Stopped Midway System Antivirus Installed Deactivated
Sep 2, 2009
I am running a new PC with Vista Home Premium. I am a McAfee subscriber and use the firewall/virus scan features. When I tried to install the McAfee, it stopped midway and stated that the system already has a antivirus installed which must be deactivated. So I uninstalled the factory antivirus software and McAfee installed satisfactorily. So it seems that only ONE antivirus software can operate at any given time. OK, that I understand now, but what about firewalls?
The McAfee has its own firewall, and of course the Windows system has its own firewall, and I even think my Roadrunner ISP connection has some sort of protection as well. Is it OK to have multiple firewalls active at once, or does the Mcfee overshadow the others? Should I turn OFF the Windows firewall? Sorry that this isnt exclusively Vista oriented but I read this column daily and there is a lot of very intelligent users here and I am sure some of you will be kind enough to reply.
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Feb 23, 2010
You have bought a PC / Laptop which came with a preinstalled Copy of Windows Vista (OEM Software) and your system won't boot up anymore. trying out options from F8 Boot Menu don't solve the problem. you don't have a recovery CD/DVD. you don't have any backups (or you just can't access them). system restore doesn't work / has been deactivated. you simply want to do a fresh install of Vista.Your system provider / Computer Manufacturer (Acer, HP, Toshiba...) may have set up a hidden partition on your harddisk(s) with a recovery disk of Vista on it. This partition is not visible in Windows Explorer nor in My Computer/Device Manager. The hidden partition's volume label (address) is most commonly X: To access it, please follow these steps*: Press ALT + F10 during your Computer-Logo-Flashscreen at bootup. You are then offered a choice to do a full recovery of Vista from the hidden partiton (in this case X: or access data on a Disc.....
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1. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 (Not Recommend): AVG Antivirus and Security Software - Download Free Antivirus
2. avast! Free Anti-Virus Edition: avast! Free Antivirus - Download Software for Virus Protection
3. Avira AntiVir Personal: Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus
Please post if there are anymore free anti-virus editions. For #5 (Comodo Internet Security Suite), there is a bug. If you click the link, it will go to Comodo Anti-Virus, you can use Anti-Virus. If you want Internet Security, click it on the left side panel.
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Here's a sample from a random program..
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: 1ClickBoot.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 498a1398
Fault Module Name: 1ClickBoot.exe
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 498a1398
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000701d
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 60ea
Additional Information 2: de1a0c9f286b0048ff42d7022072927e
Additional Information 3: 4db7
Additional Information 4: 3de5c6941e887c6b1d1917896503bbb6
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What antivirus works best with Vista Home Premium?
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Antivirus 360 is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses false scan results and aggressive advertising in order to promote itself. This rogue is advertised by the Vundo Trojan and is replacing the Antivirus 2009 rogue program that Vundo has been aggressively advertising. If you are infected with the Vundo Trojan you will see a large amount of pop-ups stating that your computer is infected and that you should install Antivirus 360 in order to protect yourself. If you click on the ad, Antivirus 360 will be downloaded to your computer and you will be prompted to install it.
Once installed, Antivirus 360 will be configured to start automatically when you start Windows. Once started, the program will perform a scan, and when done, will list a variety of legitimate or nonexistent files as infections that cannot be removed unless you first purchase the program. What is so dangerous about these scan results is that the files that Antivirus 360 states are infections are actually legitimate Microsoft files, that if deleted, will cause Windows to become unusable. Therefore, if someone believes the results from this program they may manually delete the files thinking they are infections and cause their computer to no longer function. Some files that it states are infections are:C:WindowsSystem32svchost.exe
C:WindowsSystem32alg.exe
While running you will also see a constant barrage of false security alerts stating that your computer has a variety of security risks. These risks range from files being modified to private data being sent to a remote host. These alerts, though, are false and are only being shown to further scare you into thinking your infected, when in fact the Antivirus 360 program is the actual infection. Unfortunately, these alerts coupled with the Vundo Trojan will affect your computer's performance and you will notice that it begins to operate slower.
Full Story: How to remove Antivirus 360 (Uninstall Instructions)
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