[CSC 125] Potential Malware Threat
Andrew J. Pounds
pounds_aj at mercer.edu
Thu Jul 5 13:27:48 EDT 2012
Class -- I normally don't send this kind of stuff out, but because you
are in the midst of an online class and don't want to have you computer
become unusable for the class, I thought it was worth the e-mail.
For the past several months I have seen warnings about a possible
Malware computer attack. It's such a big deal that even the FBI got
involved. They created a secure site that tells you how to check to see
if you computer is infected and also, in case it is, how to fix it.
Apparently if your computer is infected it will be impossible for you to
access the internet next week.
This site will only be up until Monday of next week. After that it will
be very hard to get any help if your computer is infected.
So I encourage you to go to
http://www.dcwg.org
and run the test to see if your computer is infected. It's real simple
and will provide you with some peace of mind.
--
Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D. (pounds at theochem.mercer.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-5627
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