BRONTOK

a few days ago, i noticed an html file in my "My p ictures" folder.. it's file name is "about.brontok.a" i don't knwo how i t got there so i deleted it.. when i browsed through my documents.. i noticed a blank folder with the same name as the folder it was located.. i opened it and "My Documents" opened.. i was baffled but didn't pay mucj attention to it.. i went back to the folder and deleted it..

then, when i pressed "up one level", which takes me back to "my pictures" the brontok html file was right there again... i becames suspicious but deleted it anyway... when i opened some of my folders i noticed that they have been duplicated too.. this time, am sure i have a virus...

i searched the Web for the Brontok virus and found some free softwares that claims they can remove it.. i downloaded them, but when i try it with my pc, it didn't work..

so, what i did was to download an updated version of AVG.. during installation, it prompted me to uninstall first the older AVG version i have... only then that i have noticed that the AVG i have been using all this time was realeased almost three years ago!! THREE YEARS AGO!!!

after installing the updated version, i found that 471 of my 41000 files is infected!! there was already a colony of worms and viruses in my PC.. maybe they even have their own postal code on my hard dsik... ehehe...

from now on, i'll have my anti-virus updated from time to time.. you should do the same.. well, i guess you do..