Free Antivirus vs Paid Antivirus

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Wandering Flame

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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but does one really lower you chances of getting a virus more than the other? What in the free edition of say, Norton, is disabled that is not disabled with paid Norton? I can think of one such example with avast in that avast premium has script blocking, whereas avast free does not. Is this kind of thing typical?

Also so I don't forget, if an AV (especially a full and paid AV) has script blocking where would I check to confirm this?

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Sometimes, the better AV programs are free. I have comodo and it is a free, life-time license and it is almost perfect for me. I suggest free AV programs to everyone that i know. I also suggest that you get some free AS and AM programs as well.
 

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Well, paid AV programs allow you to work with a tech from the AV provider if you can not correct a virus problem. We experience this at work. We have ESET on our work computers. A coworker got a virus that no matter what we did with ESET any anti-virus program/malware program the virus would shut it down. Then the virus would rename itself. After two hours we called ESET and it took about an hour with ESET to get rid of the virus. Then ESET said to send in the virus as it was a new one to ESET. Without ESET we would still be working on the issue. So the decision is yours.
 

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IMHO - There is no such thing as a free lunch.
 

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I bet that it was because the system recovery was on. You should just ask them and let me know ;)



avgwarhawk said:
Well, paid AV programs allow you to work with a tech from the AV provider if you can not correct a virus problem. We experience this at work. We have ESET on our work computers. A coworker got a virus that no matter what we did with ESET any anti-virus program/malware program the virus would shut it down. Then the virus would rename itself. After two hours we called ESET and it took about an hour with ESET to get rid of the virus. Then ESET said to send in the virus as it was a new one to ESET. Without ESET we would still be working on the issue. So the decision is yours.
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avgwarhawk said:
Well, paid AV programs allow you to work with a tech from the AV provider if you can not correct a virus problem. We experience this at work. We have ESET on our work computers. A coworker got a virus that no matter what we did with ESET any anti-virus program/malware program the virus would shut it down. Then the virus would rename itself. After two hours we called ESET and it took about an hour with ESET to get rid of the virus. Then ESET said to send in the virus as it was a new one to ESET. Without ESET we would still be working on the issue. So the decision is yours.
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Wow, this sounds very familiar to my virus. Was it called Windows Smart Security? Registry Defender 2009? etc.
 

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Wandering Flame said:
avgwarhawk said:
Well, paid AV programs allow you to work with a tech from the AV provider if you can not correct a virus problem. We experience this at work. We have ESET on our work computers. A coworker got a virus that no matter what we did with ESET any anti-virus program/malware program the virus would shut it down. Then the virus would rename itself. After two hours we called ESET and it took about an hour with ESET to get rid of the virus. Then ESET said to send in the virus as it was a new one to ESET. Without ESET we would still be working on the issue. So the decision is yours.
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Wow, this sounds very familiar to my virus. Was it called Windows Smart Security? Registry Defender 2009? etc.
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Are you saying you created this virus?!?! Or are you saying that you were infected by this virus?

Also, its technically called a rouge trojan.

Ben
 

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Lol no, in fact I said some time ago that these virus makers are going to hell...because believe it or not computer viruses can screw up lives. It kinda did with my grades since for a while and up until now I am trying to fix the computer and my grades have suffered as a result...but then there are my few other problems as well, but those are irrelevant.
 

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Neverhavemoney said:
I bet that it was because the system recovery was on. You should just ask them and let me know ;)



avgwarhawk said:
Well, paid AV programs allow you to work with a tech from the AV provider if you can not correct a virus problem. We experience this at work. We have ESET on our work computers. A coworker got a virus that no matter what we did with ESET any anti-virus program/malware program the virus would shut it down. Then the virus would rename itself. After two hours we called ESET and it took about an hour with ESET to get rid of the virus. Then ESET said to send in the virus as it was a new one to ESET. Without ESET we would still be working on the issue. So the decision is yours.
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No, we shut down recovery. We are not entirely inept:D. We tried Restore. No good. We loaded Malwarebytes and it would start then the virus would shut it down. There were new registry entries found. ESET was shut down. We then tried several other malware programs. All got shut down. Then ESET said to load Combofix. This was able to run it's full course, isolate and elimate the virus/trojan. It was the nastiest virus I have seen. When you logged onto the internet any old page would load. Just nuts. When it was done ESET said to send in the quartined package as this looked to be a new threat. Man, what a bit in the but.
 

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    SyncMaster 220wm
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Haha,
Sorry, i didnt mean to insult you:o

Ben
 

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    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 420 @1.60 GHz
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    Dell Inspion 530 Default
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    PNY 4GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
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    ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
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    Dell Inspiron 530
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    Logitech EX100 Combo
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    100 MB/s

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  • Manufacturer/Model
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    AMD Phenom X4 9850
    Motherboard
    MSI K9N SLI V2
    Memory
    8 GIG DDR 800
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 9800 GT 512mb
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SyncMaster 220wm
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi something or other 500 gigs
    PSU
    650 watts
Its your chice of choosing a suitable AV for the computer.. All the Paid AV was once a free downloads.. not to forget.. Problem with the Free Beeis is that they do not get updated when new virus are found on the computer .. my suggestions for a freebiee is malware and super anti spyware...:)
 

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avgwarhawk said:
Neverhavemoney said:
I bet that it was because the system recovery was on. You should just ask them and let me know ;)



avgwarhawk said:
Well, paid AV programs allow you to work with a tech from the AV provider if you can not correct a virus problem. We experience this at work. We have ESET on our work computers. A coworker got a virus that no matter what we did with ESET any anti-virus program/malware program the virus would shut it down. Then the virus would rename itself. After two hours we called ESET and it took about an hour with ESET to get rid of the virus. Then ESET said to send in the virus as it was a new one to ESET. Without ESET we would still be working on the issue. So the decision is yours.
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No, we shut down recovery. We are not entirely inept:D. We tried Restore. No good. We loaded Malwarebytes and it would start then the virus would shut it down. There were new registry entries found. ESET was shut down. We then tried several other malware programs. All got shut down. Then ESET said to load Combofix. This was able to run it's full course, isolate and elimate the virus/trojan. It was the nastiest virus I have seen. When you logged onto the internet any old page would load. Just nuts. When it was done ESET said to send in the quartined package as this looked to be a new threat. Man, what a bit in the but.
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This is pretty much the virus I have.

Although I thought of for a long time just going into the registry and removing the damn infected entries. Sources said it was "risky" though so I'm handing it over to a technician.
 

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ferrisits said:
Its your chice of choosing a suitable AV for the computer.. All the Paid AV was once a free downloads.. not to forget.. Problem with the Free Beeis is that they do not get updated when new virus are found on the computer .. my suggestions for a freebiee is malware and super anti spyware...:)
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Avast updates virus definitions everytime I sign on. It is the free version and very god. In fact there was a new free version that just came out a few weeks back.
 

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You dont need to Wandering Flame, we could help you!!! I have removed these many times are there are very easy to use programs to get riid of this!

Let us know,
Ben
 

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    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 420 @1.60 GHz
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    Dell Inspion 530 Default
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    PNY 4GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
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    ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
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    Realtek HD Audio
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    Gateway PnP Monitor
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    Seagate 250G ATA SATA-II
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    Dell Inspiron 530
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    Logitech EX100 Combo
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    Logitech EX100 Combo
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Neverhavemoney said:
You dont need to Wandering Flame, we could help you!!! I have removed these many times are there are very easy to use programs to get riid of this!

Let us know,
Ben
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What kind of program.If it's something that will run a pc scan (which it has to do to detect the malware) the crap will shut it down. This is basically what the virus does. It changed something in the registry so that anything running a scan will not only detect it but shut down. It is pointless downloading anything to remove the virus. I'm going to have to start editing registry keys and/or boot from a cd or usb with an OS and run an AV scan on either. The key is that I have to be outside of windows to remove it.
 

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Hi guys, well here is mi suggestion.

I've been using ZenOK Free Antivirus for a while and I'm quite happy with it..its totally for free :D :D and it has a Online Backup....and the ultra-light scan and Boot-up Protection works like a charm for me ... Give it a try and let me know :geek:
 

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