Viruses are a problem for all users of the internet and recently I have received emails containing the W32/MyDoom-A virus (or variants of it) at the rate of around 3 a day. Fortunately, I know what it is and just delete the message. However, UNLESS you have virus protection software AND you update the virus defiinitions on a regular basis you may be unwittingly helping to spread this and other viruses.
Find out more about the MyDoom virus by reading this:
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyse ... dooma.html
If you don't have virus protection or you no longer get free updates I recommend the following. It is FREE and it works:
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
If you need more help, post here or email me.
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Seriously though, thank you Bob.
I took advantage of the free virus download but had to get my technical friend to come round and sort out what had become a large complicated problem. I was downloaded but not installed- and was quite happy with that! McAfee was remeoved on Saturday so I unknowingly spent the next 48 hours unprotected. It's all sorted out now though.
Technical friend says it's quite a complicated download for non-techies.
Seriously though, thank you Bob.
I took advantage of the free virus download but had to get my technical friend to come round and sort out what had become a large complicated problem. I was downloaded but not installed- and was quite happy with that! McAfee was remeoved on Saturday so I unknowingly spent the next 48 hours unprotected. It's all sorted out now though.
Technical friend says it's quite a complicated download for non-techies.