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deleting software that has viruses in quarantine.?

if you delete a program that has caught malware and put it in quarantine would the malware be released back on comp if you uninstall the program.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    If you uninstall the program in the proper way, it should also delete the quarantine folder !

    But why wait, go into your program and use the option to permanently delete the files in the quarantine vault !

    NOTE: Do this only if your computer works well without these files

    Source(s): Experience in buying (3 years for the Government before retirement) and computing (26 years including 9 years for internet)
  • 1 decade ago

    Probably! I wouldn't do it if I were you!

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