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February 12th, 2014, 10:59 AM
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A reliable av software?
Hello. My computer is infected with a thing called Windows Accelerator Pro. It looks like an antivirus program, but I'm sure it's a virus, because I did not install it and I do not have any other antivirus protection on my PC. I thought I wouldn't need one, but I guess I was wrong. I tried to deal with this thing on my own and I searched for some help in Google. I found several removal guides and I did exactly as they said(mostly I followed those steps http://www.xp-vista.com/spyware-remo...-removal-guide). Now the hard part is to decide which antivirus program to download. They are so many.. how do I choose a good one, that is actually helping? Every removal guide ends with a suggestion, but how to tell if it is a good software? Can anyone recommend something? Thank you.
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February 12th, 2014, 11:31 AM
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Re: A reliable av software?
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February 12th, 2014, 12:44 PM
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Re: A reliable av software?
Different test reports have different recommendations as to the 'best' and different versions from the same supplier also can have different results - the latest version may have a worse rating than a previous version! IMO Avast is the best free solution with Kaspersky as the best non-free. Note that Kaspersky's interface is not the easiest to navigate once you start to get into its configuration options. Norton and Eset are pretty good alternatives to Kaspersky.
All advice is offered in good faith only. All my code is tested (unless stated explicitly otherwise) with the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio (using the supported features of the latest standard) and is offered as examples only - not as production quality. I cannot offer advice regarding any other c/c++ compiler/IDE or incompatibilities with VS. You are ultimately responsible for the effects of your programs and the integrity of the machines they run on. Anything I post, code snippets, advice, etc is licensed as Public Domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ and can be used without reference or acknowledgement. Also note that I only provide advice and guidance via the forums - and not via private messages!
C++23 Compiler: Microsoft VS2022 (17.6.5)
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February 13th, 2014, 12:14 AM
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Re: A reliable av software?
None. If you're infected, you'll need to wipe the hard drive, re-install OS and updates, and then get an AV. Microsoft has a good one that's free.
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February 13th, 2014, 06:41 AM
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Re: A reliable av software?
Microsoft has a good one that's free.
With a protection rate of 61% ?? 
All advice is offered in good faith only. All my code is tested (unless stated explicitly otherwise) with the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio (using the supported features of the latest standard) and is offered as examples only - not as production quality. I cannot offer advice regarding any other c/c++ compiler/IDE or incompatibilities with VS. You are ultimately responsible for the effects of your programs and the integrity of the machines they run on. Anything I post, code snippets, advice, etc is licensed as Public Domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ and can be used without reference or acknowledgement. Also note that I only provide advice and guidance via the forums - and not via private messages!
C++23 Compiler: Microsoft VS2022 (17.6.5)
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March 13th, 2014, 05:53 AM
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Re: A reliable av software?
I use Nod32 for such cases. Its performance and efficiency are good enough.
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