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whittaker



Joined: 10 May 2006
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PostPosted: 12/24/07 - 05:35    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello. I have discovered malvare virus on my FTP web site. It was a small trojan that was spreading unwanted adds to all visitors of the page. And after the series and rounds of fighting with, I somehow won the battle. But, now one of my computers seems a little bit slower than usual. Is it possible that malware can do such a thing, slowing down my PC? And where is the difference between virus and malware? Thanks.
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bil



Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 80



PostPosted: 01/23/08 - 04:49    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice work regarding your FTP web site. Concerning the possible infection of your home PC, it is possible if you were leading the battle from that particular PC. Do a complete scan with, lets say Zone Alarm Pro. Oh, and the difference between Virus and Malware are just in a name. Malware like Spyware and Adware are nothing but a trojans (viruses) or worms with different purposes.
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