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How To Protect a PC Using Avast Antivirus

yen03 — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:55:07 -0500

To protect a PC from trojans, you can use Avast! Antivirus home edition. When starting this program, the simple user interface help window will automatically display and you can uncheck "Don't show this window next time."

You can change the Avast! Antivirus Settings as you need:

Run Avast! Antivirus.

• Click Menu button (see red rectangle in the screenshot above), then click Settings (the menu only displays when the scan is off).

How To Download a Great Anti-Virus System

Matt Lamar — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:38:39 -0600

First, go to http://free.grisoft.com.
After the site loads, click on the orange Download button under the Free basic protection.
A product comparison page will load, scroll down and click the orange download button under the AVG Anti-Virus Free column.
A Welcome to AVG Downloads page will load, click on the orange text at the bottom that says "Continue to download Anti-Virus protection only."
Another site will load and again click the orange download button.
Another site will load and then click the blue Download Now button.

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How To Manually Remove a Virus from Your Computer or Removable Disk

pmzlabis — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:51:04 -0500

If you are tired of sitting and waiting for your anti-virus software to remove the new virus infection, the steps below are for you. No programming skills are required! Just a basic knowledge of command prompt syntax will do...for this demo, the virus is on the portable USB drive (e:\virus) named virus.vbs

How To Download EZ Antivirus

D605 — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:49:00 -0600

Computer Associate's EZ Antivirus is a great anti-virus solution. It runs a thorough scan, and even keeps a "low profile" - allowing you to continue working while it scans your computer for threats. According to the CA website, it comes with a $1500 "Virus Protection Plan;" if it is installed properly and you still have PC failure due to a virus, you have a warranty for up to $1500 in hardware and software services. And considering that CA allows you a free fully functional trial version prior to buying it, you can't go wrong.

Here is how to download EZ Antivirus:

How To Download Free Online Virus Scans

Deepak557 — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:22:00 -0600

Viruses can easily spread themselves in your computer and cause varying degrees of nuisance and damage, sometimes even ruining your computer. To avoid this type of damage, you need powerful protection against the viruses and other threats to your data and other valuable information. One of the best ways to defend yourself from viruses is to have good and stable antivirus protection on your computer.

First you have to decide which antivirus program is suitable for your computer. When you look for a good antivirus program for your computer, you might be bewildered by the vast selection of available antivirus programs. Most of the antivirus makers sell their products at high prices, touting their great features. However, all these makers also provide their service free of cost to expand the number of users and increase their share in the market so as to compete with their rivals.

How To Evaluate Free Antivirus Programs

Deepak557 — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:04:00 -0600

In these days many software providers offer free anti virus programs. Sometimes choosing one of them can be a difficult task for users. Often the anti virus programs attract users by offering some features which are either useless or too complicated to understand. Many free anti virus programs will require the user purchase their services after a certain period of time. Make sure to consider the following things when you're evaluating free anti virus programs.

Validity: Check the validity of a free anti virus program before installing it on your computer. Most of the providers offer free anti virus programs for a specific duration of time and when the validity is over, they force the user to purchase the software via a pop up message or by sending e-mails.

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How To Install Symantec Antivirus

Carlo204 — Mon, 29 May 2006 10:23:00 -0500

Before you begin installing Symantec's Norton AntiVirus, all programs currently open should be closed. Open programs have the potential of interfering with the installation. In order to actually install Norton AntiVirus, you must either have a Symantec Norton AntiVirus CD or a downloaded copy of Norton Antivirus obtained from the Symantec website.

To begin the installation procedure, follow these steps:

How To Choose an Antivirus or Virus Scan Program

Carlo204 — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:43:00 -0500

Computer viruses have always been surrounded by mystery. With the vast number of viruses circulating the online world these days, people are always wondering where they come from or what they are. Viruses have the potential of causing a considerable amount of damage to your computer if your system becomes infected. The viruses themselves are written for one main reason--to reproduce. It does so by typically spreading from one computer to another. They are generally designed to cause damage by deleting data and performing malicious acts such as changing or inserting data on your computer.

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