Re: spybot worm

news wrote: 
I KEEP getting spybot

I removed it and the registry files as said by Norton, but it keeps coming
back.

I have Norton, should I buy something else? My windows update fails
(timeout).



News,

In addition to the excellent advice from Art, Max and Dave:

1) Whatever you do, DO NOT start throwing (resident) AV applications at your problem. Most of them do not like each other (talk about Registry problems), and un-installing an AV app is usually not trivial, particularly with NAV. If you want a second opinion, try one of the online AV scanners. All are freely available, but some provide detection only, not removal or quarantine. Most require the use of ActiveX (IE).

Kaspersky AV: Free Online Virus Scanner - detection only
  (http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner)
Trend Micro HouseCall - detection and removal
  (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp)
BitDefender Online Scanner - detection and removal
  (http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html)
Panda ActiveScan - detection and removal
  (http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm)
Dr.Web CureIT! - detection and removal
  (http://download.drweb.com/drweb+antivirus+free+services/)
PC Pitstop (Panda Engine)
  (http://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp)
McAfee FreeScan - detection only
  (http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp?cid=9913)
Symantec Security Check
  (http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome)

2) What update problems are you having? Use IE with default security settings --- ActiveX, Java, Javascript all enabled. You can lock it down later if you want. And switch to Microsoft Updates, which is replacing Windows Updates and Office Updates.

3) As others have mentioned, your problems are probably not related to NAV. But when it comes time for renewal, some AV info for your perusal:

AV-Test
  (http://www.av-test.org/)
AV-Comparatives
  (http://www.av-comparatives.org/)

IMO, stick to tests and comparatives, and be leary of polls and the reviews of sites that accept advertising from AV vendors.

FWIW, most people around here prefer:
Free: AVG, avast!, AntiVir
Paid: KAV, NOD32
Most people around here don't like:
Norton, McAfee
Some of this is bias (these are the big guys), and some is from experience, expertise and the above tests/comparatives.

Ron :)
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