Today, my dad's laptop's just started getting this norton antivirus notification of a virus called infostealer.gampass. I am currently on step 3 of the Viruses/Spyware/Malware, preliminary removal instructions, waiting for the online virus scanner to finish. My question is, is it safe for the infected laptop to be connected to the internet the other computers in our home share? Currently it's connected to an open network, but the connection isn't very stable. The laptop is used mostly used just for email/work documents etc, no online banking or anything.
Also, is there any good information about the common ways viruses are extracted and how to differentiate/analyze what types they are and what they do? (without getting too technical)
Also, is there any good information about the common ways viruses are extracted and how to differentiate/analyze what types they are and what they do? (without getting too technical)