Re: Bad Virus on the loose !

[Stephen Chape]

I am using the fully paid Avast Premium Security software.

According to a friend in Toodyay:-
"apparently it can record your keystrokes and possibly gain access to your 
passwords and login details"

I wish I had got it’s name before I asked Avast to delete from quarantine.
If I get it again I will make a note of the name so I can do more research.


> On 30 Oct 2019, at 7:53 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 29 Oct 2019, at 9:05 am, Stephen Chape > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks.
>> 
>> Please lookout for this.
>> It seems to be arriving by email as a Word attachment.
>> I have received about 15 emails containing it since yesterday.
>> Some are from friends, some from Bigpond and some from the ATO.
>> 
>> Luckily my Avast Anti-Virus and Web Security software is catching them.
>> Just received two more as I type this.
>> 
>> A friend in Toodyay has told me it has infected the Toodyay Shire computers 
>> and is now spreading via their contact list.
>> And I am hearing that it is also in the UK.
>> 
> 
> No experience of it here. What is it supposed to be doing, apart from 
> delivering an unwanted Word file?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
> 
> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
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Regards,
Stephen Chape






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Re: Bad Virus on the loose !

[Peter Hinchliffe]

> On 29 Oct 2019, at 9:05 am, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
> Hi folks.
> 
> Please lookout for this.
> It seems to be arriving by email as a Word attachment.
> I have received about 15 emails containing it since yesterday.
> Some are from friends, some from Bigpond and some from the ATO.
> 
> Luckily my Avast Anti-Virus and Web Security software is catching them.
> Just received two more as I type this.
> 
> A friend in Toodyay has told me it has infected the Toodyay Shire computers 
> and is now spreading via their contact list.
> And I am hearing that it is also in the UK.
> 

No experience of it here. What is it supposed to be doing, apart from 
delivering an unwanted Word file?

Kind regards,

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.

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Re: Bad Virus on the loose !

[Juliet Kitson]

G'day Stephen
Are you running the free version or have you upgraded to their full version.
Regards Bill Kitson

On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 12:05 PM Stephen Chape  wrote:

> Hi folks.
>
> Please lookout for this.
> It seems to be arriving by email as a Word attachment.
> I have received about 15 emails containing it since yesterday.
> Some are from friends, some from Bigpond and some from the ATO.
>
> Luckily my Avast Anti-Virus and Web Security software is catching them.
> Just received two more as I type this.
>
> A friend in Toodyay has told me it has infected the Toodyay Shire
> computers and is now spreading via their contact list.
> And I am hearing that it is also in the UK.
>
> Regards,
> Stephen Chape
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Bad Virus on the loose !

[Stephen Chape]

Hi folks.

Please lookout for this.
It seems to be arriving by email as a Word attachment.
I have received about 15 emails containing it since yesterday.
Some are from friends, some from Bigpond and some from the ATO.

Luckily my Avast Anti-Virus and Web Security software is catching them.
Just received two more as I type this.

A friend in Toodyay has told me it has infected the Toodyay Shire computers and 
is now spreading via their contact list.
And I am hearing that it is also in the UK.

Regards,
Stephen Chape






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