[OT] More serious hacking/viruses
Hello again,
In the past i've mentioned how some viruses have affected my computer
and the annoyance they have caused, but now it's gotten more serious.
This morning i was reviewing my phone bill and noticed two 900 numbers
that totaled $75 added to the bill. After calling the phone company,
the rep mentioned that now sometimes an internet site can bill
your telephone line (she didnt explain how). After we hung up i
reviewed my 'personal' virus program log on the same day as the
900 numbers were called, and sure enough...there had been a 'virus'
exe file loaded on the computer at the *EXACT* time of day as the
two calls were made. This means they were successful in getting my
phone line billed simply by loading some exe file to my computer and
running it. It must have caused some other problems too so i had
removed it, but it must have already run at least once.
Anyone have any info on this sort of thing that might help in the
future?
Take care,
Al
And, good luck with your Euphoria programming!
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