re: Zombie Spam Relay
Monday, May 5, 2008 at 9:26 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ricer46
(19337 messages posted)
Martin answered the important part, but here's a bit more:
"I turn my computer off, but do not use a power strip to completely kill the electrical
supply. I can't help but think that doing so might harm my computer."
Turning off the power using a power strip is certainly not harmful to your computer,
it actually adds a small amount of physical protection to your hardware. Either way
makes no difference in regards to sending out spam, if the machine if off, it's not
sending email.
On Monday, May 5, 2008 at 7:35 am, Bo wrote:
>After reading an article by Al Fasoldt, a syndicated tech columnist, about zombie
>spam relay bots, I searched this forum for advice on how to detect and possibly
get
>rid of such infections. I didn't find a clear answer. Fasoldt says you cannot
find
>nor erase them. Is that it? Is there nothing I can do? Please note that I don't
>know if I even have any, I am just being cautious.
>
>I turn my computer off, but do not use a power strip to completely kill the electrical
>supply. I can't help but think that doing so might harm my computer. My connection
>is DSL, and I have Wndows XP Home.
>
>Is there a way to at least identify if I have any such infections? Any advice,
or
>better yet, any solutions?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bo
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- Zombie Spam Relay (Bo: Monday, May 5, 2008 at 7:35 am)
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