Oh, what an ideal – but that it could be true. There are still purveyors of cyber crime and lurkers of malfeasance. Conficker made the national news just a year ago and is still lurking out there. There is another threat that similar to conficker and that threat is called Taterf. It works much in the same manner as conficker and is a growing threat.
Taterf is designed to steal your online gaming user accounts and passwords. Once your information has been stolen, your account can be accesses, your amassed tools, gifts and other booty can be sold or transferred. You no longer have sole ownership of what you have so gamely played to get and keep.
Taterf is spread using the auto-run settings for a USB port on your computer and has the ability to affect all of the hard drives. Once it has inserted itself, it will replicate to an entire network.
I have been using Microsoft Security Essentials and I know that the latest definitions are able to detect and remove an infection of this nature. It is best to have a resource like Microsoft Security Essentials and allow it to update regularly and scan on a scheduled basis. This will protect you today and provide protection for tomorrow.
As always safe surfing,
Darrell
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