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NurseJackie

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Sat Sep 18, 2021, 10:29 AM Sep 2021

Has your computer (or other device) ever been infected with a virus? [View all]

I've never had a virus (that I know of). I use "Avast" antivirus... and several times a week, it will pop-up a warning letting me know that it intercepted a malicious script or program or link that's being sent to me by email.

What AV software do you use (if any)? --- In the past, we have used Norton Antivirus and AVG antivirus. I don't know how well they worked at keeping viruses away, but I do know that they slowed-down the computer.


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Yes... my antivirus software didn't catch it.
4 (33%)
Yes... I didn't have antivirus software installed.
1 (8%)
No... I have antivirus software installed.
5 (42%)
No... I do not have antivirus software installed.
2 (17%)
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I've had plenty because I've been around the block Shermann Sep 2021 #1
One crazy thing that happened to me was my browser kept opening new browsers... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #3
I had a key stick on my keyboard and do that. House of Roberts Sep 2021 #10
Clicking yes since I'm the techie in this household TexasTowelie Sep 2021 #2
My sister-in-law answered a phone call from "Microsoft Technical Support" (sigh) NurseJackie Sep 2021 #7
This ended up being a timely topic for me TexasTowelie Sep 2021 #11
i got a virus so bad, mac techs couldnt find it. mopinko Sep 2021 #4
Antivirus software 15-20 years ago was VERY crude and inept. bearsfootball516 Sep 2021 #5
My Mac behaves pretty much... I like Norton Antivirus... have used it before but am having secondwind Sep 2021 #6
mine was infected with NIMDA around 1998 dingosatemyusername Sep 2021 #8
There's only two correct answers here fescuerescue Sep 2021 #9
Norton and Malwarebytes work for me. milestogo Sep 2021 #12
I have both on my system too dickthegrouch Sep 2021 #13
I use CPU dewormer. Lol relayerbob Sep 2021 #14
Now with Ivermectin! milestogo Sep 2021 #20
People, anti virus software is not enough Tetrachloride Sep 2021 #15
And, if it's a laptop, tablet, or phone you connect to public WiFi MurrayDelph Sep 2021 #18
Yep... my email is set to not load remote images from unknown senders. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #19
Win 3.1 computer did. KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #16
McAfee Polybius Sep 2021 #22
I've had issues in 2002 and 2008 LeftInTX Sep 2021 #17
Which answer should I choose? Polybius Sep 2021 #21
I don't know. That's a hard one. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #24
12-year old daughter who know not to click on strange links that popped up on websites Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #23
Not recently. Microsoft's built in anti-viral stuff seems to work fine... hunter Sep 2021 #25
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