18th November 2008
Vacation Pictures
I’m sorry to disappoint you if you were expecting to see some fabulous photos from my latest adventure but I’m actually going to talk about a computer virus. Recently we have come across quite a few people who have been lured to a web site in anticipation of viewing photos from their vacation only to be infected with a nasty virus. This particular virus will arrive in your inbox cleverly disguised as an email from a friend asking you to click on a link to view their photos. When you arrive at the site it is not photos from their vacation instead is a location that installs a trojan horse on your computer.
As a common rule with all emails don’t click on any link or file unless it is from someone you know and trust and only if you are expecting the file from that person. Email viruses over the years have gotten more clever in the way that they entice the receiver to fall into their trap. Please do not become their next victim.