my norton anti virus has been removed ..(the one that nc state provided) i currently have no virus protection for my computer and i have been getting pop up after pop..i also downloaded the adware program that quarantines and removes the viruses but they come right back...is there any free program i can use to clean my computer..also mspud181849732 is running in my task manager ...about 10 of them...i just need to clean my computer...please help..

11/1/2006 5:39:25 PM

If you are still a student, download Norton. If not, download AVG, Spybot S&D, and Adaware.

11/1/2006 5:48:49 PM

are they free??

11/1/2006 5:54:18 PM

yes

11/1/2006 5:58:18 PM

http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20

here's a really good website w/ links to dload freeware (perlith said the key ones)

i'd recommend also this program for evaluating what programs are running in your task manager & on start-up....
http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

run that program & copy&paste it's results to this website & it will tell you what looks suspicious vs. what is safe...
http://www.hijackthis.de/

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11/1/2006 6:09:31 PM

thank you

11/1/2006 8:46:33 PM

If you walk into the Bookstore in school supplies and ask for a free Resnet Help CD with free antivirus on it you'll get a CD with all that you're looking for and more.

Handy to have a hard-copy on hand for when you have issues like this.

11/2/2006 1:08:52 AM