Yet another virus has made the news. It's being reported as something that is bound to dominate the internet. Many are concerned that since this virus came out on Monday and has propagated like it has that is will continue to spiral out of control.
DON'T PANIC!
This is not the end of Life, the Universe and Everything. It's not the end of the internet. In fact, it's barely a blip on Trend Micro's radar. In fact, the number one virus of the moment isn't even Sober-N anymore, it's Sober-S, five versions up.
Please don't get me wrong. Viruses are very damaging. They have the capability to wreak havoc in your home, terrorize your network and completely destroy your e-mail inbox. The only real lesson to be learned in all of this is the need for antivirus protection. If you don't have it you are making yourself a prime target to any of these new viruses coming down the pike. If you are going to be on the Internet you need virus protection. Consider it being like getting inoculated when you were a kid. It's just something that had to be done.
So, you don't think you need to go buy some $50 piece of software to keep you safe from something you've never picked up before? Why should you waste your money? Well, you've probably already got a virus or two. If you don't believe me try out the Symantec online system scanner for free and see what they come up with. You just may be surprised at what you find.
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Posted by aakaakaak at May 4, 2005 11:20 PMIf people would just stop opening those emails that read "FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: Funny -- click here!" things would be just fine.
Posted by: Ogre at May 5, 2005 07:38 AMHey, I followed that link to see what their scan would reveal. Your link worked and I clicked on the button to test my system. The result?
Sorry!
The page you requested is not accessible. This may be due to one of the following reasons:
* The address was typed incorrectly.
* You followed an outdated link.
* The page no longer exists.
* The page has been moved.
Man, I just won the frickin' WAR with a faggot virus/malware/adware (req.dat & it's ugly twin drvdos.dll) that I've been trying to rid myself of for 3 weeks now. It took 3 separate pieces of softwares (Killbox, Sysinternals Process Explorer & HijackThis), but that mofo is as fried as Ted Bundy.
Posted by: Editor at May 6, 2005 12:06 AMOther freebie online scanners:
Trend Micro Housecall
Panda ActiveScan
Free (for personal use) antivirus:
AVG Anti-Virus
Free (for personal use) firewalls:
Sygate
Zone Alarm
The other real lesson to be learned is not to install every talking monkey, web enhancilator, comet cursor, GAIN calendar, and new .net that offers itself to you (even if it promises you FAST CASH NOW), and stop clicking "yes" on every porn site popup.
Posted by: Doug at May 6, 2005 07:11 AM Aw man, I like it when my PC makes that 'rattatatatatatat" noise and then freezes up. It's cool.
Seriously, Jeremy is right. I also like to go to: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
and check task programs that are running and stop them.
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