VIRUSES, TROJANS, AND WORMS (OH MY!!)
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Yep, worms are making a resurgence, akin to the spread of bedbugs, thought to have been pretty much eliminated from most of the world or at least, the U.S.

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I remember the "Blaster" worm and a couple others that made my life a corporate nightmare back in the 2000-2003 period, and then they seemed to slowly disappear (almost over night). But during my recent rounds I've run across several different variety of computer worms in the last eight weeks, which is disconcerting to say the least.

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Last Fall, virus infections picked up quite a bit, but I never thought it would double or triple in 2011, but they have, and much like unemployment numbers of the US deficit, I don't expect to see them decline throughout the remainder of this year. CNET, a great source to keep up with what to expect, published a "Malware Chart" recently, and it will give you a glimpse at what you and I are facing each time we get on the Internet, or check our email. If you have children in the 8-18 year-old range, I'm sorry that you are experiencing (in many cases) multiple virus/trojan infections on what may seem to be a fairly regular basis. There isn't a magic bullet, there is no anti-virus that will be 100% effective, and with 500-2000 new virus definitions appearing each day, the best you can do is keep your computer software updated (including Adobe Reader and Flash), and think twice when it comes time to click on that search engine link, or email.

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[Brian Woodbury is former editor/publisher of "WoodyWorlds CB Gazette" and "The CB Gazette", guest commentator/writer for several publications, sole writer for the CBDAZE Blog and the CBGAZETTE.COM website, author of "The History of CB Radio", Computer Virus Ninja, Cat Sitter, and now...a bit confused]