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ScottBeck
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   16th Feb 09 at 13:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

right a laptop with vista onit and 60 days norton anti virus thingy and keeps coming up with a trojan horse virus. But won't let me delete it and says its requires a manual removal? is this easy to do?

also no wooden horse pics please

cheers scott
Half Pint
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16th Feb 09 at 13:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

microsoft have tools that can help and also knowledge base detailing what actions you need to take...
_Allan_
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16th Feb 09 at 13:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Uninstall Norton

http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Install AVG Free:

http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

and scan your PC
DannyB
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16th Feb 09 at 13:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Norton couldn't find a virus if it was bouncing round your desktop, it's crap. Use AVG or nod32 or Avira desktop.
ScottBeck
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16th Feb 09 at 13:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ok cheers guys ill delete norton now and download AVG and see how i get on cheers
Daveskater
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16th Feb 09 at 13:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Mate AVG is going downhill, lets in trojans and gives false positives nowadays. Use Avast instead.


Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
oceansoul
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16th Feb 09 at 17:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i found that avg was crap on my vista laptop. slowed it down soooo much. almost to the point where it was unusable
Pablo
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17th Feb 09 at 13:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

live one care - safety scanner

Works everytime to me
Daveskater
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17th Feb 09 at 13:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
i found that avg was crap on my vista laptop. slowed it down soooo much. almost to the point where it was unusable
Were you running another AV program at the same time?


Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
oceansoul
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18th Feb 09 at 18:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
i found that avg was crap on my vista laptop. slowed it down soooo much. almost to the point where it was unusable
Were you running another AV program at the same time?


Nope Just AVG
willay
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19th Feb 09 at 09:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
i found that avg was crap on my vista laptop. slowed it down soooo much. almost to the point where it was unusable
Were you running another AV program at the same time?


Nope Just AVG


upgrade to Windows XP.

 
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