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3 trojans quarantined on my computer

blossom30
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Hi, I just moved home in November and with the move and my poor cat dying I have not had the time to dedicate to my computer. I used to give it a weekly scan with my mcafee but only got round to it last night and it found 3 trojans. What damage can these things cause as I have carried out a lot of financial transactions recently with the move, however I always make sure the padlock is present but does this protect from these trojans? I do not have internet banking and probably never will with all these things lurking about. Should Mcafee not have picked the trojans up initially, I thought that was the whole idea of investing in a security package...or am I expecting too much for my money..... Your thoughts on this would be gratefully received shrewdal
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If these trojans have been quarantined, they have been detected and put out of harms way in a safe quarantine vault.:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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Hi espresso, thankyou so much for replying. Can I just ask what damage could these trojans have caused prior to being detected as I mentioned I have carried out a lot of financial transactions prior to them being found . thankyou shrewdal0
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Depends which ones they wereEver get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0
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I'm not familiar with McAfee but I would expect it to give you more details about these particular trojans that have been quarantined. e.g. you should be able to search for their name to find out more about what they do. Sometimes various items are only found when the anti-virus definitions have been updated. Personally I rely on the anti-virus running in the background and only scan the whole system about once a month.:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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