15 Sneakiest Computer Viruses

by Dan Reilly on November 6, 2008 at 01:16 PM

As more computer users become wise to viruses, the criminals behind them are often a few steps ahead. Some malware infects your computer without you ever realizing it and then can truly mess up your life. Others arrive as a result of user mistakes, then do their dirty work undetected. We've got the scoop on 15 of the most devious and crafty viruses currently out there, including information on how they can harm you and tips on how to protect yourself against them. Click on below to find out more....

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RandallNov 6th 2008 3:58PM

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Let me think here for a minute or two.....hmmm, how do I prevent from getting a potential computer virus besides downloading from untrusted sites? gee, I'm going to take a shot here and guess, that may be I souldn't open an email that I don't know who it's from? BINGO!!

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cpr63Nov 6th 2008 8:13PM

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Good Evening

The other day I did received a e-mail from my bank which tell me that my on line service will be cancel in the next 48 hr if I don't update my account due inactivity. The first thing that looks funny to me was that I check my account every two days, so theory of inactivity was no accrued. I still open the mail the page was similar to the one used by my bank. After see the page they as me to log in as signed into my account I did notice that the procedure was not the usual one. The take to another page where they as my bank card pin # I closed the page immediately and reply the mail with a note that say good try you almost got me..............

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I SAW ITNov 6th 2008 6:08PM

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Here is the most fundamental VIRUS RULE #1 If you don't turn on your computer or feed it with Disks or Internet connections, You won't have a problem.
But once you turn it on and use it...the percentages of getting a virus do increase. "Its kinda like kissing!" Just hope you don't get any KISSES TO GO!
Rules are: USE PROTECTION; VIRUS AND ADAWARE!

You can also tell your friends who email you to put your name or identity in the SUBJECT LINE. (EXAMPLE) BOB~ SALLY~ Prior to the subject of the email.

Remember, Anyone can have a virus. So use Protection/Brain Cells!

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lanaNov 6th 2008 5:33PM

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They forgot to include the infamous Brad and the spam comments he leaves on blogs like this with virus-riddled links to sites supposedly containing naked pictures of stars. Funny he hasn't commented here yet, no? Hahaha...

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EmmaNov 6th 2008 6:04PM

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I second you statement about Brad. Maybe they have finally done something about him.

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lanaNov 6th 2008 5:35PM

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Ahhh the idiot beat me to it...how ironic...consider Brad's example as a piece of the article, bloggers.

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orangepony416Nov 6th 2008 6:53PM

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Just get a Mac. Problem solved.

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eneed1566Nov 6th 2008 9:23PM

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cpr63- I get these from different banks all the time. The thing is, I get them from banks that I don't even have accounts at. Never, ever click on a link like that in an e-mail. If you think something may be wrong with your account, go to the website directly by typing the address in instead of clicking on the e-mail. The e-mail and their websites most often look exactly like the original ones. If there is a problem with your account, most trusted companies will ask you to go to their page on your own and log-in as they know about the 'spoof' e-mails that are sent. Ebay and PayPal have e-mail accounts set up where you can forward these if you need to. They are- spoof@ebay.com and spoof@paypal.com. Just a bit of info I thought I'd pass on.

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BarbaraNov 25th 2008 12:20AM

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I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Barbara

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Ruukasu2005Jan 28th 2009 4:22PM

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To orangepony416:
Getting a Mac REDUCES the risk of getting a virus/malware, it doesn't completely eliminate the risk. So far, Linux is the only OS that is completely immune to any problems.

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