AntiVirus News
Every day there are several articles and people are bombarded with the latest in anti-virus news from all around the world. Those who are not very aware about the computer lingo may not even follow the various articles that are being published in magazines and newspapers. On the other hand people dealing with these viruses and the several software day in and day out welcome news on AntiVirus as it increases and enhances their knowledge. At this rate, they are even able to be cautious about the many viruses and take precautionary steps before the viruses destroy your PC, notebook, or even mobile phones.
Virus on Mobile Phones…
Yes! These days even mobile phones can be easily infected. The advance in technology has encouraged many individuals to use their mobile phones as their notebooks or PCs enabling them to access net anytime and from just about anywhere. If you do not access net from your mobile phone, then too there are chances of your mobile phone getting infected with a virus during data transfers from your friends’ or colleagues’ mobile phones if they are infected with a virus. Hence, the risk of any virus infecting your mobile phone has increased to a great extent. Installing anti-virus software will greatly reduce the risk of your PC, laptops and mobile phones getting infected with these malicious worms.
Beware of Viruses!
Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.t, Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.ms, Email-Worm.Win32.Bagle.gt, Worm.Win32.Feebs.gen, Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.aa, Email-Worm.Win32.Scano.gen, Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.nf, Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.do, Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.dam, Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.cs, Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.cq, Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.q, Trojan-Spy.HTML.Bankfraud.ri, Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.c, Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.b, Trojan-Spy.HTML.Bankfraud.ra, Email-Worm.Win32.Mydoom.l, Email-Worm.Win32.Mydoom.m, Email-Worm.Win32.LovGate.w, Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.t are some of the viruses that have been reported last month. You need to take care while browsing the net. If you happen to get a mail from an unknown source, then it is always better to delete it than heed to their instructions as it can contain a deadly virus, which can ruin your PC, laptop or your mobile phone.
More News on the Virus Front…
Grum worm poses as IE7 beta
Courtesy: www.cmilabsplc.com
Hackers are trying to trick prospective marks into loading malware that poses as a "beta" version of Internet Explorer 7. Widely circulated emails, which pose as messages from admin@microsoft.com and feature subject lines such as "Internet Explorer 7 Downloads", display an image which invites gullible users to download beta 2 of Internet Explorer 7. Users who click on the authentic-looking image download a file called ie7.0.exe infected by the Grum-A worm.
Besides the fact that downloading software advertised in unsolicited emails is a bad idea, surfers might also want to note that the full version of IE7 was released in October 2006 (the bet2 2 version was released in April 2006). Users should go direct to the original developer's site, or some other trusted outlet, when searching for software updates, yet many are yet to learn this lesson, a failing hackers are all too willing to exploit.
Punting malware that poses as software downloads from Microsoft is an all too common trick. The Gibe-F (AKA Swen) worm of 2003, for example, posed as a critical security update from the software giant, fooling many in the process. Two years ago hackers directed surfers to a bogus website masquerading as Microsoft's update site.