[CSC 125] Potential Malware Threat

[Andrew J. Pounds]

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