As I was - rebuilding - my brother-in-laws computer, his anti-virus software kept warning us about these to IP addresses (188.124.5.155 / 217.23.10.61) Since I am on Linux, I thought I would investigate these. Immediately after typing those in, I got a message stating: "Warning! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware programs presence. Your system requires immediate anti viruses check! System Security will perform a quick and free scanning of your PC for viruses and malicious programs" After hitting OK, another webpage that looked identical to the Windows "My Computer" screen - with - an inlay that shows a virus scan is running. After it shows that you are infected, another message stating: "Warning! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware programs presence. Your system requires immediate anti viruses check! System Security will perform a quick and free scanning of your PC for viruses and malicious programs" After hitting OK, another pop-up shows up from the Microsoft Security Alert and, since most people will click "Remove All", it will - automatically - install a file called "install.exe" on your system. Again, since I'm on Linux, I don't know what it does after that - but - you probably know - a trojan, virus, etc will show. -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years
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