Online Virus in Messengers, Emails, and Portable Storage Devices

<P> </P><br /><P>Did you know that your computer might be used for terrorist threats and illegal activities online at this moment?. It is possible that your computer is being infected with viruses as we speak and it might be doing activities as per the discretion of some unknown hacker for his activities. It might be tracking your financial data, prying on your computer for personal information or even trying to infect your friends as you chat with them. There are a lot of ways by which your computer can be affected with a virus, but mainly they come from three sources - Portable Data, Instant Messengers and emails. Though browsing unsecure sites and using pirated software can infect your computer, the above three ways are the most common and dangerous ways by which viruses spread across the internet.</P><br /><P> </P><br /><P>Portable Data storage devices like CD-ROMS and USB sticks are very popular and hence virus creators specifically write spyware and Trojans which will affect these drives and hence propagate the virus as they are plugged or inserted into another computer. These viruses attack the auto-run settings and hence it will affect the victim the moment he inserts the drive into the computer. Viruses and Trojans spread through these means are done so that they are massively spread across the internet leeching on the victims PC and taking instructions from its creators and even sending your personal data across the internet.</P><br /><P> </P><br /><P>Instant Messenger viruses are another popular type of viruses. Yahoo! And MSN viruses have been very annoying and disturbing to all users since the time they were popularized. These viruses usually spread in the form of links from the infected PC's. They send themselves as a harmless link to the friends to the victims virus affected PC and have a message attached to them. An example will be the popular MSN virus called the photo virus. It sends the friends of the infected user a message like - "Hey! Is that really you in this picture? OMG!" and a link to the virus. Most people thinking that this is some sort of a picture will click on the link and get infected themselves. And this chain continues across the internet.</P><br /><P> </P><br /><P>Emails are traditionally the virus writers favourite. But this has been tackled to an extent with the help of technologies like Domain Keys and SPAM blacklists and other ways. Though the number of viruses that attach themselves to emails and mass send to all the people in the address book are almost gone, the ones that tend to phish out information from you still continues. For example, I usually get a lot of mails claiming to be from banks and that my account has been hacked up. It needs my password to reset my bank account . But when you check the links contained in the mail, you will see that it does not link to the bank, but to another site which looks exactly like the bank site. If you enter your username and password, they will get it and then your account will be hacked and money stolen by these virus creators.</P><br /><P> </P><br /><P>So, if your computer is infected with viruses, your security is compromised and hence your personal information is in danger. Make sure you use the internet with care and check where you are entering your information to and what type of links you click or the type of sites you visit. You can use an antivirus to clean your computer off viruses. Have a safe browsing experience!</P>

Online Virus in Messengers, Emails, and Portable Storage Devices

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Safe Directions for Forwarding E-Mails

<P>Locate your antivirus program. Check in the task manager to see whether you have an antivirus program. This will be an icon next to the time in the bottom Windows toolbar. Click on the icon and select the update option. The program will access <a class="StrongLink" href="http://www.ehow.com/internet/">the web</A> to look for new antivirus updates. Antivirus programs will protect incoming and outgoing email from carrying viruses. This will make your forwarded email messages safer to receive.</P><P>Download and install a free antivirus program if you don't have an antivirus installed on your <a class="StrongLink" href="http://www.ehow.com/computers/">computer</A>. Free antivirus options like AVG, Avira or Avast are free options available online. Install the new antivirus by clicking the icon in the file you installed it to. Allow the installation wizard to start and follow the easy to follow on-screen installation prompts requiring your name, address and other similar information. Click "Finish" when the installation completes. Allow the program to open automatically and click on "Scan" to scan the "C:" drive. Eliminate or quarantine any viruses that may appear.</P><P>Go to your email server and open the message you want to forward. Click the "Forward" tab in the message toolbar. The message will blink and open a new message window. Type in any message you want to add.</P><P>Change the subject field if you want and click "Send." At any time if the forwarded email is virus infected your antivirus will inform you of this.</P><P>Update your antivirus every 2 to 3 weeks to keep your email Inbox and outgoing messages clear from viruses including those messages you want to forward.</P>

Safe Directions for Forwarding E-Mails

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How to Do Bulk E-Mails With Comcast

<P>Navigate to Comcast's web site. Log in by entering your user name and password. Click on the email tab directly under the Smart Zone Communications Center logo to go to your email page. On the email page, click on the "New" tab in order to prepare your bulk email.</P><P>Click the "To" box. A "select addresses" sub page will appear with your general list of names and emails from your address book. Insert the addressees of all the recipients and groups you wish to send your bulk email to. Holding the control key down, click on as many names as you like. Now click the "To" tab and then the "Ok" button. You now have all your addressees in the "To" section of your email. You may also add recipients to your bulk email by manually typing in an email address followed by a comma.</P><P>Click on the subject section of your email and write your subject content. Next, click on the main body section and compose your email. Hit the "Send" tab and your bulk email will be sent.</P>

How to Do Bulk E-Mails With Comcast

Navigate to Comcast's web site. Log in by entering your user name and password. Click on the email tab directly under the Smart Zone Co...

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Online Virus in Messengers, Emails, and Portable Storage Devices

<br /> <p>Did you know that your computer might be used for terrorist threats and illegal activities online at this moment?. It is possible that your computer is being infected with viruses as we speak and it might be doing activities as per the discretion of some unknown hacker for his activities. It might be tracking your financial data, prying on your computer for personal information or even trying to infect your friends as you chat with them. There are a lot of ways by which your computer can be affected with a virus, but mainly they come from three sources - Portable Data, Instant Messengers and emails. Though browsing unsecure sites and using pirated software can infect your computer, the above three ways are the most common and dangerous ways by which viruses spread across the internet.</p><p>Portable Data storage devices like CD-ROMS and USB sticks are very popular and hence virus creators specifically write spyware and Trojans which will affect these drives and hence propagate the virus as they are plugged or inserted into another computer. These viruses attack the auto-run settings and hence it will affect the victim the moment he inserts the drive into the computer. Viruses and Trojans spread through these means are done so that they are massively spread across the internet leeching on the victims PC and taking instructions from its creators and even sending your personal data across the internet.</p><p>Instant Messenger viruses are another popular type of viruses. Yahoo! And MSN viruses have been very annoying and disturbing to all users since the time they were popularized. These viruses usually spread in the form of links from the infected PC's. They send themselves as a harmless link to the friends to the victims virus affected PC and have a message attached to them. An example will be the popular MSN virus called the photo virus. It sends the friends of the infected user a message like - "Hey! Is that really you in this picture? OMG!" and a link to the virus. Most people thinking that this is some sort of a picture will click on the link and get infected themselves. And this chain continues across the internet.</p><p>Emails are traditionally the virus writers favourite. But this has been tackled to an extent with the help of technologies like Domain Keys and SPAM blacklists and other ways. Though the number of viruses that attach themselves to emails and mass send to all the people in the address book are almost gone, the ones that tend to phish out information from you still continues. For example, I usually get a lot of mails claiming to be from banks and that my account has been hacked up. It needs my password to reset my bank account . But when you check the links contained in the mail, you will see that it does not link to the bank, but to another site which looks exactly like the bank site. If you enter your username and password, they will get it and then your account will be hacked and money stolen by these virus creators.</p><p>So, if your computer is infected with viruses, your security is compromised and hence your personal information is in danger. Make sure you use the internet with care and check where you are entering your information to and what type of links you click or the type of sites you visit. You can use an antivirus to clean your computer off viruses. Have a safe browsing experience!</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <p><a href="http://www.msnvirus.com" target="_new">MSN Messenger virus removal</a> instructions can be found on our site at <a href="http://www.msnvirus.com" target="_new">MSN Virus</a>.</p> <br />

Online Virus in Messengers, Emails, and Portable Storage Devices

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