12 Computer Viruses That Even You Might Get

Switched.com has done it again ... their research, that is. This article will give you good information about 12 of the most vile computer viruses circulating today - and how you could easily get them.

Have you tried to watch a video, only to have a message come up that you needed to upgrade your Flash player to watch it? Hmmm.... better run your virus scanner right now. Have you opened an email that seemed to have a link to a trusted CNN or other legitimate news site? Did you click? Oh my!

Thank goodness I totally ignored and deleted the Obama Sex Tape Video emails. Hope you did, too. Oh, it gets worse! Some devious hackers even have created code that looks like a security notice from your Windows system. Another is a link from a Google Ad that professes to be a free trial of Norton anti-virus software.

Has your computer been running really slow lately? Or rebooted unexpectedly? Your financial login and account data may be in jeopardy. Better update your anti-virus software and run that full virus scan now!

Side note: one legitimate and excellent free anti-virus software program is from AVG - free.avg.com .

After you read this, you may be tempted to throw in the white towel, unplug the computer, and go back to just reading the newspaper. Don't do that. Just take a deep breath, make sure your anti-virus software is running in the background, and repeat to yourself, "I will not click on any rogue links ... I will not click on any rogue links ... "

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