Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 We were getting lots of email with viruses awhile back, and had to renew our virus protection software. Turns out we had a worm (I think it was the new "sobig" or something....emails from addresses I didn't recognize had subjects like "fabulous free screensaver" and "a wonderful movie" or blank...something like that, I don't remember exactly. I realized we had some infection since I never get that much spam in a day, not to mention several with the same subject! Anyway, downloaded the patch/fix or whatever from McAffee and it went away. Interesting about the suspicion of viruses picked up from medical info: The first computer virus we ever got was attached to email sent to my husband (a doctor) from the state hygenic lab! (Iowa's dept of health) If the fixes don't come in a needle or a pill, forget about it!!! Karla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Hi Everyone Have received this computer virus from my brother June Look out for these virus scams coming inPlease delete any emails that contain the message information below:"Hi! I am looking for new friends. My name is _____, I am from Miami, FL. See my homepage with my weblog and last webcam photos! See you!""Congratulations! PayPal has successfully charged $175 to your credit card. Your order tracking number is A866DEC0, and your item will be shipped within three business days. To see details please click this link."In both cases, clicking on the link will connect your computer to an infected system and infect your computer. At this time, the only way to clean an infected PC is to download the current Intelligent Update, install it on the infected machine and then run a complete virus scan. The antivirus software will then detect and clean or delete the virus.Phill Safety Co-ordinator , Conoco BritSats Project Look out for these virus scams coming in Please delete any emails that contain the message information below: " Hi! I am looking for new friends. My name is _____, I am from Miami, FL. See my homepage with my weblog and last webcam photos! See you! " " Congratulations! PayPal has successfully charged $175 to your credit card. Your order tracking number is A866DEC0, and your item will be shipped within three business days. To see details please click this link. " In both cases, clicking on the link will connect your computer to an infected system and infect your computer. At this time, the only way to clean an infected PC is to download the current Intelligent Update, install it on the infected machine and then run a complete virus scan. The antivirus software will then detect and clean or delete the virus. Phill Safety Co-ordinator , Conoco BritSats Project 01224 291511 077 626 73211 (Mobile) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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