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Security Alerts for Viruses, Worms, Trojans  - Updated Constantly!

Current Virus, Worms and Other Security Alerts

Below are the up-to-date, current security alerts from the two major manufacturers of virus and worm detection and removal products, Symantec (Norton) and McAffee:

 

What are Viruses and Worms?

Viruses are tiny computer programs, bits of code that usually install without your knowledge or consent, and degrade your computer's performance, often while using your computer to accomplish some negative goal, such as destroying your files, or sending out more copies of the virus through your email. These are the two main characteristics of a virus: 1. to accomplish some goal as a program and 2. to reproduce and spread itself.

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Names used by scammers in the examples on this page and others often belong to real people and businesses who often have no knowledge of nor connection to the scammer's use of their name and information.  Sample scam emails and other documents are copies of the scam to help potential victims recognize and avoid it.  You should presume that any names used and presented here in a scam are either fictitious or used without their legitimate owner's permission.
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