Protect Your Computer from Latest Virus

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A deadly new virus under the name of W32/Nyxem-D which spreads via email attached file is set to strike on the 3rd day of every month half an hour after the infected computer boots up. The damage caused by this virus could be extensive. If unsuspecting user opens the infected attached file it gets into the system and start delivering itself to all the available email addresses residing in the infected computer.</span><br /></div><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><span class="fullpost">Once activated it overwrites all DOC, XLS, MDB, MDE, PPT, PPS, ZIP, RAR, PDF, PSD and DMP files by replacing their contents with the data string: DATA Error [47 0F 94 93 F4 K5]. This can create a big mess, as all integrated to the computer drives will suffer. This means your flash cards, network drives, external drives or any drive which gets identified by an alphabet.</span><br /><br /><span class="fullpost">This virus is also known as "CME-24," "BlackWorm," "Mywife.E" and "Kama Sutra" and seems even capable of disabling out-of-date antivirus software.<br /><br /></span><span class="fullpost">Over 300 thousand computers are believed to be infected by this worm mainly in India, Peru, Turkey and Italy, where people are less prone to safeguard their computers with up-to-date antivirus programs.</span><br /><blockquote></blockquote><br /><span class="fullpost">What should you do to protect your computer from this and other malware?</span><br /></div><ol style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><li><span class="fullpost"> Upgrade your antivirus software. If you don't have an antivirus software installed and you don't feel like buying them. These two are excellent antivirus programs you can get for free. </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://filehippo.com/download_antivir/download/658b807dcba4af25db98f5cce912c64b/">AntiVir Personal Edition Classic</a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">or</span> <a href="http://filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/download/d721953d92af94eb450041e1fc9f7e63/">Alwil Software Avast Home Edition</a></span><blockquote></blockquote></li><li><div style="text-align: left;">Scan your computer for possible malware regularly. A great free tool that scans your computer remotely for viruses and eliminates them you can find at: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp</div><blockquote></blockquote></li><li><div style="text-align: left;">Get a firewall and install it. A great free firewall that you can download and install is Zonealarm. You can download it from http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp</div><blockquote></blockquote></li><li>Regularly get patches for your version of Windows and update.<blockquote></blockquote></li><li style="text-align: left;">Use email filters similar to Eprompter. It gives you the ability to delete unwanted spam or suspicious looking mail, which might contain viruses. Get it free from: http://www.eprompter.com.<br /></li></ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;" class="fullpost">If you take these precautions, your chances of getting infected will be reduced drastically.</span><br /></div><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-family: arial;">more information and downlodable software visit: </span><a href="http://info-antivirus.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">http://info-antivirus.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><br />Author:</strong> Nowshade Kabir</span><br /></div></span>

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Protecting Your Computer From Viruses, Spyware, And Other Security Threats

<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Submitted By: </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><a class="biggerlink" href="http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Gabriel+Adams" style="font-family: arial;">Gabriel Adams</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" > </span><img alt="iSnare Expert Author" src="http://www.isnare.com/images/bulb.gif" style="font-family: arial;" /><br /><br /></span><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Most of us rely on our personal computers and those in our office to complete multiple tasks each day. If that data is lost or compromised it can create numerous problems for us. Protecting computers against viruses and spyware is something you should do before you start using any program on it. The information you prevent from being accessed could be your credit card accounts and bank accounts. If they are compromised you can end up becoming a victim of identity theft.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">One way that people accidentally end up with viruses or spyware on their computer is by not paying attention to the sites they use. Don’t get into the habit of giving out your personal information online just because a site asks for it. To opt in, you should only have to give them a first name and an email address.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Always check the address in the URL to make sure you are accessing a secure site. It should start with “https” as this will let you know it is very secure. If it only starts with “http” then the site is not secure and you can end up compromising the security of your computer if you continue entering information on the site.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Viruses can spread very rapidly so if you think your computer may be infected, you should take care not to pass it to any other area of your computer or to others via email. By disconnecting your computer from the network you have a good chance of isolating the damages.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Always be on the alert for various types of emails known as phishing. This is a scam to get you to provide personal information. Once you do, spyware can be attached to your computer. Never respond to emails asking you for personal information as most credible companies won’t contact you for such information.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Make sure you purchase a virus and spyware protection program that is very easy to install. Most of them offer step by step instructions for you to follow. You can find out how easy such software programs are to install before you buy them just by reading some independent reviews online.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">You need to choose the program for your computer protection very carefully. While they are designed to give you the very best security, you can be sure those trying to pass viruses or get spyware into your system are very smart. They have learned elaborate tricks to be able to gain access to your information.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">One of the latest tactics that these criminals have been using is to sell software that is supposed to protect your computer from viruses and spyware. Unfortunately, what they are selling you is actually the very thing you are trying to protect yourself against. Always get such software from a company that has an excellent reputation, not just any one that you come across online for a good price.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">In order to ensure your computer is well protected against viruses and spyware, you want a program that offers you instant updates. These will usually happen for one full year after you install the program. This ensures that your protective software is always the most current available and criminals will have a hard time infecting your computer system with viruses or spyware.</span></p><br /><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" id="authorbio"><p style="padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 100%;" class="text"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>About the Author</b>:<br /><br />Protect your PC with <a href="http://www.trend-micro-zone.com/">Trend Micro's Security product</a>: <a href="http://www.trend-micro-zone.com/trend-micro-internet-security-us.html">Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 - PC-cillin</a>.</span></p></div>

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