Comments on: Protect Your Computer With avast! Free Antivirus http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus Information about Computers for Students and Educators Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John Coverdale http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus/comment-page-1#comment-361 John Coverdale Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:10:29 +0000 http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus#comment-361 Thanks for the update, MaeDean... Glad to know that Windows 7 is back to normal! Thanks for the update, MaeDean…

Glad to know that Windows 7 is back to normal!

]]> By: MaeDean Smith http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus/comment-page-1#comment-359 MaeDean Smith Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:35:42 +0000 http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus#comment-359 Professor, I just wanted to acknowledge that it seems at this moment my new laptop is operating normally. I am keeping my fingers crossed tho. I downloaded Revo Uninstaller Freeware, and it seems to have uninstalled all the suspicious programs that were slowing down my new computer. Professor, I just wanted to acknowledge that it seems at this moment my new laptop is operating normally. I am keeping my fingers crossed tho. I downloaded Revo Uninstaller Freeware, and it seems to have uninstalled all the suspicious programs that were slowing down my new computer.

]]> By: John Coverdale http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus/comment-page-1#comment-358 John Coverdale Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:52:21 +0000 http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus#comment-358 Hi MaeDean... Thanks for sharing your experience. Let me offer a couple of ideas that may help you: One thing that everyone needs to be aware of these days is "Rougue Security Software" ...utilities that (at best) make bogus claims about finding malware on a healthy computer, or (at worst) actively install malicious software on your computer. Microsoft has a good article on rouge security software: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx" rel="nofollow">Watch out for fake virus alerts</a> Regarding Cyberdefender -- I am not familiar with this product -- but from Google, I can see that quite a few people seem to have had concerns about it, and difficulty uninstalling it. To get rid of it, here are a few suggestions: 1) If you installed Cyberdefender recently, probably the easiest method is use the System Restore feature of Windows to "roll back" to a checkpoint prior to when you installed it. If possible, do this. 2) If you can't use System Restore, you can try to use another program to help with the uninstall. To do this, it may be necessary to <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode" rel="nofollow">Start your computer in safe mode</a>. Here are a couple suggestions: I regularly use <a href="http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html" rel="nofollow">Revo Uninstaller Freeware</a> to uninstall programs. Another good program that may help (and also has a free version) is <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button" rel="nofollow">Malwarebytes Anti-Malware</a>. From Google I see that people have reported using both Revo and Malwarebytes to remove Cyberdefender, so I would suggest starting with those two programs. I hope this helps! Please let me know what happens. Hi MaeDean… Thanks for sharing your experience. Let me offer a couple of ideas that may help you:

One thing that everyone needs to be aware of these days is “Rougue Security Software” …utilities that (at best) make bogus claims about finding malware on a healthy computer, or (at worst) actively install malicious software on your computer. Microsoft has a good article on rouge security software: Watch out for fake virus alerts

Regarding Cyberdefender — I am not familiar with this product — but from Google, I can see that quite a few people seem to have had concerns about it, and difficulty uninstalling it.

To get rid of it, here are a few suggestions:

1) If you installed Cyberdefender recently, probably the easiest method is use the System Restore feature of Windows to “roll back” to a checkpoint prior to when you installed it. If possible, do this.

2) If you can’t use System Restore, you can try to use another program to help with the uninstall. To do this, it may be necessary to Start your computer in safe mode. Here are a couple suggestions:

I regularly use Revo Uninstaller Freeware to uninstall programs.

Another good program that may help (and also has a free version) is Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

From Google I see that people have reported using both Revo and Malwarebytes to remove Cyberdefender, so I would suggest starting with those two programs.

I hope this helps! Please let me know what happens.

]]> By: MaeDean Smith http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus/comment-page-1#comment-357 MaeDean Smith Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:04:10 +0000 http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus#comment-357 Can one have too many types of software to keep malware and viruses from entering one's computer? Recently I purchased a Dell Laptop at Wal-mart that has Windows 7 operating system on it, and I've had a devil of a time adjusting from my familiar Windows XP and the various softwares I liked to use like WORD and Adobe Photoshop. Two computer tech friends advised me to uninstall the McAfee that was on it and download free Avast, which I did. One of them advised downloading Spyware Blaster to prevent malware from entering my computer. I had already been using SUPERAntiSpyware to stop my old laptop from going to malicious websites, so I downloaded that also. Now I am have problems besides the adjustment to different ways of using the new laptop. I have partially installed something called Cyberdefender and one called Browser Defender. Now I would like to uninstall, and it will not do it. I am suspecting both are bad stuff. Any advice? Can one have too many types of software to keep malware and viruses from entering one’s computer? Recently I purchased a Dell Laptop at Wal-mart that has Windows 7 operating system on it, and I’ve had a devil of a time adjusting from my familiar Windows XP and the various softwares I liked to use like WORD and Adobe Photoshop. Two computer tech friends advised me to uninstall the McAfee that was on it and download free Avast, which I did. One of them advised downloading Spyware Blaster to prevent malware from entering my computer. I had already been using SUPERAntiSpyware to stop my old laptop from going to malicious websites, so I downloaded that also. Now I am have problems besides the adjustment to different ways of using the new laptop. I have partially installed something called Cyberdefender and one called Browser Defender. Now I would like to uninstall, and it will not do it. I am suspecting both are bad stuff. Any advice?

]]> By: Gerald Boerner http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus/comment-page-1#comment-293 Gerald Boerner Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:09:07 +0000 http://www.johncoverdale.com/protect-your-computer-with-avast-free-antivirus#comment-293 Interesting, it would be worth investigating in more detail. Interesting, it would be worth investigating in more detail.

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