Hi there! We're not sure which action have we tried to do, and there was an error, so all in all, it was a success!
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This is what I've seen about two days ago when I attempted to scan my PC with Windows antivirus, and then remove the found item:
I think it may be time to look for another AV?
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@SEMI-HYBRID code said:
I think it may be time to look for another AV?
It seems to agree with you. The recommended action is that you remove Microsoft Security Essentials immediately.
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Back in 2003 I was a junior sysadmin and all our computers got blasted even though they all had antiviruses. Since then I haven't used an AV myself, and I've never had another virus.
I'm not saying antiviruses cause viruses, but in my experience they actually damage computer usability a lot more than viruses themselves.
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@configurator said:
Back in 2003 I was a junior sysadmin and all our computers got blasted even though they all had antiviruses. Since then I haven't used an AV myself, and I've never had another virus.
I'm not saying antiviruses cause viruses, but in my experience they actually damage computer usability a lot more than viruses themselves.
You're still using an antivirus, it's just a better, more efficient one. It's called common sense. It's the reason you don't lick random people with colds.
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@Ben L. said:
You're still using an antivirus
I do?@Ben L. said:
It's the reason you don't lick random people with colds
I don't???
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@Ben L. said:
You're still using an antivirus, it's just a better, more efficient one. It's called common sense.
I usually don't tell this, but in the last 1 or 2 years it's the only antivirus I've been using, half for lazyness and half for not ever allowing anyone to plug flash disks or download email attachments using my computer. If it's inevitable, I boot an Ubuntu livecd and see if there's autorun files, and the suspicious executable files I check on virustotal.com
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And then there are drivebys from compromised banners, and accidentally clicking a link you thought was safe anyway.
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@atipico said:
If it's inevitable, I boot an Ubuntu livecd and see if there's autorun files
Or you could simply disable autorun?
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@dhromed said:
And then there are drivebys from compromised banners, and accidentally clicking a link you thought was safe anyway.
And then there are exploits in your browser and buggy word processors that open a remote debugging server and execute arbitrary code.
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I've been using Deep Freeze for years, along with common sense. No need for AV!
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@configurator said:
Since then I haven't used an AV myself, and I never was aware that I had another virus.
FTFY
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@Severity One said:
@configurator said:
Since then I haven't used an AV myself, and I never was aware that I had another virus.
FTFYJob well done, then. What I don't know can't hurt me.
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@configurator said:
@Severity One said:
@configurator said:
Since then I haven't used an AV myself, and I never was aware that I had another virus.
FTFYJob well done, then. What I don't know can't hurt me.
That you know of
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@ASheridan2 said:
Yet...@configurator said:
@Severity One said:
@configurator said:
Since then I haven't used an AV myself, and I never was aware that I had another virus.
FTFYThat you know of