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<blockquote data-quote="JasonUK" data-source="post: 976194" data-attributes="member: 86995"><p>Ditto... although now that Avast is owned by Norton I seem to be repeating my error <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite111" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Fortunately after first infection I switched to Avira (& others) and haven't been hit by viruses, since... or at least none that I'm aware of. My daughters' laptops which were mainly used for games & messenger/forums back then slowly ground to a halt under the weight of malware which got past Norton 360 so a clean install, new AV & passwords were necessary. With kids you have to assume they'll click 'okay' to everything so set AV to strictest level possible and if it's important they can ask for help if they're blocked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JasonUK, post: 976194, member: 86995"] Ditto... although now that Avast is owned by Norton I seem to be repeating my error :( Fortunately after first infection I switched to Avira (& others) and haven't been hit by viruses, since... or at least none that I'm aware of. My daughters' laptops which were mainly used for games & messenger/forums back then slowly ground to a halt under the weight of malware which got past Norton 360 so a clean install, new AV & passwords were necessary. With kids you have to assume they'll click 'okay' to everything so set AV to strictest level possible and if it's important they can ask for help if they're blocked. [/QUOTE]
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