Avast is pretty good- oh, and he might help :borg:
try i find it useful and its free so bonus
whichever one you go for, make sure you uninstall mcrappy. Anti virus's don't like living together :smile:
Prevention is better than cure sadly but you can try these common ones
Spybot search and destroy:
You can run this as well as your antivirus as well as set it to scan monitor your system
You can also try the free version of Super snti spyware:
I do highly recommend Spybot but it does take some time to run a full scan. If you are impatient you could try the free version of Advanced system care. Not as good but very quick.
spybot look for different things to mcrappy
try and download the free edition, been running it for several years now and can recommend it
try looking for this in your ad and remove programs
go to Add/Remove programs
look for a program called FAVORIT
If it's there, remove it
it may be problem solved
it would also help if you said firefox or explorer and also your operating system
by the way i use the free versions of nod32 and outpost firewall ive had very little trouble from viruses and trojans but i do format my system every so often
i do use a firewall more than i do use a anti virus most of the time its not installed at all on my systems but i am more familier with windows task manager in processes so i can see if i get something that dosnt belong in there
Avast is excellent for a freebie and I use avg as an extra scan. Avoid Norton like the plague! It will slow your pc down to snail speed!
Combofix (google it) it's a one shot deal that cleans up damn near everything.
SuperAntiSpyware is the best by a long shot and a free version is available, followed closely by Malwarebytes, would highly recommend the first as the latter has a bad habit of removing important files on some occasions.
If you already have malware this... ....I've found is very useful As for getting rid of mcrappy or norton or anything else I've found this... very useful....(first thing I do on any P.C. is install revo)
Suggestion
When you have your new antivirus up and running remember that most of the recent viruses aim to disable your antivirus from finding them. Disconnect your broadband or internet connection. Re-start your computer in "Safe mode" which stops all the auto-start programs from running (hopefully including your virus) and then MANUALLY start a scan with your new AV (configured to auto quarantine suspect files without stopping to ask) and then leave it running, maybe overnight.
One thing to remember when doing a full scan for a virus whatever your antivirus, turn your restore point off because if it's been missed by an existing scan it could be hiding in files in your restore points. A full scan will then check everything on your pc, once complete and all trojans...add ware and virus will be removed and you can turn it back on.
I usually use avg but a couple of years ago it didnt detect a virus i was sent through messenger so i downloaded a free nortons off google and it found the virus and removed it.