Posted by max99
Just wandered if anyone could help, i recently updated to panda 2005 anitvirus software and i downloaded it and installed it and everything was ok, that was however until i reset and went to log in ( i'm on xp) i logged in and it just froze on my background the start bar or icons weren't there and i had 2 reset , it did same thing and 3rd time it worked, but everything is really slow, like to load up etc
does anyone know whats up with my pc
Thanks
Posted by CrackerJack
Uninstall the Panda. Do a restart, and see if that's the culprit. If the processing speed of your PC is still sluggish, do a System Restore. Choose a date that was before your PC started acting-up, or better yet, before you even installed the Panda.
Posted by max99
yea but i actually bought panda for £25 so if thats the problem i have wasted £25
Posted by govigov
Looks like a virus not found by panda. If you can restore, try doing an online check or the best option clean format.
Posted by max99
ok thanks
Posted by govigov
Wait for cycovision
Posted by CrackerJack
If you want to be sure if it's a virus that was "missed" by Panda, try scanning your PC with another on-line scanner. Go to www.pcpitstop.com and just follow the links.
Posted by max99
right uninstalled it and now it works fine so its obviously panda, i'm going to ring up and complain and get money back,
can anyone recommend me a good antivirus, firewall and dialer software that doesn't slow your pc down
Posted by govigov
http://www.download.com/AVG-A[....]39_4-10342876.html?tag=lst-0-1
Posted by slattery69
antivir is another good one and its free just google it
for a firewall try zone alarm or sygate personal both are free and both have good user feedback
Posted by Cycovision
www.fastfixcomputers.co.uk
There's links on the left hand side to AVG Antivirus (Govi's already given you a link), a free firewall and Adaware to get rid of dialers etc. Adaware is the free version, it doesn't run in the background constantly monitoring. That isn't a bad thing though, run it once a week and you should be fine.
Also do a google for spybot search and destroy, and run that after adaware
Posted by govigov
microsoft anti spyware beta is actually a good peice of software... couple it with sp2 and spybot S and D... with AVG and you got a pretty good setup.....
Posted by max99
thanks