If there was a dating website for computers and viruses...

[RedDwarfIV]

... my computer would have to be one of the most active users.

[sal_vager]

Good luck trying to clean that up, I\'d recommend Linux, but KSP runs a bit slow in Wine, perhaps a dual boot?

I would recommend though that you use Microsoft Security Essentials, it\'s actually not bad at all.

[GoodGuy]

WHYUT DAFUQ? Can you still use it?

[bandit4910]

I think I see your problem.. Your using Avira. Try AVG or Avast. MAYBE Norton, if you just want to get rid of the viruses(I disable norton after it removes viruses AVAST! doesn\'t.)

[Kryten]

Disregard that man, use MSE. Seriously, don\'t install AVG or Norton, or you\'ll never get rid of them.

[RedDwarfIV]

Actually, that\'s a list of viruses that my Avira has stopped.

Also, you may notice that Security Essentials is running in that screenshot.

[Radion]

Did you visit viral sites on purpose!?

I find that 6800 threats is nearly impossible to get without looking for viruses/trojans/malware/spyware/etc.

[RedDwarfIV]

Did you visit viral sites on purpose!?

I find that 6800 threats is nearly impossible to get without looking for viruses/trojans/malware/spyware/etc.

Funnily enough, no.

Although my computer is over two years old, I\'ve only had Avira for around one year.

So the rest were picked up by Security Essentials or One Protect [back when it was called that.]

I can\'t explain how it got this many viruses, but I am really pleased with Avira\'s service at preventing them. Shown by how I\'m currently using the damn thing to write this.

[sal_vager]

I guess I can recommend Avira in future then, I have not used it in years, It doesn\'t look like it\'s changed much though, does it still have the nag screen you have to disable by deleting a file?

[Foamy]

I was using Avira on my previous install but have abandoned it due to the rate and disruptiveness of its adverts increasing massively this year.

[RedDwarfIV]

I guess I can recommend Avira in future then, I have not used it in years, It doesn\'t look like it\'s changed much though, does it still have the nag screen you have to disable by deleting a file?

You mean the thing that goes \'hey, we\'re providing you with this awesome service, consider this better one that helps us keep ourselves running with the most up to date version\'?

I think I can live with occasionally pressing \'OK\'. It doesn\'t come up that much, and sometimes I fail to notice it until I minimise a few programs. Personally, I find it to be a very effective freeware anti-virus, with minimal intrusion on what you\'re doing.

[Steve5451]

Malwarebytes is probably the best free antivirus. You can remove them without paying, but you need something for realtime protection. You should probably run another scan with it just in case.

[RedDwarfIV]

[Phoxtane]

Why do people name their viruses and malware 'Worm*32' or 'Backdoor-trojan'? You\'d think that it makes more sense to name them otherwise.

[RedDwarfIV]

Why do people name their viruses and malware 'Worm*32' or 'Backdoor-trojan'? You\'d think that it makes more sense to name them otherwise.

In that list there is a worm called \'YahLover.D\'

Argument invalidated.

[Phoxtane]

Fine, let\'s go with the vast majority then Happy?

[sal_vager]

They don\'t Phoxtane, these are generic names used by antvirus vendors when they don\'t know the name of a virus, or there are too many that are very similar, it is in fact very rare that the creators name for a virus gets out beyond the virus writers circles, and even then, most have no name and virus writers like to see what their creations are called by the industry.

Also, congrats on the clean (so far) system RedDwarfIV, now get us a pic of the nag screen

[RedDwarfIV]

I just noticed \'Flamer.A\' was on my detected and removed list.

Which has been described as 'World’s Most Sophisticated Cyber-Weapon'

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/28/news/nation/newly-identified-computer-virus-used-for-spying-is-20-times-size-of-stuxnet/

[cardgame]

I figured out why he got 6800 viruses: Internet Explorer.

About Avira, I\'m running it on my Mac and haven\'t gotten any nag screens yet. Maybe because I just installed it? Anyway, regarding competency, it\'s up there at the top of the line for free AV programs, far far better than AVG or Norton ;P

[sal_vager]

I never rated Norton very highly myself, and it was difficult to remove from the company laptop, there were so many separate services that had to be stopped and removed, it was like they copied some of the more notorious printer manufacturers.

If we are comparing antivirus now, has anyone else used clamAV? I don\'t recall ever finding a virus with it but then I almost never got any viruses.

[popeter123]

1. dont have two anti virus programs on your computer cos thay battal eachother and slow your computer

2.get malware anti mailware cos it free and very good

[RedDwarfIV]

1. dont have two anti virus programs on your computer cos thay battal eachother and slow your computer

2.get malware anti mailware cos it free and very good

1/ On a two year old laptop, I don\'t think it makes much difference. Also, they each find malware that the other doesn\'t.

2/ Avira is free and exceptionally good. I don\'t want suggestions for better antivirus programs because, heck, 6799 viruses detected and deleted isn\'t enough to tell you Avira is awesome at what it does?

[popeter123]

lot make up viruses to make you think i is very good and upgrade

[RedDwarfIV]

lot make up viruses to make you think i is very good and upgrade

And? I haven\'t upgraded for that reason. I don\'t think Avira is a big enough company to have people working on that sort of fraudulant project.

AV-Comparatives awarded Avira AntiVir Premium with the highest score, the 'Advanced+' distinction, in February, May, and August 2008, earning it the 2008 'AV Product of the Year' award. This large-scale comparative test saw Avira achieve an 'excellent' score for its proactive detection performance. In the 'Speed' category, Avira made it to the winner’s podium. In the 'Summary Report 2010' it received the Silver award for 99.5% detection rate.[8]

In January 2008, Avira AntiVir was given a rating of 6.5 out of 8 in tests for detection and removal of rootkits and 71% for proactive virus detection by Anti-Malware Test Lab; both scores qualified for 'gold' status, the highest award.[9] Avira achieved the highest Malware Detection rate, along with G-DATA Antivirus, 98%, and was one of five products that achieved a 90% or higher spyware detection rate in the latest AV-Test performed in February 2010.[10] AV-Comparatives also awarded Avira with an Advanced+ rating (the highest) in their latest test.[11] Avira had the highest signature and proactive detection rates in all major independent antivirus tests.[when?] In April 2009, PC Pro awarded Avira Premium Security Suite 9 six out of six stars and a place on its A-list for Internet security software.[12] In August 2009, Avira AntiVir Personal Antivirus achieved a 98.9% percent overall malware detection rate, and was the fastest for both on-demand scans and on-access scans conducted by PC World, who ranked it first on its website.[13] Neil J. Rubenking from PC Magazine gave version 10 3.5 out of 5 stars.[14]

Avira was among the first companies to receive OESIS OK Gold Certification.[15] This shows that both the antispyware and antivirus components of several of their products have achieved the maximum compatibility score with widespread network technologies (like SSL/TLS VPN and Network Access Control) from Juniper Networks, Cisco Systems, SonicWALL and others.

Avira has also received VB100 awards,[16] the most recent in April 2011 (Avira AntiVir Personal).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avira

Also, the ad popups appear once a day.

[sal_vager]

I think popeter123 means:

'A lot of Anti Virus vendors deliberately report viruses that are in fact fake, in order to convince you to buy their product to remove them'

This is known as scareware, and is very bad practice, often the offending Anti Virus program is nothing of the sort.