Computer virus

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manswife

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I had two virus' taken off my laptop yesterday for a cost of $60. They were caused by a
"web search toolbar" that got added to my computer somehow. Now let me explain this
a little further. The web site did not give me the viruses BUT it was the catalist that gave
the viruses the ability to enter my computer. If you see anything on yours about a
web search toolbar DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY!!!

This info is from my computer tech!
 
Thank you for the info, good to know. I had a virus try to invade from Woman's World today. Luckily, I have Norton Antivirus and it removed it. Please see my post today, which explains it in detail :wave:
 
I have a few toolbars with search engines one of them is MYWEBSEARCH and I use it cause I adore the screensavers and the wallpapers etc. they also have fun ecards and mouse icons etc. I know it is an adware as it shows up in my system as such and I thought I had been given a virus by them and contacted them as to this and they were adamant it was not and they wanted the tech info etc. which I am clueless to so they could have researched it further..... Do u know if the toolbar u had used and was the catalyst is the same as the one I listed? How does one pay to remove a virus... doesnt your anti virus thingy just delete them or quarantine em?? Im so not techy.... unfortunately. Thanks for any info
 
I got hit with a virus, too, during the past few days. I remember 2 shady sites, one of which, wanted to add something to my toolbar, and the other wanted me to change my security settings. I'm sorry, but I don't remember which sweeps they were, however I do know that i was in the "expiring sweeps, for 12-5 to 12-9. The virus took off my Bing browser, changed some security settings, and disabled java. I try to live by my daughter's advice, "If in doubt, don't click on it!!"
 
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