We spoke with Dr. Sophia Yen, MD, lead researcher of the study and adolescent medicine specialist at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., to get the facts behind these top sexual health misconceptions.
There are a many free online scanners that check your computer for viruses and other malware, including Trend Micro's HouseCall, and Malwarebytes, which is designed to catch malware that traditional anti-virus software misses.
Computer worms are among the most common types of malware. They spread over computer networks by exploiting operating system vulnerabilities. Worms typically cause harm to their host networks by consuming bandwidth and overloading web servers.Computer worms can also contain âpayloadsâ that damage host computers. If the scan detects a computer worm or other malware, use the software to remove malware and clean or delete infected files. 2  A scan that detects no malware is usually indicative that symptoms are being caused by hardware or software problems.