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3x new Virus Update releases

Discussion in 'Security and Privacy' started by Dennis L, 2003/08/20.

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    Dennis L Lifetime Subscription

    Dennis L Inactive Alumni Thread Starter

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    Don't know if Symantec is catching up or reported new vira/varients are keeping
    them busy writing solutions. During evening of 8-19-03, received 3x email alerts
    (2x moderate, 1 severe) advising of downloads for new virus protection against 3 new virus problems. You might want to check your AV and run for updates.
    What's up with August... National Virus Month?
     
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    Moosoft Cleaner3 ( Trojan Checker ) has also had several updates the past few days.

    I am not 100% sure but I think they had two updates yesterday.

    AVG7 has also had updates just about every day.

    And I just got another AVG7 update.

    BillyBob
     
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    Hi BillyBob, thanks for the heads up on the Moosoft update, going to get it shortly.

    Also I've been getting smoked with the W32.Sobig.F@mm virus today.:mad: Must have had 20 or more e-mails with it attached. Norton wasn't picking it up until I d/l'd the latest LiveUpdate this afternoon since then Norton hits it and quarrantines. A real PITA. Fortunately I didn't open any of the attachements and my wife wasn't home or she probably would have.:eek:

    I wish people would be a little more vigilant about their virus protection.

    Cheers!!
     
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    The W32.Sobig.F@mm has come down on me too, almost like a hail storm. This is the first severe virus attack I experience but I was lucky enough to have my virus definitions up-to-date.

    Is it possible that Sweden is so far down the pipeline that virus attacks doesn´t hit us as severely or have I only been lucky, until now that is?

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