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Just bought a system with 64 bit vista home premium. Tried combofix but it says it's not compatible with 64 bit systems. What would you recommend?
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I use Avast on all my systems, both 32 and 64 bit. http://www.avast.com/eng/x64.htmlWas in a hotel using their network a few weeks ago and Avast started going berserk. Caught 'em all as far as I know. Avast is free if used on a home machine.
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Les is roughing it at Jellystone Park this week. Not sure what day he is supposed to return, just so you know he isn't ignoring you.
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Bit Defender, Kaspersky, Trend Micro, Symantec
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Go Nats!!!!
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I will second Avast, been using it for a couple of years now with zero problems or virus intrusions.
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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Avast is good---Czech company----they just hired away one of Symantec's lead guys.
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Thanks guys, I'll give Avast a try. 1st 64 bit system I've been around.
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Les would suggest Avast. If you don't have a link I think I still have one you can download quickly from his server. PM me you email addy and I will look for it.
Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
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Got it downloaded and doing it's thing. Spending some time now downloading open office, Picasa, and google earth. Firefox was the 1st thing I loaded when I got it unpacked. Still got to transfer all my pictures and saved files from the laptop before it goes in for a tuneup. 2 year old HP Cad/Cam work station (nw9440)that is loosing the monitor. Not what I had in mind there after what I paid for it new!
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Good deal. You will like Avast.
Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
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Just a brief suggestion.... If one is downloading his initial virus protection, it is best to download it to a protected machine, and take that copy to ones new machine before it is ever hooked to a network or the web. One can get corrupted in seconds if he goes to the web unprotected.
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Les is roughing it at Jellystone Park this week. Really? He told me that he was gonna beam back to the Mothership for some sort of Dylithium something... 
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I'm a big fan of the courtesy flush.
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Thought of that, but the laptop isn't connected to this new desktop other than by thumbdrive so I took the chance. Ran Avast once I got it downloaded and showed no problems. You're right though, I got lucky.
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As long as Windows security updates are current and you have the firewall turned on you should be okay.
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I am running Avast on Windows 7 64 bit, and Super Anti-spyware remover, they work great. Les
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