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Old 30th May 2011 | 04:05
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Octane
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Virus?

Recently I started receiving 5-10 spam emails daily from porn sites, medicine suppliers and 'organ enlargement specialists'. It coincides with allowing a couple of teenagers to use the laptop to surf the net (I know, stupid move..). The question is, how compromised is my machine? The spammers have somehow worked out my email address (would be interested to know how) but is that it? Multiple AVG scans report no viruses or other nasties but can I be sure the laptop is safe to use for internet banking etc? What should I do to ensure all is ok? Thanks for any suggestions.

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