[Dx-qsl] QRZ.com virus?

[Don W5FKX]

Thanks for the info, Jim ... time for me to consider some better AV 
software - ZoneAlarm appears to be lagging!
73,
Don W5FKX
http://www.deltadx.net/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim n4uoz" <n4uoz at bellsouth.net>
To: "Don W5FKX" <w5fkx at cox.net>
Cc: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 22:36
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] QRZ.com virus?


> On 12/26/2011 2:16 PM, Don W5FKX wrote:
>> Wonder if anyone else has had this experience? While doing some QSL work 
>> last week, I picked up a malicious bug claiming to be "Vista Antivirus 
>> 2012", that completely interrupted my pc function with exclamations that 
>> it was protecting me from multiple attacks as displayed by a "scan" 
>> showing all of these, and blocking access to the internet by other 
>> programs while offering to protect my pc for a sign-up fee! Researching 
>> with my laptop, I found that it is variously called "XP Antispyware 
>> 20YY", "Vista Antispyware ...", "Win7 Antispyware ...", depending upon 
>> your OS, and apparently the "YY" began in '09 and is now '12.  After some 
>> tedious cleanup, I got rid of it. Some more ...".  Guess I will have to 
>> quit using QRZ.com ... sigh!
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W5FKX
>> http://www.deltadx.net/
>
> Yes and my AVG Internet Security software caught it.  It happen every time 
> I logged
> on this week end.
>
> -- 
> Jim Sherwood,  N4UOZ
> n4uoz at arrl.net
>