My Anti Spyware

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which is the best internet security? i used to use kaspersky internet security. it was good. but i wanna change it.

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I came upon this program called Exterminate IT, I used its scanner, several
malwares were found on my computer, but I must purchase software

Has anyone heard of this software, some say its rogue software

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 11:09:29 PM, on 2/7/2010
Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.01.3004)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7100.0000)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
F:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
F:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
F:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
F:\Program Files\Camera Assistant Software for Toshiba\traybar.exe
F:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
F:\Program Files\Camera Assistant Software for Toshiba\CEC_MAIN.exe
F:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
F:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil10d.exe
F:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
F:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
f:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\shared\mcappins.exe
f:\program files\mcafee.com\shared\mghtml.exe
F:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
F:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Temp\CIOFFFE.TMP\NoReboot.exe
F:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Agent\myUpdHlp.exe
F:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Agent\myUpdHlp.exe
F:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Agent\myUpdHlp.exe
F:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe ...

Hey guys please tell me which software should I use 2 keep protect my PC and even tell me how to delete viruses without corrupting or deleting files which the virus attacked. Is there any way to save files? and even tell me are Torrent sites safe to download files from?

In case it hasn't come up yet, I just wanted to pass along a new Anti-Spyware app that I downloaded and tried recently. It's IObit Security 360 and they have a free and a paid version. It does not use definitions to detect harmful behavior but works like Prevx. The GUI is very slick looking and it operated very smoothly. It didn't find anything on my system but I keep it pretty clean anyway so ...

I have Vista Basic x64 and have just had the hardest time finding much software that works on my system. I did have Webroot SpySweeper running fine but the company stuck Antivirus on the program without me letting it and I already have an av. I've had all kinds of problems getting Spyware Doctor to run right. Their website says that if you start having problems you can go through Data Execution Prevention and make ...

I posted on this last week, inquiring about the validity of AvantQuest's new anti-spyware program "Double Anti-Spy" I had been unable to find much information about it before I posted here, though I did see a few brief mentions about it being a possible rogue and that it was very new. Anyway I also wrote AvantQuest and I thought you might like to see what they wrote back:


"Thank you for contacting Avanquest Technical Support." ...

I got some junk mail about Avanquest Double Anti-Spy but decided to look into it and see what it's all about. I know Avantquest is a reputable company, and this is a new product, still I found a few posts where people had heard it was a rogue, and one person using it was saying that a scan found just tons of spyware on a system he thought was clean from Kaspersky scanning.

Just out ...