Virus
 

watch out!

The Internet community is currently being warned of the threat of a new virus. The virus is known by our supported anti-virus vendor, McAfee, as W32/MyWife@MM, but it is also known by other aliases, such as BLACKMAL, Nyxem, Grew, and Kapser. The virus, first discovered on January 17, 2006, is both a worm, which can gain access to PCs with open file sharing, and an Internet Mass Mailer, which will send itself as an e-mail attachment. The virus is considered potentially destructive. It is set to launch on the 3rd of each month, 30 minutes after the infected MS WINDOWS PC is started. If a PC is infected at launch time, the virus will begin to overwrite files on the PC’s local drive that have various filename extensions, including common document files (.doc/.pdf/.ppt/.pps), spreadsheets (.xls), databases (.mdb/.mde), and archives (.zip). These files types, once overwritten, will be damaged beyond the point of recovery. It is currently believed that shared network files will not be impacted.

god damnit...this is why i need a mac....

**** mac...

there are so many virus's out there.. just do normal maintenance and you wont have a problem unless you're on the pron sites all the time.

use a good firewall (i use both hardware and software) and update everything as much as possible. you should be fine...

I use Linux. Mooey better at no virus'.

Floppy and MattJ give the only practical advice. Stay off the pron (you got a mind, imagine whatever disgusting thing gets you hard... you don't need to actually see it unless you're too dumb to picture it in your head), keep your anti-virus up to date, don't open strange email from strange people or with strange attachments, especially .zip attachements.

The worst thing you can do is panic. The second worst is to hold any attachment to any data on your computer. that's what backups are for. Why is it do you think that in the System Administrator's Guide to the Galaxy that the first 3 rules all say that backups are the first priority for any computer system? Because shat happens, and backups are the only saving grace.

there are thoudsands of new viruses everyday. just dont download files that lookd fishy

my computer uses a rubber. I just have to remember to get him some updated ones. Mcafee ribbed I thing he likes.. :shifty:

for all of you since this is what I deal with most with my line of work ---- Use AVG Antivirus, Avast Antivirus, and E-Trust Antivirus. Use Black Ice for a firewall.

If you have McAffee or Norton (well lets just say I pitty you and have fun getting hammered in the coming future if you are not already)

I will admit to all here, I help design some of the viruses like the ones that you come in contact with, but there are Thousands of viruses, worms, trojans, and Computer STDs out there. But I do this in effort to use what i and many others create to find easy routes to cure them. No the ones we create are not let out into the open but used for research.

You can be hassled with these threats that are put out there, but threats are threats until it actually happens. I can say with all honesty that what was mentioned in the first post about this, it will not happen.

'nother one here...supposed to hit big Friday...
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/tech/computer_security

i seriously hope you're not talking about the free versions of those programs... a lot of people and i mean a lot use free avg antivirus and it sucks ass. one of the worst programs i have used. i tried it for a while on my old computer and got 7 virus's within a week and avg didnt get anything off. i used a free trial of norton to clean it up and it worked fine. right now i use trend micro, so far it's one of the best i've used.