Yes you can if you ignore the warning that it gives you when you go to an infected site or if you go to a site that has not yet been reported. i had the same thing happen to me. but you usually only get viruses from sites that are for porn or hacking tools.
There are many sources from where Mozilla Firefox can be downloaded but some of them contain virus, spyware etc. It is recommended to download Firefox from the official website. In the address bar type mozilla . org (remove the spaces).
yes. NovaBACKUP software for example, will scan and report files that could potentially contain viruses and cause problems to your system.
These programs are called "Antivirus Software". You can find these all over the place, I wouldn't recommend downloading a free one you found on the internet as those are somewhat likely to contain a virus. I personally use Norton Antivirus to protect my computer, I haven't had a virus in quite some time. Here is a list of Antivirus Software that I know is safe that you can use for your PC. Norton Antivirus McAfee Avast Vipre Antivirus Kaspersky
I am not sure I understand what you are asking? If you already have antivirus software on your system, it should have detected and at least quarantined the virus. Even if the software cant update, most good antivirus programs contain enough signatures to find most viruses without updating frequently. Here are a few things you can try:1. boot your computer in safe mode and run a virus scan from there.2. If you created a rescue cd from your antivirus program, try using it to run a scan.3. download the microsoft malicious software removal tool and try that.
One should always obtain antivirus software at the developer's official website. Not only does the Avast website offer the latest version of their product but also one can be sure the download does not contain any other harmful code.
Google Chrome is simpler and more elegant that Firefox. It does not contain unnecessary codes and plug-ins.
No, OpenOffice does not contain an email client. However, there are many other free email clients available, such as Mozilla Thunderbird, Novell Evolution, and Sylpheed.
No. It may contain software but it is not software.
Anti-virus software, especially free programs, can be limited because they can protect computers for certain virus variants only but will not protect computers for the more sophisticated ones.Anti-virus software depends on the signature files that contain the latest virus information, and the new viruses are not included in the signature files which limits the capability of anti-virus software to catch new viruses.Most anti-virus software cannot detect and clean zero-day exploits which means the viruses that spread and infect many computers in zero number of days, even before security experts can identify them as malicious.These are a few limitations of an Antivirus Software.Sources: techheadzny.com, ehow.com
The computer can't contain two antiviruses because they shouldn't recognize each other and could be a source of many problems.
The operating system and ultility programs.
Zwinky has been shown to contain spyware. Most antivirus programs such as ClamAV detect it as spyware.