By Gina Gomez
Oct 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If one’s inbox is showing an email from someone claiming to be Ashley Anderson, beware of it, as it is a dangerous computer virus. A new computer virus is arriving in the form of an email by Ashely Anderson. The email reportedly has an attachment but people are being warned not to open it. Many people provoked by the name have caused great damage to their computers by opening the attachment. The virus is similar to Trojan horse and will reportedly copy one’s files while damaging the existing ones. People are being asked to delete the email immediately.

The exact extent of the damage caused by the virus is not known but being similar to Trojan horse, the virus is predictably capable of registering whatever one types with their keypad. Net users are facing the risk of having their valuable data stolen, with damage being caused to their existing files. As for those who have been victimized already, they are being advised to contact a professional for immediate help and and get rid of the virus from the computer system. In the email, it appears that Ashley Anderson is well acquainted with the receiver, who is fooled into opening the attachment.

Experts are at a loss to explain the origin of the virus. The attachment file in the email provides the sender with an opportunity to intrude in the computer by reportedly providing him with an access to the IP address of the recipient. The easiest way to avoid any kind of problems, as per the experts, is to delete the email immediately.