AV software

[R D Anderson]

what do u guys use? im havin a crap time tryin to get one i like dat actually works

[Colton]

Norton Antivirus has worked great for me for over 7 years

[DeathIncarnator]

XP system

I clean caches, temp files and internet cookies etc with an efficient small program called CCleaner.

I then run Malwarebytes` Anti-Malware to check for trojans and keyloggers.

Then I run I Avg free.

All available from download site:- http://www.download.com or similar sites.
Theres lots of info on the internet on configuring these programs.
I avoid Facebook and Myspace.

This works for me.

[R D Anderson]

thank u, especially u jack...

i tried avg but it wasn de best, didn work well wit my laptop, il hav to keep lookin

[Colton]

Along with Norton, I use Smart Defrag for defragging and Advanced WindowsCare V2 once in a blue moon for random 'stuff'.. Other than that I do the rest manually.

[R D Anderson]

manually u say? c im not all that amazing wit computers tho, if i needed to figure somethin out i cud prob get basic-fairly difficult stuf sorted but im also lazy so it kinda cancels dat out

[Colton]

manually u say? c im not all that amazing wit computers tho, if i needed to figure somethin out i cud prob get basic-fairly difficult stuf sorted but im also lazy so it kinda cancels dat out

Added you to msn by the way

[R D Anderson]

thought u got me on msn already?like ages ago?

[Colton]

:o thought u got me on msn already?like ages ago?

I've got a new one

If you have any other PC problems I could probably help, and would be much easier over msn

[DeathIncarnator]

I forgot to add that MalwareBytes Anti-malware is prevented from installing by some Trojans. So download it and install to verify that you dont have a trojan or two already on your laptop (which could account for random lockups).
You need to be 100% sure that you have a "clean " system to start with.
If you don`t want to do a fresh install try an online scan from somewhere like Trend (Housecall is the software/service name).
Oh and CCleaner removes some of the directories or folders where nasties lurk, I run it and it removes files that take up scan time so it makes sense to install and try that too.
Have fun.

[Colton]

Another good test to see if you've got a trojan is to see if you can get to the microsoft website

[Corran Horne]

avira premium and spyware terminator (terminator is sleeping, i just wake him up once a week to check if there's no need for any.. terminations)

[naughty nob]

avira free edition is pretty good i use it and i perfer it over avg.. and i use Malwarebytes too and Glary Utilities for PC maintenance...

[Poppler King]

I use avast at the mo and it seems to be working fine, If you can get hold of spybot search and destroy as well your comp should be pretty safe.

[Solus]

okay, i stopped paying attention when i saw "Norton antivirus"....

*bites tongue hard*

seriously tho, use another software pack. Norton is crap. atm Avast! is working nicely, free, and isnt a real screw up. and i suggest looking into firewalls if you're really paranoid, alongside some Spybot S&D pack.

~soul