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Ever wonder what a virus writer looks like?
Here’s one suspect and the story.
Ever wonder where the spam comes from and what is being done about it?
This story from PC World explains a lot.
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VIRUS ALERTS
OPENING MAIL DELIVERY ERROR” EMAIL CAN GIVE NEW VIRUS
New MyDoom.AO Hides in “Mail Delivery Error” E-Mail
Mydoom.AO, a new variant of the well-known Mydoom worm is rapidly infecting computers around the world. Given the likelihood of incidents involving Mydoom.AO, act with caution and update your antivirus software frequently. In addition, users can scan their computers online for free with Trend Micro’s Free Online Virus Scan by clicking here, courtesy of NewOrleansComputerTech.com
Mydoom.AO searches online for poster e-mail addresses in which to send itself to using Google, Altavista, Yahoo and Lycos.
In order to trick users, the worm pretends to be a mail delivery error message.
OPENING UNKNOWN PICTURES MIGHT GIVE YOU A VIRUS
DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN!
Microsoft has recently reported a vulnerability
called Exploit/MS04-028, affecting the process of viewing JPEG files.
The problem affects many of the company's applications including
Office XP, Office 2003 or Windows XP.
When a user opens a JPEG image that has been specially crafted to exploit
the vulnerability, a buffer overflow occurs that could allow malicious
action to be taken on the computer, including downloading and running of
files. For this reason, it was just a matter of time before malicious code
exploiting this flaw appeared.
- Find out if your computer is vulnerable and install the patch provided by
Microsoft to correct the problem. To do this, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx
ANOTHER FAKE MICROSOFT VIRUS HITS
Don't fall for e-mail just because it says Microsoft!
There have been several well-known worms that appeared as
support messages from Microsoft, the most famous and
successful of which was SoBig.B. They were all simple text
messages though. The newest attack, known as Swen or Gibe,
is much more professional looking. It is well-formatted,
uses real graphics from Microsoft and has a lot of attention
to detail. It also has an .exe attachment...
MICROSOFT NEVER E-MAILS WINDOWS UPDATES!
NEW TELEPHONE SCAM - CALLING WEBSITE NAME DOMAIN OWNERS
Don't give them any personal information!
It has come to our attention that yet another scam involving domain names
is being played on unsuspecting domain name owners.
The scam involves a call from a company calling itself
the "Domain Support Group." The caller pretends that he has information
about your domain name registrations and tries to trick you
into giving him your credit card information or
other personal information. Hang up on them!
GIGGER VIRUS DELETES ALL FILES INSIDE HARD DRIVE
Beware opening any email with this title: “Outlook Express Update”
and/or with the attachment “Mmsn_offline.htm”
The virus hasn't infected many computers yet, but virus researchers have given it
a “High” rating for both damage and distribution,
meaning the potential for widespread infections is considerable.
SULFNBK.EXE VIRUS HOAX
Hoax through email tries to tell you to delete a file off your computer
If an email from a “friend” arrives telling you they had a virus and how to delete it
from your computer, be careful. “Sulfnbk.exe” is a valid Windows file
and should not be deleted.
To read the story, click here:
Sulfnbk.exe on Antivirus.About.com
“MOVE OUR FORTUNE” SCAM
Scam urges you to supply personal information and get a cut of millions in foreign wealth
If an email from a “foreigner” arrives telling you they have a fortune and pick you,
out of all the millions of other Americans, to help move it to America, BEWARE!
They will ask for an investment and you will never see your $$$$ again...
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