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Quarantine

loulou41
loulou41 Posts: 2,871 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
My AV has detected a virus and moved it to quarantine. Is it safe to delete? Thanks

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  • Red_Rose_Exile
    Red_Rose_Exile Posts: 1,180 Forumite
    I would suggest leaving it in quarantine for a couple of days to ensure that your PC is not misbehaving. After that, Press that delete button!
  • gremlin666_2
    gremlin666_2 Posts: 249 Forumite
    What is it called??? it could be a false positive and something that is needed :D
    Don't listen to the bad things about Vista its the best :beer:

    Just because it's free don't mean it's good :rolleyes:

    Ditch Norton Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wall:

    Just Because you read it some where don't mean it's right ;)
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    A virus scanner that quarantines important files? Sounds like something Microsoft would invent ;)
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate    [/FONT]
  • PZH
    PZH Posts: 1,599 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    MercilessKiller wrote: »
    A virus scanner that quarantines important files? Sounds like something Microsoft would invent ;)

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    “That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”
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