OUTBREAK ALERT : Protect Your PC Againts the Zipped Trojan Spam Attack
By Rockmeister
@Rockmeister (467)
United States
April 14, 2007 6:50pm CST
As of April 12 2007, Symantec Security Response is monitoring a massive surge of email spam containing the threat Trojan.Peacomm (also known as the Storm Trojan). This Spam campaign is one of the largest identified in recent months. This threat was originally discovered in January 2007 but has been repackage in this particular spam surge.
To reduce the possibility of being affected by the latest version of Trojan.Peacomm, Symantec advice the users to do the following:
-Keep AntiVirus and AntiSpam updated.
-Never click on the attachments or web links from unsolicited emails.
-Regularly apply security patches and updates to all major software installed on your computer.
-Use Security solution that contains AntiVirus and client Firewall technologies, for home and business users, to protect you against today's known and tomorrow's unknown threat.
This outbreak alert message is originally from Symantec. So I advice if you are using just an Antivirus program, switch to a Internet Security Suite, This has a Firewall, AntiSpam, AntiSpyware, AntiVirus and Privacy Control to protect you from everything when you are on the NET. If possible, check the product rating to help you decide which is the best one for you to use. There you go guys, Let's keep updated in the latest news on Internet World.
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@Rockmeister (467)
• United States
15 Apr 07
Actually I'm not using Norton because it consumes a lot of RAM. And I am using an Internet Security Suite not just Antivirus.
@mnflower (1299)
• United States
15 Apr 07
did you take the time to check this out on snopes.com or is this for real I know that your saying it is coming from symantec but I just got an email from yahoo and msn similiar saying I won the lottery from there messenger services, what a joke, I do have alot of security on all my computer it is really a neccessity to even just the casual user.
@Rockmeister (467)
• United States
15 Apr 07
I am not asking you to believe my post, it's up to you. If I were you, i'll think of it and act soon. And that lottery won thing, it's a scam obviously, but you can only decide it for yourself though. I am just giving a fair warning to everyone.