what did the Slobig family (group) of viruses do to the internet?
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They didn't do anything to the internet.  They can only infect pc's not the whole damn internet.
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details here http://www.faqs.org/faqs/computer-virus/macintosh-faq/
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One of the few solid theoretical results in the study of computer viruses is Cohen's 1987 demonstration that there is no algorithm that can perfectly detect all possible viruses.\n\nHe has also many other works related to computer viruses.
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Sounds like a conspiracy, but in my experience the people who creates virus are usually people who want to challenge the big wigs like MS and Symantec. Unfortunately, after the big wigs dissects the virus, the code is open and they could do whatever they want with the codes including but not limited to Recreating a stronger version of the virus to be unleashed on the net again so they can make profit.
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At one point, you may have opened an email attachment that causes this particular virus to send messages (on your behalf) to everyone in your address book.\n\nBefore cleaning the virus, boot up in safe mode, erase the Prefetch files, disable the "Restore Point", check out the Auto RUN items in the registry [HKLM>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run] to find out the name of the executables that are running in memory.  They usually reside in the WINDOWS OR WINDOWS&#92;SYSTEM32 FOLDERS.
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reinstall your internet explorer and check your pc for viruses
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I believe they are in the process of trying out a new format. Their homepage changed on mine browser also at home. Although at work I still have the same browser as before. I don't think a virus could cause something like that to happen.
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Try trendmicro.com, they have a free virus scan online and it is very helpful.
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It isn't cleaned or removed because it isn't a virus. It's a system file, an index of the files in that folder, like a table of contents for the computer to read.
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Heres another reference for you:\nhttp://malwareremoval.com/plog/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=85&blogId=3
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There is a small program that removes KNOWN AIM viruses. I've had a virus that sends itself to other people and slows down your computer. I've used this program before and it works well.
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W32.Sasser.B.Worm is a variant of W32.Sasser.Worm. It attempts to exploit the LSASS vulnerability described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011. \n\nThis worm spreads by scanning randomly selected IP addresses for vulnerable systems. \n\n\nThe worm causes some computers to continually crash and reboot, but it does not appear to cause any permanent damage to files or machines. Infected computers then also send out the worm, looking for more victims.
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it gets viruses from the computer
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There's also a scanner on Microsoft's website that will scan for viruses and help remove them. \n\nI figure it's the least they could do for allowing so many problems. :)
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each virus is different, so you'd need to know which one it was...or know in-depth how your os works (and that is a book, not a post at yahoo answers)
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You may have transfered a virus onto your computer
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Thank you for warning everyone about this. Personally, I think viruses are for good use only when put in the hands of the military. That way, the evil people will get the virus. I seriously wouldn't want that virus, especially with my "Proof that God exists" on my computer.