[Hallicrafters] VERY dangerous Computer virus ALERT

[Roger (K8RI)]

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> We have a saying at work: don't click on ANYTHING.
> We have been aided greatly by using Firefox as our primary browser.
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And never use HTML for e-mail. It looks pretty, but opens a whole can of worms.

Turning off scripts might be a good idea too, but too many legit sites 
use it so only let it run for those sites.

Things were so much simpler when we used tubes.
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>> WARNING -- It might not let you "X" it out.  If you see it, hit
>> "CNTRL-ALT-DELETE" and SHUT DOWN.
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>> According to our tech support team, it's possible that, once this
>> virus pops up, your system might not respond to "CNTL-ALT-DELETE."
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That's just like the adds on "Excite", they take over the browser 
including Firefox.

But my old SX101 has never caught anything, although it sometimes gets a 
bit hard of hearing.  Normally, feeding it one new tube is all the 
medication it needs.
> There are a number of programs that can help here.  One the comes to
> mind is Process Explorer.
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> Crank your security settings through the roof.  Dump IE.  Don't click on
> anything.  Don't open any email whose origin you can't verify.  Turn off
> the preview pane in your mail reader.
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If they use HTML that may not help and never open attachments without 
separately verifying the person who sent it to you did so 
intentionally.  Even then, run it through a scanner.

> I have a guide to safer computing here:
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> ThermionicEmissions - the blog
> http://www.lockergnome.com/leftystrat
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> It's up top in the black background.
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> Safe computing!
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73 and back to our regularly outdated and virus free antique programming.

Roger
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