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Carling asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 10 years ago

Do you know how Windows get infected with malware?

how Windows get infected with malware

read this report it may help you in the future to stop getting Malware

http://net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=1863

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Thank you, assisting people is what this entire thing was created for, this is an assistance.

    Good deed,

    Thank you.

    The more garbage or viruses that we can all stop, the better the network is, for all.

  • 5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Hi Carling as usual your first answers. are from those who just don't get it yet.

    why use an operating system so easlly infected in the first place namely Microsoft.

    with other operating systems the chances of a virus doing any thing is reduced by the type of software they have used.

    i was once advised to use malware as a product to find it was the parent of all malware viruses.

  • Person
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Interesting, but not terribly surprising. Third party products like Flash have been security swiss cheese for a long time now. Then again, the largest attack vector on any desktop OS is always going to be the user in one way or another.

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    usually speaking viruses do no longer bypass platform as they're exploiting working equipment flaws, that pronounced there is the potential of an infection interior the kernel of a bypass platform software (eg flash, or Safari or IE), this ought to no longer ensue in open source classes like firefox provided that there are this type of excellent style of people working to sidestep this type of element.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Using reputable security software does the trick, but even with security software you can still get infected with malware. The best security for your computer is yourself.

  • 10 years ago

    that was quite interesting. i didnt know that new patches would actually decrease possibility of malware atatck.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    How do I know my machine won't become infected by following the link you provided?

  • Trish
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Is this a question or an answer?

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