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Beware Of Virus Attached To Anime Images

Mark — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:00:20 +0000

A 24-year-old Japanese student awaits to hear his fate after he was convicted of spreading a computer virus. His method for distribution of the virus? He attached the virus to images from a popular anime series. Be careful what it is you’re looking at or opening when it comes to your emails and attachments, if you don’t know who they are coming from, delete them immediately.

Few Details Known About Elusive ‘April Fool’s’ Virus

Mark — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:07:45 +0000

A hard to detect computer virus being referred to as the April Fool’s virus is on the loose and infecting computers today. The virus is actually a variation of a virus already out in circulation, but has had some alterations done to it to make it a little harder to screen for. Many anti-virus programs are not updated enough to know what to look for when it comes time to block this new virus. Make sure your anti-virus software is as up to date as possible.

Virus Warning: Computer Virus Targets Instant Messenging Users

Mark — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:23:53 +0000

Tech IT has issued a warning regarding a computer virus that is targeted at users of various instant messenger applications. The virus manifests itself as a seemingly benign hyperlink, but when activated it could infect the computer in use. This is not a new virus, but one of the more newer ways of spreading it. With the monstrous use of instant messenging, it is well worth it to remind people to not trust unknown links and to keep their computers up to date.

China Warns Of Valentines Day Virus

Mark — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:47:16 +0000

Beware of emails from people you don’t know that have a friendly sounding Valentine’s Day message as the subject. It’s always a good idea to keep an eye out for potential viruses whenever a holiday approaches. China even issued an official warning about this situation.

Watch Out For Santa Related Anonymous Emails

Mark — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:55:02 +0000

We here at The Virus Alert Blog have always recommended not opening and the simple deletion of emails you have received that you do not know the identity of. This is true during the holiday season as well.

Check out these examples of holiday virus emails.

That’s right, a simple email that appears to be from “Santa”… or, stating that “Mrs. Claus is home alone tonight”, can lead to more than the dangers of an unwanted trip to a pornography site, it can lead to a computer virus like the much dreaded Storm virus/worm.

Continue to guard yourself and your computer closely, do not open up emails from anonymous senders or people you don’t know.

Malware Redirects Google Text Ads

Mark — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:57:49 +0000

It appears that there is a form of malware out there now that is redirecting the text ads placed on sites by Google. Google’s Adsense advertising program is popular with web developers as a way of monetizing the traffic to their websites. It works in a way that the ads provided by Google are placed on the developer’s website and when clicked on the developer gets paid a certain amount of money. The malware redirects the shopper from the ad to a more sinister site. Another thing for the web developer and consumer to watch out for.

New Computer Virus Targets MySpace Users

Mark — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:36:24 +0000

There is a new computer virus targeting the users of the popular social networking site MySpace. It comes as an email and appears to be from a user’s friend and offers a chance to win a $500 Macy’s Gift Card. There is no gift card, it’s not from a friend, it is a virus intended to steal identity theft related information.

Virus Alert – Attention Human Resources Departments

Mark — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:34:13 +0000

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a warning stating that Human Resources departments in the private sector have been receiving email saying they are from the commission but are really emails corrupted with a computer virus.

Apple Ipods At Risk

Mark — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:19:02 +0000

Apple reports on their website that some Ipods have been shipped from the factory with a computer virus preloaded on them.