After weeks of hell with my computer, I was urged to get an anti-virus program. So, just about 20 minutes ago, I downloaded AVG 6.0. Ran the 12-minute virus test, and BAM! 29 infected files. :eek: And it healed the files in seconds! Why didn't I follow my pal's advice sooner?

Now, to see if my computer acts different wothout those viruses.

Oh, wow. Do you also have a Firewall? I have the McAfee Virus Scan and Firewall software on my computer. Anybody on the internet should have both.

Originally posted by FamilyTiesGOP
Oh, wow. Do you also have a Firewall? I have the McAfee Virus Scan and Firewall† software on my computer. Anybody on the internet should have both.

†That's precisely what I have; they're great. M82AI, you might want to check out my really long post that's all around computer topics on this board talking about security and stuff.

ohno: ohno: ohno:

I hate viruses, spam, trojans, and any other piece of crap that slows your computer down.

:mad:

My computer had a virus about 6 months ago and I was off line for a whole week...CAN'T think back to the day there was no internet, viruses, trojans and AOL:rolleyes:

Originally posted by M82A1
After weeks of hell with my computer, I was urged to get an anti-virus program. So, just about 20 minutes ago, I downloaded AVG 6.0. Ran the 12-minute virus test, and BAM! 29 infected files. :eek: And it healed the files in seconds! Why didn't I follow my pal's advice sooner?

Now, to see if my computer acts different wothout those viruses.

You should also do a daily scan on your computer for Ad-aware and Spyware. As they tend to slow you computer down as well. You should also make a daily habit to defrag your hard drive, Dan. It'll clean up any unnessary files that automatically build up when you're surfing the Internet.

One of my best friends hadta send her computer in for a few weeks, she had...I almost died...she had over 800 viruses on her computer. Insanity.

I also have spyware detection on my computer. You can get a good free one here:

http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

I had 12 viruses alone in my Outlook Express email so I got rid of it. That was a couple years ago.

Join the club. I just got rid of 15 recently. Also, 230 files of spyware and 3 parasites.

Originally posted by MandieR1980
I had 12 viruses alone in my Outlook Express email so I got rid of it. That was a couple years ago.

I'm glad that I don't use Outlook Express. It is always targeted by hackers and virus creators.

Originally posted by FamilyTiesGOP
I'm glad that I don't use Outlook Express. It is always targeted by hackers and virus creators.

I can't stand OE and I have tried to figure it out with no luck:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Jenya
You should also do a daily scan on your computer for Ad-aware and Spyware. As they tend to slow you computer down as well. You should also make a daily habit to defrag your hard drive, Dan. It'll clean up any unnessary files that automatically build up when you're surfing the Internet. Last time I defraged, it took around 2 hours.

Okay, I have a question; How does spyware slow down your PC?

We don't use Outlook Express either. We use the mail server's webpage(Charter, our provider) and MSN Hotmail.

Originally posted by M82A1
Last time I defraged, it took around 2 hours.

On my old comp (The 866 P3 with the 30 GB HD), I went to bed at Midnight, my usual bedtime. Woke up at three (slight insomnia that night], it wasn't completely done...

Originally posted by M82A1
Okay, I have a question; How does spyware slow down your PC?

When you continue to contract those types of file, different ones have different functions, and I'm pretty sure many open automatically when you start-up, and just bog it down like normal prgrams do. They are basically viruses, just a different kind of virus.

Originally posted by Seth Thrasher
On my old comp (The 866 P3 with the 30 GB HD), I went to bed at Midnight, my usual bedtime. Woke up at three (slight insomnia that night], it wasn't completely done... Man, this computer only has a 9 GB hard drive. Of course, it is over 6 years old...