Internet Explorer 8

[GeoffP]

Thanks for the site, Mike. I picked up 3 Trojan infections on my computer which were not eliminated by Norton. Is there any free site which will eliminate these. I see that Loaris costs 30 Euros. By the way I use IE8 without problems.
                       Geoff

[Redroger]

30 Euros seems expensive, specially with the £ low but picking up!

[GeoffP]

That's what I thought. Any ideas on a better site? Thanks

                                       Geoff   

[Nick29]

30 Euros seems expensive, specially with the £ low but picking up!

Cheaper than having your identity stolen or hacked 

I'd recommend Eset Smart Security 4 - a single copy costs £39, but the price comes down to £22 if you buy two copies (i.e. for a desktop PC and a laptop).

Failing that, then go for Kaspersky Internet Security 2009, £16.40 from Ebuyer

[Redroger]

Thanks for the info Nick; I had a Kaspersky Virus scanner when I had my first desk top computer. it was very slow and thorough, checked every file just like the Russian KGB! Took around an hour to scan a 1GB Hard disk with a 133mb processor!

[Nick29]

I've moved over to Eset from Kaspersky - Eset is pre-compiled code, and the net result is that it puts a much lighter loading on the computer.  I've noticed that it doesn't slow the computer down as much.

[GeoffP]

Thanks also for the info Nick. I will keep Eset on file for further thought.

I was able to eliminate the 3 Trojan infections found on Loaris and then found another on A-squared free which I could also eliminate. So hopefully all is now well, at least my last scan shows no infection. I thought that I was well protected with Norton, Zone Alarm and Ad Aware but it seems not. I am getting disenchanted with Norton as it really slows down the computer.

In playing around I was amazed at the number of files stored on my computer which have little relevance to my everyday use. I am toying with the idea of making a clean install of Windows but have to pick up courage and time for all the re-installations.

                                          Geoff

[tomkin]

I loaded a new Trojan remover. Lo and behold, it pulled out 46 infection sites. I was, to say the least, a tad surprised.

    So am I. I would have a word with Nick29 because there seems to be

  something suspicious if you have 46 Trojans on your machine.

    Tomkin.

[Nick29]

It really depends on what the trojan actually is.  Some are quite benign.  Others can relay harmless surfing history, which isn't a great threat.  I wouldn't panic about the number of trojans present, but it might be worth doing some research on the names of the trojans which have been claimed to have been found, just to see what the threats actually are.