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why didn't microsoft se pick up virus
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Some toolbars and Smilie programs are also conduits to malware.I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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dipsomaniac wrote: »thanks. couldn't connect to internet to download malwarebytes so had to restore to factory settings. just wish i knew how contracted virus
Routes in with good AV in place
-possible out of date browser
-out of date virus definition files
-out of date windows update security patches
-infected USB if 'autorun' feature of windows has not been disabled
-dodgy email attachment you've opened and given permission to run by clicking on
-you have downloaded and tried to install a fake version of some legitimate software that has had malware bundled in with it0 -
you use Internet Explorer!just in case you need to know:
HWTHMBO - He Who Thinks He Must Be Obeyed (gained a promotion, we got Civil Partnered Thank you Steinfeld and Keidan)
DS#1 - my twenty-five-year old son
DS#2 - my twenty -one son0 -
MSE didn't pick up my trojan I had the otherday until I scanned yesterday -.-Total Debt: £1363.85
O2 - £719.85/£719.85 * FLM Loan - £300/£300 * PaydayExpress - £235/£235
Barclays - £109/£109 * HBOS - Paid!
Life is like a RAINBOW
Colourful and bright after the rain.0 -
Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »why is it I've never ever had one, and others get some / lots / etc ? We run the exact same hard / soft kit .. .. .. the only difference is the person and their individual diligence / usage
i have visited some dodgy sites from time to time in the past and have never had a virus or an std
this virus was on the wifes netbook who doesn't visit any dodgy sites as far as i am aware"The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson0 -
fannyadams wrote: »you use Internet Explorer!
no we use chrome"The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson0 -
dipsomaniac wrote: »this virus was on the wifes netbook who doesn't visit any dodgy sites as far as i am aware
Does that include the likes of Fakebook etc?Move along, nothing to see.0
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