EUGENE, OR - September 10, 2003 - Due to an administrative error that allowed a hacker to infiltrate servers at Interland Inc.-a Web site hosting provider-thousands of Web sites may be infected with an easily transferable computer virus. This includes the Medic First Aid company Web site. Interland hosts more than 250,000 online businesses. Considered one of the largest Windows 2000-based hosting firms, they name Microsoft as one of their key company investors. Click here to read Interland’s explanation of the attack.
As a precautionary measure, Medic First Aid advises Web site visitors to ensure they have virus-protection software installed and up-to-date on their computers before visiting the company site. "Though Medic First Aid has been assured by Interland the risk for virus infection is very low and they are working round-the-clock to solve the problem, we thought it important to alert our customers and clients about this," said Medic First Aid President Bill Clendenen. "We regret any inconvenience this may have caused, and want our customers to know that if you have current virus protection operating on your computer, you are at no risk of infection and may safely surf the Medic First Aid Web site."
Computers installed with up-to-date virus-protection programs should be protected against any potential problem. Computer users are advised to make sure anti-virus software is open and running before going online. If a virus is detected, the anti-virus software will immediately contain and destroy it. The Web site will then present no further problems. Users without virus-protection programs are advised to purchase and install one immediately. Popular anti-virus software includes Symantec and McAfee.
Medic First Aid is working closely with Interland to address this problem, and expects the site to be problem-free by the end of this week. Interland learned of the problem August 28, and was able to contain the virus by September 4. If there are any delays in removing the virus, an alert will be sent. Please direct inquiries and questions to a Medic First Aid representative at 800-800-7099.
