I have my pc on automatic update and configured with standard shield onalways. Why then was a virus only found when I did a thorough scan. Surely the av should have picked this up straight away? Also I have found that I have a toolbar on my pc http://searchweb2.com/passthrough/popupbaropener.html. I have tried to get rid of it but I cannot. I have run adaware but nothing changes. Please help. With this toolbar I get 2 popups one telling me about my pc clock and the other with emoticons to download.
Could you pleae advise?
Thnks >:(
Surely the av should have picked this up straight away?
Unfortanatly this cannot always be done, it can pick up the bigger ones normaly, but viruses/worms are programed to avoid detection, but they can always be found if you do a scan, thats why most av companies advise you to do a scan at least once a week.
Also if you put the resident scanner to high, it should pick up more while in memory.
Also I have found that I have a toolbar on my pc http://searchweb2.com/passthrough/popupbaropener.html.
This is spyware/adware, not a virus, have you tryed the new version of ad-ware on it, or the old version new version of ad-ware (the new version came out 2 days ago on the 9th).
Also you could try other spyware scanners such as spybot or spysweeper .
If these problems persist, post a hijackthis log here, there are people who can advise you from them.
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