Virus Alert, I've been hit three times!!!!

[leatherman]

Hello all,
Has anyone gotten hit with the latest barage of viruses?? I have been hit three times in the last 24 hours from three different e-mail addresses! Luckily I have a good anti virus, and secondly Juno is immune to most of them. Evidently this new string isnt on an attachment, as none of the e-mails I recieved has an attachment. My wife is a computer teacher, she says that the new crop of viruses are automatically loaded on when you download your e-mail (VERY SCARY!!!). I am just attempting to track the scource of these infections as some seem to take the list of addresses from the forums I frequent.
I would like to know if anyone else has been hit. It is getting kinda scary these days to have any kind of web interest. There are too many sick scumbags out there who want to hurt as many people as they can.
Just be aware of the threat and take the appropriate actions.
Be Careful Out There!
Leatherman, the paranoid leatherworker

 

[AlphalphaPB]

If you're referring to W32.Klez.gen@mm, I believe that most newer (patched) versions of Internet Explorer/Outlook/Outlook Express are secure.

Make sure that you've downloaded the latest security patches from Microsoft, because most hackers try to get into your computer through well-known vulnerabilities in Microsoft programs and operating systems. I religiously update all my Microsoft stuff whenever I install them.

Remember to use virus protection too. Pay $40 for a program that you can use for many years to come, since I'm sure you'd pay much more than that for your lost data when a virus strikes!