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Symptoms of Infection:
a) Computer boots slowly.
b) Takes a long time to open web browser.
c) Popups appear, even though popup blocker is activated.
d) Sudden, dramatic, system warnings (i.e. "Your computer has have
been infected! Click here to remove the infection!")
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Avoiding malware: viruses, worms, trojans, and spyware, involves a
few basic rules:
1)
Don’t
accept things from strangers. Only accept a download to your computer if
you:
A) Trust
the web site that you are on.
B) Manually
typed the web address in your web browser.
If
a web site tries to download something to your computer that you didn’t
ask for, close the download window and leave the web site immediately.
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2) Don’t open
an email attachment unless you:
A)
Know EXACTLY what the attachment is.
B) Were
expecting to receive the attachment.
C) Manually
scan the attachment for malware before opening it.
Web sites
can be faked. Return email addresses can be faked. Web links can lie
about where they are taking you. You can be told you are being taken to
your Bank’s web site when, in reality, you are on a fake web site that
just LOOKS like your Bank’s.
Email return
addresses can be faked. You might receive an email from your mother or
daughter, but, in reality, their address has been faked and that
attachment that says, “Here’s our latest family pictures.” is actually a
virus, worm, or trojan.
3) Treat a
computer like the telephone. You wouldn’t give out your credit card
number to somebody who called you and asked for it. If you didn’t “make
the call” (by manually going to a trusted web site), then don’t trust
anything that a web site offers you.
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