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SO Scared I got a virus!!!!! What DO I DO
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<blockquote data-quote="xwonderboy85x" data-source="post: 62900" data-attributes="member: 6364"><p>The reason it popped up and said that you had a trojan is because Norton will detect windows viruses also. If you had looked at the file extension on that "virus" you would have found that it was a .exe. Mac doesn't use executables. It was a PC virus and wouldn't have been able to harm your Mac. Norton will detect it and try to take care of it anyway in order to keep you from passing it on to other PC users.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xwonderboy85x, post: 62900, member: 6364"] The reason it popped up and said that you had a trojan is because Norton will detect windows viruses also. If you had looked at the file extension on that "virus" you would have found that it was a .exe. Mac doesn't use executables. It was a PC virus and wouldn't have been able to harm your Mac. Norton will detect it and try to take care of it anyway in order to keep you from passing it on to other PC users. [/QUOTE]
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