I am running a Dell 2.2 GHZ, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive with Windows XP Home, had a virus and I had it removed. Got it home starts to run fine; can get on the internet using the normal DSL connection; it looks everything works fine.

Someone please help me find the right Antivirus.

I am now using AVG Internet Security 2010. Previously I have used Avast.

But I could not figure out which Antivirus is the best.

Can any expert help me about that?

I want to choose between Avast & AVG and suggest me the best between them.

Every time that I open my PC there's a window that pop's up saying that my Antivirus is out dated. But whenever I clicked on update it just keeps saying that it cannot update.

How can I update my Antivirus?

I have the license till June 2011.

Anyone interested to fix the problem please view this post.

My flashdrive has been corrupted. It all started when i went to internet cafe and have some research. I insert the flashdrive onto the USB port of the computer. When i finished and got home I open my computer and check my flashdrive if the files that i have saved was there. When i open the flasdrive, it contains empty files?!!! It shocks me, because all of my important documents are in their and the sad thing also is i did not create a back up file. It really sucks my brain.

I think my flashdrive affected by virus am i right?

If that is so, how can i retrieve the files that are in the flashdrive?

Is there a software that can retrieve the files?

Please answer thanks.

Virus is one of the biggest problem on the net. There is none who having these type of problems in his/her daily life. I was looking for a help to know that I have been affected by a virus that taking information from my Pc or getting my system slow?

I have some experience with the computer and different Antivirus software. I have seen different terms are used in those software's. I know a bit about Antivirus, but I have seen the term Malware, spyware, Spam etc.

 Is used to differentiate those threats. But how can I define a threat as Malware or Spyware, or Spam. What is the basic difference of them why are those names used?

I have no idea of those names so I want someone to clarify why are those names used to define the threats. It's very important to know because some time we don't understand their differences and can delete any necessary file what could be saved.

I have experienced some virus attack on my PC. As I use Windows XP service pack 2 this seems much vulnerable to viruses as I have seen some attacks of Trojan virus, win sality and many other viruses. But I have one question. Are those viruses capable of damaging the Hardware of the computer? If those are not capable then is there any other virus which can do any damage to the hardware?

I am just curious about this thing and i think it can be helpful to take security measures to defend against those viruses as those are much dangerous than those which just cause damage to the software or the system. So I think this is a very important question about security. I hope someone will answer it as soon as possible to make us aware of this type of dangerous viruses.

Kaspersky or Norton?

Which is the best?

What are better than these two?

Can I get the free versions of these to use?

Where can I get them?

Hello,

What are the difference between worm and Trojan horse in computer virus.

A computer virus is a malicious code which deletes or multiplies system files. A worm is a form of virus which affects computers in a network. Do Trojan horse function the same way as worm?

Then what are difference between above two forms of viruses? Do viruses affect routers and switches? Someone to tell me? What are the solutions to a system affected by virus.