Infection

[dibble1]

My laptop appears to have picked up a virus.called THINKPOINT. I am running panda 2010 which let this through. Could anyone tell me how to get rid of it and recommend a good free anti-virus? Thanks

[Buenchico]

Download the free version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
(Use a different computer for the download if necessary)

Follow the instructions here:
http://www.bleepingco...val/remove-thinkpoint

You should always have at least one anti-malware program available on your computer. The Malwarebytes product is generally regarded as the best available but some people like to have Spybot Search & Destroy as well:
http://www.safer-netw...rg/en/home/index.html
(You can have as many similar programs as you like because you'll only ever run one at a time,so the will be no conflicts).

Anti-malware programs are not the same as anti-virus programs. With those, you should only have just one on your computer, as they run 'in the background' and system conflicts could occur if you had more than one. The most popular freebies are probably AVG Free Edition
http://free.avg.com/g...d-avg-anti-virus-free
and Avast!
http://www.avast.com/...ee-antivirus-download

However Microsoft Security Essentials now has quite a large following of satisfied users:
19:25 Thu 09th Dec 2010

[Buenchico]

Oops, the link was cut off:
http://www.microsoft....ity/products/mse.aspx

Chris

[dibble1]

Chris, you're a gent. (I hope, you could be a lady). many thanks

[ChuckFickens]

"you could be a lady"

Looks like Chris's secret is out.