[pchelpers] Re: Adware Virtumonde

Hi Cyril,

Saturday, August 23, 2008, 6:47:45 AM, you wrote:

CH> Thought I would try a System restore to an earlier date and sure
CH> enough that worked. Apparently it dumped the virtumonde pest with
CH> its files since it has not showed up since that operation.

Even if you don't see any symptoms, you should still scan.


CH> Had an antivirus installed provided by AT&T our ISP. Up until this
CH> glitch it seemed to be doing the job but now I went back to my old
CH> favorite AVG. Tried installing Avira some months ago when it was
CH> recommended but at that time decided to go back to AVG.

What was it that they provided?

I generally avoid those, unless the AV is actually one that does well;
with a bundling deal, you have to assume that the ISP gets money for
using the AV.

-- 
Scott.



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