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Dear Christian,
Thanks for this warning. I had it on my memory stick, too after loading my
presentation on the computer in Stampa B.
Thanks for the warning,
Rusty Tunnard
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Subject: trojan msw0vks.exe on Sunbelt XXX computers
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Dear Sunbelt attendees,
while I found the conference great & well-organised (compliments to the
organisers!), as a downside, I think a word of warning is necessary as
well: I got a trojan virus file via the computers used for the
presentations on my USB stick, and afterwards on my laptop. My
colleague, who presented on a different computer, got the same virus.
The file containing the trojan is called "msw0vks.exe". It is an Italian
language virus, adding an additional, malicious action "Apri cartella
per visualizzare i file" to the list of options for handling memory
sticks - which looks suspicious when you have an English-language
computer, but can quickly be overlooked if the computer is Italian.
I have succesfully removed it with the PrevX software, other spyware
detectors should do the job as well.
Hope this doesn't affect too many of us,
Christian
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