Wow I pretty much just infected my computer.

http://www.spywareremove.com/removeP...Antivirus.html
i wouldnt install anything to remove this .
hijack this is a great program to have though

Do you think spyware would actually let you uninstall it? Nope, you gotta go mideval on it. Avast! is pretty good at removing that stuff and it's free.

http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Home-...html?tag=mncol

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Originally Posted by matt71915

solution = get a mac :)

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Yeah if you want to spend 2k for a 500$ computer.

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Originally Posted by matt71915

solution = get a mac :)

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Great fix! Any no, a mac holds its value way better than a PC

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Originally Posted by matt71915

solution = get a mac :)

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Cheaper Solution = Get Norton's or AVG

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Originally Posted by rabernet

They said that most of the viruses that they are seeing these days comes from Facebook apps. You know the ones - the quizzes, etc.

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Couple weeks ago I was hit with a few virus, and spyware when I was on Farmville.

I have a Macbook Pro 3 years old.

Never had any problems.

Never have to buy/download additional anti-virus/spyware software.

You get what you pay for. :)

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Yeah if you want to spend 2k for a 500$ computer.

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I bought my 17" powerbook G4 for 400$

I also have no virus software and have never had a problem

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Yeah if you want to spend 2k for a 500$ computer.

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Or you could get linux :P

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Originally Posted by Jerhart

I have a Macbook Pro 3 years old.

Never had any problems.

Never have to buy/download additional anti-virus/spyware software.

You get what you pay for. :)

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I have an HP tablet 3 year old and have never had any virus/spyware problems. I have had virus protection in the past, but I don't really see why that's a negative.

The best and cheapest solution is to not download things that are obvious malware, but that's not 100% so yeah you can spend 10 minutes, one time, to install antivirus software. That's a lot less time than it would take to pick out a new mac.
But if you're really concerned, you can download Ubuntu, and that's free!

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Originally Posted by soy.lor.n

I have an HP tablet 3 year old and have never had any virus/spyware problems. I have had virus protection in the past, but I don't really see why that's a negative.

The best and cheapest solution is to not download things that are obvious malware, but that's not 100% so yeah you can spend 10 minutes, one time, to install antivirus software. That's a lot less time than it would take to pick out a new mac.
But if you're really concerned, you can download Ubuntu, and that's free!

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Fair enough. Not everyone is for a MAC. :)

I'm just saying from personal experience. I have owned BOTH a PC and a MAC, and I will never go back to a PC.