Someone called me earlier, because she had a big virus warning on her screen. This was actually a hoax (a web page trying to install malware), and it’s useful to be aware of it so that you know what to recognise. I identified the website which was responsible, but it’s now been taken down. So, …
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Downloader-UA.h
There have been a couple of virus warnings in the news today: Half a million infections of latest Trojan (MSN) Fake media file snares PC users (BBC) The basic gist is that there are fake mp3/mpeg files circulating on peer-to-peer filesharing networks. I.e. if you use a program like LimeWire to download a music file …