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a nasty virus « Thread Started on Apr 7, 2012, 6:36am »
Last week when I clicked on a link at beacon's blog, I picked up a really nasty virus which "mircosoft security essential" (the little green house) blocked, but unsuccessfully. I fought with it for two days, and on day three it took over the computer, with a phony "security scan" (which infected more files), and it "found" exe commands "Win 32 worm blaster", "childporn", and then emitted pig squealing noises before I pulled the plug. My computer is now at the $hop, being treated, and I am out $80.
This thing is showing up all over the place though. Two friends of mine have also have had it show up on their computers. I don't know how well some of the firewalls do with it.
I am now using my back up computer, which is limited, to put it nicely, and firefox to browse.
Just a warning to you all: Microsoft Security Essentials doesn't see this thing in its scans. It will tell you that your computer is fine, when it isn't.
One of the symptoms was that my sound was being messed with. YouTube would not have sound, but the computer function noises still worked. I pass that on for what it's worth.
Last week when I clicked on a link at beacon's blog, I picked up a really nasty virus which "mircosoft security essential" (the little green house) blocked, but unsuccessfully. I fought with it for two days, and on day three it took over the computer, with a phony "security scan" (which infected more files), and it "found" exe commands "Win 32 worm blaster", "childporn", and then emitted pig squealing noises before I pulled the plug. My computer is now at the $hop, being treated, and I am out $80.
This thing is showing up all over the place though. Two friends of mine have also have had it show up on their computers. I don't know how well some of the firewalls do with it.
I am now using my back up computer, which is limited, to put it nicely, and firefox to browse.
Just a warning to you all: Microsoft Security Essentials doesn't see this thing in its scans. It will tell you that your computer is fine, when it isn't.
One of the symptoms was that my sound was being messed with. YouTube would not have sound, but the computer function noises still worked. I pass that on for what it's worth.
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Re: a nasty virus « Reply #6 on Apr 7, 2012, 3:04pm »
Beacon, I can't find a post on your blog about a Beatle scarf. I've read through your blog a few times, and I think I remember seeing something like that, but can't find it now. Even using the search function. Did you take that post down?
Usually, when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~
Sherlock Holmes to Watson: "Never theorize before you have data. Invariably, you end up twisting facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
Usually, when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~
Sherlock Holmes to Watson: "Never theorize before you have data. Invariably, you end up twisting facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
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Re: a nasty virus « Reply #9 on Apr 7, 2012, 4:25pm »
I don't think that was it, linus, but I'm not going to go back to find out! I'm fairly certain it was on beacon's site, but I certainly don't blame him for the virus. Thanks everyone.
"It is quite possible that societies - much like individuals - collectively repress information, concepts, and ideas which would produce high anxiety levels if dealt with consciously."
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Re: a nasty virus « Reply #12 on Apr 8, 2012, 11:07am »
I recently managed to get a rather tricky virus also, but it was my own fault. My curiosity got the better of me & I opened an email supposedly from the RIAA & my main computer was immediately taken over by the "system check" malware. I put it in the shop & they got the system check malware off but that opened the door to something else. When I brought the computer home, several things weren't right. Little messages popping up with an "OK" button, all internet searches were redirected or blocked, & there seems to be a spyware factory in there. I can run Norton & super anti-spyware continuously & they will find 30-100 spyware cookies every time... nonstop... all day. So I took it back to the shop & they spent 9 days scanning it with everything imaginable & could not find the problem!! So I'm now on my secondary computer also while my techy-wizz son-in-law wipes my computer clean & reloads XP so I can start all over. A friend said that may not be enough & I may have to also replace the hard drive, but we'll see about that. I had both computers connected thru a router & I had connected my external hard drive where I keep everything backed up.... including 200gb's of music. There for a while I was afraid I was gonna loose all that & have the massive task of ripping my entire music collection again, but luckily I was able to get the 2nd computer & the external hard drive cleaned up & they have remained clean.... not hooking up the router again until I'm sure everything's back to normal.... & I probably need to back up all that music on an online storage place. Any suggestions what online storage places are the best? But anyway, malwarebytes did find lots of stuff on my 2nd computer. I used a combination of malwarebytes, avast pro, & microsoft security scanner to get it all cleaned up, but malwarebytes didn't find anything on the main computer. Whatever it is has avoided detection from everything under the sun, but I know it's still in there. Hopefully my son-in-law will resolve this when he wipes it clean. A new hard drive wouldn't be too big of a deal either. The main computer is only a little over a year old & there wasn't anything on it that isn't backed up on my external hard drive. So.... whatever was in there cannot be detected by ANYTHING! And shame on me for opening that stupid fake email from the RIAA!!
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Re: a nasty virus « Reply #13 on Apr 8, 2012, 6:05pm »
Wow Eyesbleed, that's gotta be the worst! The thing to remember with Malwarebytes is to buy the pay version, that way the database gets updated automatically, and more important the pay version runs in the background shooting down things before they get a foothold.
"It is quite possible that societies - much like individuals - collectively repress information, concepts, and ideas which would produce high anxiety levels if dealt with consciously."
Usually, when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~
Sherlock Holmes to Watson: "Never theorize before you have data. Invariably, you end up twisting facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
Joined: Aug 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 9,397 Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. USA
Re: a nasty virus « Reply #15 on Apr 16, 2012, 9:53pm »
The computer is back from the shop, but other than running a quick check of YouTube, I haven't used it. Technically it belongs to a girl friend of mine, and I can't risk a renewed contamination of it, so I'll be using my brother's vintage 2000 computer for a while, it seems. (NOT Pentium inside. )
Beacon, did you delete the links to your information sources? Or did you get a lot of your info from books? Would love to know the sources.
Linus, most of my research has been done by scouring the internet or through reading books, the best source for info about Robert Fraser is a book called groovy bob by Harriet Vyner.
Usually, when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~
Sherlock Holmes to Watson: "Never theorize before you have data. Invariably, you end up twisting facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
Usually, when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~
Sherlock Holmes to Watson: "Never theorize before you have data. Invariably, you end up twisting facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
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Re: a nasty virus « Reply #19 on May 8, 2012, 9:31am »
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