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Question

To many virus programs/malwares, etc

Dec 13, 2011 11:18PM PST

Help!!! I just started a new job and I am taking over a computer from the lady before me. She has downloaded every single Anti program out there nine total. Can someone please suggest to me which ones to keep and which ones to get rid of?
1 Advanced system care
2 Belarc Advisor
3 IObit Security 360
4 McAfee
5 Pareto logic filecure
6 Smart defrag
7 Trendmicro
8 filezilla
9 mozilla

I personally like AVG myself.
Thanks for anyones help

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Re: programs
Dec 13, 2011 11:38PM PST

I see only 3 anti-programs: IOBit security, McAfee and Trend Micro. That's too much indeed. You can consider to uninstall 2 and keep one, or uninstall all 3 and install another.

Remember that for business use there are no free products. So it might make sense to only install AVG if the one you keep for the moment expires.

Kees

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And just echoing Kees
Dec 14, 2011 6:27AM PST

Only one anti-virus needed but as this is a corporate computer you will likely need a corporate solution.

But there are 3 in the list that I wouldn't touch with a barge pole;

IOBit's Advanced System Care.

IOBit Security 360, (both the IOBits are known problem makers in these forums).

Paretologic. Toxic software that needs to be uninstalled as soon as possible, if possible. They don't make that easy.

As to the others;

Why did the previous user need Filezilla, an FTP agent? It is not security software.

Mozilla seems to be Mozilla's Firefox browser. A browser and not security software.

Belarc Advisor is good for inventorying a system, hardware and software.

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Items 2, 6, 8 and 9 are not virus programs or malware.
Dec 14, 2011 7:08AM PST

But why not let the company setup the machine for you?

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Re-install
Jan 20, 2012 4:16AM PST

I think the best idea would be to contact your IT department and ask them if they can do a fresh install of the whole pc. Normally they would have images ready to do this fairly easily and its a standard request for them.