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My PC thinks Silverlight is a Virus!

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Post by theudude2002 » Thu, May 03, 2007, 9:20 AM UTC

Re: My PC thinks Silverlight is a Virus!

Post by BrandonM » Thu, May 03, 2007, 11:51 AM UTC

It looks to me like the virus software thinks it's a virus simply because it's a .exe file in the cache, not because it's actually any indexed virus.

Post by jsjenkins168 » Thu, May 03, 2007, 1:40 PM UTC

Anything that can install on your system through your browser without your knowledge or permission is petty close to a virus IMHO.