it IS giving me the option to send to mcafee, restore, and remove.. What do i need to do? if i click remove will it remove it from my computer?? Or should i just leave live it like it is quarantine
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my McAfee detected a Trojan on my files and it quarantine it. help?
July 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments
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3 responses so far ↓
1 Lindsay G // Jul 17, 2009
Just leave it in quarantine for a few days, make sure that it was a true infected file and not a false positive. If your computer runs fine with no issues, then go ahead and remove it.
2 Mcafee Anti-Virus // Jul 17, 2009
Just Leave It In Quarantine.It’s The Safest Choice.If You Remove It,The File Could Be A Important System File.
3 tempo1 // Jul 17, 2009
QUARANTINE FIRST, THEN DELETE LATER!.
Malware removal is somewhat of an inexact science. Mistakes can and do happen. Often. False-positive detections happen more often then the anti-malware industry cares to admit. It’s their dirty little secret.
Needed program files can be mistakenly flagged as malware. Quarantining allows a way to undo any incorrect file deletions, easily, if it ever becomes necessary. When the anti-virus vendor finds their mistake and corrects their signature definitions, for you, the user, it is too late. The needed file has already been permanently deleted. And then it’s, "tough luck".
A file in quarantine is totally safe. It can do no harm.
You should quarantine everything for a month or so, then if all is OK with your computer and all of your programs, then you can delete.
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