# Time to Replace Thread "How to protect and clean your computer from malware"

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**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-replace-thread-how-to-protect-and-clean-your-computer-from-malware/787285 "2017-05-23T16:15:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-replace-thread-how-to-protect-and-clean-your-computer-from-malware/787285/1 "2017-05-23T16:15:05Z")

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The thread was started in 2009 and a lot of things have changed since then.

But we would need a volunteer to write an introductory post.

Any thoughts?

[This is a pinned thread in General Questions.]

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-replace-thread-how-to-protect-and-clean-your-computer-from-malware/787285/2 "2017-05-23T16:16:42Z")

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I’ve been working on a replacement here and there, but I’ve been very busy at work for quite some time and haven’t had time to finish it yet.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-replace-thread-how-to-protect-and-clean-your-computer-from-malware/787285/3 "2017-05-23T17:21:33Z")

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Your regular, day-to-day, puts-food-on-the-table job is a higher priority than the SDMB?  
:dubious:

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-replace-thread-how-to-protect-and-clean-your-computer-from-malware/787285/4 "2017-05-23T18:08:46Z")

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> [@PastTense](#):
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> The thread was started in 2009 and a lot of things have changed since then.
> 
> But we would need a volunteer to write an introductory post.  
> \*\*  
> Any thoughts?\*\*
> 
> [This is a pinned thread in General Questions.]

Yeah, we need fresh spammer bait.

😃