Security - October 2006

I received an email from secur@gametemple.com with an attachment. Here is the email content:

Mail server report.

Our firewall determined the e-mails containing worm copies are being sent from your computer.

Nowadays it happens from many computers, because this is a new virus type (Network Worms).


Using the new bug in the Windows, these viruses infect the computer unnoticeably.
After the penetrating into the computer the virus harvests all the e-mail addresses and sends the copies of itself to these e-mail
addresses

Please install updates for worm elimination and your computer restoring.

Best regards,
Customers support service

2006-10-25 17:44:06 · 14 answers · asked by ♡ Choc ♡ 5

When on the web I may get redirected to another site or my mouse will hit a tab but nothing happens. I have to close out. I hear an occasional 'click' when shutting down or changing sites. Also, unable to close down computer as icons are unresponsive and I have to press and hold the on/off button. I defragged last week and things run a bit faster. Also, can be extremely slow booting up. Tool bar will appear on Yahoo home page and it stops there. I tab "mail" and it will go there. Any suggestions what I should check out before I get it to the Nerds at a repair store?
I have Norton, Symantek, webroot spy sweeper. all report okay

2006-10-25 16:51:57 · 5 answers · asked by ALWAYS GOTTA KNOW 5

were being sent from my computer and further recommended that their attached update for worm elimination and computer restoring be installed. Is this a legitimate site and a real virus type?

2006-10-25 16:44:41 · 4 answers · asked by Bigben 1

2006-10-25 16:04:14 · 4 answers · asked by hmksaxena 1

Is it really worth the money or are they really not??
I have had Norton before and they just seem like a waste of my money,to me they always kept popping up and then shutting stuff down when I did not ask it to. Finally I asked our computer guy at work and he said that they are really a waste of money and that they all just try to freak you out bad enough to think you will get a virus so you go out and buy the software...
I have never gotten a virus and then again I never open up any emails that I don't know who they are coming from.

What do you guys think??
C from VA

2006-10-25 16:02:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-25 15:51:35 · 13 answers · asked by rymenigmatic 1

Another person sends me offline messages when i have ignore all except my friend how can this happen what can i do everyone except my friend is ignored on yahoo messenger this is becoming more frequent please help if you can .I try to help as many people as i can on Q& A esspecially poorer people who cant afford professional help .

2006-10-25 15:17:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-25 14:55:30 · 4 answers · asked by kyanh01 1

Does anyone know of an absolutely free Spam Filtering Application or software for Oulook and Outlook Exprees. One That is safe for my PC and will not cause viruses or spyware?

2006-10-25 14:21:18 · 6 answers · asked by cgs60649 4

i download norton virus program yahoo provided,and my computer still says that i got a virus

2006-10-25 13:43:01 · 11 answers · asked by phillykhmer358 1

2006-10-25 13:36:00 · 13 answers · asked by Stretch-Of-Time 2

2006-10-25 13:23:33 · 4 answers · asked by george 1

Which is the best free firewall I can get for windows?Where can I download it?

2006-10-25 12:56:25 · 12 answers · asked by wouyy 2

2006-10-25 12:54:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

and can you run it with another anti-virus? this is an anti-spyware-anti-virus protection-in one. can you use this with another anti-virus ? or will it interfer with another one?

2006-10-25 12:35:14 · 6 answers · asked by baby-face 2

2006-10-25 12:00:27 · 6 answers · asked by Terry W 1

ok im on my msn IM and all of a sudden it went "ur status is set to offline do u want to change it" and i never changed it so HELP did my account get hacked?! plz help my brother isnt home and i dont no wat happened

2006-10-25 11:42:24 · 4 answers · asked by animals are very important 1

2006-10-25 11:27:31 · 10 answers · asked by J C 1

2006-10-25 11:02:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-25 10:51:14 · 5 answers · asked by James T 3

I HAVE THE POP UP FROM YAHOO & I AM STILL GETTING ALOT OF THEM MY SON IS READY TO REFORMATE MY COMPUTER. IS THERE A BETTER POP UP DOWN LOAD THAT YAHOO HAS

2006-10-25 10:12:42 · 5 answers · asked by John C 2

Alright, yesterday I went to change my password like I do everymonth because all of the hackers and so forth. Well when I went to long back into my account later my password will not accept. I have tried everything it could be if I did a misprint of what I thought that I typed. Well I tried typing my email address in and have it sent to me and it never has been sent. Then I emailed myspace with my SALUTE and still nothing. I do not understand what is taking so long for a simple response. So are there any other methods to get into my account of another way to get ahold of myspace. I need options. I have a friend that I speak to on there everyday that is in Iraq and so forth. So please help me..........

2006-10-25 10:12:25 · 4 answers · asked by chocolatesyrup101 2

2006-10-25 08:48:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

yesterday i opened a link at yahoo messenger and since then i have problems with it, it sends messages at the ppl on my friend list that i didn t write .

2006-10-25 08:31:43 · 5 answers · asked by LIANA C 2

I have Mcaffee on my computer and I was wondering if there is a way to go and add a single webpage to be blocked from my computer.

2006-10-25 08:19:02 · 3 answers · asked by Nikki 2

Pluggable/Programmable Authentication Modules
Examples: pam_stack.so
pam_securetty.so
pam_nologin.so
pam_selinux.so
pam_console.so
pam_access.so
pam_time.so
what is the origin of the .so suffix? what did it or does it stand for?
And if you know, why is pam so complex that the pam.d configuration files call library modules which call other library modules which refer to (usually .conf) configuration files.
Is it related to how PAM was developed? Is there a reason for so many steps? And if you know a more appropriate forum to ask this question, please tell me that, also.

2006-10-25 08:00:57 · 1 answers · asked by BonesofaTeacher 7

I constantly do a scan check almost daily, I see someone created registries and there are spies, (through Lavasoft) what could it be?
DSL is slower than it should be, is this normal or should I be concerned? I have at&t/yahoo (formerly sbc) I also get a blank page very often when working on emails. Any suggestions? Thanks

2006-10-25 07:23:48 · 12 answers · asked by You are loved 5

This is the person who sent that mail:
Dr WILLIAM GERRI (PHD)
LOTTO CO-ORDINATOR.
The Yahoo.com staff
And this is part of the mail:
You won $800.000! Yahoo! Mail congratulates you!
Messenger

YAHOO INTERNET LOTTERY


CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU WON $800.000!
Yahoo! Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account is randomly selected as the one of 12 top winner’s accounts who will get cash prizes from us. We are happy to inform you that you have won prize money of (Eight Hundred Thousand Us Dollar ($800,000) for the month of OCTOBER lottery win promotion which is organized by yahoo messenger.com every month.

YAHOO, collects all the mail id of the people that are online on yahoo, among the millions that subscribe to yahoo we only select five people every month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we are congratulating you for been one of the people selected. All participants...

2006-10-25 06:38:56 · 5 answers · asked by blondiesugar357 1

I think I do know something about computers but like to learn more (inside/out) what is the best way I can learn this? Going back to School (at 40 plus) or here online with you all. Where I feel the REAL knowledge?

But with all the ever changing or more updated software one can't keep up or constantly go back to school? I like to know more but nothing illegal, just the knowledge that I can always fix myself or come here to asked for help. :)

Suggestions anyone?

2006-10-25 06:33:17 · 4 answers · asked by BVAB 1

when i run noadware on my computer it detects the file i-mesh, does anyone know if this is spware and if so how to get rid of it because it seems to reinstall itself even though i have been told that it has been removed from my computer,it also says the file is in my registry but i dont know what to look for,i run windows xp home edition service pack 2.Any help would be much appreciated,thanks.

2006-10-25 06:26:20 · 5 answers · asked by bug_ste 1