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NAME OF VIRUS

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by BGBG, Jan 27, 2024.

  1. BGBG

    BGBG Registered Members

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    Some months back I had a virus detecte . Does anyone recall what the name of this virus was? I cannot find any postings about it now. It showed up in a Microsoft Security Essentials program routine scan. I posted about this but forgot the name of the virus.
     
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  2. BGBG

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    SOLVED: I learned to search and found it was a Trojan Win32/Wacatac. Have used Microsoft Security Essentials and it never found any threats until this one and none since.
    I have been running a short daily scan and wondered if I ought to run a daily QUICK scan and a weekly FULL scan?
     
  3. Tony D

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    I don't run scans unless I feel something is wrong with the computer.
     
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    Sounds good. Never used to run them much.
     
  5. BGBG

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    I hardly ever ran scans until one day I did so and it found for the first time a virus named Trojan Win32/Wacatac. Never found anything before that. I removed it and have found nothing since. Hope I am OK.
     

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