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| #1 By 152786 (64.171.132.110) at Tuesday, October 14, 2008 02:52:53 AM |
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i got this virus like 3 days ago in an instant message from a friend.
its in spanish and it reads soemthing about checking out a pictur eof his sister with a link... well i clicked the link and it came to an empty page.
now everytime i start a window with a contact it quickly exes out.. if i click on the contact again it send them the same message that i first received.
i have tried many anti-virus programs and none of them have shown any results.
ALSO i have mcafee with virusscan.. which im now figuring out is pretty crappy.
anybody have any suggestions? This post was last edited by olly_tt91 on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:57:25 AM. |
| #2 By 655 (68.90.50.109) at Tuesday, October 14, 2008 04:41:08 AM |
| Knowing the specific virus will help. There are a couple of variants and the solutions are all different. Once you figure that out, the fastest way is to Google the virus and there should be a number of sites that will have a solution. You're correct that McAfee is crappy (as is Norton). Go with something like Kaspersky or NOD32. FYI, don't, DO NOT use your IM client as that's how the virus is spread. ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway 15.4" Laptop, Windows Vista Ultimate/Server 2008, Photoshop CS3, Nikon D200 |
| #3 By 152786 (64.171.132.110) at Tuesday, October 14, 2008 01:28:42 PM |
| [QUOTE]Originally Posted by Jedi Master: Knowing the specific virus will help. There are a couple of variants and the solutions are all different. Once you figure that out, the fastest way is to Google the virus and there should be a number of sites that will have a solution. You're correct that McAfee is crappy (as is Norton). Go with something like Kaspersky or NOD32. FYI, don't, DO NOT use your IM client as that's how the virus is spread. [/QUOTE] where can i find the name of the virus? i did a scan with kaspersky and it didnt find anything. |
| #4 By 655 (206.83.48.4) at Tuesday, October 14, 2008 02:01:25 PM |
| Do you recall the name of the attachment that you received? Also, which IM client are you using? ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway 15.4" Laptop, Windows Vista Ultimate/Server 2008, Photoshop CS3, Nikon D200 |
