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Monday with the Editor: New Virus Invades Computers Worldwide
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Hallo
again
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Last
week, a new virus invaded computers in Asia and around the
world. This virus, named worm_badtrans.B, is actually
a variation of the one which attacked computers months ago.
According to Trend Micro's World Virus Tracking Center, this
new virus has completed more than 20,000 infections since it
was born on 25 Nov 2001.
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This new
virus hammered my e-mail program, resulting in many e-mails
being sent to people who have written to me in the past,
thereby spreading itself to them.
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I didn't
know my e-mail program was hit by the virus, till an
acquaintance on the Internet e-mailed me saying she had
opened an e-mail I sent here and couldn't make sense out of
the attachment I had sent her.
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She said
she opened the e-mail because it carried the editor@getforme.com
address - and she trusted my e-mail address.
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That's
how these viruses do their damage. They invade the computers
of individuals without their knowledge or permission and
using the address list stored in these computers, send
e-mails, containing viruses to these addresses, knowing
pretty well that the receivers of such e-mails would open
the e-mails without a moment's hesitation.
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These
chaps who design the virus programs sure know how to take
advantage of the frailty of human inter-relationships to do
their damage.
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I got rid
of this virus within a day. It's been a week since this new
worm started doing damage to e-mail programs around the
world, and going by the inordinately high number of suspect
virus e-mails which I receive on this portal, I guess, the
virus is still doing its work.
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In the
week, I have since learnt to avoid opening e-mails which
have in their subject heading: RE: and having a fixed
length, i.e. 41 Kbytes). That's the modus operandi of
this worm - worm_badtrans.B. If you should receive
e-mails with similar "symptoms" - please delete
the e-mail immediately. Remember - this worm (type of virus)
doesn't even need you to open its attachment in order to
infect your computer. It just needs you to open the e-mail
itself.
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But if
your computer is infected by this new worm, you can get free
scanning and killing of the virus ONLINE by visiting: housecall.antivirus.com.
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lovebyte.org.sg
is local Social Development Unit's (SDU) website for singles in
search of love. Launched on 3 Dec 2001. Features interactive
webchats for members.
4yah.topcities.com
This site is maintained by a retired senior citizen. It provides
information on how to grow old gracefully, actively, positively,
healthily and happily
silat.org.sg
Information and news about the silat world; welcomes you to be a
part of them.
hobbilobbi.com
Home for designed and hand-stitched Teddy Bear.
aberdeenconsulting.com
Professional services include accounting, bookkeeping, corporate
secretarial, incorporation, payroll, taxation and financial
management in Singapore.
propertysg.com
Expatriates relocations services and easy to use property search
engine for landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers or realtors.
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