okay a few days ago, I had scare ware where it kept on popping up I had to buy this anti virus software but I don’t ever fall for them I just try to get rid of it I looked onto the internet came across step-by-step on how to get rid of it and I [...]

some likely candidates are Trend Micro Hijack This, WinPatrol, and Superantispyware. they have good user ratings BUT, i wanna know from the real gear heads which one i should roll with.

I think I have spyware on my computer because when i type in a famliar website or log in to something IE redirects me to a totally different page or website. also sometimes the google or ask search engine will pop up in a different window. i found tracking cookies on my computer with my [...]

Lately my computer has been “hanging” on websites more than usual. I have installed for 2 years a current version of norton antivirus that is also supposed to scan for adware but I’m wondering how I can be sure? What other reasons would websites hang like that? What else can I do [...]

I was recently infected with a nasty malware. And I’m in the process of removing it. I have many antivirus/malware programs on my comp. But I downloaded a new one called Spyware Doctor from downloads.cnet. And I scanned with it.
And this is the problem. It found 7 threats and 54 infections ranging from low threat [...]

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 4:52:31 PM, on 6/28/2010
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Safe mode with network support
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
c:\program files\relevantknowledge\rlvknlg.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\unsecapp.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
R0 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/?ilc=1
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet [...]

when i tried uninstalling it through control panel i got this message
Hello, If you were sent to this page then it is likely that you have downloaded some sort of adware or malware. We have recently begun to receive reports from individuals who have installed a toolbar that includes the name ‘tango’ and tells them [...]

i had a virus on my comp it disabled my avg from running, so i dled malware bytes and it found 111 infections and got rid of it.. now my avg runs.. but i still have 2 trojans in my comp.. when avg scan it always finds these 2 trojans and a bunch of cookies… [...]

I had this happen to trend micro once. I think I used Malwarebytes anti-malware. For more advanced users i would recommend HijackThis. Or you could try ClamWin or ClamWin Portable

I had my MacBook Pro for a couple months and since i heard that you can’t get any viruses if you had a Mac i thought i didn’t need one. But i am pretty sure that if you have internet access no matter if it is a mac you still need an anti virus protection [...]