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Originally Posted by wige
Just to add a couple of suggestions:
First, after your computer is compromised by a virus or other malware, replace your antivirus. This means uninstall, redownload, and reinstall. Some viruses today have a routine that removes the scanning component of the antivirus software, but leaves everything else intact, so it looks like the software is running when it is no longer functional.
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Just curious - if a person has their AV prog set to to do a full scan at regular intervals or chooses to do a manual scan and this virus has disabled the ability of the prog to scan, one would be able to detect (at least visually) that the scan isn't working - correct?