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Some Think That the “Get Windows 10” App Is a Virus That Won’t Go Away


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By Bogdan Popa    9 Jul 2015
 
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Help me remove this virus from my computer!”

 
Microsoft rolled out the Get Windows 10 app on June 1 in order to let Windows 7 and 8.1 users know that the new version of its operating system is available free of charge, but since this program showed up all of a sudden on users’ computers, some believe that their PCs actually got infected.
 
This is how posts like this one are published online, as some people are afraid that the Get Windows 10 is some sort of malware that cannot be removed from their computers even if they are running fully up-to-date antivirus software.
 
“I booted up my computer today and there was this Windows 8 icon in my notification area. I clicked it and then it said get windows 10 for free!! I know not to trust this stuff, but my antivirus (Avast) doesn't detect it!!!” a post dated June 1, the day when Microsoft deployed the tool of Windows PCs, reads.
 
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