(03-14-2016, 03:49 AM)Grandote Wrote: Bighead what is MBAM? I use malwarebytes, the free version. I run it now and then. I also have spybot which is good too. I would not run them both at the same time. I have zone alarm which stops spyware from phoning home and a router with a firewall on it. Some stuff still occasionally gets through and I run spybot or malwarebytes. If I can't get the computer working right often simply doing a system restore back to a time when it was working correctly will do the job.
Good thread
Abbreviations for Malwarebytes antimalware. Â I'll add more stuff in the future. Â Most, if not all, products I list will be free of charge. Â
Hijackthis is still decent, but the malware designers are now making malware that hides from it. Â Also, sometimes even using hijack this won't remove the infection.
(03-14-2016, 01:05 PM)FirePlaces Wrote: Hi Gang. Â
I was one of the 'No's.
Last time I had a pc, I bought some type of virus protection program and found the shredding function so much fun, I shredded too much and the pc stopped working.
Anyway, now I am on an ipad. Â Anyone got a good suggestion for that?
The iPad runs in a sandbox like environment so it's very tough to get infected.  I am very security conscious and don't use any protection on my iPad.  However, if you want to be overly cautiously believe Avast! Has an iPad version.  I run Avast! On my android phone because it is more vulernable to infections than IOS.