Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Goodbye flu virus, hello computer virus!

Here we go again in the fight against another malicious computer virus

matrix_2Just when I thought I had made it through the winter without catching anything serious, along comes a new threat, and this time a shot in the arm won’t prevent it. Now there's a major battle going on between computer security groups around the world and the brazen author of a malicious software program called Conficker. This program began spreading late last year and quickly infected millions of computers with software code that is intended to control the infected machines and lash them together into a powerful computer known as a "botnet".

Now the author of the program continually updates his software and continues his cat-and-mouse game against international computer security companies by planting the latest versions.

Apply for a No Fax Cash Advance now and buy yourself the latest version of the best anti-virus program you can get for your computer. This guy is no monkey and his virus is no joke. You will lose everything in the blink of a micro-second or you will end up mailing viruses to all your friends, family and contacts. They will love you for your thoughtfulness.

This is serious

The spread of the malicious software is on a scale that matches the worst of past viruses and worms. It is horrific. Microsoft has already announced a $250,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the Conficker author. Botnets are used to send the vast majority of e-mail spam messages. Then the spam is used to transmit shady commercial promotions including schemes that frequently involve directing unwary users to Web sites that can plant malicious software, or malware, on computers. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Goodbye flu virus, hello computer virus!"

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