Virus Warning: Payment Receipt

There is a new virus that sends an email with the subject Payment Receipt. The message body claims that you have been billed for access to an adult site and the attachment contains the transaction details. This is a VIRUS! Please delete this email and do not open the attachment. As always ensure your antivirus software is working properly and youi have the latest virus defintions downloaded. For further details of this virus see http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pwsteal.tarno.q.html

Details of the latest virus threats are available on our website at http://www.woodfordcomputers.co.uk/support/php

VIRUS WARNING: FBI / CIA email

Several of our customers are currently receiving emails purporting to be from the FBI or other official agency such as the CIA. These emails allege that the recipient has been logged on up to 30 illegal websites. The email contains an attachment that is supposed to contain questions that the recipient must answer. In actuality the email is the result of virus activity and opening the attachment will infect your computer. Please delete this email and do not open the attachment.

This virus (W32.Sober.X@mm) was first identified by Symantec on 19th Novemener 2005 and has been detected by their virus defintions since that date. However these emails seem to be particularly widespread at the moment and you may well receive multiple copies of this virus in any of it's forms. Please see the following link http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sober.x@mm.html for full details of this virus and some security recommendations. We would particulaly urge our customers to ensure they have current antivirus software on all workstations and servers and the virus definitions are up to date. Please also download regular windows updates and ensure you have adequate firewalls protecting your network from internet attacks.

Please note that this virus also sends out emails with the following subjects and various messages designed to entice you to open the attachment:
Your Password
Registration Confirmation
smtp mail failed
Mail delivery failed
hi, ive a new mail address
You visit illegal websites
Your IP was logged
Paris Hilton & Nicole Richie

Please delete these emails and do not open any of the attachments.

Pegasus XRL Foundations Training

We are holding a scheduled Pegasus XRL Foundations Training Course on Thursday 26th January 2006. This exciting product allows you to pull information quickly and easily from Pegasus OperaII into Microsoft Excel. The course is priced at £300 for the first delegate from your company and £95 for each additional delegate from your company. All prices are exclusive of VAT. Courseware is provided for each delegate.

For further information or a booking form please contact us on mailto:rachaelw@woodfordcomputers.coluk or call 01745 353501 and ask for Rachael Woodford.

Sales Enquiries

For any Sales Enquiries contact Lee Woodford (Sales Director) at sales@woodfordcomputers.co.uk or 01745 353501

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