Well Antivirus Now http://wellantivirusnow.com Sophos Review, Downloads & Coupons Thu, 17 May 2012 01:25:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How do uninstall Symantec Products? http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-do-uninstall-symantec-products/72 http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-do-uninstall-symantec-products/72#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 01:25:07 +0000 Sophos http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-do-uninstall-symantec-products/72 I am trying to install new antivirus software. I used to have symantec anti virus and unistalled it. Now when trying to install the new sophos antivirus software i am getting an error message which says that sophos cant be installed because it cant uninstall the other “3rd party software”. Does anyone know what I need to do or delete so that the Sophos software install can go forward.

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google Norton removal tool, make sure you get it from the Norton/ Symantec link. Run the tool then restart your computer, then run it again and restart. You should be good to go.
by: Ed G
on: 18th January 10

]]> http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-do-uninstall-symantec-products/72/feed 3 Sophos VS Antivirus2008, which will win? The malware or the defence? http://wellantivirusnow.com/sophos-vs-antivirus2008-which-will-win-the-malware-or-the-defence/71 http://wellantivirusnow.com/sophos-vs-antivirus2008-which-will-win-the-malware-or-the-defence/71#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 01:25:42 +0000 Sophos http://wellantivirusnow.com/sophos-vs-antivirus2008-which-will-win-the-malware-or-the-defence/71 Sophos is the real antivirus and the antivirus2008 is the malware.
They do, they have it at my school and I just wanted to ask before I fuck up the scvhool pc’s. lol

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How did you get your hands on Sophos I thought they only deal with
business people? I think antivirus 2008 will win. Most of these Anti-Virus programs all suck at detecting and removing Vundo Trojans.

Download Malwarebytes or Superantispyware. I’ll bet my money that one of these programs will detect and remove antivirus 2008

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by: WhiteScorpion24
on: 22nd January 09

]]> http://wellantivirusnow.com/sophos-vs-antivirus2008-which-will-win-the-malware-or-the-defence/71/feed 3 How do I reinstall winXP from an old original XP installation disc? http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-do-i-reinstall-winxp-from-an-old-original-xp-installation-disc/70 http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-do-i-reinstall-winxp-from-an-old-original-xp-installation-disc/70#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 01:17:51 +0000 Sophos http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-do-i-reinstall-winxp-from-an-old-original-xp-installation-disc/70 I have a problem with windows installer / uninstaller – I was trying to install sophos antivirus and it all hung up because it didn’t want me to have a pdf file open at the same time. When I closed the pdf, the program appeared but didn’t work. When I tried to reinstall it or uninstall whatever was there using the control panel add/ remove programs, I get an error 1721 message which related to windows installer service. Microsoft’s website says to do a msiexec/unregister, msiexec/regserver procedure. When I do this I get an error message ‘an event was unable to invoke any of the subscribers’.

It seems I need to repair the windows XP installation. When I put in my installation disc (it’s the original, legal CD) it refuses saying that it is an older version. I’ve had it for a while and have uploaded SP1 and SP2 and all the updates over the years over the network.
Do I boot up on the CD and do a full reinstallation and spend hours updating SP1,2 etc? Is there a better way? Thanks.

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Probably because you have upgraded to SP2 it doesn’t recognise the old version.

try Start > Run and type sfc /scannow

this should scan windows files to make sure they are intact however it may need the XP disk too.

You may have to spend hours updating windows. You only need to put on SP2 as it contains the SP1 updates too. You can download SP2 before you reinstall from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

If you want to try something a bit more advanced to make things a bit easier you can make a new instalation CD which is slipstreamed with SP2

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

http://www.geekgirls.com/windowsxp_slipstream.htm

these will show you how to make a slipstreamed CD. This is legal as long as it is for your own use.
by: Gordon B
on: 6th January 07

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Thanks in advance all help is appreciated!

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I don’t know enough about Macs to know if that’s a symptom of a virus. Others have made good suggestions, like resetting your router, but if that doesn’t work and your Internet is connected however just slow… Perhaps you might need to clear your cache or clean up other files? Cycle your Mac through the Washing Machine! :-)
by: dman30
on: 20th October 11

]]> http://wellantivirusnow.com/does-my-mac-have-a-virus/69/feed 6 Two more questions about malware? http://wellantivirusnow.com/two-more-questions-about-malware/68 http://wellantivirusnow.com/two-more-questions-about-malware/68#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 02:23:31 +0000 Sophos http://wellantivirusnow.com/two-more-questions-about-malware/68 1 – let’s say I knowingly downloaded malware/spyware thinking that it was a useful program… would a good anti-virus software still detect this as malware – by noticing suspicious behaviour – even though I had given permission for it to download?

2 – Is it possible that such a download could have made changes to my anti-virus program such that my anti-virus program will no longer be able to detect that malware?

I don’t actually think that I have done this…. but it is vital that i get any malware that might be on my computer off…. so I am just convering all bases.

Sophos scans and a 2nd scan from the free microsoft safety scanner have turned up nothing…. but i am still paranoid. I have a computer, not a Mac…. so I might try malwarebytes later too.

thank you
it is not a mac. i use windows
even though sophos might now be great on windows, what is your opinion on the 2 questions above?

Chosen Answer:

HELLOOOO, What OS are you using? If Mac OSx, then don’t worry, Sophos has you covered…
If windows, then you need good protection…
by: Casca Longinus
on: 23rd April 12

]]> http://wellantivirusnow.com/two-more-questions-about-malware/68/feed 4 How to remove quoocelx.exe virus? I format my portable hard disk but the pc already infected.? http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-to-remove-quoocelx-exe-virus-i-format-my-portable-hard-disk-but-the-pc-already-infected/67 http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-to-remove-quoocelx-exe-virus-i-format-my-portable-hard-disk-but-the-pc-already-infected/67#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:17:29 +0000 Sophos http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-to-remove-quoocelx-exe-virus-i-format-my-portable-hard-disk-but-the-pc-already-infected/67 How to remove it manually? the PC use Sophos antivirus.

Chosen Answer:

YAY! Someone else caught this damn virus!

And, luckily enough, i know how to remove it!

Click start, run, type msconfig, hit enter. Look under start up or services. find the process that has the same name as the virus. Uncheck it. Download USBfix, a quick google should find it. Fun it, and then restart your computer, with the usb connected, run it again, restart, run one more time. That should clean it out.

Hope i helped. :)
by: cyberman6008
on: 6th April 11

]]> http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-to-remove-quoocelx-exe-virus-i-format-my-portable-hard-disk-but-the-pc-already-infected/67/feed 2 Antivirus indicates a DLL is malicious, but can’t access it? http://wellantivirusnow.com/antivirus-indicates-a-dll-is-malicious-but-cant-access-it/66 http://wellantivirusnow.com/antivirus-indicates-a-dll-is-malicious-but-cant-access-it/66#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:35:07 +0000 Sophos http://wellantivirusnow.com/antivirus-indicates-a-dll-is-malicious-but-cant-access-it/66 This is all on Vista Home Basic with Sophos Antivirus. And please, no Vista commentary–I know, I know….

Sophos indicates that c:/Windows/System32/msqpdxcyxitcee.dll is a virus…specifically, “Mal/FakeVirPack-A”. Sophos gives a “Clean-up failed” message. The file doesn’t show in Explorer, and if I try to access it in Command Prompt, I get an “Access Denied” message. I tried to deregister it with RecSvr32, but the file “failed to load.” Also, I don’t want to outright delete the file, in case the malicious code is actually embedded in an otherwise safe DLL.

Any ideas?

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on: 1st January 70

]]> http://wellantivirusnow.com/antivirus-indicates-a-dll-is-malicious-but-cant-access-it/66/feed 1 My sahara labtop is swiching itself off what type of virus is that and what is the solution? http://wellantivirusnow.com/my-sahara-labtop-is-swiching-itself-off-what-type-of-virus-is-that-and-what-is-the-solution/65 http://wellantivirusnow.com/my-sahara-labtop-is-swiching-itself-off-what-type-of-virus-is-that-and-what-is-the-solution/65#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:47:36 +0000 Sophos http://wellantivirusnow.com/my-sahara-labtop-is-swiching-itself-off-what-type-of-virus-is-that-and-what-is-the-solution/65 the comuter is new and i had sophos antivirus but not update for quite some time, i have very imoprtant documents in it and i dont have a back up. please help

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Just check in Task Manager if there is a process named MS BLAST .EXE going on in the background.
I remember in my machine this was causing a problem (but this was long back!!!). I am not sure if this virus is still around but no harm in checking. If it is there, just downlaod a patch from Microsoft Website and hopefully it will be taken care of
by: Sim
on: 19th April 08

]]> http://wellantivirusnow.com/my-sahara-labtop-is-swiching-itself-off-what-type-of-virus-is-that-and-what-is-the-solution/65/feed 4 I have an HP windows 7 laptop, what is the best free firewall? http://wellantivirusnow.com/i-have-an-hp-windows-7-laptop-what-is-the-best-free-firewall/64 http://wellantivirusnow.com/i-have-an-hp-windows-7-laptop-what-is-the-best-free-firewall/64#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:43:13 +0000 Sophos http://wellantivirusnow.com/i-have-an-hp-windows-7-laptop-what-is-the-best-free-firewall/64 I already have SOPHOS antivirus software and was wondering what is the best free but strong firewall to download??

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windows 7 firewall is pretty good no need to get one but if u have to get one use comodo firewall or online armor use only one both are very good and free get at cnet.com
by: sandy
on: 24th November 10

]]> http://wellantivirusnow.com/i-have-an-hp-windows-7-laptop-what-is-the-best-free-firewall/64/feed 4 how can i restore my toshiba laptop but keep certain programmes? http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-can-i-restore-my-toshiba-laptop-but-keep-certain-programmes/63 http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-can-i-restore-my-toshiba-laptop-but-keep-certain-programmes/63#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:26:10 +0000 Sophos http://wellantivirusnow.com/how-can-i-restore-my-toshiba-laptop-but-keep-certain-programmes/63 hi.
i want to restore my toshiba laptop but i want to keep itunes and my sophos antivirus on it. how do i do this?
thanks

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well first you need a backup device , like an external drive with will be better than backing up in dvds. now there are certain free back up software for it , the other way around is to make and image of your drive , and the last one , are the software original or copied or what , cause it depends on the software you install too.
by:
on: 12th December 10

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