User blog comment:Jakeinc/I have a computer virus/@comment-5497813-20121220222509/@comment-350940-20121221053351

Ah, I'm pretty sure I had Alureon at one point.

No problem! Again, though, sometimes I'd get something that would be a pain to remove even with both programs, so it's not a guarantee that nothing bad will happen -- sometimes the root of the problem isn't actually caught and things will act up later! It helps get rid of a lot of things that could show up, though.

I don't know what browser you use, but I use Firefox and have had very few virus problems ever since I started using the add-on Adblock Plus. I don't know what browsers have a similar and up-to-date add-on available.