Category: technology

I’m getting up to 100 emails a day. Most of these are viruses and spam, and are filtered straight into the trash because they are sent to an email address which the spammers have invented or a virus has randomly generated (all mail sent to straughan.com comes to me). Others I see, but they have… Continue reading Computer Viruses

I received the following email last night: “Dear user of e-mail server “Yahoogroups.com”, Some of our clients complained about the spam (negative e-mail content) outgoing from your e-mail account. Probably, you have been infected by a proxy-relay trojan server. In order to keep your computer safe, follow the instructions. Please, read the attach for further… Continue reading More Virus Sneakiness

Virus mutation is happening alarmingly quickly. I have gotten into the habit of updating my virus software almost daily. Nonetheless, something arrived in my mailbox the other day which my virus software passed as clean. But it was from someone I didn’t know, with an executable (.EXE) attachment, so I didn’t touch it. I updated… Continue reading Computer Viruses 4

Since the MyDoom attack, I’ve gotten into the habit of updating my anti-virus software almost daily. What’s scary is that new updates have been available that often, meaning that new viruses are appearing that frequently (many of them variants on MyDoom). I can’t say it enough: UPDATE YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE. If it’s too old to catch… Continue reading Computer Viruses 3