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| - | ====== Malware ====== | + | ====== |
| ===== When We Suspect an Infection ===== | ===== When We Suspect an Infection ===== | ||
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| - Verify you are running the latest version of your resident anti-virus software | - Verify you are running the latest version of your resident anti-virus software | ||
| * Install the latest version if you are not (after running the on-demand scans below) | * Install the latest version if you are not (after running the on-demand scans below) | ||
| + | * There is usually a new major version every year | ||
| - Manually update your anti-virus software | - Manually update your anti-virus software | ||
| * Make sure the automatic updates are working | * Make sure the automatic updates are working | ||
| - Run a full scan with your resident anti-malware software | - Run a full scan with your resident anti-malware software | ||
| - | - Run a full scan with at least one other on-demand | + | - Run a full scan with at least one other on-demand |
| * More suspects will be found | * More suspects will be found | ||
| - | + | * See below | |
| - | Here are our go-to scanners available for free download. | + | |
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| - | http:// | + | |
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| - | http:// | + | |
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| - | http:// | + | |
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| - | The first two are on-line scanners and don't get installed on your PC | + | |
| - | (perfect!). | + | |
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| - | The last one gets installed, but it's only an on-demand scanner. | + | |
| - | uninstall it after you're done or leave it installed for next time. It | + | |
| - | doesn' | + | |
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| - | Please run full scans with at least two of these. | + | |
| Please let us know ASAP what you found. | Please let us know ASAP what you found. | ||
| - | Oftentimes, we have to temporarily disable your e-mail account if your infected PC was spamming others. | + | Oftentimes, we have to temporarily disable your e-mail account if your infected PC was spamming others. |
| + | ===== Free On-Demand Scanners ===== | ||
| - | =====Utilities===== | + | Here are our go-to scanners available for free. |
| - | ====MalwareBytes==== | + | :!: These are exellent tools, but they won't replace your memory resident anti-malware software such as AVG CloudCare. |
| - | http://www.malwarebytes.org | + | http://www.bitdefender.com/ |
| - | MalwareBytes Free version is: | + | http://www.eset.com/ |
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| - | * Free | + | |
| - | * Effective | + | |
| - | * On-Demand | + | |
| - | * Doesn' | + | |
| - | * Different than your memory resident anti-virus software | + | |
| - | * Sometimes it's just good to have a second opinion | + | |
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| - | These links are for the standard Malware cleaner and a root kit variation. | + | |
| + | http:// | ||
| + | The first two are on-line scanners and don't get installed on your PC (which is perfect). | ||
| + | The last one gets installed, but it's only an on-demand scanner. | ||
| + | Please run full scans with at least two of these. | ||
| - | http:// | ||
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