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Posted by JH on 07/12/07 08:23
On Jul 11, 9:11 pm, Adrienne Boswell <arb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have a good friend who asked me to come out and take a look at her
> daughter's computer because it was really slow. Spybot Search and Destroy
> came up with 1,401 malware programs and/or tracking cookies. The anti-
> virus came up with 89 viruses and trojans. I got everything cleaned up,
> installed a Hosts manager, Firefox and Opera (default). Then I told them
> that IE was off limits.
>
> Three days to fix this. Scarey.
>
One thing that hasn't been mentioned is to update all windows service
packs, security updates etc. before going on the net without a router
with built-in firewall. A lot of people re-install Windows (without
service packs) and as soon as they plug in their unprotected usb or
cable modem, within a few minutes the computer is infected.
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