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Hi Carolyn
My AVG antivirus said it found two viruses. However, it said it cleaned 0 and deleted 0. I then moved them to the virus vault. Did I do the correct thing?
I could not find a log with the name of the virus which I could copy the name of. I thought it would be an idea to find out some info on it to see how serious it was. Do you think I should find out more about it and how do I do so?
I have Win 2000.
Your help will be appreciated
Regards Richard.
Don't worry about the viruses AVG finds. There are many thousands of different viruses and other sorts of malware and they are often quite complicated, so even a total genius would have a hard time understanding how every one that attacks your computer works. As long as your antivirus program is working, you can relax knowing that an entire team on geniuses is keeping AVG up to date in defending your computer.
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Carolyn Meinel
Expertise
I cover Windows, Linux, TCP/IP and Ethernet security questions. I do not cover Mac, smart phones, or other networking issues.
Experience
Books by Carolyn Meinel: wrote a chapter for The Hacking of America book (see http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567204600/happyhacker)
My article Code Red for the Web for Scientific American was reprinted in the book Best American Science Writing 2002 (see http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060936509/happyhacker). My book The Happy Hacker: A Guide to Mostly Harmless Hacking is now in 4th edition with a Japanese edition (see http://happyhacker.org/hhbook/).
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IEEE, AAAS
Publications
See a list with some online links at http://cmeinel.com
Education/Credentials
MS, Industrial Engineering, The University of Arizona
Took a course in computer forensics at the University of Texas at Austin/
Past/Present Clients
DARPA, SAIC, Palmer Labs
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