Framar
March 4th, 2007, 12:10 PM
I just found the following in the Kim Komando newsletter:
"THERE’S A NEW VARIANT OF THE STORM WORM, AND IT’S BAD
In January, the Storm Worm Trojan horse affected hundreds of thousands of computers. It was the worst outbreak since 2005. It arrived attached to an e-mail about European storms.
Now, a variation is targeting people who post online. It attaches a malicious link to blog posts and messages left on bulletin boards. Since the link is attached to a legitimate post, many people may click it. People who do so are taken to a malicious Web site. Next thing they know, something terrible has been downloaded to their computers. Researchers say they have never seen this method of attack.
Up-to-date security software will protect you. You need a current antivirus program and at least two anti-spyware programs. Also, be sure Windows is updated."
Hey Mike - I have noticed a lot of folk posting and the content is just a URL link. Would it be better if in the future anyone who wanted to share a great link should describe it a bit to prevent this new Trojan threat???
A brief description would serve two purposes - it would save time so the reader doesn't click on anything they are not interested in, and also it might circumvent this new Big Bad.
"THERE’S A NEW VARIANT OF THE STORM WORM, AND IT’S BAD
In January, the Storm Worm Trojan horse affected hundreds of thousands of computers. It was the worst outbreak since 2005. It arrived attached to an e-mail about European storms.
Now, a variation is targeting people who post online. It attaches a malicious link to blog posts and messages left on bulletin boards. Since the link is attached to a legitimate post, many people may click it. People who do so are taken to a malicious Web site. Next thing they know, something terrible has been downloaded to their computers. Researchers say they have never seen this method of attack.
Up-to-date security software will protect you. You need a current antivirus program and at least two anti-spyware programs. Also, be sure Windows is updated."
Hey Mike - I have noticed a lot of folk posting and the content is just a URL link. Would it be better if in the future anyone who wanted to share a great link should describe it a bit to prevent this new Trojan threat???
A brief description would serve two purposes - it would save time so the reader doesn't click on anything they are not interested in, and also it might circumvent this new Big Bad.