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Virus: AOL Broadband
Name: billw9 Date: February 20, 2005 at 13:47:05 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Pentium 4
Comment:
When I try to log on to AOL, my computer displays a message about AOL Broadband and freezes. Have tried the virus cleaner from Microsoft to no avail. Can anyone help? 'Ol Bill
Name: StuartS Date: February 20, 2005 at 13:59:39 Pacific
Reply:
Knowing what the message says would go a long way to solving the problem.
You tested with Microsoft Spyware cleaner. Microsoft haven't yet released a virus cleaner although they plan to do so in the future. If you are relying on the Microsoft application to check for viruses then you are not achieving anything. Try Free AVG for viruses.
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
Stuart
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Response Number 2
Name: Keller Date: February 20, 2005 at 13:59:48 Pacific
Reply:
It would help to know what the error message was, what makes you suspect a virus?
Summary: You are my last resort! 8 months ago we started experiencing connection problems with AOL Broadband. We were disconnected every five minutes after logging in. Despite numerous calls to their tech. ...