[zcaveman]

Did any of you that caught the AntiVirus PRO 2010 click on a pop up that said you need to do a virus scan? This is usually how this virus gets on your system. And every time you check on any thing that it pops up after that will take the virus deeper and deeper into the bowels of your system until you are dead.

This is the only way I know that you can get this thing. I am not aware that you can get it passively.

[Hawkwind]

At the company I use to work for our department supported over 1500 lap top users alone and another 2000 desktop systems. When anyone called to report any problems with trojans or malware we first had them go to this site, http://www.malwarebytes.org/ download the software and run it. MalWareBytes cleared up a lot of the trojans and was free. It prevented hundreds of systems from having to be sent back for rebuilding. All of are systems had Symantec anti-virus but users refused to keep the definition files up to date.

Even though I just downloaded the Microsoft Security package I will still run MalWareBytes every week as it does that good of a job.

[barb1191]

Originally Posted by Hawkwind

For those of you needing virus and malware protection on your computer here is something you will want to try and the price is right, FREE. Microsoft just released today Security Essentials as a free download. Here is the link and in case it does not take you to the Microsoft.com then just cut and paste it into the URL line of your browser.

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

I have installed it and it is now doing a detailed check my 500 gig Vista system.

I uninstalled my AVG virus protection software and also SPAMfighter and upon installing this new free Microsoft security essentials software, I'm wondering if it covers spam? I didn't find any reference to it and now wonder if I need to reinstall SPAMfighter.

Any advice is appreciated....barb

[Hawkwind]

Barb

Spam is associated with e-mails and although it is annoying it is not a virus or trojan. Spam e-mails are not destructive to your computer. The e-mail may contain an attachment, link or something else that is the virus or trojan but spam e-mails will not. If I were getting a lot of spam e-mails I would surly install a program such as SPAMfighter.

[barb1191]

Originally Posted by Hawkwind

For those of you needing virus and malware protection on your computer here is something you will want to try and the price is right, FREE. Microsoft just released today Security Essentials as a free download. Here is the link and in case it does not take you to the Microsoft.com then just cut and paste it into the URL line of your browser.

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

I have installed it and it is now doing a detailed check my 500 gig Vista system.

Interesting Boston Globe article today re your suggested link on Microsoft Security-Essentials.

http://www.boston.com/business/techn..._changes_game/

[cashman]

Computers are like people. If a person that you do not know sends you a package you are taking your chances if you open it.

[WesternGolfers]

If you have "Anyivirus Pro 2010" you can eliminate it, as I did, by installing this malware detection free software. It works!

[njgranny]

I have occasionally had a virus get on my computer. It says that it's a virus program and that if you don't buy it, you won't be able to run your computer because your computer is full of viruses. It's a scam.

I've gotten rid of it simply by rolling back my registry to an earlier version (after I tried a zillion other things). Now that I know what to do, it's much simpler.

Good luck to all.