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Scan and clean viruses via the Web


David Long
02.05.2002
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If you receive, or think you have received, a virus on any Windows machine with decent Web access (even 56k, if you have a little patience), just go to http://housecall.antivirus.com, and for the price of your e-mail address you can get a free virus scan and often removal, courtesy of Trend Micro.


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