[il-talk] New Virus Alert, please watch out for this.

[Araceli Avina]

Dear List members and friends,
I am writing to you all to inform you about a new computer virus that 
is going around.  It is a very nasty virus and you should all take 
precautions and be very careful.  There is no fix for this virus.  This 
virus messes with your computer software, namely executable files.  
When you are infected with this nasty piece of work, any program you 
try to open such as Microsoft word, Internet Explorer, Firefox, 
winamp....  Any program you normally run on your computer for work or 
entertainment will immediately tell you that it is not able to open and 
that it has been infected.  Avast Antivirus will ask you what you want 
to do with this corrupted/damaged/nonworking file.  Unfortunately once 
you have this virus you will not be able to get rid of it, even Avast 
will only be able to quarrantine it but the damage has been done.  Your 
mp3 and doc and txt files will not be hurt.  Only your executable 
programs and any programs that run your operating system.  This is how 
you get this virus, so be very careful........  If you are searching 
for sites that will let you watch or download movies for free and they 
are not refutable sites like youTube or Netflix LEAVE THOSE SITES 
IMMEDIATELY.  Those sites will ask you to install some sort of codec to 
be able to watch a movie or video on their site.  DON'T DO IT.  If you 
have kids, please monitor their computer activities because in many 
cases, kids don't realize what types of sites they're clicking on.  And 
yes, Avast and Norton will catch this but by then your programs are 
messed up and your computer will need some serious maintenance to get 
it working again.  Even the antivirus software on your computer is 
vulnerable to be infected but it is an .EXE file. So be very careful 
and vigilant of the sites you visit.  For more information on this 
nasty virus, please visit 
http://savemybutt.com/blog/news/virus-win32vitro
Or you can listen to Web Site Wednesday night from 11 Pm Central to 
2:00 A.m on WGN Am 720.  If you are out of Chicago, you can tune in 
online by going to their website.  http://www.wgnradio.com
Thanks.  I hope this was informative and helpful.

Araceli Avina, Secretary
Illinois Association of Blind Students
ISVI Advisory Council Member

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