My computer was infected with VIRUS Autorunvdr.HELP!! what anti virus will I use
By dorothy09
@dorothy09 (1520)
Philippines
October 15, 2008 3:43am CST
My personal computer in the office was infected by a virus..
I don't know where did I get that..our anti virus is symmantec
I made a full scan but the virus keeps on popping and I cannot anymore work
while scanning.
I asked help from our it support he scan it and deleted the virus but after one day
here comes the virus again.
I don't know what anti virus should I use in order to completely delete the virus and will not exist again..
I'm afraid the virus will totally ruin my files.. I got very important files on my desktop..
what could be your suggestion what antivirus will I use..
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14 responses
@dorothy09 (1520)
• Philippines
27 Oct 08
Hi j_sgill thank you so much for the reply.
I have used the kasperky but my subscription has expired..
@littleowl (7157)
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19 Oct 08
Hi dorothy one of the best ones out now is Kasperky 2009 it does everything for you and you should be quite safe with that...littleowl
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@d0d313 (66)
• United States
15 Oct 08
u shold probley get macfee and spy sweeper they are the one that work best and spysweer is spywere trojans worms and stufff like that u can get it at best buy for only 30 bucks
for viris it bee a good idea to get macafee it protects and warns u when a hacker want to eneter your computer i may also be helpful if u a aparent tto restict sites .
@rahulchowdhury (94)
• India
15 Oct 08
You can use Kaspersky Antivirus or Avast or AVG Antivirus 8 to cure your PC! I will suggest you to use AVG Antivirus 8, its the best!
@dorothy09 (1520)
• Philippines
19 Oct 08
hello there rahulchowdhury, thank you so much for the response..
I am a user of AVG already but still it did not successfully heal nor deleted the virus...
@sudhirbansal (69)
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15 Oct 08
I suggest you to use an activated and updated versions of Quick heal total security anti virus. This will definitely remove the virus and protect your PC form the new viruses.
@dorothy09 (1520)
• Philippines
19 Oct 08
hello there sudhirbansal, thank you for the response...
Is quick heal total security anti virus free to use..
We already use symmantec anti virus activated and upadated version but still
it did not solve the problem...we have deleted the virus in symmantec
but after we have shut down the desktop the virus still exist
@emojboy (632)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
Do you have any usb flash drive/disk that you always connect to your pc? If yes, scan also the flash drive. Is your computer connected to a network? If yes, Scan all the computers that are connected to the network. To make sure that the virus will be erase. You can use also AVG free but update first before performing a system scan.
@dorothy09 (1520)
• Philippines
16 Oct 08
Yes I use a usb flash drive in handling files from office to our house.
If this is the case my Personal computer in our house might have been infected also.
I will suggestthat all the computers must be scan since we are connected to a network.
thank you so much emojboy for the helpful response
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
16 Oct 08
I suggest you use avira antivir personal edition virus
.Update the virus definitions from the internet.Then run a full scan of your local drives.If the virus is found it will remove the virus.If the virus is holding system files,it will ask to restart the computer and start scanning the computer before the booting process begins.
.Update the virus definitions from the internet.Then run a full scan of your local drives.If the virus is found it will remove the virus.If the virus is holding system files,it will ask to restart the computer and start scanning the computer before the booting process begins.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Oct 08
dorothy get free AVG 8 as its so much better than Symmantec . symmantec let a virus in that took my son all day working from his compute linked to mine to clear itout of my machine. with AVG I havent had any trouble,it always finds any virus and deleted it at once, no p roblem it is the best and its free to boot. download it and dont worry anymore. you will be protected.with AVG you will be given three choices,delete the virus, clean it or quarantine it,best to delete or quarantine it in the vault. it protects your computer all the time.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Oct 08
hi dorothy09 I have found that free AVG8 anti virus is really better than Symantec by far, and doesnt cost a thing. download it for free and it will get rid of any virus you have. I have it and I love it as it finds any virus at once and either quarantines it or cleans it, or just deletes it, leaving your computer virus free. this avg reallydoes the job, and I wouldnt use anything else. plus it doesnt cost a cent. Download it and feel confident that your computer will be kept virus free.
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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16 Oct 08
Hi dorothy09,
I am so sorry that you have virus in your computer, I won't know what to do if it was in mine, my husband deals with these things, and I have no idea.
Tamara
@amitsh8888 (362)
• India
15 Oct 08
Please just follow the instructions when your computer get affected .
1. Just transfer your important file or data into other media (i.e CD or External drive .
2. Now prepare your system for complete format & fresh windows installation .
3. After it you can now install any reliable Antivirus i.e AVG , Awast , Macafee , PC clien etc . Use latest version of antivirus .
4. Scan your Affected data of External media with this fresh antivirus.
5. I assure Your most of the problems will be short out .
@arunmails (3011)
• India
16 Oct 08
Use always a better anti-virus to protect your PC.... scan your pc at least once in a week.... try AVG for better results...
@SketcherD (1114)
• Canada
17 Oct 08
I personally use superantispyware as a cleaner for viruses. I used it as a software support tech with a major computer company.
I use AVG free as my antivirus.
What version of windows are you using? Because I can give you more info if I know which you are using: XP, Vista or something else.
