New to the forum, questions about virii (virus's)

[Campo1988]

I have an AntiVirus program, so I'm quite safe, but I want to know, in case I may get one at some point in such a place where it would be the most dangerous place for a residing virii to be kept on your PC, that if I probably "find" a virus in such a place, and it's in what might be (on of) the most dangerous place(s) for a virus to reside, I know how to get rid of it, but what would be the most "dangerous" place(s) for a virus to be on someone's PC? (If any of that made sense).

 

Edit:

 

Forgot to add, I'm using XP Pro SP2.

 

Edit 2:

 

Make that not just or virii, but trrojans, worms etc... aswell.

[TechAdvance]

In your System folder will be the most dangerous place as it can affect the system integrity

[danzil]

c:\windows\system32

c:\windows

these are the most dangerous points. and obviously your boot sector

regards

danzil

[juniper]

def the system folder.

 

you should have anti spywear programs on you pc aswell to keep you extra safe the best one i have found is spybot search and destroy it finds everything.

 

also try adaware i use them both and give my pc a scan every few days itll keep you right it finds things your antivirus wont.

 

they are both free and you can get them at download.com ive put the links here for you

 

spybot-http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=spybot&tag=srch

 

adaware-http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=adaware&tag=srch