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Steven Youell V.I.P. 3866 Posts |
I am putting this here because I believe this is the most frequented forum.
I hope the admins leave it up for a few days! In the last two hours I've gotten two e-mails from magicians that have obviously been the product of a virus that is spamming every email in their address book. Please act accordingly. SEY |
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
Steve,
Thanks, but could you give us more info? What are they saying/asking, how do we recognize it as a virus, what should we do if we get it...
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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ico Regular user Australia 109 Posts |
Is the virus selling any magic tricks?
in any case the best course of action is to contact those people and tell them to fix their stuff. What to do - make sure you have a functioning and daily updated antivirus from a big vendor. |
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Steven Youell V.I.P. 3866 Posts |
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On 2009-11-27 20:08, mandarin wrote: It has a bunch of magicians in the CC field. The message has little or no text. The subject line is almost always designed to get you to click on the link in the email. One of the rules of virus prevention is to NEVER click on a hyperlink in an email unless you're so sure of it's sender that you're willing to risk all the data on your machine (or it's been scanned by an updated virus scanner). If you want a very good FREE virus scanner, you can go here: http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-......142.html That's a safe download of AVG Free Edition. Download, install, update and scan. SEY |
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MickeyPainless Inner circle California 6065 Posts |
Thanks brother!
I have AVG and whatever else my computer wiz kid installed to protect his computer illiterate pop. I also employ the safe guards Steven suggests! MMc |
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Steven Youell V.I.P. 3866 Posts |
A friend of mine who knows much more than me has suggested this program and says it's less bloated than AVG:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html SEY |
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DaveM Special user Germany 788 Posts |
...plus Avast is FREE and the virus database updates daily automatically. I've used it for about six years now with no problems. Great suggestion Steven.
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
Steve,
Are you mac or p.c.? Are you running norton? -Mary Mowder |
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magicwanabe Regular user 156 Posts |
Hello! Well, I guess this is the time of year for all kinds of virus attacks! I am a PC guy, but one FREE application for protection on your systems that gets rave reviews and is automatically updated is from COMODO.COM which is another reputable company/website. Their download comes bundled with firewall/internet protection. They also provide another free download for a system cleaner that corrects a number of other potential problems with your registry, etc. Thanks Steven for the heads up!
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MagiClyde Special user Columbus, Ohio 871 Posts |
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One of the rules of virus prevention is to NEVER click on a hyperlink in an email unless you're so sure of it's sender that you're willing to risk all the data on your machine (or it's been scanned by an updated virus scanner). The other biggie is to never open attachments to emails. Same reason.
Magic! The quicker picker-upper!
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Steven Youell V.I.P. 3866 Posts |
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On 2009-11-28 09:34, MagiClyde wrote: Attachments from people you don't know... SEY |
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Steven Youell V.I.P. 3866 Posts |
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On 2009-11-28 02:10, Mary Mowder wrote: Mary-- in my house we run every Operating System-- OSX, Linux and several versions of Windows. Some will tell you that you only need virus protection on Windows. That's not always true. Just because your computer is highly unlikely to be infected by a virus, you can still pass a virus on to someone else by forwarding e-mails or files. (especially from people you don't know). SEY |
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
Thanks Steve,
I'll be careful. Mary Mowder |
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MickeyPainless Inner circle California 6065 Posts |
All the computer geek kids that grew up around my house and are now techs and programmers ALL say Norton is junk by comparison! I know that I have not had any problems since I quit using it!
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JoeBlack New user 68 Posts |
Just a quick note: Norton is one of the worst AVs around. The best you can get are either Kanpersky or Nod32.
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inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2350 Posts |
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On 2009-11-28 14:35, Steven Youell wrote: Actually, if the virus is pulling new addresses from current victims' address books, then it's quite likely that it will _appear_ to come from someone you know who was unfortunately infected. If you're not expecting an attachment, don't open it. If it's unexpected from someone you know, then ask/confirm with them first. |
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Cardstuntman New user 97 Posts |
Avast is a great free anti virus get the free home edition as Steve posted above.
http://www.avast.com/ and also down load Winpatrol. one of the best free programs out there. http://www.winpatrol.com/ get Firefox and the add on NoScripts. AVG is a process HOG! if you want a good anti virus to scan with go with Asquared or super anti spyware. both great if you think you may already have a virus. |
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dobber Regular user 160 Posts |
I opt for Microsoft Security Essentials as an AV. MS finally did what they should have done over twenty years ago. An operating system should be secure by default.
Nobody has mentioned the potential for viruses from using a USB Flash Drive or a CD Rom if you aren't sure of its contents |
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ico Regular user Australia 109 Posts |
None of the above protects against a zeroday. Besides, small "free" viruses do not get all the signatures the big vendors do.
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dobber Regular user 160 Posts |
I wouldn't exactly call Microsoft small.
In any event Microsoft Security Essentials has been reviewed and te3sted to death and I have yet to read a negative word on either it's heuristic capabilities or it's resource usage. |
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