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A business associate sent me a large file of photographs via email last Friday. He downloaded a "free" program from the Internet called JZip to compress the files. Before I could see the photos I had to download the same program.
JZip is a Virus!!!! It took control of my boot process, my browser, changed all my settings, etc. It is both a Spyware and Malware. I researched on the Internet using uaifi's laptop which wasn't infected. A lot of people have been tricked into downloading this program. Malwarebytes could not clean it. Then I found Ad-Aware. It is somewhat like Malwarebytes but I find it to be more thorough. It is a free program that can be downloaded from CNET. I had to run the "complete scan" three different times to thoroughly clean this insidious virus. A complete scan takes about 8 hours on my computer. A week later, I am finally back to where I was.
DO NOT download JZip. You will be in a world of hurt if you do.
JZip is a Virus!!!! It took control of my boot process, my browser, changed all my settings, etc. It is both a Spyware and Malware. I researched on the Internet using uaifi's laptop which wasn't infected. A lot of people have been tricked into downloading this program. Malwarebytes could not clean it. Then I found Ad-Aware. It is somewhat like Malwarebytes but I find it to be more thorough. It is a free program that can be downloaded from CNET. I had to run the "complete scan" three different times to thoroughly clean this insidious virus. A complete scan takes about 8 hours on my computer. A week later, I am finally back to where I was.
DO NOT download JZip. You will be in a world of hurt if you do.
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