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Anonymous Posted on Mar 28, 2009

My aspire unti virus database is out of date

My son tried to download a game and the notebook picked up a virus and now its not working. when i put it on it says that the security is out of date and it start a real fast scan then stop and says that it dont have enough space. the only thing i can do is turn on and off

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  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2009

    thanks so far,,,, Its Mcafee i think,, its the one it came with. And i cant get past the virus scan, the only thing i can do is turnd it off

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2009

    And if i have to format how do i do that?

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2009

    what i'm saying is this,,,, i connot get on, when i turned it on it start a real fast scan and shows all the unti virus in red and then the scan will stop and a message come up and says not enough space. them everything just stick and the only thing i can do after is shutdown

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Hi thanks for using fixya!

What is your anti virus? Try to make a live update for your windows and anti virus. Try to check your window firewall, it must be turned on.

Try to conduct a full scan by using your anti virus.
If still doesn't work, I suggest that you format your laptop, the viruse might infected your system.

Regards!

If you need further assistance, let me know.

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  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2009

    ok, if you really cannot make a virus scan, disconnect your laptop from internet connection, uninstall and install your anti-virus, and after installing it, perform a full scan.



    If still doesn't wor, try to format it.

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2009

    if you do not know how to format it, better to bring your laptop to a service center, just make sure that you have the OS and drivers for your laptop.

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2009

    Yes, I understand, if you want, try to uninstall your anti-virus and install it again. If still doesn't work, you really need to format your system.



    If you cannot get on to your desktop and do something else, I think you really need to reformat your system.

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Just go to this for a great antivirus software thats free
http://www.avast.com/
it works better than norton because its not memory hungry.

  • Mark Gough Mar 28, 2009

    Unless something else happens you will not need to reformat your drive.

  • Mark Gough Mar 28, 2009

    It is also better than McAfee.

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