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Friday, April 17, 2009

Google News Alert Virus

Almost all the internet users trust Google for their services. Now the hackers are exploiting this trust. People who want to be in touch with the latest events they activate the Google News Alert. But recently a new virus emerged by the name Google News Alert.
The virus is sent to the victim in the as email same as that of the Google news alert. When the victim opens the mail there will be an article with a link. If the victim clicks on the link, he will be taken to a website. Then a pop-up will come informing that your system is infected with a virus. For removing the virus you have to download some anti viral softwares. The pop-up contains provision for downloading the anti-viral software. If the user allows the computer to download the anti-viral software will result in the installation of the computer virus in the victim's system.
Due to the increasing number of cyber attack it is hard to keep the computer away from the viruses. However taking prevention will reduce the number of attacks to a great extend. So be careful in using the internet. You will get a detailed idea of the above post from:

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