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System Tools virus: Poll
patman99
Posts: 8,532 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
Have you been infected by the System Tools virus?. What AV were you using?.
Never Knowingly Understood.
Member #1 of £1,000 challenge - £13.74/ £1000 (that's 1.374%)
3-6 month EF £0/£3600 (that's 0 days worth)
Member #1 of £1,000 challenge - £13.74/ £1000 (that's 1.374%)
3-6 month EF £0/£3600 (that's 0 days worth)
Did you get the System Tools Virus?, if so, what AV were you using?. 61 votes
Yes, I was infected. Using Avast
11%
7 votes
Yes, I was infected. Using Avira
1%
1 vote
Yes, I was infected. Using Macaffee
14%
9 votes
Yes, I was infected. Using Norton
1%
1 vote
Yes, I was infected. Using MS Security Essentials
6%
4 votes
Yes, I was infected. Using Kasperski
0%
0 votes
Yes, I was infected. Using Bullgaurd
0%
0 votes
Yes, I was infected. Using other AV
1%
1 vote
Yes, I was infected. Using no AV
3%
2 votes
No, not infected.
59%
36 votes
0
Comments
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Ooops , I missed the fact it was multi choice, I missed I am not which I wasn't, but a neighbour was on Saturday so at least I voted for him , add one to your not infected count (using Norton and Avast on different machines , but I use FF and noscript and spywareblaster)4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0
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Not infected, using Opera 11 and MSE.604!0
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Not infected, using Avira on my PC with MalwareBytes (free edition).
Not infected, using MSE on my netbook with MalwareBytes (free edition).0 -
Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »Not infected, using Opera 11 and MSE.
same here,and on W7 64bit
last thing MSE removed was exploit:win32-2010-1885.a0 -
Suprised AVGs not on the list when bullguard is:idea:0
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nope/ not been infected at all/ and using the brilliant Avast //BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
....and paid-for MBAM ///BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
Not been infected here, although I am using my netbook with Jolicloud. Did see someone come into me at work though, who had been infected shortly after purchasing Bullguard.Squirrel!If I tell you who I work for, I'm not allowed to help you. If I don't say, then I can help you with questions and fixing products. Regardless, there's still no secret EU law.
Now 20% cooler0 -
According to the current voting 4 times as many people using Avast were infected as those using no AV at allfree4440273 wrote: »nope/ not been infected at all/ and using the brilliant Avast //
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