Uploading my Resume

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ActionJackson

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Good morning. I have Vista Ultimate with Word 2007. I recently found myself unemployed so I created a resume on Word. I've joined several job finder sites online and the majority of them have an option that allows for downloading a resume. Some of these sites have responded to me with notice that I have a virus in my Word document. I have no idea how I could have gotten a virus in a simple resume but it has me disturbed. How many of these job finder sites have scrapped my resume due to this virus (I ask myself)? How do I go about removing the virus? I have Windows Live OneCare and have it set to do a virus scan once a week but it hasn't found anything. Do I uninstall Word 2007 then reinstall it?
 

My Computer

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Run some Virus scans.

Spybot S&D
Ad-Aware
AVG
Avast

See if they find anything.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

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    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
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    ASUS P5QC
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    2x2GB
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    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
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    Mobo
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    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
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    Razer Tarantula
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    Razer Lachesis
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    not fast enough
lordbob75 said:
Run some Virus scans.

Spybot S&D
Ad-Aware
AVG
Avast

See if they find anything.

~Lordbob
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I have Windows Live OneCare which has a virus scan. Are you saying that it doesn't work as well as the others? Wouldn't having two different virus scan programs create different problems or conflicts?
 

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System One

I use both NOD32 and Onecare perpetual beta. The Onecare is on the desktop , while NOD32 in on the notebooks. There have been many times I have run the online scanner of NOD32 and it has caught and removed stuff that Onecare has misssed.
The NOD32 online scanner requires no downloads so it doesn't interfere with your installed antivirus. I run it about once a month to compliment the Onecare. Free ESET Online Antivirus Scanner

For further info on Antivirus Products (how well they protect)
http://www.vistax64.com/system-security/172321-vista-sp1-antivirus-performance.html
 
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System One

  • CPU
    T7600G Core2Duo 2.66 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobility Radeon x1900 256MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    WUXGA 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    640GB 7200RPM SATA/RAID 0 (2x320GB)
    and 320GB 7200RPM External
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft 3000
    Internet Speed
    10 mbps/2 mbps
    Other Info
    Optical Drive:
    Panasonic UJ-220 DL BD-RE (Blu-Ray)
ActionJackson said:
lordbob75 said:
Run some Virus scans.

Spybot S&D
Ad-Aware
AVG
Avast

See if they find anything.

~Lordbob
Click to expand...

I have Windows Live OneCare which has a virus scan. Are you saying that it doesn't work as well as the others? Wouldn't having two different virus scan programs create different problems or conflicts?
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Usually you don't want to have more than one major antivirus program installed and actively monitoring your system as it may cause conflicts. But, you can have one major AV like Onecare, ESET NOD32, Avast, AVG and one or a couple Antispyware programs like Spybot SD, Malwarebytes,etc. installed usually with no problems.

Spybot SD has Real Time Protection available for free or you can use it without the "tea timer" actively monitoring and just use it to periodcally run scans. Malwarebytes does not unless you buy the paid version, but you can use the free version just to run a scan of your system. And you can use free online scanners like Rive0108 says.

A lot of people have an AV installed such as Avast or ESET NOD32 and windows defender actively monitoring as well as something like Spybot SD monitoring without problems. It's up to you but just one AV will usually not be able to find "everything" as some are better at catching things than others are.
 

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    Airbot 2.0
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    Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, 26c idle- 65c full load on air
    Motherboard
    Asus P6X58D Premium -Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
    Memory
    12GB Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA Nvidia GTX 480 -Fermi
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar D2X
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    LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF Full HD 1080p 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60hz
    Hard Drives
    1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
    1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
    2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

    Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF 932
    Cooling
    Case Fans -3 230mm, 1 140mm/CPU - Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
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    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Internet Speed
    100 MBPS DL 30.17Mbps UL 0.98Mbps
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    Windows 7
    Processor-7.7 RAM- 7.9 Graphics-7.9 Gaming Graphics- 7.9 HDD- 7.8

    W.E.I final score= 7.7

    Windows Vista=5.9
Exactly. I have COMODO as a firewall, (though it never finds anything...) and AdAware always finds small stuff, and a few big ones. Oh I take that back, COMODO actually stopped a bad virus the other day. Hm. But yeah, usually the built in ones suck. Mine never finds anything.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
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