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Avoid the Valentine’s Day virus infection with these antivirus security tips:
Well folks, Christmas is behind us and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Yes it’s that time of year again when you just want to express your affection and warm feelings to friends and family everywhere. And there’s no better and quicker way to get the message out than by using advanced technology. You have that brown eye, puppy dog feeling about you and everything seems to be going well. That is until the wrong Cupid shoots his poisonous arrow right through your bleeding heart. You didn’t even see it coming, and before you know it, you’re taken to the wrong website and your machine is infected. You click on the wrong eCard, you even sign it before it is sent to that special someone. And the worst is yet to come. Once that loved one clicks on the venomous attachment, she becomes infected as well.
There are numerous tricks these “evil Cupids” use to try to lure you into their trap. The year 2002 brought us malicious code that cost you and corporate America millions, if not, billions of dollars due to Internet shut down. Two of common pieces of malware that year were the “Valentine’s Day Message” and the “I LOVE YOU” viruses. These viruses are often written specifically [to disable There are quite a number of these types of programmers who specifically write viruses] to attack and disable your anti-virus and firewall programs, leaving you vulnerable to the evil Cupids’ arrows. The subject lines they use when distributing these infected email, are both deceiving and tempting, and their weapon is chock full of mean and nasty code.
As February 14, 2007 approaches, you can be certain evil Cupids will be at it again. You can take steps now to protect yourself then.
First be aware of this risk, and do not open emails with attachments, even when you know the sender, unless you are expecting such an email from them (if you are not sure, ask the sender). Most security sites, including www.home.stopsign.com, as well as the government sponsored computer security site, www.us.cert.gov, keep a running list of currently released malware. If you can’t ask the sender, it would be wise to check these sites.
Make certain your antivirus and firewall programs, as well
as your Windows Operating System (OS) are up-to-date.
Find out what technical support options your AV and firewall vendors offer.
If you’re not certain they offer support, now is a good time to do a bit of
research. Does your antivirus company offer support? How much
for what kind of support? If you get infected how much will it cost to make
a phone call? Get a Custom Cleaner? A bit of knowledge may save you, and your
special Valentine a costly repair bill.
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