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  from Mary Landesman
Malware can make changes to your computer that get left behind when the antivirus scanner has removed the threat. This week, how to recover from a trojan that moves and hides your folders. Plus, how to stop Winlogon to remove malware that is piggy-backing on that process.
 
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Folder Eating Virus
Trojan.Win32.Delf.aam isn't really a folder eating virus. But it does hide the original folder, then copies itself to the folder's original location using the same name as the original folder. When antivirus comes along and does its job - deleting the Trojan - some believe the antivirus is actually deleting their original folders. Here's how to recover.

 
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How to Kill Winlogon
Malware often hooks into the Winlogon process, enabling the malware to load even in Safe Mode. Removing malware load points from Winlogon may require shutting down the Winlogon process. Here's how.

 
Is That Virus Alert Real?
Forums can be helpful, but in some cases the advice can be all wrong. This is particularly true when someone posts asking if the symptoms on their computer are caused be a virus. Before you leave the fate of your system in the hands of strangers - no matter how well meaning they may be - here are six easy steps you can follow to verify a virus alert.

 
 
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