> "system.exe". The file was dated 4/1/04 (April fools day). Here is some
> info on this nasty piece of spyware that was copying files from my machine.
>
> http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojtofgerb.html
What email client are you using? If Outlook or Outlook Express - dump
them immediately. There's so many holes in them both that it's not even
funny. You'll find that almost 90% of the folks getting viri, trojans
and the like are using Microsoft ...
I have been using Mozilla Thunderbird for some time now. It's very nice
and there's a number of security features built in - you can stop remote
graphics from loading - JavaScripts will ∗not∗ run unless you tell them
to - executables are prohibited from doing so - there's built-in
configurable "spam" filters as well. You won't be disappointed.
Additionally, if you're using Internet Explorer - it makes it really
easy for some sites to install "spy ware" when you visit their sites
without you hardly even knowing. There's no pop-up protection unless you
install a third party product... If you're using I.E., switch to
Mozilla Firefox instead. It'll block unwanted pop-ups for you and keep
things from getting installed in the background. In addition, it's a
nice standards-complaint browser.
Keep your virus protection updated, and use something that scans all
incoming emails and scans content from websites as you browse as well. I
use the Kaspersky products myself and have been very happy:
http://www.kaspersky.com/For those of you on high-speed connections - install personal firewall
software that monitors incoming connections for you and will ask you if
a connection is to be allowed or denied.
Keeping your computer "disease free" is sorta like making sure you
always practice "safe sex". It's not impossible to do with a little
effort....
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Les Mizzell
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