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Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 26 Jul 18

Monday I thought I was getting off to a great start Monday. I got up early and paid a bill online and checked my bank accounts and ate breakfast. Then I looked at the scan results from my antivirus program. That's when the day...

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Back in Business

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 19 Nov 15

For the most part I am back in business. My neighbour came in this morning and fixed the problem with my desk top and re-installed Google Chrome. The old laptop seems to be just, well that - OLD. He has the malwarebytes program on...

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Computer virus

HONEYPALS @HONEYPALS (270) • Nairobi, Kenya 8 Apr 13

I hate internet viruses...I hate the people who create these viruses...my last computer crashed because of, I believe internet viruses...I lost so much data, data I am sure I can never recover. I wonder what these people who...

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Internet conectivity is slow

dhawanbm @dhawanbm (3705) • India 1 Jan 12

Internet conectivity is so slow now a days for my computer. I am not so sure if you are also faced with this problem in loading page of Mylot. I could not make out what is the reason for this. Any guesses what could be reason for...

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My window security prevent me from opening files, how to fix it?

bionicle619 @bionicle619 (29) • Canada 3 Nov 10

I'm using Windows 7, and sometimes when I download a software or a program, windows always blocks those software and the software don't even have any viruses, and I can't open it to install. Also when everytime I turn on my...

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I would just like to know....What does a person gain by putting viruses,

veromar @veromar (1453) • Argentina 18 Dec 09

worms, Trojans or anything like that out into the cyber world????? I'm just curious. I surf a LOT...and I mean a lot! Seems like I'm getting some sort of "thing" happening every single week. Every single week I have to reinstall...

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a nasty skype virus is goign around. Be very very careful!

marrie1 @marrie1 (255) • United States 8 Oct 09

Hello all. I ws the victum of a nasty skype virus that is gogni around. Skype if some don't know is a telephone prlgram for the computer and you can have good calls with good sound quality. but a virus is goign around wherein a...

computer viruses, should i delete them when they are in the vault or leave them?

tinam13 @tinam13 (839) • United States 31 Mar 09

i have avg and when there are virus alerts it sends them to the virus vault. my question is should is should i empty the vault or just leave them there? if i empty the vault does that release it back to my computer??

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Have you gotten any computer viruses lately?

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 12 Nov 08

I know this one has been around for awhile but it is always better to be safe than to be sorry. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp have you gotten any computer viruses lately?

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Why do some people create harmful programs to destroy your computer?

CliffShep @CliffShep (40) • United States 12 Jun 08

Here I am at 3:00pm and just had my anti-virus warn me about a Trojan Virus. I can't seem to understand why someone would really spend their time trying to attack me when I don't even know these people and I have never done any...

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Fixing Computer Viruses - It is a pain!

darkangel079 @darkangel079 (1488) • United States 16 Jan 08

I've been a computer technician now for over 10+ years - all I can say it is getting tougher and getting better at the same time. Technology is growing and advancing than what we think of it. More new tech toys to play with,...

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Why do some people create "junk" programs (i.e., computer viruses)?

friendship @friendship (2084) • Canada 30 Nov 07

I just don't understand why some people are wasting time to create "junk" programs (i.e. computer viruses). If they are programmers, why don't they create a good software that will be beneficial to others? They can sell a good...

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How often do you clean the smudges off your computer screen?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 7 Nov 07

How often do you clean your computer screen? Why does your computer screen get so smudged? Pets? Kids? What do you use to clean your computer screen? For some reason my little kid likes to wipe her hands on my computer screen....

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Pay Per Click Makes Your Computer Get Viruses....

friendship @friendship (2084) • Canada 6 Nov 07

When you're deciding to join PPC, you also have to consider this thing. PPC programs may get you extra money but it will also spread viruses. Have you ever thought about it? What do you think?

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Network can steal your money ,so be careful!

google88 @google88 (77) • China 4 Nov 07

Network viruses can steal money!The virus that can steal your money belongs to a kind of the second network virus.It was designed and put in some machines on the network. When your computer is linked to one of these...

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Some kinds of Viruses

google88 @google88 (77) • China 4 Nov 07

There are four main types of viruses:shell,intrusive,operating system and source ode! And now i want to tell you something about shell viruses! Shell viruses wrap themselves around a host program and do not modify the original...

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Computer Viruses.....Urgh !!!

Calais @Calais (10893) • Australia 29 Oct 07

Having a whinge here.... Whats the point of paying good money for all the security programs when you still end up with viruses all over your computer.. What a hassle and inconvience and waste of money...

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Yewie Users BEWARE!

ZenDove @ZenDove (698) • United States 16 Aug 07

Like everyone else, I've been besieged by yewie-mania and, even though it did not sound like the place for me, I decided to check it out. Apparently,they are running some pretty vicious adware and malware from that site. I didn't...

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Keep Your Computer Safe From Viruses and Hoaxes!

Darkwing @Darkwing (21583) 23 Jul 07

I was inspired to start this discussion after reading and responding to a Mylot Member's discussion on receipt of a similar letter to the one described below, and her panic. I feel we should all be aware of the facts, given here...

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i hate viruses!

djoyce71 @djoyce71 (2511) • Philippines 11 Jun 07

I'm just wondering why there are people who make programs such as computer viruses. What these viruses do is just damage/ destroy important programs in the computer. Do they get a lot of money out of this?

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