I got my new laptop like 2 months ago and I was under the impression from the Geek Squad that it came with protection for a year. In my “Important messages” icon it says that it’s important for me to find an Anti-Virus program online. Should I? Or would that interfere with free year of [...]
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Everytime I turn on my Dell laptop Startup Repair comes on?
April 24th, 2013 
F-Secure Where do I go to do a virus scan on my computer?
March 7th, 2013 F-Secure I need a reputable website to do a virus scan on my computer. Chosen Answer: Hi, The only way to run a virus scan on your computer is to install something, so you need to make sure that you are downloading something from a reputable web site. You should get a good antivirus or internet [...]
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6 Comments »How can I get rid of the following error message, which appears when I start up my PC with Win XP?
March 7th, 2013 F-Secure “Backweb is unable to access it’s directory. Either the data directory is invalid, unreadable or there is another instance of Backwebb accessing it.” I don’t know what Backweb is, but have searched unsuccessfully for Backweb files and program. I have run Spybot and AntiVir Chosen Answer: Websure is a by-product of F-Secure. Not a good [...]
I am unable to turn “Window Automatic Updates” ON. It always remain off even if i click on Turn On option.
February 17th, 2013 F-Secure This happened after I installed F-Secure (Anti Virus and Anti Spyware. How can i turn on “Window Automatic Updates” Chosen Answer: try going to the Windows Update website (start-Programs-at top.. Windows Update) Try turning it on from there. if it stays off, im sure your antivirus is controling the updates. and once that program is [...]
What Antivirus Program works the best for your dollar?
January 27th, 2013 F-Secure My boyfriend has a theory that no Anti-virus program eliminates EVERY virus that your computer may have been affected with, therefore there is no point to paying a lot of money for one. Is this true? What are your recommendations for a quality, but well priced virus program. Thanks Chosen Answer: PCTools products do get [...]
what is the best internet security between f-secure or kaspersky.?
October 11th, 2012 F-Secure i am using f- secure at the moment but kaspersky is quite a bit cheaper but not sure what one is best. Chosen Answer: I’ve seen some tests where F-secure did not do very good on a infected machine. It was unable to clean it. While Norton, Kaspersky, and some other security software could. So [...]
Is F-Secure Security Suite a good security program?
September 26th, 2012 F-Secure It takes care of the basics, like anti-virus and a firewall, and I have ad-aware for my spyware. I just wanna know if F-Secure is a good company for anti-virus and firewall. Chosen Answer: I have been selling (and more importantly studying and testing) internet security products for over 15 years. F-secure does one thing [...]
If you have windows defender, do you also need anti-virus software For example f-secure?
August 18th, 2012 F-Secure Chosen Answer: Windows Defender is not an anti-virus program, it is specifically anti-spyware and does not provide as much protection as anti-virus suites do. As for whether you need one of those anti-virus suites, that really depends what you do, but I strongly recommend them. by: JoelKatz on: 25th June 09
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July 28th, 2012 F-Secure i have this program on my comp and its called F-Secure. When i was removing it from my comp, i was also downloading something else. and it restarted my comp. before F-Secure was sucessfully removed. so now i donno how to remove it. its like its half there and half not. i cant find it [...]
Has my computer been Hacked?! Pleeeaseeeeee help. Thx!?
July 16th, 2012 F-Secure So i was coming home to go on my computer and it was going excruciating slow, i tryed opening internet explorer and all the sudden a program from the start bar would pop up and i’d close it and another one would pop up and so on about 3 or 4 programs i didnt click [...]