Google to warn PC virus victims via search site

Jeebizz · 07-21-2011, 09:00 AM

"Google has begun issuing warnings to millions of people that their PC has been infected with a virus."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14232577

Konphine · 07-21-2011, 09:37 AM

...I visit that site like a million times a day, you've gotta be kidding.

TobiSGD · 07-21-2011, 09:45 AM

Quote:

"The malware appears to have gotten onto users' computers from one of roughly a hundred variants of fake anti-virus, or 'fake AV' software that has been in circulation for a while," wrote Mr Menscher.

In this case it is a trojan, so you should be fine, Konphine, if you didn't install that crap.

Konphine · 07-21-2011, 09:51 AM

Well I'm dual-booting Windows and Slackware, with Windows on the slave drive so I'm still a bit worried, and if you were on my security thread you know I'm paranoid. ^.^

My paranoia is this bad: Because the BBC has a picture of the virus at work, I'm afraid I got infected just by going to that news link. That's how bad it is.

TobiSGD · 07-21-2011, 10:02 AM

LOL, you really can't get infected by pictures of a warning message that you may be infected. It is not a picture of the virus at work, you will get no pictures of that, it is not that a virus wants to draw attention to it with such warnings.

Konphine · 07-21-2011, 10:04 AM

Yeah I know computer basics (minoring in Comp Sci/Mathematics right now) but still, paranoia gets me. I'm only a germaphobe when it comes to computers for some reason.