I've tried all types of antiviruses and they seem to have they own specialty in catching viruses. Sometime an anti-virus can't catch a certain virus while the others can and vice versa. And you cant have more than 1 antivirus in 1 pc. Please help.
What other options available to get rid viruses other than anti viruses?download
You can use an on-line service as well as your own anti-virus
The best (I think) is home call from TrendMicro but I believe that Norton and MacAffee offer similar services for free, hoping to find that extra virus and persuade you to buy their service.
The only other alternative is a drive wipe (including MBR)
and start again.
What other options available to get rid viruses other than anti viruses?hijackthis
You can format your hard drive which sounds like a joke but actually is a really good option. You will get rid of all viruses, crappy software, unclean registry and so on. Previously I formatted my hard drive every few months. Of course this requires backups of your files and re-installing all software but it is worth it and if you will make this a habit you can compile a install dvd with all your programs and drivers ready to install. This will not make virus and firewall software useless, so use them!
(Shamless Linux plug
Also if you are doing more work than playing new games (you can still play some of them!) you could try Ubuntu with live action cd (it does not require actual insallation to hard drive). I bought my brand new laptop with Vista about 6 months ago and installed Ubuntu 1 month ago and haven't regretted a second.)
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