hi i get a report on window live messenger from a friend saw it be summer pics of my friends or something resembling that. Anyways it be a fastener database and i open it and presently it is sending similar things to adjectives my msn contacts. WILL REINSTALLING WINDOWS XP GET RID OF THIS VIRUS SINCE I DON'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT COMPUTERS AND I WANT TO GET RID OF IT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE! THANKS
Answers:
a free linux operating system will solve the problem for well-mannered
avg
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
or
avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht...
Both are correct free anti-virus products. I hold used both and they work ably minus human being resource hogs.
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You may also want to scan for any possible spyware
Here is a enumerate of some free ANTI-SPYWARE programs.
Adaware is probably the most popular.
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw...
Microsoft Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security...
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spy...
Spyware Terminator 2
http://www.spywareterminator.com/...
Spybot
http://www.safer-networking.org/...
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You can also do an online scan.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/...
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pes...
McAfee have a free site-advisor tool that help you prevent going to websites that may be treacherous.
http://www.siteadvisor.com/