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What do i do if i open a dodgy link on my e-mail?

!!??!?!!

Will I now have a virus etc?????

What can I do about it?

eek!

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southern_comfort offline Verified User (7 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 178 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 1 week ago (3 minutes after post)

Yes you can.

You can try to delete it if you have a good antivirus utility that is up to date.

You have mice in the house too? Suggest maybe a different post for that….

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Jenna-Mari offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 1 week ago (5 minutes after post)

Nono, I like the mice…..

I deleted the e-mail, but had opened the link *massive idiot.com* I don’t know if it will have installed something/just be a viral advert/will now send the e-mail to my contacts?

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southern_comfort offline Verified User (7 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 178 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 1 week ago (8 minutes after post)

Deleting the email did no good other than keep you from clicking on the link again. Then you really would be a massive idiot.

Who was the email from?

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Jenna-Mari offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 1 week ago (11 minutes after post)

I know, but will I have a virus now, how would i know what it was and what to do about it. I have no idea what these e-mail viruses are all about… (my anti-virus hasn’t picked up on anything)

I got it from a friend who then e-mailed apologising about the virus…

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southern_comfort offline Verified User (7 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 178 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 1 week ago (16 minutes after post)

If you haven’t already done so update your anti-virus and then scan your hard drive.

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Dr. Jackson offline Verified User (5 years) Long Term User Shouts: 43 #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 1 week ago (58 minutes after post)

I always run a scan if I think I’ve downloaded a virus. Can’t hurt to be oversafe on them.

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