Archive for the 'Computers & Technology :: Spam' Category

Infected with a virus after anti virus uninstall

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

I am having problems with outlook, and so microsoft support told me to uninstall anti virus. I forgot to reinstall anti virus, and now I think that my computer is infected with a virus. How can I get rid of the infections from my PC?

Don’t respond to emails from unknown sources.

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Phishing is typically carried out by email or instant messaging, and often directs users to give details at a particular website. As a general rule, never click on emails coming from unknown sources. These types of attacks have outnumbered e-mails infected with viruses and trojans. Learn to recognize spoof emails by checking web addresses and security indicators, such as social security number, account number or password. If you get a suspicious email contains a URL link, don’t click on it, roll your mouse over the link and see if it matches what appears in the email.