Warning..trojan virus..

I realize this thread is quite old but I just wanted to comfort those who have been affected or think they were infected by clicking on an attachment included a FedEx/UPS spam email.

Even though the emails are bad emails and you should not click on the attachments, if you do happen to your computer will not be trashed and can be cleansed of the malware that could be installed by the trojans. I have about 30 of the infected emails stored in a folder in my Yahoo that I plan on using to infect my test computer with the little boogers to learn just what infections are installed and what will remove the infections. One I found so far was to be a backdoor trojan which is an information stealer, meaning that if you perform any online banking you should immediately get to a know "clean" computer to change your passwords then contact your financial institution. Once a backdoor trojan has been found on your computer, though, it is advised to never trust that computer again for such transactions and a reformat/reinstall may be necessary as pointed out by quietman7.

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As posted by toni:
I love Linux. It is impervious to those viruses so I don't have to worry about them.

Um....toni!?! You should worry as well. Many people believe this and it's not true. They are just as susceptible as a Windows OS though they are not targeted by the creators of malware because there is no money to be made.

See here--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware

SusieQ07: Keep up the good work at letting the unsuspecting victims know about these dangers.

EDIT: Also wanted to point out that other infected emails are circulating as follows:

IRS Notification
DHL Express Delivery u
DHL Express Delivery heu
McDonalds Restaurant - free meals
Police Agency-- I had to laugh at this one! Said I had received a speeding ticket in New York! HA! I've never even been to N.Y.! The jokes on them! LOL!

HP

Constant vigilance and lots of scanning and cleaning products will keep most of the malware off of a Windows based system, but the best defense is a system that doesn't allow intrusions to start with. Somewhere in the early days of Windows development, the decision was made to use Dynamic Library Links (DLL's) and a Systems Registry to manage the DLL's. This was a decision made by lazy (and pressured) programmers looking to find a quick and easy answer to a difficult programming problem. This led to a security nightmare since these DLL's and Registry must be available to, and modifiable by, all programs. When the term "DLL Hell" first started to be used in the industry journals, it was reported that an angry memo went from Bill Gates (a programmer of some note) to the Windows developer quoting one article and started with "What the hell is this s***...". If Windows is a must, it's best to limit access by using a more secure browser and email client. Firefox, Opera, and a few others don't have the security problems that come with Internet Explorer. IE is an integral part of Windows (file browsing is done with the same basic code that IE uses to browse the internet) and those ties allow outside interests to exploit far too many of its weaknesses. Firefox and Opera simply don't have these security holes. Outlook (full version and Express) also have a large number of security leaks. Email clients such as Thunderbird and the Opera Mail client also slam the door on the majority of malware that arrives in mail attachments. I've converted most of my friends (those that don't use Mac based systems) to Firefox and Thunderbird. The incidence of problems on their systems have dropped to almost none. Avast (a free virus package), Adaware, and Spybot catch the rest. The last time I had to do any real work on a friend's system was when it was hit by lightning and all the smoke leaked out.

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