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How do you know when somethings a computer virus?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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It depends on what the virus is targeting.

Usually it will shut down your virus scanner, browser, or other main components.

If you get a pop-up message telling you to scan your computer (and it never did that before), it might be a virus also.

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