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Posted by lynn971 on February 2, 2006, at 6:24:43
I dont know if the telephone lines are being affected. My brother-in-law tried calling twice. He lives out of state and you tried. One of my old students called me from out of state and was successful.
As far as the virus is concerned it is supposed to hit Friday. It was on the news and we got a memo from out Central Office at work.
I hear it is suppose to be bad. Make sure your anti virus is up to date and I was told to make a hard copy of any files that I do not absolutely want to lose.
Love ya,
Lynn
Posted by NikkiT2 on February 2, 2006, at 8:16:08
In reply to Phillipa, posted by lynn971 on February 2, 2006, at 6:24:43
Here is a good article on the BBC website about it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4673576.stm
It won't be affecting phone lines.. Phone companies will have more than adequate security to make sure that their services stay up and running.
the best advice is to scan your PC today. Update your virus software, or use an online scanner.. AVG Free is very good virus protection if you don't currently have one (you shouldn't use th einternet if you don't though).
You can get AVG free here -
You can do a free virus scan here -
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
The only way to get this virus is to open an unsafe attachment from an email. You should NEVER open an attachment if you don't know exactly what it is. The vast majority of attachments carrying this virus are offering free porn!
As is usual for virus', th epanic they cause is alot more dangerous than the actual virus!
Hope this helps puts your mind at rest. Its always a good idea to back things up. You can get USb hard drives pretty cheap now a days which are fantastic for backing up quickly and easily!
never fear.. its all being blown out of all proportion.
Nikki x
Posted by NikkiT2 on February 2, 2006, at 8:17:30
In reply to Don't Panic » lynn971, posted by NikkiT2 on February 2, 2006, at 8:16:08
Posted by Phillipa on February 2, 2006, at 20:35:40
In reply to Don't Panic » lynn971, posted by NikkiT2 on February 2, 2006, at 8:16:08
Just heard about the virus on the news. And thanks for calling me last night even though I was in the shower. Greg enjoyed talking with you said it sounded like your husband knew a lot about computers. Well on with the news they said scan your computer and you should be okay. Fondly, Phillipa
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