Where can I find an online anti-virus...

[Daniel Sobey]

Yes this is most likely spam as you said you can actually use an online
version of norton.
You go to the web page and use an activx control.
Once you have authorised the use of the control it does appear to scan
the computer.
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/WelcomePage.asp

Though it's probably not that useful it does exist.

On Thu, 2009-09-24 at 12:16 +0930, Paul Shirren wrote:
> On 24/09/09 10:04 AM, mike james wrote:
> > sucker = me
> > :)
> 
> Not at all. It would be terrible if we were all so cynical that we
> didn't respond to calls for help. Online communities rely on goodwill
> and these people abuse it. Lots of great replies from everyone as usual.
> 
> I have seen posts with the exact same text in several unrelated lists
> and from different addresses.
> 
> This type of Dorothy Dix spam is becoming popular on forums. The
> reasonable initial question doesn't register with filters or moderators
> and creates a thread. Then another post is snuck in with some link spam
> in an attempt to boost search engine ranking.
> 
> In this case I think the aim is to give the payload some sort of
> legitimacy to casual inspection by slipping it in with the other
> answers. The usual punchline to this one is a link to a site saying it
> has detected malware on your computer (in C:\WINDOWS\System32 even on
> Mac and Linux) and a helpful download link for a "solution" and I don't
> mean an Ubuntu CD.
>