bertman911
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Hi all.......I am new to this forum, and would like to get some information on a possible virus I have. Let me give you a little info first off.
Have NIS 2006 and about 4 days ago, started having problems with it (I know......I know......) Anyway......I was getting error messages saying I needed to remove and reinstall NIS, for there was an internal error. Well I went to add/del programs, and did that route, and reinstalled. All with no luck. NIS 2006 was still not loading correctly. SOOOO, I tried ADAWARE and SPYBOT to see if I got a virus. Well, about 3/4 the way through the scan, the screen would disappear, and I would never get the results of the scans. One time, ADAWARE made it through the scan, and it said I had a WIN32 Apropo-3 virus. Well I was unable to fix/remove it, and since then I have been trying to fix it, all with no resolve. I spent 2 hours with Symantec (what a joke) and never got anywhere, except put on hold, after they screwed with my registry for a little bit. They tried to have me do a manual scan throught Symantecs website, but it too just disappeared partially through the scan.
Well, today I was at Best Buy, and asked one of the "geeks" at "GeekSquad" about it. He said it is a typical WIN32 virus, and that nothing purchased over the counter would fix it. He said they would need it for a week or so and cost me $175 to repair. OUCH!!
So here is my question........finally........lol
Is this info correct?
What is the best route to repair this?
Once repaired, what is the BEST internet security BESIDES NIS2006?
I am semi-literate in computer info.......not a techy though, so dont get too deep on me....lol
Any help would be great.
BTW......my computer still works fine, but just the internet security part is on the blitz. I feel real vulnerable with my connection, since I am always on.
Thanks everyone.
Bertman911
Have NIS 2006 and about 4 days ago, started having problems with it (I know......I know......) Anyway......I was getting error messages saying I needed to remove and reinstall NIS, for there was an internal error. Well I went to add/del programs, and did that route, and reinstalled. All with no luck. NIS 2006 was still not loading correctly. SOOOO, I tried ADAWARE and SPYBOT to see if I got a virus. Well, about 3/4 the way through the scan, the screen would disappear, and I would never get the results of the scans. One time, ADAWARE made it through the scan, and it said I had a WIN32 Apropo-3 virus. Well I was unable to fix/remove it, and since then I have been trying to fix it, all with no resolve. I spent 2 hours with Symantec (what a joke) and never got anywhere, except put on hold, after they screwed with my registry for a little bit. They tried to have me do a manual scan throught Symantecs website, but it too just disappeared partially through the scan.
Well, today I was at Best Buy, and asked one of the "geeks" at "GeekSquad" about it. He said it is a typical WIN32 virus, and that nothing purchased over the counter would fix it. He said they would need it for a week or so and cost me $175 to repair. OUCH!!
So here is my question........finally........lol
Is this info correct?
What is the best route to repair this?
Once repaired, what is the BEST internet security BESIDES NIS2006?
I am semi-literate in computer info.......not a techy though, so dont get too deep on me....lol
Any help would be great.
BTW......my computer still works fine, but just the internet security part is on the blitz. I feel real vulnerable with my connection, since I am always on.
Thanks everyone.
Bertman911