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wipe709
03-19-2004, 03:10 AM
Using a friends laptop(modem connection, so it takes ages to do a search, sorry... I couldn't go back to using a 56k connection!) and I am trying to clean it up a bit.
I found a few questionable processes and files and though i have added a firewall,run spybot and cleaned up some stuff, I would like to have a thorough scan done.

so, any recommendations as to online Virus scans?

Cheers, Wipe709

muchspl2
03-19-2004, 03:15 AM
you do realize it would take forever to do an online scan on a 56k :lol:
why don't you just download a AV :smilie4:
http://www.grisoft.com

uNz[i]
03-21-2004, 02:11 PM
Online scanning does take a bit of time @ 56K, but it's not half as bad as you may think, muchspl.
I'm stuck with dialup, but I still recommend Trend Micro's Housecall.
I use it when I want a second opinion regarding virii.

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

sharedholder
03-21-2004, 02:21 PM
http://www.klitetools.com/ You will see Panda scan.

Peerzy
03-21-2004, 06:19 PM
Download AVG ANTI-VIRUS VERSION 6 (http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php) a small 3-5mb install file then run that every day/2 days. Never had a virus myself.

Mullyman
03-22-2004, 02:32 AM
I also recommend using http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
first...because if you do have a virus...installing an AV might not funtion properly, you could corupt the AV files :devil: