In my view, Norton AntiVirus 2009 is the best one that can provide fast, responsive defense against all types of malicious software including viruses,
spyware, worms, and other software threats. It protects your system without slowing it down. Rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes help to ensure that you're protected from the latest threats.
The features:
Working quickly and quietly in the background, Norton AntiVirus requires little memory and system resources. The new Norton Insight relies on extensive online intelligence to target only those processes at risk, resulting in faster, shorter, fewer scans. And the new Norton Protection System employs a multilayered set of security technologies that work in concert to detect, identify, and block attacks. Version 2009 improves on product performance.
Therefore, Norton AntiVirus should fit you most.
Either run a virus scan, or simply format the computer.Formatting is the best, as it *will* remove it.
your anti virus scans for virus
For most (if not all) virus scanners that would be a "no". Unless the virus scan was completed and prompted that a restart is needed. So if you have paused an incomplete virus scan and decide to restart your personal computer, you would have to start all over again. Of course, it's always best to check the support for your virus protection to see what it can and cannot do.
yes, make a virus scan
"You can get a free trial of Norton's anti-virus system, but note that it only lasts a month (or a couple of months at the most) or so. You should consider buying one with a warren-tee."
It is a virus scan because when you dowload it it gives your bad spyware and pop ups so it is a virus, it happen to me once.
Run an update on you virus scan. Then do a complete scan on your system. Your anti virus program should be able to detect and clean or even quarantine the virus.
Viruses can mess up your computer and is you scan for them you can get rid of them and know what is messing up your computer is you have a virus.
The best method for removing a virus is to download and install a well-known and trusted antivirus product, run a scan, and then quarantine/delete the files it finds.
It Detects if any virus present in computer.
There are several places that one can get a trial for AVG's virus scan software. These websites include CNET and Freebies. The best place to get a free trial is the official AVG website.
Because the archive is the best way to transport a virus and harder to detect the virus within. I recommend that you should scan the archive before opening, most antivirus program know how to do this.