Monday, April 28, 2008
Bloggers Beware . . . XP Antivirus
I have found that comments added to my blog by the users Jojosho and Akinol link to and automatically upload of the aobe mentioned spyware. A scan is completed of your system that provides false results, for example worms, viruses, etc. Do not open comments from these users. Delete them. Here are some links I found with more information about this spyware.
Informational: http://blogs.stopbadware.org/articles/2008/03/27/alert-xp-antivirus-2008
This link walks you thru the removal process> Pretty helpful if you know just enough about computers to be dangerous: http://www.lancelhoff.com/2008/02/22/how-to-remove-xp-antivirus-protection/
Informational: http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2008/03/yet_another_site_falls_prey_to.html
There is a multitude of other references when you google xp antivirus. If this warning saves one fellow blogger, I've done my job. Good luck and happy blogging.
bfarr
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