1.   For example, some PCs come with a virus scanner.

2.   Go buy a good virus scanner that has free monthly updates.

3.   In a couple of cases, I would click on a program and it would not launch unless the virus scanner was turned off.

4.   Popular virus scanners, such as McAfee VirusScan and Norton AntiVirus, can detect and remove it.

5.   Run Scandisk to check for hard-disk problems, and use a virus scanner.

6.   So the very feature that was supposed to sneak NewLove past virus scanners has made it too inefficient to spread rapidly.

7.   The column looked at the tradeoffs of using utility programs that work in the background in Windows, including virus scanners, crash protectors and installation monitors.

8.   The McAfee virus scanner identified it instantly.

9.   There were no virus scanners in the background and no other program running.

10.   Your PC may have come with several programs that automatically start and run in the background, including a virus scanner or something designed to monitor software installations.