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I use Trend and find it really good...Norton was ok a few years ago, we used it at work, but these days all the gurus in our town recommend Trend.

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Originally Posted by Elisabrat

Ok, my computer was caught by this virus called Internet Security 2010.. the virus looks just like a Windows virus alert with the red green blue yellow shield and then it takes over/hijacks your computer with pop ups that your infected, you have malware clean items immediately.. for $49 or some ridiculous amount. I found a system cleaner that targets that virus and will wipe it out for free .. takes a little bit of time but worth it completely. Just follow the instructions and amazingly enough it clears that puppy up. PHEW. If you get attacked you will need be so glad to use this. The virus hit hard in Dec I guess and comes from downloads (sneaky ones apparently as Norton did not catch it). GOOD LUCK! http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/viru...-security-2010

I just spent 6 hours yesterday getting this off my computer. I'm not computer savvy at all and have Norton. I had to resort to spending $160 to have a Norton tech scrub it.

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro was rated #1 in the consumers guide. I haven't had any problems with it. It updates automatically. Will scan automatically. I've been using it about 3 years.

I need to check into this.

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Originally Posted by earthwalker

I use Trend and find it really good...Norton was ok a few years ago, we used it at work, but these days all the gurus in our town recommend Trend.

Good to know, because Norton 2010 is running amok in my computer, and changing settings does not stop it. I have less than 90 days until subscription renewal time, and I plan to blow it out of my computer at that point. No more Norton, but I haven't researched a replacement yet.

Firefox is a browzer program, like Internet explorer.