Is my pc infected?

[ghantaukay]

I have Kaspersky antivirus (fully updated) on my pc with Windows Firewall.Of late I find that my google searchbox has vanished and I did a hijack this scan and am not able to diagnose the problem. Can anyone help me with this problem? I just want to know if my pc is infected and if so how should I go about getting it back on track. Dave

 

[q3_abhi]

Install Quick Heal Demo to scan your system. It's pretty powerful

 

[Harsh Pranami]

Most probably..no. This might be because of incompatibility issues. Did you install anything just before this problem came out??

 

[gameranand]

I think that some third party software might have done that during system maintenance.

 

[tkin]

Post the hijack this log here.

 

[ShankJ]

just to be sure your pc is clean you can use the Norton Power eraser..

 

[gameranand]

I actually haven't used any Norton products because of the price.

 

[tkin]

I actually haven't used any Norton products because of the price.

And the update size, oh god the update size, on a 512kbps conn. it takes forever, avast on the other hand updates even when running utorrent.

 

[gameranand]

And the update size, oh god the update size, on a 512kbps conn. it takes forever, avast on the other hand updates even when running utorrent.

Exactly. Very small updates, same thing with Avira also. Hardly some MB size.

 

[ShankJ]

I actually haven't used any Norton products because of the price.

And the update size, oh god the update size, on a 512kbps conn. it takes forever, avast on the other hand updates even when running utorrent.

Norton Power Eraser is an online virus remover and is only 2-3 Mb in size.. Free and very effective.. But it would remove all the patches and cracks as well so be careful when you press "OK" on the remove permanently message..

 

[gameranand]

Norton Power Eraser is an online virus remover and is only 2-3 Mb in size.. Free and very effective.. But it would remove all the patches and cracks as well so be careful when you press "OK" on the remove permanently message..

Like I said I don't use any Norton Products. Had a bad experience in past and I don't want to. The alternatives are more than enough for me.

 

[ShankJ]

Like I said I don't use any Norton Products. Had a bad experience in past and I don't want to. The alternatives are more than enough for me.

Okay, thought you dint use them because of the size of the updates and tendency to slow down system start-up..

 

[Harsh Pranami]

Exactly. Very small updates, same thing with Avira also. Hardly some MB size.

to avira. Automatically updates itself even when using GPRS connection. (not even EDGE!!!)

 

[anirbandd]

probably incompatibilty.. install the thing again..

and KIS is fine. one of the best out there. very small RAM footprint and small updates, max3 MB.

 

[gameranand]

Okay, thought you dint use them because of the size of the updates and tendency to slow down system start-up..

You see, I have used a hell lot of security softwares and finally got my comfort zone. I won't change it unless I really need to or some miraculous feature is available on some other software free.

 

[ShankJ]

You see, I have used a hell lot of security softwares and finally got my comfort zone. I won't change it unless I really need to or some miraculous feature is available on some other software free.

Which one are you using at the moment?? I'm currently stuck at Norton Internet Security 2012+Microsoft Security Essential..

 

[tkin]

Which one are you using at the moment?? I'm currently stuck at Norton Internet Security 2012+Microsoft Security Essential..

One prayer to follow throughout life, avast avast avast, has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

 

[gameranand]

Which one are you using at the moment?? I'm currently stuck at Norton Internet Security 2012+Microsoft Security Essential..

Currently Avira AV+Comodo Firewall+MLBT.
Though I also liked Avast AV+Comodo Firewall+MLBT.

Both the combos are real good. With Avast you won't get those annoying messages to upgrade which are there with Avira. I am also thinking about switching to Avast.

 

[tkin]

Currently Avira AV+Comodo Firewall+MLBT.
Though I also liked Avast AV+Comodo Firewall+MLBT.

Both the combos are real good. With Avast you won't get those annoying messages to upgrade which are there with Avira. I am also thinking about switching to Avast.

Try it once, avast is fire and forget, its been so long since I had last saw the main window, let alone nags.

 

[quicky008]

How about AVG antivirus 2013 free edition?How does it fare in malware detection and removal as compared to other popular security suites like Avast/avira etc?

I had been using avast 7 for the last couple of months but was compelled to switch to avg recently as the former caused my pc to hang whenever it performed any program update and so I became really frustrated with it-has anyone else experienced the same issue with avast av free edition?