Virgin alerts infected customers

About 1,500 customers of internet service provider Virgin Media have been warned that their PCs are infected with a malicious virus.

This virus, known as the SpyEye virus targets login details for online bank accounts.

Virgin made a point by saying they had not been looking through use activity of their services however some customer IP addresses were identified when law enforcement were investigating criminal botnets.

Users are being urged to make sure that installed antivirus is kept up to date and that a full thorough scan of the systems in question.
An in depth look at the SpyEye virus can be found Here.

Currently it is impossible to know just how many users have been infected with this virus, however it should be noted that the removal process is easy.

Letters were sent to those affected, giving them advice on how to clean up their machines.

Until next time
Take care in your online escapades.