I work in IT and will definitely vouch for Avira. The previous suggestion of Malwarebytes is also a very good one.
shiva http://www.soundcloud.com/djshiva -------------------------------------------------------- "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." - Arundhati Roy On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:40 PM, log...@cox.net <log...@cox.net> wrote: > avg is bunk. > > Avira is where it's at! > > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 11:27:23 am > To: 313@hyperreal.org > From: "AntonBanks.com" <web...@snet.net> > Subject: RE: (313) 313 SHAKE- PLEASE READ > > For goodness sake, shouldn't someone at least point Shake in the right > direction before banishing the guy? It's not like he wants his computer > infected or is sending spam on purpose, right? > > I'm sure he could handle installing two programs himself. If he really > can't, someone just has to install these two programs for him. Either way, > it won't take more than 10-15 minutes to install these two. I've linked > directly to the installers for both programs below. > > AVG Antivirus > http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-free-antivirus > > Malwarebytes (note that software updates are done manually) > http://malwarebytes-anti-malware.en.softonic.com/download#ptn=malwarebytes > > At risk of sounding like an endorsement, both programs do a surprisingly > good job of protecting your computer from viruses considering that they are > free. I gave up Norton years ago in favor of these two. They also don't bog > my system down nearly as much as Norton did. > > 1) Download and install AVG and Malwarebytes > 2) Uninstall whatever existing antivirus software he has on his machine now. > 3) Run Malwarebytes and AVG scans > > Hope this helps him, > > -ant- > > -----Original Message----- > From: jwan allen [mailto:jwan.al...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 1:07 PM > To: kent williams > Cc: Thor Teague; Odeluga, Ken; Martin Dust; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: (313) 313 > > > hopefully a kind soul can do this over the memorial day weekend! > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:53 PM, kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Shake is aware of this problem. The problem -- I suspect -- is that >> his e-mail machine is infected with a virus of some sort. >> >> Tony is a brilliant musician, not a computer technician. It would be >> great if someone who actually lives in the Detroit area and is >> acquainted with him would volunteer to check his machine and get >> things fixed up. >> >> The reason I haven't yet blocked his address is that it would mean he >> doesn't see 313 list e-mail, and I know he's interested in it. The >> occasional spam message from his address is a price I'm willing to >> pay. >> >> I'll e-mail sebastien and tell him to find a non-work e-mail address >> to use for the list. If he doesn't respond I'll just unsub him. Cut >> him some slack, though -- I bet this auto-responder stuff happens >> outside his control. >> > > > > -- > Technoir Audio > http://www.technoiraudio.com > "dealing with your imperfect world" > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3600 - Release Date: 04/27/11 > > > >
