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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to All   
   Re: Are All Windows PCs Infected?   
   11 Feb 11 11:13:23   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand   
      
   In message <17x8mew4czpit$.xk5fvqp8me22.dlg@40tude.net>, flatfish+++ wrote:   
      
   > I clicked on the wrong link in firefox as a result of a Google search   
   > and instantly my entire screen turned flashing red with a dialog box   
   > that was also flashing.   
   >   
   > The text said "AVG has found a virus, click OK to Quarantine"   
   >   
   > All well and good except that I don't use AVG.   
   >   
   > At the same time, Microsoft Security Essentials trapped it and took care   
   > of it.   
      
   How did you know it took care of it? Did a dialog box come up saying “Hi,   
   I’m Microsoft Security Essentials, you can trust me on this”?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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