I use System Mechanic AND Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Purchased both - use 'em all the time and have been free from malware or Trojan horses or whatever infections since installing them about two years ago. I purchase the multi-computer package for our three computers....consider them inexpensive insurance! 72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV
> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:38:17 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: Spam on the Reflector! > > On 19/06/2013 19:26, Charlie Cunningham wrote: > > > Thanks for the info. I know that I did receive the "Jim Koshmider" e-mail > > just this morning and I did click on it to see what it was and got no > > warning. Wish I had seen your post first!! Any tips/pointers on how to check > > my machine for the infection, and how to remove it? > > If you have a reasonable virus protection, it will have blocked it if > you did click on it. There are lots of AV solutions on the market, > some free and some paid-for. Opinions vary widely, but I reckon the > free ones are as good as the paid-for: I use Avast Free (you have to be > persistent to find that on their website, because they try to sell you > the paid version). > AVG Free is also generally well rated. You can pay $100 and more for > AV, and not fare any better than with the free ones. > > If you think you have an infection on your computer, then the generally > favoured way of checking is to run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Google it > (I don't put links in e-mails - guess why!). You may find that it wants > to install, then download more, then update that. It's a bit of a faff > sometimes, but when it's all done it will check your machine and tell > you what problem (if any) you have. > > Yahoo's mail server was hacked a couple of weeks ago - I've had spam or > virus e-mails from most people I know who have a Yahoo e-mail address. > I don't know if Yahoo are acknowledging the problem yet. > > I spent some of last week clearing out the computers of a couple of > ladies in our congregation, and setting them up with decent AV (Avast, > needless to say). The friends whose accounts were used to infect them > were not to blame in any way - their address books were copied by the > hackers and used to send the nasties. > > It's all part of the fun! > > Keith > G3OIT > > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector
