Russian computer roulette in Billings
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| September 21, 2008 |  View for printing |
Cyber criminals, apparently Russians, are running a sneaky and costly computer virus that has infected hundreds of Billings-area computers. They stole more than $40,000 from one man's credit card accounts.
The virus shows up as an icon or an e-mail claiming to be an antivirus program or update for Vista 2008 from the Microsoft Windows Securities Center. The icon window has the usual red "X" in the upper-right hand corner. But clicking on this "X" doesn't close the icon window. Instead, it loads the virus onto the computer, often in the background, without the user's knowledge.
By JAN FALSTAD Of The Gazette Staff
Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.net/artic ... russian.txt
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Read your article on the Russian virus this am and realized that I have this bug. Aside from taking the computer up to KBS Computer Solutions, is there a way I can delete it myself, or have a local technician delete it? Thank you. I always enjoy your articles and Sunday column. Ron Wright |
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