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Old 09-01-2008, 04:23 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by gregor View Post
plus i think that if oyu block the programe with firewall form accessing the firewall, how can it download anything malicious?:eek:
True if what the virus tries to do is access the web, a firewall with outbound protection should thwart it. That is, provided the virus doesn't manage to leak through the firewall or kill it outright. :eek: And a firewall will only prevent it from accessing the web, not from formatting your hard drive and the like.

It's probably a false positive, but try to be sure.
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