How Did A Virus Get Through Trend Mircro Antivirus?

January 19th, 2010 | by Frenday |

Thanks to those who answered my last question. Apparently I have a virus even though I run Trend Antivirus. Why and why should I pay for another prgram if this one didnt work?

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  1. 3 Responses to “How Did A Virus Get Through Trend Mircro Antivirus?”

  2. By gangster on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    A virus can get through undetected easily if u don’t have a firewall. I suggest these products, they r free and work perfectly.
    AVG Antivirus: http://free.grisoft.com
    Spybot: http://www.download.com
    Comodo Firewall: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com
    Good Luck!

  3. By centsles on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    Evidendently the virus definitions are not up to date for Trend AntiVirus. Or it may just be a “new” virus that hasn’t been discovered yet.
    My suggestion, is don’t limit yourself to just one Antivirus program. There are others out there that offer free scans, try AVG for one.

  4. By MLM on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    No product is 100% foolproof and viruses are released into the wild before the antivirus companies can react with updated definitions. A good example of this is the recent Yahoo Messenger virus. It was released and it took AV companies a couple of days to issue updated antivirus definitions.
    In addition, some AV products won’t remove spyware. Some spyware products will tag malware as a trojan. There are some good free antispyware products available, here are a few:
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    Spyware Blocker
    This is free and requires you to check for and enable updates manually once a week or so. It uses no system resources. It blocks spyware before it installs.
    SpywareBlaster (inoculates, not a spyware removal tool)http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareb…
    ====================
    AntiSpyware Applications
    SuperAntispywarehttp://superantispyware.com/
    Spybot S&D (free version requires manual updating)http://www.safer-networking.org/en/downl…
    AVG AntiSpywarehttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tp…
    Adaware from Lavasoft (free version requires automatic updating)http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_a…
    (These programs can be run in Safe Mode after installation and updating)
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    If you open attachments prior to scanning, open downloads before scanning, or click on unsolicited links in emails and messenger, you can be bypassing your security on your own. Best practice is to be prudent when conducting such activities.

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