New ways to attack your PC.

[Steve_Perry]

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39199958,00.htm

Be careful of this type of attack, seems new on the scene at the moment but no doubt it'll grow to be the latest fad.

A new Trojan has been discovered that encrypts victims' files and then deposits a ransom note that demands over £100 in exchange for the decryption key.

In a new type of online attack, extortionists remotely encrypt user files and then demand money for the key to decode the information...

Still not as annoying as all those Viagra emails that plague my works email inbox

S.

 

[fuzzer]

Still not as annoying as all those Viagra emails that plague my works email inbox

S.

those emails really are hard to swallow

 

[glojo]

Still not as annoying as all those Viagra emails that plague my works email inbox

S.

Makes you stand up and take notice though !!

John

 

[Maff]

Another reason to buy an Apple Mac

 

[Ian B Walker]

those emails really are hard to swallow

Done that and it didnt do anything for me

 

[Steve_Perry]

Be Warned

Fastforward 1 year .....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5034384.stm

If only this poor woman read the IT support section of the MBClubUK.

S.

 

[sparkyspost]

This has been cracked by Sophos I think. I remember coming across the 30 digital code on a news site the other day.

I'll try and dig it out.


eh voila:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2207341.html
Code is "mf2lro8sw03ufvnsq034jfowr18f3cszc20vmw"

Cheers

Sparky

 

[PJH]

If only this poor woman read the IT support section of the MBClubUK.

S.

Viagra time !