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you would
Registered Member #149
Joined: Sun Feb 12 2006, 01:08AMPosts: 2039 |
Anyone know what this virus is, and how the fuck I get rid of it? I captured a screenshot of it doing its evil. This dialogue box pops up every 10 seconds and the icon in the tray is always blinking, so It's obviously not my computer telling me to do this. Also the thing I underlined in red is always something different (this example says worm_attack_####, tomorrow it will be spyware_bot_attack or somethig like that). when you click in the exit box, a website opens up that tells you to download a free trial of some bogus antivirus program (obviously more spyware). Please tell me how to get rid of this shit, I tried running macaffe virus scan in safe mode, and run adaware and spybot S&D daily, but they don't catch it and say my system is clean. I'm also getting pop-ups on my desktop (before I run internet explorer), and macaffe keeps catching this Dialer thing, but won't let me delete or quarentine it. HELP! (I'm hoping to take it to HP ITS this weekend, but I'd rather avoid that if possible) |
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| emerican |
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Registered Member #164
Joined: Tue Mar 07 2006, 12:07PMPosts: 3146 |
its just some adware. theres a few things you can download for free that will get rid of it. 1. Ad-Aware. 100% free and very good at finding things -[link]- 2. Spybot Search and Destroy. Another 100% free tool that, again, is very effective. -[link]- 3.CW Shredder. Another tool i use, it gets rid of hard to find Cool Web Search spyware from your computer.http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popup-Ad- Spyware-Blockers/CWShredder.shtml If these dont help, you may have to go out and buy a program such as Mc Afee (which you should already have gotten) |
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| Kamikazi Watermelon |
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Bitch
Registered Member #20
Joined: Mon Nov 21 2005, 08:06PMPosts: 98 |
i think i had that virus, did it hijack your homepage? | ||
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FTS Server Op
Registered Member #159
Joined: Wed Mar 01 2006, 06:33PMPosts: 2682 |
Thats what you get for looking at porn! probably really dirty porn too. I;d do what emerican said, also, if you ctrl+alt+del and go to Task Manager and list of applications, end process tree, that should stop what ever you end till usually noon or midnight. just do that to what isn't usually there! | ||
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| aborted fetus |
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The All-Cum Diet
Registered Member #47
Joined: Mon Dec 05 2005, 04:55PMPosts: 1888 |
I've had a virus like that, but McAnus fixed it for me. | ||
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| Knightrider |
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Meteor 2016
Registered Member #316
Joined: Mon Jun 26 2006, 09:14PMPosts: 3503 |
If you have the newest version of Spybot Search and Destroy, and you do a scan, tell me if it comes up with Windows.Antivirus.Notify. Ive had huge problems with that, and Ive already had the same problem as you. Update SS&D regularly. The Ad-Aware is a great program, I have that as well, and it tracks down almost everything. As far as an Anti-Virus program goes, Ive had almost every type of program, and the best that I can tell you is Norton (Most arent going to agree on that one). Out of the three years that I have been using the program, its never let me down once. I have the newest one and its pretty darn good, with extra Spybot protection, Adware protection, ect. Usually you will see something in your SS&D that reccommends that you download Spyware Blaster. That gives you more spyware blocking and stuff like that. Just use the links that were posted above, and you'll be fine. Its going to be a pain in the ass for you though to get rid of that. First time I had it I had to end up rebooting my whole system :/ Its not a good one to have. |
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Meteor 2016
Registered Member #316
Joined: Mon Jun 26 2006, 09:14PM Posts: 3503 |
Kamikazi Watermelon wrote ... i think i had that virus, did it hijack your homepage? What was your homepage when it hijacked it? Mine was some search page, I forget what the page was but perhaps if you tell me it then Ill know. Mine had some generic search bar that it kept installing. (Sorry for the double post, was too lazy to edit the last one.) |
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| kd. |
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Registered Member #75
Joined: Sat Dec 17 2005, 08:51PMPosts: 3128 |
All of these should work, but I've had MUCH worse. What I did, was just type EXACTLY what you underlined into google, then research it. See if anyone has found a "cure" for it. If not, and the above things didn't work, you will most likely have to re-install your operating system. I've done it many times, and it's very painfull, but when you're done, you machine feels clean and new 
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| .4ngryToasters |
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you would
Registered Member #149
Joined: Sun Feb 12 2006, 01:08AM Posts: 2039 |
ok, thanks for your help. I'm actually on my work computer right now, so I cant try any of that until I get home. No, my homepage wasn't Hijacked, and I usually update adaware and ss&d pretty often. Also, when I first bought my computer, I had Norton Antivirus to protect me, but my fucking college forced me to install mcaffe so I could use their network (nothing but trouble since then. Windows update stopped working, whole mess of things). I'll try out CW Shredder, see if that does anything for it. I'll try to catch a screenshot tonight when mcaffe catches it, then does nothing about it. UPDATE: I've been looking for cures on google, and a lot of different sites say download ewido. Edited Tue Jul 18 2006, 12:31PM |
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| emerican |
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Registered Member #164
Joined: Tue Mar 07 2006, 12:07PM Posts: 3146 |
before you buy anything just try all of the free products i postyed. if they dont work then go out and buy like mcafee or norton | ||
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