New Virus [Read]

[Chippiewill]

Also don't open any files with the extension:

.htm .pdf .mp3 and more, they can contain executable code which installs a virus ... LAME. (The times we now live in).

Although IE8's DEP will prevent such event occuring (Yay for safer IE8)

[AgnesIO]

The stupid organic material between keyboard and chair is the reason this sort of thing spreads. Don't click on "omglookatthispictureofyoulol.exe".

While not particularly related to this situation, the same principle still applies.

Xmas e-card are sadly more believable


I love those look at picture things - do people actually fall for those??

[Recursion]

Also don't open any files with the extension:

.htm .pdf .mp3 and more, they can contain executable code which installs a virus ... LAME. (The times we now live in).

Although IE8's DEP will prevent such event occuring (Yay for safer IE8)

OH NOEZZZZ! No more web designing, chart referring or music listening for me!

[Chippiewill]

OH NOEZZZZ! No more web designing, chart referring or music listening for me!

Unless you trust the source, if you're not being spied on by the Chinese government that is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GhostNet

They actually hijacked emails, sent from infected computers, to add viruses within pdfs sent to other people in order to infect them.

[Agnostic Bear]

Unless you trust the source, if you're not being spied on by the Chinese government that is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GhostNet

They actually hijacked emails, sent from infected computers, to add viruses within pdfs sent to other people in order to infect them.

That's pdf files, you cannot get a virus from an mp3 or .htm file (well I suppose you could from a .htm file redirecting you somewhere, but its' very unlikely)

[HotelUser]

I am safe

[xxMATTGxx]

I am safe

Is that your comment because you own a Mac? Even though, only people who don't know what they are doing are going to click links that end in LOOKATKATELALALA.EXE etc.

[HotelUser]

Is that your comment because you own a Mac? Even though, only people who don't know what they are doing are going to click links that end in LOOKATKATELALALA.EXE etc.

No. It's because I'm not a moron and don't click files called SEXYMATT.PNG.EXE.

Actually I wasn't even thinking anything about OS X. There might not be as many but there's still horror stories about some nasty infections for us.

[xxMATTGxx]

No. It's because I'm not a moron and don't click files called SEXYMATT.PNG.EXE.

Actually I wasn't even thinking anything about OS X. There might not be as many but there's still horror stories about some nasty infections for us.

You know you would click that!

[HotelUser]

You know you would click that!

You just want me to click it for personal reasons which I cannot discuss!!!