*This isn't a virus* but a vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. You cannot "catch" this in the same way you can get a typical computer virus, the fix must be applied by the providers of any secure services you use. Therefore the use of any anti-virus software is irrelevant, don't be confused by this.
Changing your passwords regularly is good practice but changing them before the fix has been applied on a vulnerable service is pretty pointless. Check with each service you use to see if they use the bad version of OpenSSL - if they don't all is good. If they do, you need to find when they are patching it and change your passwords after the fact. If a service uses two-step authentication you should still consider changing your passwords. On Thursday, 10 April 2014 06:45:42 UTC+8, Luke Douglas wrote: > > Does anyone know if Google / Gmail / Google Apps servers were affected by > the Heartbleed virus and, if so, has the problem been resolved? If Google > was affected and, if the problem has been resolved, should users change > their passwords at this time? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
