BIRD FLU VIRUS HITS COMPUTERS!
John Stith, writing in SecurityProNews this week, warns us that
there a new computer virus (a "Trojan Horse" that looks like a Word
file) has been discovered called Naiva.A - which is "Avian" spellt
backwards!
It can be spotted by subject lines like "Outbreaks in North America"
or "What is avian influenza (bird flu)? Methods of spread are: email
and disks and Internet downloads of dubious origin.
Naiva.A allows hackers can access your computer.
So make sure your antivirus software is up to date!
You can access a list of best-selling antivirus software products
here:
http://www3.btwebworld.com/pdic/Products/COMPUTER.HTM#search
Latest news of BIRD FLU outbreaks can be found here:
http://www.pighealth.com/influenza2.htm
Our CHEAL postings on human and avian influenza are listed here:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/cheal/messagesearch?query=influenza