Constant Guard Service Alert

Mickey <binarynut@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:39:46 -0400



Title: Constant Guard Service Alert

  
    Got a email from Comcast.net, saying I have a Bot on my Computer,
    and how to elimnate it, Not so sure that I want to follow their
    directions.

    
    How I would I determine if this is true using Linux , I have Fedora
    20 installed ?

    
    See their email below.

    
    On 09/06/2014 05:32 PM, Comcast Online
      Communications wrote:

    
                      Constant Guard™ Alert
                    
                  
                      Dear XFINITY Customer,
                      XFINITY identified one or more of your
                        computers may be infected with a bot. You might
                        have already seen an Alert from XFINITY
                        informing you about bot activity.
                      We strongly recommend you take
                            action to remove malicious software from
                          your computers.
                      We appreciate your prompt attention to this
                        important security notice.
                      Sincerely,

                        Constant Guard from XFINITY
                      
                    
                              A bot is a
                                malicious form of software that is used
                                to send spam, host a phishing site, or
                                steal your identity by monitoring your
                                keystrokes without your knowledge.
                              

                                Bot infects your computer

                                
                                Bot gathers your personal info

                                
                                Bot passes your info to 3rd party 
                            
                            
                      Constant Guard is a comprehensive
                          online security protection service provided by
                          XFINITY Internet.

                        We help ensure your online safety with products
                        and services to protect you, your computer and
                        your family. 
                      Constant Guard identifies infected computers
                        by:
                      
                        Getting data from reputable Internet
                          research groups that specialize in bot
                          identification. 
                        Looking for malicious behavior exhibited by
                          bots (such as spam, distributed denial of
                          service attacks, and repeated connection
                          requests to known 'command and control'
                          channels). 
                        Collecting this data to confirm whether one
                          or more of your computers has been infected. 
                      
                    
              This is a service related
                email. Comcast will occasionally send you
                service-related emails to inform you of service upgrades
                or new benefits to you Comcast High-Speed Internet
                service.

                
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                properties of their respective owners.

                
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                description of our privacy policy, click here.

                
              Comcast

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                1701 JFK Boulevard

                Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838 
            
          
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