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What can I do about a virus that's affecting my relatives even though they're in different places?
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Mar 15, 2026132 viewsConfidence Score0%
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In the last week, I have had two family members contact me about possible viruses on their machines. The cases involve different machines in different geographic locations. The only similarities are that they are both on BT and both use McAfee Internet Security packages. What happens: The users des…
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When I run into viruses on systems I didn't setup, this is what I do(In order) Boot to safe mode, login as user, run msconfig, look for any entries starting up in the users home directory. Those are probably a virus and can be removed. Boot to safe …
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