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RE: malware or virus (or both)
June 12, 2015 at 9:44 am
(June 12, 2015 at 9:39 am)paulpablo Wrote: Anyone able to explain what this might be?  Or the difference between malware and viruses?

Malware is a broad category of malicious software:  viruses, trojans, adware, spyware and such.  A virus is simply self-replicating malware.

The behavior you describe is indicative of malware.
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malware or virus (or both) - by paulpablo - June 12, 2015 at 9:39 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Jackalope - June 12, 2015 at 9:44 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by abaris - June 12, 2015 at 9:47 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Chad32 - June 12, 2015 at 10:13 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by vorlon13 - June 12, 2015 at 10:30 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by downbeatplumb - June 12, 2015 at 11:03 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by paulpablo - June 12, 2015 at 1:00 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by downbeatplumb - June 12, 2015 at 1:06 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Jackalope - June 12, 2015 at 1:17 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Minimalist - June 12, 2015 at 1:15 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by LastPoet - June 12, 2015 at 1:48 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by paulpablo - June 13, 2015 at 8:38 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Chad32 - June 12, 2015 at 1:50 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by bennyboy - June 14, 2015 at 12:18 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Minimalist - June 12, 2015 at 2:13 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Jackalope - June 12, 2015 at 2:14 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Longhorn - June 12, 2015 at 2:43 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by ignoramus - June 12, 2015 at 9:15 pm
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Thumpalumpacus - June 13, 2015 at 2:37 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by LastPoet - June 13, 2015 at 8:59 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by bennyboy - June 14, 2015 at 12:19 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by I_am_not_mafia - June 13, 2015 at 9:12 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by ignoramus - June 14, 2015 at 3:11 am
RE: malware or virus (or both) - by Thumpalumpacus - June 14, 2015 at 4:23 am

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