Homer's PSA's

[Homer]

Trojan horse masquerades as message of love. An email attachment
containing a number of loosely philosophical ponderings on the art of love
is threatening businesses and home computer users across the world. This
latest online attack contains a malicious Microsoft PowerPoint file that
is able to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in the software. The file
contains exploit code that drops the Troj/EdepolC keylogging Trojan,
which in turn allows the hacker to spy on computer users. This
particularly irritating Trojan horse also tries to disable antivirus
products running on the infected computer, which only aggravates the
threat.

:o Is it called "Message of Love"?

I don't even click on anything, unless I know who its from.

It could be called anything I imagine. My general rule is if it came from someone I don't know it doesn't even get opened. It goes *PLONK* right into the trash. Attachments should never be opened without being scanned by a reliable software package first.

[liebe_angel]

if you have a good anti spyware program it detects all that junk.

And by good, it doesn't mean Norton Antivirus... that program doesn't work at all. I had that on my old computer and got SpySheriff virus, which is really, really nasty.

If you want a good one, try avast! Virus Recovery Database Generator and On-Access Scanner.

http://www.avast.com and download the free home version.

*edit: You should probably do a deep-registry scan too once you get it.

I have had this program for 2yrs now and I love it and best this of all its free!!! unless you love it as much as I do!!

[EyeCu]

Who would be stupid or careless enough to put that sort of information in their shared folder? Geez, these people need not have a computer. lol

[hades]

many people are stupid enough to do it.

[~Ãutolovér~]

Who would be stupid or careless enough to put that sort of information in their shared folder? Geez, these people need not have a computer. lol

Using the quote feature that is available in this forum, would be a good idea ,it helps people know who or what you are talking about, without having to go back 10 pages to try and work it out.

*Hint Hint*   O0  :/\ 

[Libra]

Who would be stupid or careless enough to put that sort of information in their shared folder? Geez, these people need not have a computer. lol

Using the quote feature that is available in this forum, would be a good idea ,it helps people know who or what you are talking about, without having to go back 10 pages to try and work it out.

*Hint Hint*   O0  :/\ 

Thank you!  I'm glad I'm not the only one that is driven crazy by that.  I've already read half the friggin' thread, and now I have to go BACK and read it again and try to figure out what people are talking about?  No.  I don't think so.  Posts without quotes will henceforth be ignored.

And Hades?  You KNOW better.  :oo

[Homer]

IRS Warns Taxpayers of E-Mail Scam Using US Treasury Payment Systems

Fake e-mail messages containing several misspellings and purporting to
be from a fictitious IRS organization are circulating. They claim that
someone has enrolled the recipient's credit card in the US Treasury's
Electronic Federal Tax Payment System and has tried to use the credit
card to pay taxes. The messages instruct recipients to click on a link
to recover the money, but the link takes them to a malicious Web page
that tries to gather sensitive personal information.  This scam is one
of more than 100 since last November. in which perpetrators have tried
to impersonate the IRS in attempts to fool victims into divulging
personal and/or financial information or into downloading malicious
code.

Fake Google Web Site Hides Trojan Horse

A fake Google Tool Bar can turn victims' machines into zombies if it is
downloaded.  E-mails direct users to the Web site that perfectly mimics
the real Google download page where the victim is offered the fake tool.

[damian666]

IRS Warns Taxpayers of E-Mail Scam Using US Treasury Payment Systems

Fake e-mail messages containing several misspellings and purporting to
be from a fictitious IRS organization are circulating. They claim that
someone has enrolled the recipient's credit card in the US Treasury's
Electronic Federal Tax Payment System and has tried to use the credit
card to pay taxes. The messages instruct recipients to click on a link
to recover the money, but the link takes them to a malicious Web page
that tries to gather sensitive personal information.  This scam is one
of more than 100 since last November. in which perpetrators have tried
to impersonate the IRS in attempts to fool victims into divulging
personal and/or financial information or into downloading malicious
code.

Fake Google Web Site Hides Trojan Horse

A fake Google Tool Bar can turn victims' machines into zombies if it is
downloaded.  E-mails direct users to the Web site that perfectly mimics
the real Google download page where the victim is offered the fake tool.

Thanks for the warnings

[Homer]

Sophos has warned of a Trojan horse that has been spammed out to e-mail
addresses disguised as a digital photograph. The Troj/Dloadr-AKX Trojan
horse has a subject line with one of the following text:
"My best photos!"
"the best pictures of us. Just take a look, i'm excited!"
"Wanna see?"

or

"You've asked for pictures. See this." The attached file is photos.zip.
Inside the ZIP file is another file called DSC00342.jpg .exe. The
executable file is a Trojan horse designed to download further malicious code from
the Internet, but disguises itself as a JPG graphic by using a double extension
and inserting multiple spaces into the filename.

[damian666]

1 reason I never open e-mails from strangers

[nanners]

I am very careful to..but I am waiting for a very very important email from a good friend.. ;:"

[nightperson]

i just open the ones from the ppl i know

[hades]

i spam every mail i dont know who its from.

[Lynne]

i spam every mail i dont know who its from.

same here.

[Homer]

Troj/Dloadr-AMJ is a dangerous Trojan that was recently spammed out as a spoofed message asking users to open a photo in a zipped document. Once opened, the Trojan opens a backdoor that remote hackers can use to take over the computer. Once taken over, hackers can use the computer to send spam and host spyware. Remote hackers can also install key loggers and screen scrapers onto the infected PC to steal personal, confidential and financial information without the user's knowledge.

[nightperson]

i dont open no mail i dont know who it is from
ty for the info on that homer

[xx_mandy_xx]

Troj/Dloadr-AMJ is a dangerous Trojan that was recently spammed out as a spoofed message asking users to open a photo in a zipped document. Once opened, the Trojan opens a backdoor that remote hackers can use to take over the computer. Once taken over, hackers can use the computer to send spam and host spyware. Remote hackers can also install key loggers and screen scrapers onto the infected PC to steal personal, confidential and financial information without the user's knowledge.

hopefully people know by now never to open an attachment on your computer unless you know who its from!! thanks for the updates homer!! :)

[Tara]

Everything Homer puts in this thread has to have the word Trojan in it..He worrries me sometimes.  :))

[xx_mandy_xx]

Everything Homer puts in this thread has to have the word Trojan in it..He worrries me sometimes.  :))

lol hes just being safe!!  :))

[Homer]

Everything Homer puts in this thread has to have the word Trojan in it..He worrries me sometimes.  :))

I just want everyone to recognize the importance of protection. Hee! :)))