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  • woo
    woo Posts: 1,226 Forumite
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    Though i wouldn't recommend the Windows OneCare Live ant-virus / firewall that you can download and install.
    Ever stop to think and forget to start again?
  • John_Gray
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    Bear in mind that the hard disk scan can take many hours, and on my box it says it has found two viruses towards the beginning of the scan, which magically disappear at the end of the scan -- and that's before you've fixed anything!

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  • shilling
    shilling Posts: 41 Forumite
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    "vee vant to know vhat is on ze computerz of millionz of peeple..."
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,617 Forumite
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    they are also going to charge for this at some point
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