I downloaded a Spyware program, (pctools.com) and it said I had 28 spyware problems, but when I tried to correct them, it wouldn't let me.
So I bought Norton, and when I ran it, it said I only had one problem, which it fixed.
So, is Norton the best program? What should I get in addition to it?
My computer seems to running OK, but I do keep getting wierd messages about "errors" and such..............
I bought a new hard drive about 3 months ago, so it shouldn't be that dirty, but, I may have brought my virusess from the old one with me...........
Any advice is welcome and appreciated!
You should be fine with Norton.
If that other program is share/freeware, dont use those. They typically infect you and then offer to cure you because they can't "fix" you. Of course, the cure comes at a price.
If that other program is share/freeware, dont use those. They typically infect you and then offer to cure you because they can't "fix" you. Of course, the cure comes at a price.
Hi carol use norton and not had aprob you could try AVG free version that too is good. jaxx
There are some cool places on the web that help with this....
Norton sucks if you ask me. I sent that link to the online scan virus scan they are good and remove it all usually and seem to find things that norton missed.....Once in if you use it hit the new one 6.6.....
To really know what is going on you need to submit a hijackthis log so that someone who knows can tell you what is really going on that you don't know.
Now if you want to know if something is potentially harmful read here. I caution like the site does in removing anything but it does give a list of the shadier things you don't want around....
I have never used this site before but found this thread interesing more infomation wise..you know I love info and I saved it you know just encase.
infomation
Good Luck!
Love,
Tina
Norton sucks if you ask me. I sent that link to the online scan virus scan they are good and remove it all usually and seem to find things that norton missed.....Once in if you use it hit the new one 6.6.....
To really know what is going on you need to submit a hijackthis log so that someone who knows can tell you what is really going on that you don't know.
Now if you want to know if something is potentially harmful read here. I caution like the site does in removing anything but it does give a list of the shadier things you don't want around....
I have never used this site before but found this thread interesing more infomation wise..you know I love info and I saved it you know just encase.
infomation
Good Luck!
Love,
Tina
Danny, that is what I assummed they were doing,,,,,,,,telling me I had 28 problems so I would be likely to buy their solution. And I might have bought it, but the site where they were selling it wouldn't come up.
ditto with the one you sent, Tina.........Housecall. They assured me I had plenty of problems, but I couldn't pull up the page that was supposed to do the repairs.
Thus far, Norton is the only one which let me follow through with the whole process. Guess I will stick with them, and wait and see what else happens.
Thanks, very much , for your replies.
When I purchased my Dell, norton came with it free for 6 months and thenIi bought the program at renewal, it has been the best for my computer. no problems at all
Carol
Carol
Spybot works well, but one program alone will not get rid of everything. There is another one cwshredder that works well too. Run those two things and you should get rid of all of the problems.
Regards,
Tom
Regards,
Tom
Hey Carol!
I'm not much help for spyware, but wanted to say hi! Crazygirl kicked a** yesterday and sold 2 $300,+++ homes in a 4 hour period. Her craziness was on a low key yesterday, so sometimes it's kind of fun. She bought us lunch at this asian/thai fusion place that was fantastic. She eats like she's starving all the time. I'm having problems with the company paying me, and that's unusual for this company. It's a big company, if I don't get what they owe me I won't go in this week. I ain't there just for the pleasure of crazygirl's company! I had to go to traffic probation today without the money to pay them, but it worked out ok. They've given me until the 26th for my payment. I'll never drive with an expired tag again! I'll try to touch base with you some more later.
Take care!
I'm not much help for spyware, but wanted to say hi! Crazygirl kicked a** yesterday and sold 2 $300,+++ homes in a 4 hour period. Her craziness was on a low key yesterday, so sometimes it's kind of fun. She bought us lunch at this asian/thai fusion place that was fantastic. She eats like she's starving all the time. I'm having problems with the company paying me, and that's unusual for this company. It's a big company, if I don't get what they owe me I won't go in this week. I ain't there just for the pleasure of crazygirl's company! I had to go to traffic probation today without the money to pay them, but it worked out ok. They've given me until the 26th for my payment. I'll never drive with an expired tag again! I'll try to touch base with you some more later.
Take care!
Hey Carol, I have a Dell, too. We have bought like 10 of them, and they are great! Never got free Norton, though! Hope you are doing well. Know you are staying busy. Wrtie me when you have time, I would love to hear from you.
Toolman! Whao, dude! Thanks for the tips! Will do. Hope you are well, too.
And then there was LOOOOOOOOOlaaa!!! Good for you and Crazy Girl. Talk to you soon........
Carol, I like Mcafee. There is also a "stinger" program you can get for free from microsoft.com that is a stand alone virus thing....it will help you get back up if you are down. I always have that saved into my desktop.
I have also heard good things about AVG...but mcafee has worked the best so far.
I have also heard good things about AVG...but mcafee has worked the best so far.
Good morning!
5:00 am - no less
It's Loooooooola! I swear, you kill me sometimes! Yeah, crazygirl sells like nobody's business! I just sit in amazement sometimes, cuz real estate is slow right now, NOBODY is selling much. Other properties I work at don't even get the "traffic" (people coming in to look) she gets. She's sold 22 homes in 65 days - all in the high 200's & low 300's. She's super agressive - but the people love her anyway, it doesn't seem to put too many of them off. I must say she does work hard for the people who buy, there is lots of handholding and they send her flowers, come by to visit, bring their dog's in to meet us, their grandkids in to meet us. In a lot of ways it's fun. Having grown up in such a dysfunctional enviroment, a lot of things don't faze me, that have made other (less screwed-up) people quit. It's almost like a match made in heaven (or should I say hell). One more story - then we'll move on. Corporate has approved a desk and laptop for me (now, if they'd only pay me!) so cg (crazygirl) wants me to go online at staples and pick one out. Of course a control freak such as herself must see my choices to make the ultimate decision. I pick some out, she views them, finds one she really like, has me call staples to see if I can pick it up (she's far too hyper to wait the 3 days) as i'm talking to them, she snatches the phone out of my hand to bark "Yes, this is crazygirl corporate sales manager with blah, blah, blah, homes, what kind of deal can you work for me?" The desk was $149.00! They say she can't do anything, so she asks to speak to the manager! I'm starting to crack-up, she says aside to me, "I'm in sales, what do you expect?" The manager says he can't do anything, so she says, "fine, I'm taking my business down the street!" and hangs-up! So, I still don't have a desk, and guess what? She was writing a contract at her computer, so I couldn't do her reports, and I wasn't going to stay late again - so I left! Whatever, after growing up with Joe, crazygirl's an amatuer! But, I'm going to leave her hanging if I DON'T GET PAID!! But, anyway, I'll keep you posted! (Get it? Posted? It's 5 am, what do you expect?) Hope you're doing well, I'll call you in the next day or 2.
Love ya!
5:00 am - no less
It's Loooooooola! I swear, you kill me sometimes! Yeah, crazygirl sells like nobody's business! I just sit in amazement sometimes, cuz real estate is slow right now, NOBODY is selling much. Other properties I work at don't even get the "traffic" (people coming in to look) she gets. She's sold 22 homes in 65 days - all in the high 200's & low 300's. She's super agressive - but the people love her anyway, it doesn't seem to put too many of them off. I must say she does work hard for the people who buy, there is lots of handholding and they send her flowers, come by to visit, bring their dog's in to meet us, their grandkids in to meet us. In a lot of ways it's fun. Having grown up in such a dysfunctional enviroment, a lot of things don't faze me, that have made other (less screwed-up) people quit. It's almost like a match made in heaven (or should I say hell). One more story - then we'll move on. Corporate has approved a desk and laptop for me (now, if they'd only pay me!) so cg (crazygirl) wants me to go online at staples and pick one out. Of course a control freak such as herself must see my choices to make the ultimate decision. I pick some out, she views them, finds one she really like, has me call staples to see if I can pick it up (she's far too hyper to wait the 3 days) as i'm talking to them, she snatches the phone out of my hand to bark "Yes, this is crazygirl corporate sales manager with blah, blah, blah, homes, what kind of deal can you work for me?" The desk was $149.00! They say she can't do anything, so she asks to speak to the manager! I'm starting to crack-up, she says aside to me, "I'm in sales, what do you expect?" The manager says he can't do anything, so she says, "fine, I'm taking my business down the street!" and hangs-up! So, I still don't have a desk, and guess what? She was writing a contract at her computer, so I couldn't do her reports, and I wasn't going to stay late again - so I left! Whatever, after growing up with Joe, crazygirl's an amatuer! But, I'm going to leave her hanging if I DON'T GET PAID!! But, anyway, I'll keep you posted! (Get it? Posted? It's 5 am, what do you expect?) Hope you're doing well, I'll call you in the next day or 2.
Love ya!
Morning Carol ~
In addition to using McAfee virus protector, I also run spybot like Tom mentioned, to aid in removing unwanted spyware - and although they ask for donations if you care to contribute, it's free. Here's a link to their site, Carol, and you can click on the American flag to download the English version:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Additionally, I will use Trendmicro (also a free program) on occasion. From their site: "Trend Micro's FREE online virus scanner Trend Micro HouseCall is an application for checking whether your computer has been infected by viruses, spyware, or other malware. HouseCall performs additional security checks to identify and fix vulnerabilities to prevent reinfection." Here's their link:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
If you don't have a pop up blocker, it is strongly recommended to obtain one. I use "pop up cop", which one pays for but their are quite a few free pop blockers (yahoo tool bar come to mind) that are very helpful in keeping those pesky pop ups at bay.
After downloading and running these programs, if you find you continue to experience unwanted problems, email me and I will send you a link to "hijack" this. This is a program that will scan your computer and I will send you the link not only to "hijack this" but a place that has experts online (who used to work for MSN) where you can post the "hijack this" log and they will walk you through the "junk" that has attached to your computer that needs to be removed. I've had to employ their expert advice on more than one occasion to help clear some of the kinks I've encountered on the web.
Let's get you back to tip top running condition and don't forget to download recent updates and immunization on spybot. Feel free to email anytime if you run into any questions.
Happy surfing to you. I hope this helps.
Hugs ~
Sammy
In addition to using McAfee virus protector, I also run spybot like Tom mentioned, to aid in removing unwanted spyware - and although they ask for donations if you care to contribute, it's free. Here's a link to their site, Carol, and you can click on the American flag to download the English version:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Additionally, I will use Trendmicro (also a free program) on occasion. From their site: "Trend Micro's FREE online virus scanner Trend Micro HouseCall is an application for checking whether your computer has been infected by viruses, spyware, or other malware. HouseCall performs additional security checks to identify and fix vulnerabilities to prevent reinfection." Here's their link:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
If you don't have a pop up blocker, it is strongly recommended to obtain one. I use "pop up cop", which one pays for but their are quite a few free pop blockers (yahoo tool bar come to mind) that are very helpful in keeping those pesky pop ups at bay.
After downloading and running these programs, if you find you continue to experience unwanted problems, email me and I will send you a link to "hijack" this. This is a program that will scan your computer and I will send you the link not only to "hijack this" but a place that has experts online (who used to work for MSN) where you can post the "hijack this" log and they will walk you through the "junk" that has attached to your computer that needs to be removed. I've had to employ their expert advice on more than one occasion to help clear some of the kinks I've encountered on the web.
Let's get you back to tip top running condition and don't forget to download recent updates and immunization on spybot. Feel free to email anytime if you run into any questions.
Happy surfing to you. I hope this helps.
Hugs ~
Sammy
WOW! This place is just a wealth of info and any subject!
First off.........Looooooooooola, you are cracking me up. I have to tell you, again, with your obvious intellect, you ougth to be clean, girl! You could be the one selling all those houses and making the big bucks instead of Crazy Girl!
Just thought I would get this day started off on the right foot. Think about it......YOU could drive the new Mercedes (not sure why you would want to, but you could afford it), you could quit living under the iron arm of Joe, the electrical hog! Imagine yourself free from the rope that Vicodan has around your neck, and picking up those 10K checks every week! If you can dream it, you can do it!
ToolMan,,,,,,,,You might enjoy this..........I knew I had a problem, but when an email I sent to a few friends showed up their inbox 47 times, I knew it was time to take action.
I did the Spybot scan last night, as you suggested. While it was free to run the scan, they wouldn't repair the 154 problems unless I paid them $19.95, or at least I couldn't find the window where it said "Click here for free repair". So,,I paid the $19.95, and although it takes my dial up computer ten minutes to start now, once it does start it runs much better. Thank you for your expert advice. Now, do you have words of wisdom about deer eating my plants?
Sammy, Dear Sweet Sammy, I will have to print your post, as I will never remember all of that. THANK YOU for it all.
Have you seen my not so subtle celebrating about Kelli's job? In case you have missed all 25 of them, I will say it again,,,,,,,Kelli got the law firm position! Praise God! I was getting tired of paying for her Buckhead life whilst I live in the woods 50 miles away. Anyway, it is unbelievable how great this job is!
how are you and yours? I will drop you a line soon to catch up.
Have a goos day everyone!!
Well, after I bought Norton and installed it, and added the Spybot program, things seemed to running smoother and faster than in ages.
Then my computer crashed.
That was Tuesday, and the hard drive I ordered and had overnighted took 3 days.
Guess it wasn't my week, huh?
Tom, I left you a message on your cell. Maybe I went to the wrong Spybot site,,,,,,,,,but I don't even remember now which one it was, and it doesn't matter, what's done is done, and I am up and running again, albeit very slowly.
Got a lot of programs to install..............
night night.
PS.......this time, I will install Norton earlier and practice preventive maintenance. lol
Yeah right Tom,,,,,like you're just a plane ticket away from my new patio. I told you I would rent the jack hammer,,,,buy you all the pizza you can eat, give you a place to stay and I think you're still holding out for that PAY THING. I told you I can't afford to pay you but hey pizza, dancing naked on the couch, and don't forget that Venice beach thing,,,,could be fun.....
Anyway its really nice to see my friends here. I don't get to read much anymore and I haven't posted in a long while but you all know who you are. The people who touched my life when I most needed you. The ones who helped me so much when I was ready to give up.
Well this Sunday,,,,,Fathers Day will be two years for me and what a special day this will be. My daughter will be getting married and I'm sure it will be a very emotional time for me. It was while I was opening up my presents two years ago and I looked at my kids and realized they deserved better than this. Oh I always felt I was a good dad and I was but they did deserved the best and how could I be the best when I was doing what I was doing?????
Well I found out you can live without em. In fact,,,you really can't live WITH EM. You're existing and not in control of your life. Its not easy to quit,,,in fact its the hardest thing I've done but,,,,,,,its also the most rewarding thing I've done.
Love you guys and I wish you well.
God Bless
Frank
Hey Carol!
God, you must be glad to have your computer back! I finally got my check from Crazygirls company. She now wants me to work, not this weekend - but the next two weekends. I've pretty much decided, no. I'm already booked from Sunday - Friday of next week. I'm totally getting slammed right now cuz of vacations, etc. So, it's great! I need the $!!! There are a few things I must take care of as I told you - then sub Dr. I'm getting kind of excited! Like I told you, the pills don't even faze me anymore. I wonder if I could just taper off & quit? If I could actually do that, I probably wouldn't be so deep in this mess. I appreciate what you were saying though. It would probably amaze me to see what I could come up with if all my mental energy wasn't so focused on pills, pills, pills. I look forward to talking to you again, soon!
Looooooola!!!
God, you must be glad to have your computer back! I finally got my check from Crazygirls company. She now wants me to work, not this weekend - but the next two weekends. I've pretty much decided, no. I'm already booked from Sunday - Friday of next week. I'm totally getting slammed right now cuz of vacations, etc. So, it's great! I need the $!!! There are a few things I must take care of as I told you - then sub Dr. I'm getting kind of excited! Like I told you, the pills don't even faze me anymore. I wonder if I could just taper off & quit? If I could actually do that, I probably wouldn't be so deep in this mess. I appreciate what you were saying though. It would probably amaze me to see what I could come up with if all my mental energy wasn't so focused on pills, pills, pills. I look forward to talking to you again, soon!
Looooooola!!!
Frank, the Original Surfer Dude of ARG, my buddy, my pal........great to see you!! Congrats on 2 years! My, how time flies, and look at all we have been through together in the past 2 years,,,,,,,,,hard to believe, huh?
I didn't know your daugher is getting married! I suppose in the midst of everything else, you left out that little tidbit! Congrats on that ,too, Dad! I know you are one of the most special dads in the world, but walking her down the aisle CLEAN.......well, it just adds to the experience, huh? Good for you, and her.
I love you, I miss you, and I think of you often. You know how to find me when you get the time, and opportunity. (((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))
Lolaaaaaaaaaaa, I am BAAACCCKKKKKKKKK!!! Damn computers!! Just when I thought I had it fixed..........POOF! Lost all me pics, jewelry files, etc......UGH!!
You do whatever you think is best for Lola. If you don't think working with CG anymore is healthy, then don't.
I will talk to you later!