Trojans, malware and scareware

nospam@example.com (Andy Batts) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:55:29 -0600

Over the past 10 days or so, we have seen an increase in computer infections known as malware or scareware. These are classified as trojans and, in some situations, cripple the computer badly enough to render it non-functional. In severe cases, the computer may need to be re-imaged or have the OS and all programs reloaded. While we can usually recover data files, it causes a disruption in service and may require hours or days to restore the machine to its original state. That has occurred twice, with my office machine being one of them --- you may rest assured that every effort was made to recover this box before giving in to reformatting and reloading.
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