[bksvol-discuss] Re: trojans, worms and computer viruses

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:21:56 -0800 (PST)

Thanks for that info, Jamie.

I've blocked pop-ups, and I downloaded McAffee's site
advisor, which is free. When one googles, it indicates
next to the sites that come up if they're safe
(check-mark in green background), haven't been checked
out (questionmark) or unsafe (x in red background).

Cindy

--- Jamie Yates <jamieyates@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Cindy, viruses USED to be only attachments to emails
> and you couldn't get them unless you opened the
> attachment. And many are still that way. But there
> are
> many more dnagers nowadays in addition to viruses.
> There are worms and trojans that you can get just by
> visiting a website or allowing a popup. You don't
> have
> to do anything else to get them and they can do such
> things as trying to dial out or open a connection
> from
> one computer to your computer. They can be
> keyloggers
> that record every stroke you're typing. 
> 
> You have to be careful what sites you visit and what
> links you click. Unless you know for sure what it
> is,
> it's best not to click links from your email. Last
> year I visited some site by accident that gave me
> both
> a dialer and a keylogger and I could not get rid of
> it
> even with expensive antivirus and anti-pest
> software.
> 
> I had to reformat my hard drive to get rid of it and
> I
> was lucky. If it had been a boot sector virus I
> don't
> know that you can get rid of those, because they
> live
> in your computer's BIOS.
> 
> I recommend the EWIDO software to help ward off
> trojans and worms and other pests.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jamie in Michigan 
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