new laptop,,, norton trial over,,, what to do to now..

[jcurrieirocz]

i know norton is hard to remove totally. My trial is over,,, and just to get connected to the internet im ganna put avg free on.

1- what all should i install on the computer to keep it safe, free versions keep in mind.
Its already got windows 7 and will have avg free on there.
2- I dont wanna slow my computer down with too many useless programs so what can do it all, anything?
3- what do i need to do to totaly remove norton.
thanks Jeff

[guestolo]

If you haven't done so already, go and save the installer to AVG free from this link
AVG free edition

Download and save to desktop Norton Removal Tool

Close down all open windows
Uninstall Norton's, reboot the computer afterwards
Back in Windows...
Right click on the Norton Removal tool on desktop and choose to "run as Administrator"
Follow the prompts
Reboot again afterwards

Back in Windows, install AVG free

[jcurrieirocz]

done
is avg all the coverage I need... i know yrs ago you needed a few programs along with avg but does it do everything on its own now even tho its free version.

[guestolo]

Keep all other programs up to date
Go to the following link
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/

Run the online scanner, I suggest the first time you run the Thorough scan
Update any software they suggest, If you have any doubts, post back and let me know

[jcurrieirocz]

ok so it showed 3 items,,, i updated them all but one keeps comeing back.... so i assume it didnt update properly or theres something wrong with the scanner.
It keeps showing this result....even after I tryed updateing from the official site and from there supplied download link. Maybe im doing something wrong... its giveing me a zip folder so I unzip it but then what do i click on,,,, I think i clicked on all .exe's

"This installation of Adobe Flash Player 9.x is insecure and potentially exposes your system to security threats!
The detected version installed on your system is 9.0.124.0 (ActiveX), however, the latest patched version released by the vendor, fixing one or more vulnerabilities, is 9.0.246.0."

[guestolo]

I'd like to get you up to Adobe Flash version 10
Do the following please
Download and save to desktop adobe uninstaller from the link:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html

Your looking for
Windows: uninstall_flash_player.exe (205 KB) (updated 12/08/09)

Once saved to desktop, close all browser windows
Right cick on uninstall_flash_player.exe and choose to "Run as Administrator"
Follow the prompts
It won't take long to run, once finished, you can delete the uninstaller
Reboot your computer

Using Internet Explorer
Go visit Adobe Flash website from this link
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
Choose to install the flash player, if they offer any other toolbars, etc.
Untick the option, you just need to install the Active X control and let it's downloader install the latest flash

If you use Firefox, revisit that site with Firefox also