I'm Tired Of Norton Anti-virus

MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">Grrr</div> I've used Norton Anti Virus 2002 for more than a year now and it hasn't done sh*t! I get viruses like crazy, and when I scan infected files, it doesn't even recognize them as viruses.

Now...What anti-virus products are the best? I've used Trend Micros free online scan and that always seems to catch everything. My mobo came with PC-cillin (trend micros product), but has anyone actually tried it? Is it any good? If it wasn't for zone alarm, my computer would probably be a big pile of **** by now.
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    i use mcaffee virusscan and i have never had a problem with it. every once in a while i might get a virus that takes some fiddling with to completely get rid of but at least its detected.
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  • NuubNuub Join Date: 2004-01-05 Member: 25059Members
    Weird, i have NAV too and have no problems with it, except need to remove some of the infected files myself.
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  • UnderDOGUnderDOG Join Date: 2003-04-05 Member: 15221Members
    Use <a href='http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php' target='_blank'>AVG</a> its free and just as good.

    Ps. Norton (or anything for that matter) will only be good if it is constantly updated.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Okay I'll try AVG, but has anyone here tried PC-Cillin?

    Also, I don't know if this is a virus or not but ever since this morning after my mom was on the computer, whenever I ctrl-alt-delete the window opens up and just disappears after about 1 second.

    I'm scanning right now with Trend Micro so we'll see if it's a virus, but has anyone had a problem similar to this?
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Okay I have no viruses at all, but I still can't ctrl alt delete....anyone have any ideas?
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  • NuubNuub Join Date: 2004-01-05 Member: 25059Members
    PC-Cillin, i suggest you stay away from it. I had it before NAV and had too many viruses for the computer even to start.
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  • ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
    update
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  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    omg i use norton too, HES SUCH A RETARD, 1)he finds TONS of adware threats etc, that no other program has found, and i tell him to delete them and hes like NO NO I CANT I STINK, CANT DO IT NOPE

    THEN, he tells me my c: is 86% fragmented, MY ARSE!! i run speed disk and its like, SWEET DEAL WE DEFRAGED YOUR COMP NOW ITS 12% FRAGMENTED!! but then over in nortons little thingy dee that monitors my comp hes all, NEG 85% FRAGMENTED RUN SPEED DISK OR DIIIIEEEEE!!!!

    I WANNA KILL THAT GUY
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Aug 21 2004, 09:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Aug 21 2004, 09:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Okay I have no viruses at all, but I still can't ctrl alt delete....anyone have any ideas? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    if it's not a virus, then it's spyware screwing with you. some of the nastier spywares dont want you poking around the task manager to kill them. try <a href="http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html">Spybot S&D</a> and <a href="http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/">Ad-Aware</a>
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    edited August 2004
    I don't use an always on virus scanner.
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  • Chaos_LlamaChaos_Llama Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28124Members
    Some viruses disable the anti-virus so it appears to be scanning. So if one slipped past your anti-virus (they're not 100% effective), it probably disabled it.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    edited August 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Aug 21 2004, 10:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Aug 21 2004, 10:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Okay I have no viruses at all, but I still can't ctrl alt delete....anyone have any ideas? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Go to Start> Run, type in "gpedit.msc" and hit enter.
    Go to User Configuration> Administrative Templates> System> Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options
    Right click "Remove Task Manager", hit "Properties" and then set it to "Disabled".

    That should be it. (Assuming you have XP Professional, that should work.)

    If you don't, or if that doesn't work, go to Start> Run and paste this:
    <!--c1--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f<!--c2--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->
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  • AmplifierAmplifier Join Date: 2004-02-19 Member: 26708Members, Constellation
    I don't think anyone suggested this yet, but try Avast! anti-virus. Might want to get SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY too.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    We use the corporate version of Trend Micro's anti-virus at work and we've been very happy with it. It does everything it should.

    I don't even use an installed Virus scanner. I just use Housecall's free online scanner every once in awhile. I don't like my precious system resources being wasted by that stuff.

    <a href='http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp' target='_blank'>Free online virus scan</a>
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