Original lost when site host server crashed. See "So how did I get infected in the first place?" (https://securitygarden.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html) until this is updated.
It has been quite a few years since Tony Klein gave me permission to reproduce and update his popular article. The most recent update has now been posted. See
"So how did I get infected in the first place?" (https://securitygarden.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html).
The following note was added to the information about free antivirus programs:
QuoteAlthough AVG continues to be available and free, it was taken over by Avast in 2016 and uses the exact same technology as Avast. Further, Norton purchased Avira in 2016 and acquired Avast in 2022.
There have been a few updates since I last posted, the most recent, today. See "So how did I get infected in the first place?" (https://securitygarden.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html)
"So how did I get infected in the first place?" (https://securitygarden.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html) was Updated to make the following changes:
- end of life for Windows 10
- the release of Windows 11 Versions 23H2 and 24H2
- removal of AdAware from the list as it is no longer available
- removal of Kaspersky Cloud from the list