For what seems like a thousand years IT departments have been telling coworkers not to open email from addresses that they do not know. Now I understand this can be difficult sometimes but for the curious the game has gotten far worse. A while back I posted about the virus ladened emails hitting Europe with subject lines like “Dangerous Storm” and the damage they did. As of a couple of days ago the emails have changed to try to trap people with sensational headlines like “Eiffel tower crash” or “Donald Trump Kidnapped”. Be very wary of these. They have a link inside that leads you to a porn site that will give you a bunch of nasty spyware and other baddies. So here is the simple answer if you receive an email that is just too intriguing head to a news site and look it up there. If not you will be spending a lot of time trying to fix your computer. A second of common sense will save you hours of frustration later.
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Showing posts with label Virus. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
“Here's something to think about: How come you never see a headline like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?” Jay Leno
For what seems like a thousand years IT departments have been telling coworkers not to open email from addresses that they do not know. Now I understand this can be difficult sometimes but for the curious the game has gotten far worse. A while back I posted about the virus ladened emails hitting Europe with subject lines like “Dangerous Storm” and the damage they did. As of a couple of days ago the emails have changed to try to trap people with sensational headlines like “Eiffel tower crash” or “Donald Trump Kidnapped”. Be very wary of these. They have a link inside that leads you to a porn site that will give you a bunch of nasty spyware and other baddies. So here is the simple answer if you receive an email that is just too intriguing head to a news site and look it up there. If not you will be spending a lot of time trying to fix your computer. A second of common sense will save you hours of frustration later.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
“Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.” Maya Angelou
A long time ago I setup a list of all the free software I recommended for students that was free. One of those programs was Avast which is a free antivirus program for PCs. Many people scoff at a free antivirus program because there has always been a sentiment that if it is free how good can it be? However this nice program in test after test has shown that it does a great job even when compared to any of the store bought ones. PC World magazine chose it as their top antivirus program. Avast is available for both XP and
Note: I am also a fan of AVG antivirus as well.
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