Virus city...

[alexpgp]

I have recently noticed a sharp increase (up from zero) in the number of viruses I've been getting as I fetch mail using my Windows-based notebook computer. Is this somehow associated with sweeps month?

Seriously, is it just me, or are viruses becoming as ubiquitous as spam on the Internet?

Cheers...

Comments

[madhacktress.livejournal.com]

I have noticed the same thing, I haven't gone more than three days without a virus warning in my e-mail. Being the computer-paranoid that I am I spend a few hours every couple of days checking out my systems for freaky changes and virus-like symptoms.

Having an internal network and a roommate who's about as interested in safe-surfing as he is about other should-be safe activities makes me nervous that a virus could pop over from one of his files or e-mails.

Your note that viruses are as commonplace as SPAM is becoming more and more true, I think.

Sadly, I think it's going to get worse before it gets better.

Chirstyn

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Well, one thing I've noticed is that viruses are a lot less frequent when working mail via a Linux-based system, but I suspect that's because such systems are not very much fun to target, and because most Linux mail client software doesn't try to automate the heck out of your life to the point where you have to stand by helplessly and allow things to happen that, given a choice, you wouldn't want to happen.

Cheers...