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    WSJust Plain Fred
    AskWoody Lounger
    August 10, 2011 at 7:41 am #478310

    Hello all,
    Found this article on malware and it’s worth a read, and might be helpful malicious file :cheers:Regards Fred

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    • WSpcunite
      AskWoody Lounger
      August 11, 2011 at 5:08 pm #1292740

      Buy or download software from trusted vendors. That is going to be the thing going forward … the vetting process is to open at the moment.

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    • WSNSILMike
      AskWoody Lounger
      August 18, 2011 at 9:48 am #1293896

      One more way to check (if you know the file name.)
      http://www.processlibrary.com/

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    • WSDrWho
      AskWoody Lounger
      September 4, 2011 at 10:13 am #1296403

      Every day, on a forum somewhere, someone asks “is this file BAD?”.

      My typical response is “Google It!”

      Works fine for me.

      😎

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