[pchelpers] Re: Protected infection in system volume folder
- From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:21:45 +1300
Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:
>>> Sounds like BitDefender is not a very good program. I'd disable it and
>>> run a scan with Avira because it will no doubt be able to get rid of
>>> your infection and other malware BitDefender doesn't even recognise. You
>>> can download it from here:
>> Bitdefender may have one or two drawbacks, but so far it has performed
>> very well.
>> It's virus library is extensive and there are both free and paid versions.
>
> When i last looked, its free version only scans on demand and does not
> protect against new infections. In comparisons with Avira in reliable
> university-connected tests, it's been shown to be much slower in getting
> definition updates to users after a virus outbreak and to be less good
> at heuristics (recognising malware it doesn't have in its definitions).
>
>>> http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/AntiVir-Personal-Edition-Download-6527.html
>> Still, it doesn't hurt to have an extra antivirus as long as one does
>> not attack the definitions of the other.
>
> They never do that; that's a problem with some antispyware programs.
> What you want to avoid is having more than one antivirus running
> simultaneously. You have to turn off the realtime protection (often
> called "background" or "guard") of your normal one.
Thankfully, those problems have not arisen yet. The scan is proceeding
now that the system folder is unlocked.
This may take time.
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