Internet Explorer 2011 virus

just a heads up Ladies/Gentlemen

get on google.com then type in toptenreviews.com

note which is rated # 1 in anti-virus ware protection.

have been using it since it was first introduced it will pick up those nasties and smoke them right before your eyes.

malware bytes is a secondary program I hardly ever use

 

From what I can see there are three tied for top place and the next is downgraded a touch due "ease of use" issues. Indeed the overall rating of the top 6 is identical.

 

I agree, most of the mainstream anti-virus programs very similar in performance. It is more a matter of taste, than effectiveness.

Malwarebytes is an excellent program when you consider it's price - FREE! It has saved many of my friends' infected systems I've had to work on

 

It also seems to be a good fall back if one of the others has failed. There have been a couple of times when nothing else seemed to be able to get rid of a bug and it did.

 

bit defender is also free off the net if you know where to look . . . . .

 

Never yet had a problem with even the free version of AVG, been using it for years. - think since it started.

 

I used to think that too. But it will let some stuff through. Try a deep scan with SuperAntiSpyware Free immediately after you've run an AVG scan - you might be surprised. I was.

Plus the recent versions have become a bit bloated.

 

AVG cannot stand alone and it is wise to have at least 2 anti-viral systems on the deck.

you can feel it calling :

http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html

 

I'll give them a try - it's probably about time I was less passive about it

edit - just tried bitdefender - like the speed of it - reckons I'm clean which is nice

 

don't feel too bad Poppy..........i got it too. wiped the drive and started from scratch, lost everything. i'm just glad i backup!

 

It's not a bad idea to take one of the ones you aren't using or at least aren't using frequently and scan your computer with it.

 

Fortuneately I don't store anything on that computer. I actually think the virus was transmitted via a Drudge Report link.

 

This is the hackers' latest trick: BBC News - Britons caught out by booby-trapped web ads

 

Vitesse,

It is hardly the latest trick. Scareware became quite popular back in 2007-08, the easy in coding it, the fact that the large amount of computer users since then are not "Geeks", and the "paranoia" of getting a virus on your computer. Some of the scareware programs are so well done that they even fool some who are "knowledgeable" with computers.

For example, my ex-gf got one in 2009, and my dad accidentally picked one up in January. To them, the scareware seemed real enough - Microsoft this and Microsoft that on the opening splash page - hey, it all looks official. I had a heck of a time trying to convince both that it was a scam. I finally had to ask them what anti-virus program they were using, and did they see that name ANYWHERE on the warning, both times the answer was no. To which I responded both times: If the warning was legit, a warning with your A-V name on would pop-up, no A-V name means the warning is bogus. After that, it was grab a "repair" CD and make a "housecall."

Gotta love 24-7 tech support that makes housecalls. Unfortunately for me, that is, well, me...

 

Erich,

I like to keep my options open, so I'll probably try it in the near-future. But, perhaps I am paranoid, but I don't think there is any one A-V program that "stands alone."


Spartanroller,
How did it compare speedwise to AVG? AVG takes 6-8 hours to run through my entire system, whereas Malwarebytes takes a little over 3; I'm guessing that bitdefender will probably fall somewhere in the middle.

 

only used the quick scan so far - just minutes if that - might try a full one later in the week - My AVG does my system fully in about 20 mins or so, so not sure what you have that's taking so long - slow machine or lots of machine?

 

Oh...about 400 gig of data.

 

Yeah, but the difference these days is that they're hiding them in perfectly legitimate adverts from legitimate firms that have been hijacked. A bit different from naively clicking on a dodgy link with a ".cc" on the end.

 

i'm on around 300 so seems you have some settings different somewhere.

 

as you gents state always best to have 1-2 backup units just in case. I have malware bytes as well as AVG and bit-defender