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  1. Ryan S.

    Ryan S. Two Time F1 World Champ
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    i think i just got an AIm virus by opening some stupid file...anyone have any tips on how to protect myself. i uninstalled aim, pretty sure the file didnt load but i clicked on it, deleted the temporary thing. and am now scaning with norton, any other tips...
     
  2. darth550

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  3. Ryan S.

    Ryan S. Two Time F1 World Champ
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    so much reading, lol...you wouldnt happen to know if spybot is the same/worse/ or better than your program would you? If complicated= better, than id say your program will be better,lol..
     
  4. darth550

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    Red has it right with Microsoft Beta.
     
  5. PeterS

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    Download Adaware ASAP and run it.
     
  6. Ryan S.

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    so i got the virus that im all your friends in a buddy list, will deleting AIM get rid of this virus?
     
  7. Ryan S.

    Ryan S. Two Time F1 World Champ
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    ive got Microso Anti/Spy, Norton, and Spybot going, i will kick the crap out of this thing. My worry is that it went to some random file local, whats the best way to detect this? just do what im doing? computer seems to be running fine, but i dont want to restart incase that would somehow activate the bastad. i feel so violated when i get viruses, lol..
     
  8. darth550

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    M Beta stays on all the time. If something is trying to load, it will stop it, a window will pop up and it will ask you if you wish to allow it (with threat level indicated)....I have set it up to run automatically at 2am every morning.

    No problems with normal use while deleting unrecognizable email and staying off the P2P sites!
     
  9. redhead

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    Um, what he said.
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    Works great.
     

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