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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-06-11 09:25 AM
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2nd virus attack in little over a week. I think I got both from Facebook. Is that possible?
I have scanned with Norton and removed some stuff it recommended, but I still have problems.

All of my MicroSoft applications are disabled.

I will go to our Security Help thread here at the DU and look for more help.

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On Facebook, I have been posting and writing about The Money Masters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXt1cayx0hs&feature=related . Do you think that might have anything to do with these attacks? Is that sort of thing possible?
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trud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-09-11 06:23 AM
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1. I use the free MalwareBytes Anti-Malware program to fix stuff. n/t
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david13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-09-11 02:26 PM
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2. Yes, Facebook is notorious. But also Norton is well known to be
useless. And expensive, for nothing.
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