This message board is infected with a very malicious spyware program

[uscitizen]

Stay away from the porn sites?
What good would the net be then?


I just run malwarebytes.

 

[Full-Auto]

This is true.

I was just about to post a thread about it two hours ago when I had my third attack from that.

I think I have it taken care of now. We'll see.

This is not good.

Spyware Doctor killed it -

Do I have to pay for that? My free AVG didn't handle it.

I have to pick a restore point from a week ago and that's how I fixed it...for now.

I'm looking for a fix that won't cost me more money, if you know of one. Or if anyone knows of one.

It's the Vista malware that I keep getting...apparently a trojan horse, from what the Google searches say.

As a comcast customer I get free Norton. Do you have comcast?

 

[Si modo]

Stay away from the porn sites!

I just run malwarebytes.

funny thing is, I haven't gone to any porn sites, but I still get it. And, I get it from here, according to the warnings, that is.

 

[Si modo]

Spyware Doctor killed it -

Do I have to pay for that? My free AVG didn't handle it.

I have to pick a restore point from a week ago and that's how I fixed it...for now.

I'm looking for a fix that won't cost me more money, if you know of one. Or if anyone knows of one.

It's the Vista malware that I keep getting...apparently a trojan horse, from what the Google searches say.

As a comcast customer I get free Norton. Do you have comcast?

No. Verizon FIOS. In the past when I did have Comcast, I hated Norton - it took up so much processor time, it seemed.

AVG has usually been very good in catching this stuff. And, it was recommended to me by the IT guy at work, so I tried it and liked it.

 

[Full-Auto]

Do I have to pay for that? My free AVG didn't handle it.

I have to pick a restore point from a week ago and that's how I fixed it...for now.

I'm looking for a fix that won't cost me more money, if you know of one. Or if anyone knows of one.

It's the Vista malware that I keep getting...apparently a trojan horse, from what the Google searches say.

As a comcast customer I get free Norton. Do you have comcast?

No. Verizon FIOS. In the past when I did have Comcast, I hated Norton - it took up so much processor time, it seemed.

AVG has usually been very good in catching this stuff. And, it was recommended to me by the IT guy at work, so I tried it and liked it.

I used AVG for a long time. Right up until it couldnt get the job done. I added spybot which helped. Eventually though i had to give it the adios.

 

[uscitizen]

Malwarebytes has a free version and works well on such things.
You have to look on their web page for the free version though it keep wanting you to buy a version.

 

[Vengeance]

This is true.

I was just about to post a thread about it two hours ago when I had my third attack from that.

I think I have it taken care of now. We'll see.

This is not good.

Spyware Doctor killed it -

Do I have to pay for that? My free AVG didn't handle it.

I have to pick a restore point from a week ago and that's how I fixed it...for now.

I'm looking for a fix that won't cost me more money, if you know of one. Or if anyone knows of one.

It's the Vista malware that I keep getting...apparently a trojan horse, from what the Google searches say.

Do be sure you're up to date on the AVG, it can make a big difference. You might also try Ad-Aware free, that and AVG free version over the Microsoft Security Essentials are all I use and I periodically use the free virus scan at Symantec to check and see if anything has slipped by - so far, 100% clean bill of health.

 

[Si modo]

Thanks to you guys for the suggestions!

 

[Ravi]

If you all are really getting this from this site, you should be pming the mods and the admin and telling them. And giving USMB a bad rating on WOT.

 

[Warrior102]

This is true.

I was just about to post a thread about it two hours ago when I had my third attack from that.

I think I have it taken care of now. We'll see.

This is not good.

Spyware Doctor killed it -

Do I have to pay for that? My free AVG didn't handle it.

I have to pick a restore point from a week ago and that's how I fixed it...for now.

I'm looking for a fix that won't cost me more money, if you know of one. Or if anyone knows of one.

It's the Vista malware that I keep getting...apparently a trojan horse, from what the Google searches say.

Yeah, it's like $19.95 - but it did the job. I have Norton (top of the line) and even that didn't kill it. The virus fucks up the registry. SW Doc gets in there and fixes the registry. Microsoft has a "fix." I tried it. Didn't work.

 

[Ernie S.]

It's called "Win 7 security 2012" or "XP Security 2012" I have had two of my computers infected with it so far. It will totally screw up your computer. This thing is really vicious. The only reason I can post this message is because I'm using my wife's apple computer.

My software is constantly blocking the attack.

My operating system blocks the attack. There IS Winblows 7 somewhere down deep on this laptop, but I almost never use it.
I run Linux.
You can try out Linux on your PC without installing or making any changes to your system. I run Kubuntu. Go to the link and download the trial version and burn it to CD. Leave the CD in the drive and reboot. Kubunto will boot up without installing. (read options at boot) It takes a few minutes to boot up while it scans hardware, but unless you have a real oddball system, it will see everything, including printers, modems, bluetooth and wifi and in a couple minutes you will be running Linux, albeit, a bit slower, since it is running off the CD drive and not the hard drive.
Try it, you might just like it. Realize that it will be a basic system without a lot of applications you may need. If you like it, you can either intall on a wiped hard drive, a memory stick or along side your existing Windows provided you have some unused space.
If you install like that, (called dual boot) you will see a choice at boot so you can select Linux or Windows
The beauty of Linux is speed, virus immunity and price. FREE!
It has a software management system where you can look for and install thousands of FREE applications with a few mouse clicks.
You can install Gimp, an image editor/ graphics program comparable to photoshop, Open Office, a full office and presentation suite and any number of other FREE apps that will replace what you thought you needed in Windows.

 

[auditor0007]

Yea i've noticed some strange behavior with my computer when visiting here lately. Things were running pretty slowly and lagging here the last few days. Maybe that's the cause? Right now i'm not noticing anything though. Maybe they caught it

I would download a program called "SpyDoctor" and run it on your computer. IT has the best reviews. The initial cleanup is free. maintenance for a year cost $29.95. I recommend the maintenance because I didn't pay for it and now I'm infected

I got hit by that thing twice last week. It;s actually fairly simple to clean off. I rebooted into SAFE MODE W/NETWORKING, updated MALWAREBYTES (I use that or SUPERANTISPYWARE), did a COMPLETE SCAN, delteded anything it found (which included the trojan responsible for this along with it's registry entry), and did a normal restart. This worked for me, and I believe bleepingcomputer.com suggests this method and has a manual method as well should this fail.

Malwarebites is great for getting rid of these adware/malware programs. I have Norton 360 and haven't had any problems at all, but I do keep Malwarbites as a backup.

 

[007]

New rogue products are emerging daily and people are getting scammed because they don't have a genuine Spyware Protection on their computers.

Get some virus protection, try MSE, run ABP and TACO. I've never had a problem with this website.

 

[Inthemiddle]

It's called "Win 7 security 2012" or "XP Security 2012" I have had two of my computers infected with it so far. It will totally screw up your computer. This thing is really vicious. The only reason I can post this message is because I'm using my wife's apple computer.

Weird, I just googled "Win 7 security 2012" and "XP Security 2012" and it said that these viruses are commonly acquired through frequent site vists of gay porn and beastiality websites.

I'm not an expert on this stuff, but my bet would be that it's due to such threads as the one about the bill repealing beastiality from the UCMJ and the occasional ad hominems that get thrown around, which might make the advertising scripts reach out to such sites.

 

[Inthemiddle]

Yea i've noticed some strange behavior with my computer when visiting here lately. Things were running pretty slowly and lagging here the last few days. Maybe that's the cause? Right now i'm not noticing anything though. Maybe they caught it

I would download a program called "SpyDoctor" and run it on your computer. IT has the best reviews. The initial cleanup is free. maintenance for a year cost $29.95. I recommend the maintenance because I didn't pay for it and now I'm infected

There's also Avast, which is a free anti-virus program which updates every day automatically. I works amazingly and has done a very good job at blocking some very rabid malware that another board I used to frequent was infected with some time ago.

 

[Douger]

I recommend shitcanning Winbloze and loading a real OS, especially for just fucking around on the net. I understand artists, engineers, audiophiles(to a point) etc are forced to live with ripoff software that only works on Windo$e but the rest of us can find a Linux distro that has all of your needs covered.
Dual boot. If you need Win, or are a stupid gameboy, boot in. If you want to cruise on the net, boot into a Linux.

 

[bripat9643]

I recommend shitcanning Winbloze and loading a real OS, especially for just fucking around on the net. I understand artists, engineers, audiophiles(to a point) etc are forced to live with ripoff software that only works on Windo$e but the rest of us can find a Linux distro that has all of your needs covered.
Dual boot. If you need Win, or are a stupid gameboy, boot in. If you want to cruise on the net, boot into a Linux.

I have to use a company laptop. I'm on the road all the time. So I can't muck with the OS. I'm stuck using Windows. I also prefer Linux to this Windozzzzzzz piece of crap.

I can't believe the Feds haven't gone after these creeps. They must be causing millions in damages to computer users. I just spent $400 at the Geek Squad to get this crap of my computers.

 

[Photonic]

Well, if anyone needs help fixing any problem you get, feel free to shoot me a board message.

Interesting update, checking my web shield history, not a single infected file has tried to make its way to my computer.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

These types of viruses can't attack smart phones can they?

 

[Si modo]

These types of viruses can't attack smart phones can they?

I was wondering the same thing. My Bberry is synched to this machine and it has started acting up, too.