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that's why u usually Google research for previously posted subjects like urs so u know what to get rid of!

Thats a whole heap of time I cant spare for it then Red .
The latest news is that last weeks patch is a half hearted attempt to fix an active x problem . Read here about the fun (term used loosely )

http://news.com.com/Another+Internet+Ex ... g=nefd.top

no u usually just go to spyware forums and stuff

I usually have a look on the sysmantec site for whats new out there.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/

Sometimes its wise download the latest fix ,because the anti virus detects fine but has probs cleaning

If you run a firewall and don't just open every .exe file that passes by you shouldn't get virusses and trojans at all... Spyware is a bit harder, to prevent getting most you should go for netscape/mozilla based or opera browser.


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Sometimes they can be hidden in scripts and code... even on websites

Having had a few worms creep in and successfully fought off I can say its not really hard to get attacked these days , the best policy is to back up and have regular scans and updating of anti virus software. When its gone its gone .

For the paranoid amongst you all, heres a good link to see what information your handing to the hackers .

http://scan.sygate.com/prequickscan.html

You can do a general scan or be more specific (be prepared to spend an hour or so checking your system out).

All Stealth


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