Viruses on Roll on Valentine’s Day
Viruses on Roll on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is here, and so are a lot of Valentine’s Day computer viruses — especially in China.
The Chinese agency Xinhua has quoted the Tianjin-based China National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center as warning Chinese users of Valentine’s Day viruses that may spread through emails and on-line chat services.
The China National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center has especially warned against a Valentine’s Day virus named “Vbs.Valentin.A”, which comes as an attachment under the guise of Valentine’s blessings for Feb 14.
There are other viruses too: “Worm-blebla.B” and “VBS-ILoveyou”; against which users have been warned.
As precaution, users have been advised to exercise care with respect to unidentified emails — particularly those having Spanish characters. Besides, Internet shoppers have been alerted against clicking on fake discount messages from online stores — which might be used to spread more such viruses.
So as to have a virus-free V-Day, computer users have been asked to update their anti-virus softwares and use real-time computer virus monitoring functions while surfing the Internet.
Source :- Techtree News