@Scavenger If you're on Windows 10: use Windows defender and apply all patches asap they're released.
The only 3rd party product I can recommend after using it myself is ESET.
I wouldn't recommend Symantec-AV since it's so big and slows down stuff.
@dennix I'm not on windows 10, I heard some not good things about it in terms of spying on you? and it seems to be filled with adverts :-p
also. I just realised that windows defender isnt working. like I click on it and it does nothing.
um
i think thats proably v bad
@Scavenger You're absolutely right about beying concerned about win10 regarding advertising and spying. I'm not on Win10 either.
I agree that's a bad situation.
More important than an antivirus solution is applying the patches anyway. So if you're on a supported Windows version (7, 8.1) and make sure to update you already did the most of the work.
Antivirus won't help if malware can exploit bugs in windows.
A good start can be http://www.wsusoffline.net/ if you have more than one windows pc
@Scavenger I don't know how windows defender works, sorry. On win7 it isn't that good as in win10, i think i remember. But please, don't take my word for this!
You can get the patches for Windows by using Windows Update.
If you can't do that for some reasons, try the link in my last toot.
Regarding your other post: i wouldn't upgrade to win 8.1 as long as windows 7 is supported by microsoft
@dennix ahh ok, I'm not even sure whats going on with it atm
:-<
I'm updating some win7 updates I apparently missed now using windows update, once again, I really appreciate the help :->
@Scavenger Ummm.... What do you mean "not even sure whats going on"? If you're infected the updates won't help.
If you're not sure your PC is clean, turn it off. Hard! Then download some live CD from kaspersky or sth alike, using another computer, burn a CD and scan the first PC. Really!
You're welcome :)
@dennix is there any other way to find out if I have a virus? I dont actually have any CD's on hand? :-o
@Scavenger Well, if there's high CPU load or high disk usage (I/O) that comes from an unknown process, then you might be in trouble.
Press ctrl-shift-escape to open the taskmanager and have a look. But usually the malware uses legit names, so if you have excel open and the malware calls itself "excel.exe" it may be hard to spot.
You can boot the cd-iso from an usb stick as well, using a tool called rufus to create the stick: https://rufus.akeo.ie/
@dennix CPU goes from 23 to 30% by the looks, not sure about disk useage :-o
@dennix also, is it worth updating to 8.1 in that case?
thankyou very much for all the help so far by the way :->
@dennix Ok, but how do I get the patches? windows defender isn't turning on or responding to being clicked on :-O
I'm on win7 btw