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Viruses

Where do they come from?

The most common places are:

• Adult web sites
• Prescription Drugs
• Gambling sites
• FREE anything - Music, (LimeWire especially), Ring Tones, Game Crack Codes, Videos
• My Space Ads have been the common cause reported by customers recently. Beware of accidently clicking any MySpace ads. (Don’t drink and cruise MySpace.)
• SPAM emails, banks, PayPal, Foreign Lottery etc. Banks and credit card companies do not send you emails asking you to click links and verify your personal information. Always open a fresh browser window to get to your sensitive web site.

Groups that are Prone to attack:

• Teens. Especially teen boys.
• Parents of Teens (see above)
• Music/Movie buffs
• Parents of Music/Movie buffs
• MySpace members
• Parents of MySpace members
• Alternate Lifestyle members
• People who lend their computers to people who visit at the beach.
• People who are totally innocent and just clicked the wrong darn thing.

OK so you know you have a virus if you see any of the following going on: (the more you have the worse it is)

• Desktop view is completely wacked
• You can’t get on the internet (yes I know the obvious, you are here, but it’s a symptom and you could be goofing off at work reading this.)
• Constant pop-ups
• Computer freezing
• Running really slow
• Some popup from Windows said you were infected
• Your internet provider sent you a letter or turned off your service.

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