I tried Avast on my mother's machine, and it got hung up on one particular virus it couldn't erase. Then, after I'd deep-sixed that one, it did it again.
A shame. I suspect it would be helpful in a less toxic environment, though even so, there's no way she'd be able to cope.
(With one thing and another, I took more than 200 nasties off her machine, and I know there were some left, but I just didn't have time. She's got a couple of virus/adware protectors on there now, so at least the rate of infection should have slowed.)
When something is that fucked over it is easier to rip off the data and re-install. I tend to run AV and antispyware stuff in safe mode - means anything that starts itself as a service can be got rid of.
I'm actually finding the Microsoft Antispyware Beta one of the most effective tools for sorting out bug ridden Windows machines.
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A shame. I suspect it would be helpful in a less toxic environment, though even so, there's no way she'd be able to cope.
(With one thing and another, I took more than 200 nasties off her machine, and I know there were some left, but I just didn't have time. She's got a couple of virus/adware protectors on there now, so at least the rate of infection should have slowed.)
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I'm actually finding the Microsoft Antispyware Beta one of the most effective tools for sorting out bug ridden Windows machines.
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Yes, given the shape her machine was in, an electromagnet probably would have been a more efficient approach.
*weak grin*