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Downandup/Conficker worm infects 9 million PCs
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 236688" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Thanks Sheila - EXCELLENT find </p><p>Thanks Marg - Another great source </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our office was recently hit with the virus that LOOKS like an AVG update. It pops up and tells you YOU HAVE VIRUSes, you must run this program. If you run it - it's a mess. A file will eventually pop up and ask you to download a "fix" for $39.99 - and when you run that "fix" ? You are actually downloading a fatal error type virus. Once in? It's not totally unfixable but if you don't know what to do and take it to a shop? Most will just wipe your drives clean to make sure they are getting it all. UGH. </p><p> </p><p>It's very close to that Smitfraud virus that is going around. </p><p> </p><p>How to avoid it? If you have AVG? The colors for THEIR log are Yellow top left, black top right, green bottom left, red bottom right.......look at the logo that pops up - if it isn't like that? SHUT DOWN and restart your computer....</p><p> </p><p>It masks itself as the AVG antivirus and has a gold shield like Microsoft update. </p><p> </p><p>*************</p><p> </p><p>This thing looks awful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 236688, member: 4964"] Thanks Sheila - EXCELLENT find Thanks Marg - Another great source Our office was recently hit with the virus that LOOKS like an AVG update. It pops up and tells you YOU HAVE VIRUSes, you must run this program. If you run it - it's a mess. A file will eventually pop up and ask you to download a "fix" for $39.99 - and when you run that "fix" ? You are actually downloading a fatal error type virus. Once in? It's not totally unfixable but if you don't know what to do and take it to a shop? Most will just wipe your drives clean to make sure they are getting it all. UGH. It's very close to that Smitfraud virus that is going around. How to avoid it? If you have AVG? The colors for THEIR log are Yellow top left, black top right, green bottom left, red bottom right.......look at the logo that pops up - if it isn't like that? SHUT DOWN and restart your computer.... It masks itself as the AVG antivirus and has a gold shield like Microsoft update. ************* This thing looks awful. [/QUOTE]
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