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Website is infected

You have to be careful about the websites that you go to. A website can be infected and infect your system just by visiting it. When you visit a website, the website installs cookies. A cookie could be infected and will infect your system. There is other ways for the website to infect your system as well.

Things you should do to protect yourself

  • Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date
  • Make sure your windows is fully up to date
  • Make sure you have an anti-spyware program installed
  • Be cautious of anything you download from the site.

Notes:

Having an anti-virus or anti-spyware program does not guarantee that you won't get an infection. It is only a tool. Just like people that gets the flu shot and then they still get the flu.

Don't think a known safe website to be safe. Companies have been known to get hacked and the hacker installs a virus on their website. It doesn't happen often but can happen.