[gui-talk] Fwd: New Trojan Horse Warning

[Joel Deutsch]

Hi Steve,

Well, for one thing, I'm okay with my antivirus program and firewall. But 
I'm pretty sure that the main reason I haven't had any catastrophes 
requiring system restoration since I once innocently opened a Happy 99 file 
attachment I thought had come from a friend (it had invaded the friend's 
address book , of course, a trick I hadn't yet heard about) is because I 
simply don't open things like that. That is why I asked this. Seriously. I 
would never open an attachment with a ludicrous name without asking the 
supposed sender about it.

Besides, if it's a file attachment and says its from Windows, I know to 
ignore it now. And if it's an email with a bogus message that wants me to 
click on a link and go to some site, I know to ignore that, too. But that's 
the first line of defense. Just not biting in the first place. So that's why 
I'm trying to find out what these things actually look like, either as 
emails or attachments, however they come to people.

Thanks.

As for spyware-- and yes, I do have anti-spyware software of two kinds that 
I update and scan with regularly-- what does that have to do with it? I 
thought we're talking about a virus that functions as a Trojan Horse, coming 
alive when you open a file attachment  and only then getting into your 
system.

 fact
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Pattison" <srp at internode.on.net>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Fwd: New Trojan Horse Warning


I think the best advice is to make sure your antivirus software is
up-to-date, use a good firewall and make sure you have updates to any
programs you may use to remove spyware.

At 01:31 PM 9/05/2007, you wrote:
>The one thing I wish were explained in this story is exactly how the Trojan
>appears as received, and how to simply avoid it. if it's being circulated 
>as
>a file attachment, what's the filename, so you can just choose not to open
>it? Or if it's an email with a response request, what's the subject line?
>
>Anyone know? It would be nice to feel assured that I could just dodge the
>thing, rather than have to figure out a workaround after getting stuck in
>it.

Regards Steve
Email:  srp at internode.on.net
Skype:  steve1963
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