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Slow Performance on Windows 98
I have a computer in my office that runs on Windows 98.
It runs on a Pentium II processor, so it goes kind of slow anyway. However, recently I received an e-mail in my personal account that said, "Take a look at the attached file." There was a file with the filename all_document.pif attached to the e-mail. I was curious, so I clicked on it. Ever since I did that, my office computer has been running very slow and locks up every so often when I am on the Internet. Could I possibly have downloaded a virus onto my computer, and if so, how do I get rid of it? |
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Slow Performance on Windows 98
The .pif was undoubtedly a virus/trojan. Run a full scan with an up to date
anti virus program. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Ryan" wrote in message ... I have a computer in my office that runs on Windows 98. It runs on a Pentium II processor, so it goes kind of slow anyway. However, recently I received an e-mail in my personal account that said, "Take a look at the attached file." There was a file with the filename all_document.pif attached to the e-mail. I was curious, so I clicked on it. Ever since I did that, my office computer has been running very slow and locks up every so often when I am on the Internet. Could I possibly have downloaded a virus onto my computer, and if so, how do I get rid of it? |
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