how should I know if I have security system on my computer or not?

[Laura]

my laptop had virus. I think since I go to facebook I get virus.
so, I put the set up disk in and and I think I got rid of virus.
but, I don't see my security system that was avast anywhere in control panel.
should I install it again? thank.

[zep516]

You will need to reinstall Avast yes.

[Wide Glide]

yes if you reinstalled your operating system, then all third party software's will have to be reinstalled

[DK]

Go to:
Control Panel,
Add-Remove Programs
see if it comes up in the list..if it does, you still have it, don't reinstall it.

If it's not there, reinstall it, and go have it scane your whole PC (do a full scan which will take awhile)

I hope this helps.

[vlj2002]

Use combofix from bleepingcomputer.com, then download malwarbytes(you may need to rename the installer/setup to something like winlogon.exe to be able to run or install it) from malwarebytes.com or softpedia.com, then clean the rest of the virus with superantispyware and Hitman Pro 3.5 from softpedia.com/cnet.com and just in case you do have a rootkit on your system use GMER from majorgeek.com(Use gmer to scan and anything in red delete.)

Future Protection use this wizard to recommend security protection for your system:

http://www.techsupportalert.com/secwiz

or go to safe mode and then do the above:


To get into Safe Mode with Networking:

1. Log out and reboot your machine.
2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly.
3. Select Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu.