Antivirus Programs For Ubuntu
September 7th, 2011 by admin
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This application installs itself to your computer system and then it starts it’s all its malicious activities. It has a genuine user interface that is meant to get the trust of users. It’s a trick that hackers use to theft your data. The fact about this application is that it just does nothing but damages to your pc. It uses fake alert messages to make your purchase the upgrade of Antivirus IS. In reality there is no any error present on your system that it shows.
Things that it do after reaching to your system are:
1. It installs itself as an application
2. It stores several files and folders to your system
3. It spread key-logger programs to get your personal data
4. It turn off several pc security applications that are installed on your system
5. It turn off several windows components and hijack several application settings
All of these activities make your pc slower. People think that their system is infected by many threats but the main problem is Antivirus IS itself that is showing all these error messages on your computer. So you should stay away from these applications so that your system will be safe.
If unfortunately your system is infected with this threat then you should know how to remove Antivirus IS completely so that your computer will be error free. Now for Antivirus IS Removal procedure, follow the instructions:
1. Since this antivirus IS rogue application is a kind of malware, it is installed just like a common windows application and therefore it can be easily uninstall from Control Panel. You should uninstall it just like another windows application. Before uninstalling it, you should stop all the processes that it continuously runs in the system memory. To stop the processes you need to use Task Manager by pressing (Ctrl+Alt+Del) keys. Find the process in the Processes tab and then Right-Click on the process to end it.
2. Next you have to remove the registry keys that it has stored in the windows registry. You can use the “regedit” command in the Run dialog box to open windows registry Editor. Now find and remove the key of Antivirus IS.
3. Finally you also require manual removal of several files and folders that comes along with Antivirus IS including several exe files, toolbars, hijacked settings and plugins. This is a tedious procedure and it is suggested to not perform this manually because if you have accidentally deleted system files then the result will be dangerous.
To remove all the components of Antivirus IS from your system you need to use third-party applications that should be capable to find and remove all the files, folders and everything that came with this malware. A third-party application named Antivirus IS is perfect to do all these complex steps. It is an anti-malware application which is capable to remove all kinds of dangerous malware threats including Antivirus IS. It scans and finds all the components of this program and safely removes them from your system. It also fixes all the damages that were done by Antivirus IS. So it’s good to use PC Health Advisor.
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September 7th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
@Treythurber1 The ClamAV option is available via the Software Center. The other two are (or were) available from Google – literally like three words. free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-alf & avast.com/linux-home-edition#tab4
September 7th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
Thumbs up but you didn’t even show how to get these..
September 8th, 2011 at 12:05 am
@zXJulianXz gksudo, actually. And it will allow a user to bring up a sudo option, with a GUI popup. BTW, this video is ancient and outdated. Just a heads up.
September 8th, 2011 at 12:41 am
what is gk sudo?
September 8th, 2011 at 12:55 am
@basicxml Just to make sure we’re on the same page.
1) Three year old video
2) Yes, there is Linux malware, with 99% of malware going to Windows. Linux users CAN spread non-Linux viruses to Linux users.
Thanks
September 8th, 2011 at 1:33 am
Guys, tips don’t do this because, 100% viruses goto windows users and ubuntu lunix pretty much no viruses.
September 8th, 2011 at 2:06 am
help me i dont now how to uninstall avast linux version please
September 8th, 2011 at 2:47 am
I use Bitdefender. All the other AV’s for Ubuntu I’ve tried were full of bugs.
September 8th, 2011 at 3:06 am
@TheEndIsN1gh something to try if you have a laptop or desktop with a cd drive is to try and make a live cd (ubuntu dot com has tutorials as well as youtube for how to make one) and try doing that
I would go for the latest version of Ubuntu or their newest LTS like 10.04)
September 8th, 2011 at 3:07 am
@ctsdownloads never hurts tor ‘newbs’ to brush up on linux via videos and community forums and such and maybe even use a live cd/dvd so as not to muck up their system.
September 8th, 2011 at 3:46 am
@ctsdownloads indeed. sadly fanboys of linux and mac ignore that viruses and malware for those even exist good vid
September 8th, 2011 at 3:46 am
@qwertyfshag No, they do exist. Extremely rare and not really a threat, but they do exist. The software shown in this incredibly old video demonstrates software best for managing NTFS file systems mounted in Ubuntu.
September 8th, 2011 at 3:52 am
So linux never gets a virus?
September 8th, 2011 at 4:27 am
@TheEndIsN1gh Cool, good to hear. If you’d like full Eee functionality though, see my previous comments. I promise most tutes lack this info.
September 8th, 2011 at 5:02 am
@ctsdownloads It’s fine I found a great tut on the ubuntu website thanks anyways.
September 8th, 2011 at 5:56 am
@TheEndIsN1gh Honestly, if you’re brand new then…either buy pre-installed or stick with Windows. Not being mean, just realistic as you are in for a learning curve.
If instead of a Eee, you goto System76 Dot Com and get their netbook, you get free help from their support staff and everything just works, out of the box, which is what you’re going to want.
September 8th, 2011 at 6:40 am
@ctsdownloads 2 things… 1. I really have no clue about anything on linux
I’ve used windows my whole life. I have no idea how to edit grub or for that matter no idea of what grub is : 2. Which version of Ubuntu should I run?
September 8th, 2011 at 6:57 am
@TheEndIsN1gh
The second thought for the Eee:
Install eee-control (Google it, no URLs allowed here)
If running it gives you errors, do this.
sudo gedit /usr/bin/eee-control-daemon
change this text
acpi_base = “/sys/devices/platform/eeepc”
to this text
acpi_base = “/sys/devices/platform/eeepcda”
Then reboot.
September 8th, 2011 at 7:25 am
@TheEndIsN1gh
I own a 1005PEB-Red, so I have extensive thoughts on this. It is ok.
First, edit Grub as follows on that new Eee.
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Change….
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
to
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor splash”
(above, there is a SPACE between =Linux and acpi_backlight)
then
sudo update-grub2
That’s all there is to it. Reboot and enjoy working Fn keys and
brightness controls working exactly as they should be.
September 8th, 2011 at 7:57 am
@ctsdownloads the netbook i’m buying is the Asus Eee Pc 1005HA-EU2X-BK Im planing to have it dual boot with linux and Windows XP. How could I find out if its compatible with Ubuntu?
September 8th, 2011 at 8:36 am
@TheEndIsN1gh Two thoughts. 1) Unless you are protecting a Windows partition, there isn’t a need for an antivirus at this time. 2) ALWAYS buy Linux pre-installed unless you are willing to chance a made for Windows laptop isn’t compatible. System76.com or Zareason.com is where I’d go.
September 8th, 2011 at 8:51 am
Hey im planing on getting a new laptop and installing Ubuntu rather than windows crashware which program would you recommend?
September 8th, 2011 at 9:20 am
The reason for using gksudo is that sudo might change permissions on the configuration files in the home folder, which is not cool.
September 8th, 2011 at 9:38 am
@HatedAlways Well, this video is two years old and at the time, there wasn’t much to show. If I remember right, it was all CLI at the time.
September 8th, 2011 at 9:46 am
what about bit defender!