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[TxRad]

Yes, but I'm tired of that bitch telling me, "Avast. Virus data base. Has been updated."

Yeah but she has such a sexy voice.

Of all the free anti virus software out there, Avast is rated the highest. Th free version is the same as the pay for version only without all the extras. Since I went to it three years ago, I haven't had any problems with anything on four different computers.

I wouldn't put McAfee on my dogs computer.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

If you use your PC for any type of financial transactions - banking, PayPal, purchasing with credit cards and the like, my recommendation would be to back-up your files, kill the partition and re-install the OS.

Malware/virus removal is patchwork at best. The stuff that infects PC's is written by very smart people who know exactly how all those removal tools works. Once they're inside your system, you can't trust it anymore, simple as that. If you have been in a situation that allowed somebody to slide an ad-server onto your machine, chances are that you also picked up something more stealthy with a more nefarious agenda.

Of course you might not care about all this if you only use your PC for casual surfing while doing your banking on your phone (which you should).


As antivirus on your "new system", go with MS Security Essentials like Tx says. It's free, it's light weight, it's maintained by Microsoft together with the OS and it's good enough. While you're at it, you might consider adding an ad-blocker and a script-blocker to your browser.

AVG not only provides virus protection but as you can see it provides much more. And it's all free.

I haven't been infected by anything since I have been using it. No virus, no malware, no adware. Nada.

http://connorgmadison.com/AVG.jpg

 

[MSTarot]

My cute story of the week- Rage Against the Machine on the radio. Three kids singing at the top of their lungs. I finally heard what the 5 y/o was singing- "It's the random days of funk! Funk! Random days of funk!"

He's so easily embarrassed. The other two just stopped with these priceless smiles, looking at me to see what I was going to do.

I grabbed his head with both hands and whispered in his ear, "Renegades of funk, buddy."

His response? "Oh."

We laughed, and he took it in stride. Didn't know he had it in him.

Sort of like "Bingo Jed had a light on"

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

AVG is fucking Trojan hell.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

AVG is fucking Trojan hell.

You wouldn't know a trojan if one fell on you off the damn wooden horse.

 

[patientlee]

Sort of like "Bingo Jed had a light on"

You mean, those aren't the words?

 

[Privates1stClass]

My solution was to purchase an older, cheap computer that no one else wanted. I put Linux on it and use it only for LIT and some other X-rated sites. Periodically, I wipe the hard drive and install another version of Linux. Even if some malware, virus, or trojan horse gets on that system, my other computer isn't affected.

 

[StrangeLife]

AVG not only provides virus protection but as you can see it provides much more. And it's all free.

I haven't been infected by anything since I have been using it. No virus, no malware, no adware. Nada.

I'm sure it's excellent and can find more different types of vira than anything else under the sun. However consider this...

Anti-virus software is something you don't actually want on your PC. You have it because you need it, but you'd rather do without if you could. It adds a layer of code between you and the internet and eats away of your memory and CPU cycles - all factors that add up to you not the getting the full performance out of your expensive hardware.

So my philosophy is to go for a lightweight solution that's "good enough" but easy on my system-resources rather than installing a complete anti-virus suite. It's analogous to using normal seat-belts in your car rather than racing-style 6-point harness.

Microsoft Security Essentials is such a light weight system. It integrates more seamlessly with Windows than anything else and kinda merges into Windows itself. It's install and forget. In combination with Malicious Software Removal Tool it offers pretty good protection from most stuff you'll encounter out there. Not as good as AVG, but "good enough."

 

[StrangeLife]

My solution was to purchase an older, cheap computer that no one else wanted. I put Linux on it and use it only for LIT and some other X-rated sites. Periodically, I wipe the hard drive and install another version of Linux. Even if some malware, virus, or trojan horse gets on that system, my other computer isn't affected.

That's definitely effective.

You could also run your browser in a virtual environment - like Sandboxie for instance. Then you can get infected as much as you want, because everything is flushed when you exit the browser.

 

[WishItsTrue_TG]

Microsoft, AVG, Malwarebytes

Is everyone suffering from pop-up ads for local girls to fuck and horny chat? When did this start happenng on Literotica? Someone please let me know if i am the only one this is happening to.

I'm using programs suggested by other posters, run in conjunction. AVG all the time, with a scan by the Microsolf occasionally, and they work.

But other posters mention Malwarebytes. It's excellent. I have it installed but disabled. When I run it, it's caught things like spyware that both AVG and Microsoft missed. Since I run and use the three programs, if I had to pick one, I'd go with Malwarebytes. It catches what others miss. And if you're infected, it's what I'd use to clean it up.

PS. After you're clean, backup everything you've got! If you have to go to a clean re-install, it's mother-f..... pain in the a......