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Posted by Charlie Tame on November 11, 2006, 12:03 pm
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from, it is something they use to spread the load on their servers.
Often they give a choice of locations so just pick the one closest to you,
although it will not matter if you get it wrong unless they have (say)
different language versions.
> Thanks for all your invaluable help. I have removed The Shield anti virus
> and firewall and reinstated the Windows firewall for now. Would I be
> better
> getting a different firewall to the Windows one or is that adequate?
> Before
> I removed The Shield I also downloaded from www.lavasoftusa.com, spybot
> and
> have just installed superantivirus spyware which has quarantined the
> offending articles. Is quarantining them enough or do I have to get them
> removed altogether? As you will probably know from now I do not know
> anything about computers so I don't understand a lot of the things you
> have
> all asked me to do, maybe it would be better to take my laptop off to
> someone
> who knows but it will probably cost me a small fortune which I cannot
> afford!
> I am about to install the free anti virus you recommended (Avira) but it
> is
> asking me to select a download mirror which I do not understand and I
> don't
> want to select the wrong thing. I'm getting pretty frantic here and that
> is
> why my brain is not working to full capacity so any help again
> appreciated,
> thank you!
>
> "David H. Lipman" wrote:
>
>>
>> | Oh my God, this is worse than I thought. I paid and downloaded from
>> | pcsecurityshield.com from a recommendation on another site for their
>> value
>> | for money and ease of use (one of these comparison sites). My Norton
>> Anti
>> | Virus etc had just run out and I was trying to find a cheaper version.
>> If I
>> | remove these from my system I am going to have nothing protecting the
>> system
>> | so do you recommend I have a back up ready to install when I remove the
>> | Shield. Going from what you have all said The Shield is not protecting
>> me
>> | then but instead threatening me. I can't believe I've been so stupid.
>> |
>>
>> If you had asked, we would have told you it is junk. There re free anti
>> virus solutions
>> that are *better* that The Shield.
>>
>> While there are Rougue anti malware solutions, The Shield is not one of
>> them. It is not
>> malware, it is junk ware.
>>
>> If you are going for a high quality paid-for solution, Kaspersky or NOD32
>> are highly
>> suggested.
>>
>> If you want a free anti virus solution, Avira AntiVir is suggested.
>>
>> --
>> Dave
>> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
>> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>>
>>
>>
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