[ru4liberty]

Help!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Get a mac.

[Mad Dawgg]

"I don't currently have an antivirus program on my computer due to very tight finances"

Why would you ever pay for one in the first place?

Microsoft Security Essentials Free

[cqnc]

Fastest immediate answer: Power off. Startup pressing F8 every few seconds. Startup using the latest restore file. Then run, do not walk to bleepingcomputer.com and get JRT. add malwarebytes, do a full scan and get a good AV,

[Rebelbase]

Mafee used to be good, then he went off to Belize.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Depending upon how you connect to the internet and after doing the previous suggestions of your choice, it would also be wise to consider getting a router with a built-in/programmed in software firewall.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Another great one is Super AntiSpyware that can be downloaded for free.

http://www.superantispyware.com/

[The Great RJ]

Definitely use Malwarebytes and then install Avast...both free. Be sure you remove the Kapersky anti virus before installing another anti virus. I would also install ccleaner..another free download. Ccleaner will safely remove junk from from your registry and other junk files.

[deweyfrank]

For later.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I am not a geek but I would search on your computer for windows defender. Make sure it is up to date and run a full scan and see what it comes up with. By the way I didn’t even stay at a Holiday Inn.

[CMailBag]

If ANYTHING like Fastfix 123 or Microsoft Partners shows up on your screen-—Run away as fast as possible.

[SgtHooper]

Also install and run CCleaner, which is free.

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

[builder]

I agree with several earlier posters : Since you are running Windows - - just download Microsoft Security Essentials. FREE and it works great with Windows , since it IS a Windows product. I have used it for years, trouble-free.

[TomGuy]

MS Essentals is FREE with Win7.

Download and install it.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download

[EinNYC]

If you monitor FatWallet.com, you will see that they notify viewers about Kasperksy's FAR offers, about 3 times/year. You buy the Kaspersky product (usually it's Internet Security 20_____). You download a rebate form from the vendor (usually Frys, sometimes NewEgg) and fill it out. Then you send it or scan and email it to the Kaspersky rebate center. So, every year, I get my Kaspersky for FREE AFTER REBATE.

As a matter of fact, NewEgg is now offering Kaspersky Anti virus for up to 3 PCs for Free After Rebate, and Fry's is offering Kaspersky Internet Security for $10 after rebate. You just missed NewEgg offering that for FAR.

[LonePalm]

I recommend ZoneAlarm. The free version is very good.

I pay for their top of the line. It's worth it to me.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[molson209]

There are a number of Free Online scans for a quick check of your computer,just do a search. Also search for Free Anti Virus ,uninstall the old anti virus before you install one of the Free ones

[chris37]

The thing is once you get a trojan on your pc, avast or some other program or malwarebuytes may or may not be able to get rid of it.

You may run a scan, and it may say successfully quarantined, and then you may run a boot scan, and it may find nothing, but it’s still there.

Antivirus is good at protecting a clean system, but if a trojan does get on there via some other method, such as you ran a dirty .exe or you ran your pc without a virus shield and got infected, you may have to do a re-install of windows to get rid of it.

[taxcontrol]

1) Eusing registry cleaner (free)
2) AVG Free anti-virus (free)
- update
- then run a full scan
- then run a root kit scan
3) Spybot Search and destroy (free)
- update
- immunize
- full scan
4) Auslog disk defrag (free)

Run in that order, rerun the registry cleaner at the end. This will take care of 99.9% of all viruses and malware.

[arthurus]

Get AVG and Malwarebytes free editions. Malwarebytes and Avast are, in my experience, not compatible. Avast is quite good alone but being able to add Mbytes into the mix is really good. Avg and Mbytes are compatible. Eventually you may get offers for either of them to buy lifetime and enhanced for 15 dollars. That's the best. Get Spybot, too.It's also free.

[CA Conservative]

Okay, let me give you my 2-cents worth as a cyber-security professional. For use as a "real-time" anti-malware solution, I would recommend BitDefender Free, Avast (free version) or AVG, in that order. To clean up an existing problem, Malwarebytes AntiMalware and Spybot Search and Destroy are two of the best.

DO NOT run two real-time malware engines at the same time - you will just bog down your computer.