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GatorGreen · #31 07-25-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LonghornsFanJoey

I'm only using the Spybot Search and Destroy right now.

You're not running any other antivirus or firewall such as Norton, McAfee, AVG, Avast or Kaspersky?

If you are sure you're not running any other antivirus, try AVG or Avast. They're both free.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download...virus/us/frt/0
Choose the button on the right that says free.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Avast is also good.

Only choose one! Two antivirus programs will cancel each other out! Also, only set one up if you KNOW there is no other antivirus program on your system.

BelieveNTheMagic · #32 07-25-2007, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CL_GatorGreen

You're not running any other antivirus or firewall such as Norton, McAfee, AVG, Avast or Kaspersky?

If you are sure you're not running any other antivirus, try AVG or Avast. They're both free.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download...virus/us/frt/0
Choose the button on the right that says free.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Avast is also good.

Only choose one! Two antivirus programs will cancel each other out! Also, only set one up if you KNOW there is no other antivirus program on your system.

I think I have Norton but don't use it. Should I delete that and the Ad-Aware? Also, which program would you consider?

GatorGreen · #33 07-25-2007, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by LonghornsFanJoey

I think I have Norton but don't use it. Should I delete that and the Ad-Aware? Also, which program would you consider?

Is your subscription to Norton expired? If the subscription is still running, then you are safe. I would uninstall Ad-Aware, but that's your choice if you want to keep it or not.

BelieveNTheMagic · #34 07-25-2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CL_GatorGreen

Is your subscription to Norton expired? If the subscription is still running, then you are safe. I would uninstall Ad-Aware, but that's your choice if you want to keep it or not.

Yes, I think it expired. I searched my computer to see if I had it and nothing came up. I'm gonna uninstall Ad-Aware. Which program that you posted above would you use?

GatorGreen · #35 07-25-2007, 08:49 PM

If you will never use Norton again, you can uninstall it. Sometimes upgrading Norton and it's subscription are cheaper if you have it installed already, so uninstalling it would mean buying the full version rather than the discount upgrade if you ever choose Norton again.

If you do decide to uninstall Norton, both programs are great. Review the features of both and choose the one you like best. Note that you will need to find a firewall too if you uninstall Norton.

If you want a premium firewall/antivirus bundle, you could buy Kaspersky or renew your Norton subscription.

Alienboy · #36 07-25-2007, 09:06 PM

Im looking more into that C++ runtime, it could be a couple of things happening. WHen exactly does it pop up and what are you doing when it does?

For the Antivirus...you can have all the programs you want but dont run them together, one after another is fine. Dont worry about Norton at all and run AVG(either paid or free)as your antivirus and recommend getting ZoneAlarm as your firewall(same trial or paid). I run both as the 24/7 security and scan at start ups with adaware and never had a problem and finds all bad stuff through out the comp and in the cookies(where problems start)

BelieveNTheMagic · #37 07-25-2007, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Alienboy

Im looking more into that C++ runtime, it could be a couple of things happening. WHen exactly does it pop up and what are you doing when it does?

For the Antivirus...you can have all the programs you want but dont run them together, one after another is fine. Dont worry about Norton at all and run AVG(either paid or free)as your antivirus and recommend getting ZoneAlarm as your firewall(same trial or paid). I run both as the 24/7 security and scan at start ups with adaware and never had a problem and finds all bad stuff through out the comp and in the cookies(where problems start)

When I close the C++ my screen goes blank (the screen is still there) without the icons and stuff, and it comes back up again.

EDIT: I got Avast, and it works great! It notifies you when something affects your computer, and you can easly delete it.

Alienboy · #38 07-25-2007, 10:32 PM

What makes it come up tho? What do you open or is it right when the computer starts

BelieveNTheMagic · #39 07-25-2007, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Alienboy

What makes it come up tho? What do you open or is it right when the computer starts

It comes up when the computer starts.

Alienboy · #40 07-26-2007, 12:18 AM

Oh well you could go indepth and use this one program but idk if you want to go through with it, other than that Its a program obviously that is messing it up when it starts do CTRL-ALT-DELETE and watch and see if anything comes up that looks odd or if something pops up when the error comes up, never ever had this happened do just brainstorming

BelieveNTheMagic · #41 07-26-2007, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Alienboy

Oh well you could go indepth and use this one program but idk if you want to go through with it, other than that Its a program obviously that is messing it up when it starts do CTRL-ALT-DELETE and watch and see if anything comes up that looks odd or if something pops up when the error comes up, never ever had this happened do just brainstorming

Nope, nothing odd came up..

EDIT: In the Spybot Search and Destroy, I went to recovery. Should I delete the stuff that's in there?