Okay, now I'm having computer problems.

[OxForzaxoXo]

My stupid little POS Acer apparently came with a trial version of McAfee on it. I hate McAfee, so I went to the store and bought Kasperksy. I get home, uninstall McAfee and all it's components, and start to install my new program. Right, it's all fine and dandy until I get an error message that says something along the lines of: "Some programs are not compatible with Kasperksy and need to be removed before the instillation can finish: McAfee Antivirus 2009." I already removed it, checked the hidden files, and removed anything else that could possibly be McAfee related! So now I'm kind of aggrivated, and make my way back to Best Buy and talk to one of the Geek Squad members. He tells me to go home and install the McAfee Uninstaller.. which I did, only to find out that damn program is another one altogether and has nothing to do with actually uninstalling McAfee. It's of absolutely no use to me! Question is, now what do I do to try and get Kaspersky to install?

[NastyEllEssWon]

www.avira.com



free antivirus. screw the rest, go with the best

[maroman88]

i have a norton account, i added it to my brand new laptop and one day it decided to not work on it anymore, and now every time i turn the laptop on it has to scan for a disk error... i hate computers

[thunder]

i have a norton account, i added it to my brand new laptop and one day it decided to not work on it anymore, and now every time i turn the laptop on it has to scan for a disk error... i hate computers

ya norton is a bitch. im so glad my school has free tech support

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

www.avira.com



free antivirus. screw the rest, go with the best

:nod:, thats what I use. Rated higher then every other free antivirus on download.com...btw acers rate pretty high, they make a good cpu.

[bobb1589]

My stupid little POS Acer apparently came with a trial version of McAfee on it. I hate McAfee, so I went to the store and bought Kasperksy. I get home, uninstall McAfee and all it's components, and start to install my new program. Right, it's all fine and dandy until I get an error message that says something along the lines of: "Some programs are not compatible with Kasperksy and need to be removed before the instillation can finish: McAfee Antivirus 2009." I already removed it, checked the hidden files, and removed anything else that could possibly be McAfee related! So now I'm kind of aggrivated, and make my way back to Best Buy and talk to one of the Geek Squad members. He tells me to go home and install the McAfee Uninstaller.. which I did, only to find out that damn program is another one altogether and has nothing to do with actually uninstalling McAfee. It's of absolutely no use to me! Question is, now what do I do to try and get Kaspersky to install?

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

just follow the directions there. it shoudl work for you

[shane27]

its funny how many problems those anti virus programs create. i agree with Nasty, use the free ones.:wink:

[JerzLT1]

stop looking at porn and you dont need antivirus, my friend has 75 gigs of music with no anti virus and no viruses :) if something says you must download something to view a page... down view the page.


or just buy a Mac

[LTb1ow]

Cause Macs never get viruses....:rofl:

[JerzLT1]

do you own one?

[5.7TA]

My stupid little POS Acer apparently came with a trial version of McAfee on it. I hate McAfee, so I went to the store and bought Kasperksy. I get home, uninstall McAfee and all it's components, and start to install my new program. Right, it's all fine and dandy until I get an error message that says something along the lines of: "Some programs are not compatible with Kasperksy and need to be removed before the instillation can finish: McAfee Antivirus 2009." I already removed it, checked the hidden files, and removed anything else that could possibly be McAfee related! So now I'm kind of aggrivated, and make my way back to Best Buy and talk to one of the Geek Squad members. He tells me to go home and install the McAfee Uninstaller.. which I did, only to find out that damn program is another one altogether and has nothing to do with actually uninstalling McAfee. It's of absolutely no use to me! Question is, now what do I do to try and get Kaspersky to install?


Question...did you restart the computer after you uninstalled McAfee, before you tried installing Kaspersky?

[NastyEllEssWon]

Cause Macs never get viruses....:rofl:




lol its just that such a small percentage of computer users dont use macs...so no one wastes time to make virus' for them :rofl::rofl::rofl:





i had virus problems about a month back. really bad. a friend told me about avg and i downloaded it...and it created more problems. i uninstalled avg and installed avira via their free download on their website and i have no problems now. it took about 4 or 5 full sweeps to get it all and i still get a ''error chime'' when i start up from one of the virus' it has quarantined trying to boot up but being denied.....avira is truly the best antivirus ive ever used.



btw I AM BY NO MEANS COMPUTER LITERATE....i just know how to internet :nod::nod:

[5.7TA]

lol its just that such a small percentage of computer users dont use macs...so no one wastes time to make virus' for them :rofl::rofl::rofl:

:lol:,

macs are getting more popular, but yeah, IBMs are still the most popular platform to write viruses for...:evil:...why can't the malicious coders just work for Microsoft or somethin?

[Knipps]

:lol: @ paying for antivirus software.

[bobb1589]

and.... back on topic... did my tip work for you?

[OxForzaxoXo]

Solution- Said screw Kaspersky and downloaded Avira.

Thank you guys for trying to help.. I tried to install a few more times, restarted it a few times- nothing was working.

SOO.. I went back to Best Buy, returned it, and bought Left4Dead. =)

[GP99GT]

format c:

[Knipps]

Left4Dead is awesome 8-)

[OxForzaxoXo]

That's what I heard.. I've yet to actually play it, but everyone I talked to said it was amazing, so I went on a whim and got it.

[PolarBear]

Right, it's all fine and dandy until I get an error message that says something along the lines of: "Some programs are not compatible with Kasperksy and need to be removed before the instillation can finish: McAfee Antivirus 2009."

HATE McAfee. I personally like the error from them that says you cant uninstall it because it is running when almost every other program will stop the said program and start the uninstall. Unfortunately McAfee doesnt completely uninstall. You have to manually remove either startup program entries or registry entries, or both depending on the version.

free antivirus. screw the rest, go with the best
You truely get what you pay for when you rely exclusively rely on free programs. Nuff said there.

stop looking at porn and you dont need antivirus :rofl: This is almost true

IBMs are still the most popular platform to write What the hell is an IBM :wink:

I think virus' are "idle hands are the devils tools". People get bored and like to eff stuff up for everybody.
I think in this day and age you dont really even need an anti virus program. You really need to worry about malicious scripts and pop ups from browsing. I only run an anti spyware/malware program, although it does look for certian virus'.
I know how to internet for the most part and I dont get anything so a lot of it has to do with eduwacasion.

People hear vires this and virus that on the news because it is such a generic term for PC's now a days and dont realize where the real threats come from IMO

[Knipps]

Most people don't realize computers need 'maintenance' too. I ran disk cleanup on a friend's computer and there was like 10GB of extra BS she didn't need. It actually had to run overnight :lol:

[GP99GT]

i dont run antivirus or antispyware/adware...i just know how to use a computer, been running on this install of windows for probably almost 2 years now

[PolarBear]

i dont run antivirus or antispyware/adware...i just know how to use a computer, been running on this install of windows for probably almost 2 years now

i can gaurantee you have some sort of adware or spyware then, maybe not enough to notice speed changes but you will have something.
Ever been to a page with an advertisement? :shock:

[GP99GT]

i have firefox, and dont click on anything stupid...i have no extra processes running either (now or at startup)

[PolarBear]

i have firefox, and dont click on anything stupid...i have no extra processes running either (now or at startup)

none of that means anything

[GP99GT]

okay, you are the almighty master of computer tech and i know nothing, i bow to you sir

[PolarBear]

Uhh stuff loads in Registry that you may not see running or in start up.... also Firefox is not immune to adware or spyware and just because you dont click on something doesnt mean you didnt get something pushed from a website that you dont want on your computer, ever heard of a cookie? They can do bad things when they are from a 3rd party that you dont even realize are displayed.....

[GP99GT]

no bad things have happened yet and i know about the registry and what a cookie is :lol:

[5.7TA]

... What the hell is an IBM :wink:

I think virus' are "idle hands are the devils tools". People get bored and like to eff stuff up for everybody.
I think in this day and age you dont really even need an anti virus program. You really need to worry about malicious scripts and pop ups from browsing. I only run an anti spyware/malware program, although it does look for certian virus'.
I know how to internet for the most part and I dont get anything so a lot of it has to do with eduwacasion.

People hear vires this and virus that on the news because it is such a generic term for PC's now a days and dont realize where the real threats come from IMO

IMO of course...Considering the fact that over 30 new viruses popup every day, some come via email, some via webpages...some from that shareware that was "free"...isn't malicious script still considered a Virus(malicious code)...I def recommend a good antivirus program for anybody, I have actually never heard anyone say they don't use one so that's a new one on me. Can I have your IP address, haha:wink::lol:

[PolarBear]

Can I have your IP address, haha:wink::lol:

HAHA you dont have to even ask! The board loggs the IP for you :rofl:

[98tadriver]

did u pour water on this one too? lol

[98tadriver]

stop looking at those free porn sites! its just a trap to screw your computer over!!!!

[JDAlicea09]

stop looking at porn and you dont need antivirus, my friend has 75 gigs of music with no anti virus and no viruses :) if something says you must download something to view a page... down view the page.


or just buy a Mac

that doesnt cut it anymore, you can get a virus just by searching "New Jersey F-Body Owners Association" now... best free Antivirus imo nowadays is Avast Home... free yearly subscriptions and it has never failed me once

[5.7TA]

HAHA you dont have to even ask! The board loggs the IP for you :rofl:

Oh yeah, good point. :lol:

[Whiplash Performance]

ESET FTW.
Macs don't get viruses because anything you install on a mac it asks your permission first. Microsoft has way too many security problems that's why there are so many viruses for it.
Britt just throw your Acer out that's your #1 problem right there. lol

[5.7TA]

ESET FTW.
Macs don't get viruses because anything you install on a mac it asks your permission first. Microsoft has way too many security problems that's why there are so many viruses for it.
Britt just throw your Acer out that's your #1 problem right there. lol

I don't know Macs that well, but am taking some refresher courses for it...Im not trying to start a pissing contest on here, just putting out my observations based from my experience.8-)

The military uses Microsoft products and they have hundreds of attempts into their systems on any given month with very little to no success...my point here is that a well configured Microsoft system is just as much of a nightmare for hackers as any MAC system can be. The reason there are so many more viruses for Microsoft is because that even now more people still use Microsoft vs. Mac.

Microsoft usually releases Service Packs to increase the efficiency of their OS and to patch security holes that are found in the OS after release, if the automatic update feature is used, many software issues are usually worked out.

I don't think I would necessarily throw out my computer because it has a software bug, that seems a little extreme:lol:. I would prob just ask a friend who goes to school for computer science or IT to take a look at it, who knows they might be able to make it run more efficiently too.

[bobb1589]

I am not going to go too much into detail but the people who say Macs are better than PC's just because of viruses are just speaking hearsay and generally have a low level knowledge of PC's let alone how viruses are programmed and how easily one can be written for the Mac OS. The fact of the matter is that the LARGE majority of people using computers are using Microsoft operating systems. (Something like 98%) Now if you were wanting to write a virus... who would you go for? the 98% or the 2%?... exactly. This argument just pisses me off when I hear it, being that I know how to program, and am currently working towards my certification in Security+ (which covers all types of computer security), and go to school for this type of stuff. It's just one of those situations where people talk and really don't know what they are talking about.

5.7TA, I agree with your statement about the Military and Microsoft. I just read an article where Microsoft just built a super secure version of XP for the Air Force ( i believe i have the right branch, i could be wrong). I don't know if there is any MAC usage in the Military, but I start my internship with the DoD on monday so I guess i can find out what type of systems they use.

[5.7TA]

I am not going to go too much into detail but the people who say Macs are better than PC's just because of viruses are just speaking hearsay and generally have a low level knowledge of PC's let alone how viruses are programmed and how easily one can be written for the Mac OS. The fact of the matter is that the LARGE majority of people using computers are using Microsoft operating systems. (Something like 98%) Now if you were wanting to write a virus... who would you go for? the 98% or the 2%?... exactly. This argument just pisses me off when I hear it, being that I know how to program, and am currently working towards my certification in Security+ (which covers all types of computer security), and go to school for this type of stuff. It's just one of those situations where people talk and really don't know what they are talking about.

Hey, yeah a lot of ppl talk but don't understand what they are actually saying, lol.

Glad to hear you are getting Security+ cert, that's awesome, it's a tough course but you sound like you've been in the field for a little bit. best of luck on it.

Still workin on bach for IT. Work on classified networks and security in the Air Force.

[OxForzaxoXo]

Macs FTW. Had a MacBook Pro.. loved it.

And Dev.. you going to buy me another one when I throw this out the window?

[bobb1589]

Hey, yeah a lot of ppl talk but don't understand what they are actually saying, lol.

Glad to hear you are getting Security+ cert, that's awesome, it's a tough course but you sound like you've been in the field for a little bit. best of luck on it.

Still workin on bach for IT. Work on classified networks and security in the Air Force.

I am only 20 (in two months) but I have been doing IT stuff professionaly for about 3 years... and maybe 5 years personally and for friends. Where are you going to school for your Bachelors? Are you workign anywhere in the IT field now? I am pretty excited to start my DoD internship though.

[5.7TA]

I am only 20 (in two months) but I have been doing IT stuff professionaly for about 3 years... and maybe 5 years personally and for friends. Where are you going to school for your Bachelors? Are you workign anywhere in the IT field now? I am pretty excited to start my DoD internship though.

Im currently going to Axia College online, they are actually run by University of Phoenix. Im A+ certified too.

Currently I work in the Air Force on Secure Networks, been doing that for a little bit...(12 years now, lol.)

Yeah the internship should be fun...Where are you starting at? 8-)


Macs FTW. Had a MacBook Pro.. loved it.

And Dev.. you going to buy me another one when I throw this out the window?

:lol:

[bobb1589]

Im currently going to Axia College online, they are actually run by University of Phoenix. Im A+ certified too.

Currently I work in the Air Force on Secure Networks, been doing that for a little bit...(12 years now, lol.)

Yeah the internship should be fun...Where are you starting at? 8-)




:lol:
I am working at Fort Monmouth.

[5.7TA]

sweet deal man, not a bad position there.

Im sure we'll run into each other eventually....lol.