Deggy
03-06-2008, 02:18 PM
Just got an e-mail at work about it. Just wanna give you guys a heads up
Spammers Always Have a New Trick Up Their Sleeves
A clever virus is circulating claiming it is the “MonaRonaDona virus” and attempts to steer you to purchase software called “Unigray”. This is a scam to get you to pay $40 and steal your personal information.
A PC can get infected by visiting a compromised Internet site and clicking on a fake pop-up message saying that a virus or Trojan has been detected on your machine.
The virus appears after rebooting your PC. A pop-up alert appears with this message:
“I am a Virus and I am here to Wreck Your PC. If you observe strange behavior with your PC, like program windows disappearing etc, it's me who is doing all this. I was created as a protest against the Human Rights Violation being observed throughout the world & the very purpose of my existence is to remind & stress the world to respect humanity.”
A sign that your PC could be infected is if you notice some of your applications are not working such as: Windows Task Manager, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Adobe, Google Talk and Macromedia.
The spammers have taken it one step further and have planted bogus ads and website links regarding the “Unigray” antivirus removal tool. If you “google” the virus, the false claims appear at the top of the search results. Avoid clicking on pop-up ads or advertisements on web pages.
Spammers Always Have a New Trick Up Their Sleeves
A clever virus is circulating claiming it is the “MonaRonaDona virus” and attempts to steer you to purchase software called “Unigray”. This is a scam to get you to pay $40 and steal your personal information.
A PC can get infected by visiting a compromised Internet site and clicking on a fake pop-up message saying that a virus or Trojan has been detected on your machine.
The virus appears after rebooting your PC. A pop-up alert appears with this message:
“I am a Virus and I am here to Wreck Your PC. If you observe strange behavior with your PC, like program windows disappearing etc, it's me who is doing all this. I was created as a protest against the Human Rights Violation being observed throughout the world & the very purpose of my existence is to remind & stress the world to respect humanity.”
A sign that your PC could be infected is if you notice some of your applications are not working such as: Windows Task Manager, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Adobe, Google Talk and Macromedia.
The spammers have taken it one step further and have planted bogus ads and website links regarding the “Unigray” antivirus removal tool. If you “google” the virus, the false claims appear at the top of the search results. Avoid clicking on pop-up ads or advertisements on web pages.