Woo-hoo! My folks have been hit by the PE_Magistr.B virus, and are busy sending the contents of their hard drives off to folks with whom they corresponded (or who I CCed on e-mails to them) years ago.
(They no longer use Outlook Express, but Calypso instead. However, OE still exists on their machine, just waiting to give it up for invading viruses. Of course.)
Off they go tomorrow to buy a copy of Norton …
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My mom fell for the jdbgmgr.exe hoax yesterday. She’s done this before. My dad was there to the rescue – again. I’m not sure why she didn’t ask him about it. Their PC’s are 5 feet apart. He’s a supergeek! So, I asked why she opened it:
Well, it was from a reliable source.
Was it from a computer person, mom?
No, from the Bed & Breakfast Association.
Are they computer people?
No.
hmmm….