If you're wondering, CheckFree was compromised, as I received a notice. Yet another reason to use a Mac!
Look for this to get the plug pulled quite quickly since it's hit FW. Too bad they chose McAfee, though, since it sucks so much. ---------
You are receiving this message because you are a subscriber to online bill payment services through CheckFree or through a provider who contracts with CheckFree for these services. This message is sent on behalf of CheckFree by Silverpop Systems.
December 10, 2008
We take great care to keep your personal information secure. As part of these ongoing efforts, we are notifying you that the computer you use for online bill payment may have been exposed to software that puts the security of your computer's contents at risk. This letter will help you determine if your computer is actually infected and advise you how to fix the problem and protect yourself against future risk.
The malicious software affects some but not all customers who accessed online bill payment on Tuesday, December 2, 2008. For a limited period of time, some customers were redirected from the authentic bill payment service to another site that may have installed malicious software. Your computer may be infected if all of the following are true:
You attempted to access online bill payment between 12:30 a.m. and 10:10 a.m. Eastern time (GMT -5) on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, and You were using a computer with the Windows operating system, and You reached a blank screen rather than the usual bill payment screen when you attempted to navigate to online bill payment, and After reaching the blank screen, your computer's virus protection program did not tell you via pop-up or other messaging that malicious software was detected and quarantined. If all four of the conditions above are true, your computer may be infected. We have partnered with McAfeeŽ, the world's largest dedicated security technology company, to provide you with a complimentary copy of its VirusScanŽ Plus software which, when installed, will detect, block and remove any malicious software from your computer hard drive. Please contact us at 877-XXX-XXXX for further instructions or 800-XXX-XXXX (Option 1) for further instructions. We will also offer you both advice and free services that can help you mitigate any risk you may face as a result of this incident or other everyday exposures you may encounter.
CheckFree will never ask for your password via email or via phone. If you ever receive an email requesting your password, do not respond and delete the email immediately.
We value your business and your trust, and we apologize for any inconvenience this incident has caused.
Thank you,
Art D'Angelo Vice President, CheckFree Customer Operations
I have Norton AV 2009 (recently purchased). Can anyone give me feedback about compatibility of Norton AV with this one? how stable is this combination? Appreciate any inputs pls. TIA
cjchaps
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 11, 2008 @ 8:22a
It's a giant resource hog. You can get McAfee free if you have comcast. I installed it and had it running for a few weeks and it then uninstalled it because of the performance.
iamhappy said: I have Norton AV 2009 (recently purchased). Can anyone give me feedback about compatibility of Norton AV with this one? how stable is this combination? TIANever run 2 AVs on one system. How's that for compatibility? The new Norton is much better than the old. McAfee simply sucks.
jonnashville said: iamhappy said: I have Norton AV 2009 (recently purchased). Can anyone give me feedback about compatibility of Norton AV with this one? how stable is this combination? TIANever run 2 AVs on one system. How's that for compatibility? The new Norton is much better than the old. McAfee simply sucks.
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