Do You Have a Virus?
The large number of Conficker infections proves one thing: you can’t always trust your antivirus software. Here are some ways to feel safe. And make sure that you tie things up though on your Windows PC too. Here’s a good write-up on how to do this.
Scan Online
Getting the online scanner from Kaspersky to run can sometimes be tricky depending on your browser, but Kaspersky’s engine is one of the more thorough. It’s slow though, so run it when you’re starting your Monopoly party. Click here to try it.
Second Opinion Download
BitDefender makes a scan-only software. It’s fairly effective and amazingly slower than Kaspersky. Though…if you’re already running BitDefender this option doesn’t make much sense. It’s best to get it here.
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You know, we really are not safe, at least the average user that logs on say to check bank funds, or even check email, and i will tell you why, but first, i have been called one to many times by my uncle, sister, friends and family to fix their PC because of popus, slowdowns and virus alerts. to my surprise, their PC’s are in such unstable health, it shocks me and actually makes me realize why so many people all over the world get hacked from their email accounts to their bank accounts and even say paypal and ebay accounts. These computers i check and fix do not have firewalls, some have virus apps but outdated and the most important thing i see is their browsers out dated, if they use firefox, the version is so old, its only a matter of time someone gets in via an open port. so the answer is, NO, we are not safe online. I run an online spyware and virus information website http://www.softe.org trying to educate people online safety and how to clean virus and spyware but most of the time it comes down to how much the end user understand how the world wide web really works.
I my self have all the ingredients for safe surfing, but still take precautions when surfing, e.g cleaning cookies after ever session, using a proxy server to surf, and of course keeping my browsers updated.
anyhow, i hope everyone reads this article to really understand te dangers of online surfing. and if anyone has any questions, im always free to help