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	from Mary Landesman Dozens of new Bagle downloader Trojans have been mass-spammed since Monday. Sandwiched in between them were at least 3 new Mytob variants. This week, tips on free software that can help you cleanup the mess from Bagle and other malware like it.
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Your Antivirus is Dead. Now What? Recently, dozens of Bagle downloader Trojans were mass-spammed. By the time protection became available from antivirus vendors, many systems may have already been compromised. Worse, the Bagle Trojans disable antivirus protection, block access to antivirus vendor sites, and prevent access to the Registry Editor and Task Manager. Here's the help you need.		More Topics How to Remove Spyware Tips for IM Safety Plain text email is safer Hoax Encyclopedia Top Windows Antivirus Top Spyware Scanners Top Online Scanners
Dozens of Bagles; Holes for Mytob A rash of new Bagle Trojans and Mytob worms have been released en masse with week, compromising system security and blocking access to prevent its discovery and removal.
Disabling System Restore to Remove Viruses System Restore enables users to revert to specific restore points, preserving data files in the process. Unfortunately, System Restore backs up the bad with the good. Here's how to remove viruses trapped in System Restore.

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