrite (4221) | ||
| 404225 | 2005-11-14 06:48:00 | I wouldn't trust a free A/V program as far as I could kick it. Take the plunge and buy McAffee or Norton A/V And Spybot doesn't do much good either. It's highly rated by those who use freeware but as far as I can see it only ever finds old stuff. utter rubbish |
bartsdadhomer (80) | ||
| 404226 | 2005-11-14 06:49:00 | A couple of weeks ago my puter went to a tech under extended warranty to get cd rom replaced, and more ram added, and since it come back, I have had numerous errors, things not working, avg not updating, etc. I took it back, and he reckons that avg lets through viruses, I also run Spy Bot, who he says is useless also. it was going great when it went to his shop, now is going like crap. the computer guy is being really helpful, No he isn't. And he isn't even a tech. A wannabe tech more like. He stuffed it. Reformat and do a reinstall and get your money back. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 404227 | 2005-11-14 06:50:00 | I will have a look, but wouldn't have the foggiest what to do with a bios upgrade, but I am pretty sure it is going to be a reformat, and I am most likely going to try ccleaner shortly, and if that doesn't work, I will HAVE to reformat, as the puter most likely won't go. LOL | supergran (108) | ||
| 404228 | 2005-11-14 07:00:00 | At least everything on my puter is always backed up, which is how I realised the cd burner wasn't working properly, which is what started all this crap. One hopes you'll be checking the back-up files for viri as well. It could save a LOT of grief |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 404229 | 2005-11-14 07:03:00 | For a start I would have been asking for screen shots or at least a log of the so called trojans found, I don't trust what he said either. Secondly there is NOT a single anti virus program that will detect ALL viruses. One computer "may" be infected with a virus AVG does not recognise and maybe Norton's does, but that situation can be reversed. I have seen examples of this many times over the years. That's kinda why I find many articles that rate anti virus programs rather funny, it can be luck of the draw what is tested. Use a AV that doesn't slow your PC down to much and has a decent reputation Nod32/Panda/AVG, could never recommend Norton's (slow piece of crap). NO one is 100% protected ever, however I find the situation originally posted suspicious. |
Battleneter (60) | ||
| 404230 | 2005-11-14 07:29:00 | if u give us the model number of ure pc and how much ram u have now i will see what i can find out | ferrite (4221) | ||
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