New virus threat

I just now clicked on the LVA home page and AVG notified me that it had blocked a virus threat. Here we go again..

I got the same thing. Makes me a little nervous I have to say. k

same here...

On the forums here, or on the homepage?

J

jatki99-click on the LVA Home tab at top of this page.

Or don't.

I get the message as soon as I click my bookmark for the homepage. However, I just bookmarked the "Free for All main page, and came straight here without the threat. Just so you know. k

Why do they attack computers/laptops but not smartphones?
I'm not talking just this virus at LVA.

Viruses generally have to be configured to wreak havoc on a specific platform and operating system. Windows is the most common OS worldwide so thats what the hackers go after. Thats why Apple Macs dont get attacked much either.

There's not much point in attacking a smartphone. Worst case scenario is you have to clean off the memory and reload everything. For some phones thats as easy as pluggin it into your PC and synching it up again. In any case its far less expensive to reset your phone than your PC.

Listening to Leo LaPorte, he advocates that at least once a year you completely wipe your hard drive(s), meaning you reformat them. He said that is the only way to truly rid your machine of any viruses. He is not a big fan or Norton either.