Free Anti Virus Software

Originally Posted by humphreys barmy

Does anyone know anything about the Downloader-ZM virus ?

I use Macafees to keep the computer protected, and believe me it's fully protected, but during updates, it goes off line momentarily. It seems that during that time Downloader made an appearance.

Macafees found it, dealt with it, and then I reran the scan. It found nothing there. Turned off the machine, and thought, I'll have another look. Macafees popped off with the fact it had found it again, and dealt with it again.

Tried again the next morning just to be sure, and nothing came up. A bit of relief there. But am I safe rto think things have been put right ?
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but I don't know.

If I put a free virus scanner on as well, so that something is protecting the machine whilst the updates are being done, will the twp products interfere with each other ?
Does any one know ?

try running scan in safe mode

http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_133111.htm follow this link and look up info about the virus thats being found

http://www.authentium.com/support/AV...aspx?RefNo=439 more info here

you could try running avast,I personally don't like avg as of problems mentioned on the forum
http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html

[Ramrod]

Shame about what you lot are saying re. Norton.............I have just gone over to NIS on a 3 month free trial and have nothing but praise for it..........but that could be 'cos I came from McAfee

[Mal]

Originally Posted by humphreys barmy

If I put a free virus scanner on as well, so that something is protecting the machine whilst the updates are being done, will the twp products interfere with each other ?
Does any one know ?

They always advise not to have two different AVs on at the same time, as they don't get on well.

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Shame about what you lot are saying re. Norton.............I have just gone over to NIS on a 3 month free trial and have nothing but praise for it..........but that could be 'cos I came from McAfee

Going from McAfee to Norton eh? You always used to laugh at us who had problems with Norton and that you were okay as you had McAfee!

[daxx]

Originally Posted by Mal

Going from McAfee to Norton eh? You always used to laugh at us who had problems with Norton and that you were okay as you had McAfee!

Welllll you all know Ramrod by now, always at the leading edge of fault finding

Kaspersky here to stay on topic

Anything produced under the 'Norton' banner by Symantec since the takeover is guaranteed bloatware