On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:58:42 +0000 (UTC), Sharon Williams
<SharonWilliams@nomail.spam> wrote:
>>> Trojan virus
>>
>>Yes it is but how does he get them to run with a jpg extention?
>
>I didn't download that specific file but I know that many times viruses are
>given long names so that the user
>does not see the final extension. For example:
>
>sdsdsddsljjloeiwejoweiweowewewennwenwenweoi343434ioio34.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.EXE
>
>Besides a good antivirus I would advise people to get a good firewall, I am
>using PCTools firewall and it
>is free, pretty good.
>
>http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
I use that firewall too. Plus Microsoft Essentials and Malwarebytes.
All free.
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