If you believe your computer may have been infected, you should run a virus scanning program and then follow the advice of your antivirus software on how to remove the virus. If you want to learn more about protecting your computer with antivirus software, we recommend you go to either McAfee's Website or Norton's Website and follow their instructions on how to remove the virus.

If you do not have a virus program running on your computer, you can download a free copy of Avast 4 Home Edition 4 from Downloads.com.

Avast 4 Home Edition is a complete ICSA-certified and VB antivirus package for home noncommercial use. Avast 4 Home Edition includes On-Demand Scanner with a skinnable simple interface. Just select what you want to scan and press the Play button. On-Access Scanner does resident scanning of all files being opened, read, and written, and the behavior blocker monitors for dangerous actions of viruses. E-mail Scanner easily integrates with most mail clients and it checks both incoming and outgoing mail. It provides heuristic analysis of mail content to protect against new worms. Boot-Time Scanner scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK. With Explorer Scanner, you can right-click on the object to scan it. Screensaver Scanner can scan your PC during your coffee breaks. Virus Chest is a safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious files. The true incremental updates are based on iAVS technology and are available at least twice a week.

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