my antivirus find viruses but now wont do anything about them!

hollyhamill

my pc on occasion has found virus or threats and always removed them but this time its just telling me im at risk ! what should i do?

**Timbuk2**

Does it tell you this after a scan?
Or does it just tell you out of the blue, when you don't do a scan?

If it is the second one then I recomend as soon as it finds a virus/trojan run a scan, and at the end it should take care of the problems that it finds

Also, are you sure its your anti-virus that is telling you this? Because if you have XP Service Pack 2 and don't have a recgonised anti-virus installed windows will pop-up saying "Your computer might be at risk...."

Also some viruses and trojans will pop that up themselves, and usually clicking on them will result in your computer leading you to a website to download some anti-spyware

BTW, this thread would be much better in the Comp.Security forum :rolleyes:

hollyhamill

ok ill repost in comp security , didnt realise there was one , & yes its after a scan that it comes up , it just says : st risk

8T8

If you have something like Norton installed dump it & go get something like Avast Home Edition (which is free if you register it & miles better than Norton) and it should take care the system better.

After installing it schedule a boot time scan so it will scan the system before the entirety of the operating system loads and see if it catches anything.

aidan_walsh

this thread would be much better in the Comp.Security forum

If you read that forums charter, you'll realise that its not...

hobie

I wouldn't change anything untill you fully understand WTF your existing security system is telling you .... :cool:

Could you copy the messages you are getting and paste them here ..... so we can all understand what we are talking about ....

hobie

Good $$$$ ..... just found Holly's re-posted query over in 'Security' and after reading the Moderators rules of engagement over there I suspect our dear friend holly is going to be torn to pieces for posting a virus/adware query in its sullubrious surroundings ....

Let us hope the the 'Security' Mods are on their hols ...it's Hollys only hope .... :rolleyes:

(re AW's comments below)

Capt'n Midnight

Which OS - OK no need to guess since you have viruses.
Which version of Windows ?

Which antivirus program or malware program do you have ?

Have you tried running the AV or whatever in safe mode ?

BTW:
Security forum is about new types of threats, windows has been taken over in as little as 30 seconds of being connected to the internet. Historically, most of the time a fully patched copy of IE can be taken over by visiting a rigged web site. Unless windows has third party security apps, it almost certainly has malware on it.