Techie help. Too many popups or a virus?

Optional · 02-28-14, 02:29 PM

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seaborneq · 03-02-14, 06:03 PM

Are antivirus and malware the same thing?

Russian Rocket · 03-02-14, 06:34 PM

Originally posted by seaborneq

Are antivirus and malware the same thing?

do some googling for crying out loud

malware is software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems
antivirus is software that is designed to detect and destroy computer viruses

konck · 03-02-14, 06:44 PM

Switch to Chrome browser

Russian Rocket · 03-02-14, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by konck

Switch to Chrome browser

that ain't gonna help him if his system files are infected by the virus

seaborneq · 03-02-14, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by Russian Rocket

do some googling for crying out loud

malware is software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems
antivirus is software that is designed to detect and destroy computer viruses

Thanks Rocket. Although you make me want to shoot the messenger.