I've been virus'd

[littlebits]

AVG only offers basic detection, for some users that is good enough if you don't visit unknown websites like crack websites, porn websites, or click on ad banners and open spam or unknown emails.

AVG just is real popular because it is FREE. Want some proof of it's basic detection. Try the eicar online virus tests. http://www.eicar.com/anti_virus_test_file.htm go down the page and try to save all 8 files to your computer. The first 4 tests, if you have an excellent Anti-Virus software it should notify you and block these files. The zipped files will download if you don't have zipped folder detection on your software, but should get detected when you try to open them.

http://www.eicar.com/download/eicar.com

http://www.eicar.com/download/eicar.com.txt

http://www.eicar.com/download/eicar_com.zip

http://www.eicar.com/download/eicarcom2.zip

The next 4 tests are secure, SSL enabled protocol https because your Anti-Virus software can't detect them while they're getting downloaded, but if you have a resident shield enable on your Anti-Virus software, it should detect them after they are downloaded to your computer. Just go to the folder you saved them to and try to open them. Then you should get notified. If not then your Anti-Virus software is crap.

https://secure.eicar.org/download/eicar.com

https://secure.eicar.org/download/eicar.com.txt

https://secure.eicar.org/download/eicar_com.zip

https://secure.eicar.org/download/eicarcom2.zip

These files are not real viruses and they can't harm your computer because if your Anti-Virus software fails to detect them, then you can just delete them.

In the past AVG failed the eicar tests.

Norton, NOD32, McAfee, BitDefender, Avast, Kaspersky, Trend Micro PC-cillin are some on the ones that passed all of these eicar tests. Test your software and see how it does.

Avast was the only FREE Anti-Virus software that passed all of the eicar tests in the past.



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[uselesscrap]

I have used other Av, nod32 for one. It was fine except it deleted hacking software without the option to ignore. It came up with more false positives. I didn't like that, so it was uninstalled shortly thereafter. I have tried other ones such as, Norton (resource hog), Mcafee, avast, and Panda, which was also a resource hog. So I have stuck with AVG after a few years of 100% protection. It uses very little resources. It works for me.

[lifehacker]

why is avg no good? facts please! It has worked for me for several years without one virus slipping by. You tell me what's wrong with those %? You come across as some sort of expert, so may I ask what your creditials are? Just because something doesn't work for you doesn't mean that it doesn't work at all or it's no good. I agree about ad-aware sucking, but I do whole heartedly disagree with you on AVG.

As littlebits already said, AVG offers basic protection and is good for the average user who does not visit porn/warez websites and other places that might contain virus material. AVG might have worked for you because you do not visit porn/warez sites or maybe just because you have some common sense over what is safe and not safe to download. Or maybe your computer is infected you just dont know it. Not all viruses destroy your computer and have effects that are immediatly noticable.
AVG's heuristics are not worth mentioning, its options very limited, as well as its signatures. Its On-demand scanner is also pretty bad.

Here is a website that tests various Antiviruses: http://www.av-comparatives.org
Also try wilderssecurity.com and the eicar test file littlebits was talking about.

I have used other Av, nod32 for one. It was fine except it deleted hacking software without the option to ignore. It came up with more false positives. I didn't like that, so it was uninstalled shortly thereafter. I have tried other ones such as, Norton (resource hog), Mcafee, avast, and Panda, which was also a resource hog. So I have stuck with AVG after a few years of 100% protection. It uses very little resources. It works for me.

NOD32 is an excellent antivirus, much much better in every possible aspect than AVG. It has the best heuristics of any AV today and barely uses any resources. And you configure NOD32 to ask you if you want an infected file to be deleted. I find it very strange that NOD32 came up with more false positives than AVG.

[Auggie2k]

have a look at this log, auggie...it was done with spybot search and destroy and was the very first scan I did to detect this stuff.

I'd much prefer if you showed me the Hijack This log file, its more concise.

http://www.hijackthis.de/

[Dark Messenger]

I'd much prefer if you showed me the Hijack This log file, its more concise.

http://www.hijackthis.de/

okay, here it is.

[Auggie2k]

Ok, there are a few things that are nasty, that surfsidekick program has to go so use HijackThis to delete it.

http://www.hijackthis.de/logfiles/8b...aab21cf00.html