Posts : 3342 Join date : 2012-11-16 Age : 64 Location : Yorkshire
Subject: Spider Virus Alert Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:24 am
There is a spider virus that comes in as an Adobe Hardware Installer, it shows itself as an update...I saw it in my task bar, it's a rectangle icon coloured blue, white and orange, do not left click on it....search for it by typing Adobe Hardware Installer in your search box in your start menu, if you see the icon I described, scan it first, if you have a good antivirus it will remove it.
pandora007 Moderator
Posts : 980 Join date : 2013-01-10 Age : 69 Location : South of The Equator
Subject: Re: Spider Virus Alert Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:14 am
Thanks for the tip
Ladygenie
Posts : 3342 Join date : 2012-11-16 Age : 64 Location : Yorkshire
Subject: Re: Spider Virus Alert Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:33 am
Microsoft have a security application which is free to download and use...Microsoft Essential Security, it will remove any malware that enters a computer.
beaver12 October 2013 top poster
Posts : 3845 Join date : 2013-04-01 Age : 73 Location : nottingham
Subject: Re: Spider Virus Alert Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:33 am
I had security Essentials on my old laptop and it was real good no problems with it, iv now got the updated version of Essentials Defender, its the same set up as Essentials but made for windows 8 Free and easy to use and dose the job.
Ladygenie
Posts : 3342 Join date : 2012-11-16 Age : 64 Location : Yorkshire
Subject: Re: Spider Virus Alert Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:36 am
Oh la de da! we still have windows 7
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beaver12 October 2013 top poster
Posts : 3845 Join date : 2013-04-01 Age : 73 Location : nottingham
Subject: Re: Spider Virus Alert Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:54 am
well iv also got a free update to windows 8.1 to only iv not took the plunge as yet,any way good old windows 7 to be honest I miss it
I had security Essentials on my old laptop and it was real good no problems with it, iv now got the updated version of Essentials Defender, its the same set up as Essentials but made for windows 8 Free and easy to use and dose the job. 
only iv not took the plunge as yet,any way good old windows 7 to be honest I miss it 