Computer virus warning?????

[OldNick]

Hi to you who know about these things. Is this a hoax or not?

Just had it through from a contact and thought Id post it and get any of you computer geeks to let us know if it is a worry.

Ps i wouldnt open the said e-amil anyway

[rpb]

Hi to you who know about these things. Is this a hoax or not?

Just had it through from a contact and thought Id post it and get any of you computer geeks to let us know if it is a worry.

Ps i wouldnt open the said e-amil anyway

 

Seems like it's already worked!

[OldNick]

just googled it and it seems it is not a problem.Sorry folks

[OldNick]

Seems like it's already worked!

Lolage

[Doctoroncall]

there are plenty of sites out there to check against, e.g.

 

http://www.hoaxkill.com/hoaxes.html

[saint_stevo]

is what a hoax?

[krissyboy31]

is what a hoax?

 

The OP I think?

[dubai_phil]

lol

 

There are in the region of 320 active "Threats" to your computer out there. Standard Anti Virus software gets somewhere over 12 of them...

 

The world of AV is changing.

 

The worst culprit is Adobe Reader, it has been hacked, you download it and they are in.

 

Don't worry nick, I know nothing about this but it is very scary, a mate does this AV type work for a living and what he showed me scared the pooh out of me. Be careful ALL the time.

[OldNick]

lol

 

There are in the region of 320 active "Threats" to your computer out there. Standard Anti Virus software gets somewhere over 12 of them...

 

The world of AV is changing.

 

The worst culprit is Adobe Reader, it has been hacked, you download it and they are in.

 

Don't worry nick, I know nothing about this but it is very scary, a mate does this AV type work for a living and what he showed me scared the pooh out of me. Be careful ALL the time.

i would have thought anyone doing internet banking should have concerns about hackers and viruses, if they can get into Nasa and US military is it scary Edited 10 November, 2009 by OldNick

[dubai_phil]

i would have thought anyone doing internet banking should have concerns about hackers and viruses, if they can get into the

 

 

last few words of your sentence?

 

Mate went to an E-Crime conference about 3 weeks ago. One example was X thousand NHS medical records being sold to marketing companies in SE Asia so they can target individuals directly with Spam emails for specifc medication for their ailments.

 

 

Anyway you guys have got bigger problems

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6534319/State-to-spy-on-every-phone-call-email-and-web-search.html

 

Now, even with all the AV software and Firewalls, just how can they find out so much about you? And it REALLY isn't a clever trick to go one further and capture the actual screen shots of every page you go onto.

 

The Emperor's New Clothes is one phrase I have heard lately.

 

Just be careful

[OldNick]

last few words of your sentence?

 

Mate went to an E-Crime conference about 3 weeks ago. One example was X thousand NHS medical records being sold to marketing companies in SE Asia so they can target individuals directly with Spam emails for specifc medication for their ailments.

 

 

Anyway you guys have got bigger problems

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6534319/State-to-spy-on-every-phone-call-email-and-web-search.html

 

Now, even with all the AV software and Firewalls, just how can they find out so much about you? And it REALLY isn't a clever trick to go one further and capture the actual screen shots of every page you go onto.

 

The Emperor's New Clothes is one phrase I have heard lately.

 

Just be careful

Added a bit more. it got lost by hackers !!!