VIRUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Page 3

ROSIE · 01 Dec 2003, 23:24

Sorry dottie i couldn't resist, glad to have you back online hope your puter is better, did Ellis fix it for you

No laughing matter

Rosie

dottie · 01 Dec 2003, 23:28

We did it between us, but I've lost all my photographs, Ellis has lost masses course work etc., It had me in tears I'll tell you. To see all Ellis's work and mine gone forever, you can only back up so much, certainly not every day.

Ah Well!!

ROSIE · 01 Dec 2003, 23:35

I;M SO SORRY Dottie i'd didn't mean to be flippant, if there is anything i can do just ask

Rosie

scotty · 01 Dec 2003, 23:46

I may be telling you all something that you already know so i'll apologize for that but I was told to have a system restore date put in so if anything like a virus should affect the computer you can revert back to a date when everything was running OK.
Is this try or am I in some computer day-dream???
Please advise me if this is true or a load of crap.
Thank you

Chris · 02 Dec 2003, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty

I may be telling you all something that you already know so i'll apologize for that but I was told to have a system restore date put in so if anything like a virus should affect the computer you can revert back to a date when everything was running OK.
Is this try or am I in some computer day-dream???
Please advise me if this is true or a load of crap.
Thank you

In theory a System Restore should work.

However, A virus can reside inactive on your system for some time so even a "safe" restore point may be infected. Also, if it is a Windows System file that is infected (most viruses tend to hide in the \windows\system directory), then a restore will not remove it.

System restores are a good idea and worth trying but cna be no substitute for a solid, up-to-date virus checker.

Personally I use norton, it's about 20 quid from the PC shops and that includes 12 months worht of updates to protect against new viruses!!

Bigmomma · 02 Dec 2003, 00:38

my husband very nearly got a virus on the computer this morning.
it was very sneaky as well it was supposed to be from yahoo regarding
his email subscription, but it was a virus and luckily it was picked up
by the scanner.

[RDH]draconia · 02 Dec 2003, 07:43

not again

the last time i got that nasty bug i had just backed up all my files os i was lucky i didnt lose anything

so its a quick reformat and the first thing to do is put on the anti blaster we put on a cd so who ever wants it just lets us know esp or friends and we do a copy

then the boring job of putting back all the programs plus all 7-8 cd's of the sims

anyway sorry about your puta and best of luck

dottie · 02 Dec 2003, 10:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty

I may be telling you all something that you already know so i'll apologize for that but I was told to have a system restore date put in so if anything like a virus should affect the computer you can revert back to a date when everything was running OK.
Is this try or am I in some computer day-dream???
Please advise me if this is true or a load of crap.
Thank you

Scotty tried that, the computer did not want to know, used system restore to go back 48hours,we literally couldn't do anything with it at all. :)

We do have a virus checker but somehow it missed the virus, and I delete anything I'm suspicious of. As Chris says it can remain dormant, but it makes sense after the fact, all the niggly things that were happening were a prelude to what was to come.

shadow1000001 · 02 Dec 2003, 15:43

I'm sorry to hear that you lost all your pics and work on the computer. Thankfully I've never gotten a virus in my computer but I'm really good at downloading corrupt files and crashing my computer

I've done that about 7 times in the last 3 years so I know how you feel

Maria

[RDH]draconia · 02 Dec 2003, 18:02

ive just showed my hubby this post and his surgestion is to invest in a second hard drive if at all possible (they are under a pound per gig)

this is where i go http://www.vgicomputers.com/acatalog...Drives_38.html
and at the mo its an investment

and put all hard work that you dont want to lose on there as a back up so if the virus comes back or you get anymore you dont lose anything
hope that helps anyone

draconia

R. · 02 Dec 2003, 23:10

Dottie,
going back to factory settings does mean you did a fresh install from your revovery discs?
If so, you are still vulnerable for the blaster worm. Activate the embedded Windows XP firewall, then download all necessary patches by going to windowsupdate.com

dottie · 03 Dec 2003, 09:50

R. Ellis has downloaded the patch from Microsoft, and touch wood everything appears ok now.

I'm deleting all forwarded e mails with previous e mail addresses and attachments even from people I know, just to be on the safe side for the time being anyway.

thanks to one lovely lady on here, I am happy again, she saved my sanity, (she knows who she is,) and replaced my photographs for me and I immediately backed them up .

dottie · 31 Jan 2004, 09:58

Well here I am again, yesterday evening computer started acting out some weird functions then froze, would not budge, couldn't even turn it off correctly, had to turn off at plug, then turned back on again after a while.

Nothing would not do a thing, had to use recovery discs again, seems fine now. Had backed all important information and photographs up already.

All security patches etc have been installed again., was that a virus or what that did this

I haven't opened any thing suspicious at all, I don't even open 'circular emails' ones that have been around the world 3 million times, and these are from people I know.

I have been receiving weird e mails with attachments, something like zxxxwwss in the name, but deleted them straight away, and emptied trash
immediately.

Is Yahoo vunerable to this sort of thing, as this is the second time in a short few weeks, that I've needed to use the resotre discs to get up and running again. Any adive would be gratefully received.

shadow1000001 · 31 Jan 2004, 18:04

I don't know what to tell you Dottie. It sounds like you got something. Are you running a virus scan program? I've been hit this week with quite a few viruses. When I opened my e-mails yesterday, there were 12 e-mails with a virus and 8 more two days before. My anti virus program picked them up immediately. Have you tried doing a free virus scan? On the Symantec site, you can run a free scan and it will tell you if your computer picked anything up. It sounds like you might of picked up a virus or something. Try the free scan and see if it picks up anything.
Good luck,

Maria

ChrissybabezNI · 31 Jan 2004, 19:25

do you know if the virus would cause unstoppable popups. my comps ok for a wle then i get all these popups and i cant lose them the only way i can get rid is to ctrl alt delete andshut down explorer i have to type this quicly as i have had to come on to this site four times due to this, its reallyannoying me

dottie · 01 Feb 2004, 14:08

My computer is now clean, picked up 4 Blasters and 1 virus beginning with W don't know what that was.

But computer running like new.

Chrissybabe, I would suggest you take above advice and run a virus scan to be safe. (I should talk, should have done it at the beginning of the week

dottie · 22 Mar 2004, 22:17

LOOK OUT THERE'S A VIRUS ABOUT!!!!!

Not sure which one this is:--

purports to be from 23520@www.mlukfc.com, with attachment - deleted straight away.

Knew somehow it wasn't a message from the board as I had never seen these figures in the front of the site address.

Keep your eyes peeled

Caz · 23 Mar 2004, 01:20

Well, yet another virus found it's way onto my puter tonight. Apparently a variant on this Netsky Worm that is going around, and is now being picked apart by some very very dodgy, but nice to know people, that I know

I also have a programme on both systems, ad aware version 6. This can be found by searching on google for Lavasoft.com it's a free d/l and also you can update. It apparently picks up spyware from sites you have visted.

Ageing Bat · 23 Mar 2004, 12:58

Beware! ..... More viruses doing the rounds:

One message was supposedly from 'support@symantec.com', believe it or not! The subject was Re: Your virus report. As we hadn't reported anything we knew it was iffy.

Another virus had the message 'Virus checked, File clean, install updated definitions' (something like that - deleted immediately, so going from memory).

I would advise that you only install updated definitions direct from your virus software website or from within the program itself.

black dog · 23 Mar 2004, 22:40

We've had several iffy emails at work with addresses of people we deal with so aren't opening any attachments unless there is a proper email letter with it. Also had several non delivery reports for emails being sent from an incoming only email address. None of our computers are set to send emails under that address.

Caz · 24 Mar 2004, 00:48

I had a whole load of that type of email in my Outlook Express addie but the strangest thing of all was that it was a different name at the beginning of each one, and each email had been bounced from AOL addies. I passed one onto my friend and he sent a malware notice for me yet again. He reckons either someone is playing silly beggars or it's the Netsky Worm Variant.

black dog · 02 Apr 2004, 09:35

Was talking to Ageing Bat last night and her computers been hit by several viruses. She'd found 6 while I was talking to her on the phone.

That's why we haven't seen her about lately

KebLou · 02 Apr 2004, 12:57

My Virus protection has just run out so I might have to stay off the net for a couple of days til me dad comes over and installs his virus protection.
Do anyoff you use addaware to get rid of all the spywear, that is good fun seeing how much rubbish your computer has on it slowng it down.

DIZZY DRUMMER · 02 Apr 2004, 13:08

I'm also getting lots of emails with viruses attached - luckily my computer picking them out

KebLou · 02 Apr 2004, 13:13

As I have hotmail, hotmail seems to know what attachments are viruses and right now I'm not opening anything with an attachment. Also my other email account is down while my dad sorts it out, don't know what he's doing.

01 Dec 2003, 23:46	#54
scotty Mega Loafer Join Date: 25.11.2003 Location: Harlow Essex Posts: 1,166	Virus I may be telling you all something that you already know so i'll apologize for that but I was told to have a system restore date put in so if anything like a virus should affect the computer you can revert back to a date when everything was running OK. Is this try or am I in some computer day-dream??? Please advise me if this is true or a load of crap. Thank you

01 Dec 2003, 23:24	#51
ROSIE Invisible again! Join Date: 30.06.2003 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1,240	Sorry dottie i couldn't resist, glad to have you back online hope your puter is better, did Ellis fix it for you No laughing matter Rosie

01 Dec 2003, 23:28	#52
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	We did it between us, but I've lost all my photographs, Ellis has lost masses course work etc., It had me in tears I'll tell you. To see all Ellis's work and mine gone forever, you can only back up so much, certainly not every day. Ah Well!!

01 Dec 2003, 23:35	#53
ROSIE Invisible again! Join Date: 30.06.2003 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1,240	I;M SO SORRY Dottie i'd didn't mean to be flippant, if there is anything i can do just ask Rosie

02 Dec 2003, 00:38	#56
Bigmomma Super Loafer Join Date: 07.07.2003 Location: Somewhere in time in my mind......... Posts: 655	my husband very nearly got a virus on the computer this morning. it was very sneaky as well it was supposed to be from yahoo regarding his email subscription, but it was a virus and luckily it was picked up by the scanner.

02 Dec 2003, 07:43	#57
[RDH]draconia Super Loafer Join Date: 29.10.2003 Location: wickford,essex,england Posts: 374	not again the last time i got that nasty bug i had just backed up all my files os i was lucky i didnt lose anything so its a quick reformat and the first thing to do is put on the anti blaster we put on a cd so who ever wants it just lets us know esp or friends and we do a copy then the boring job of putting back all the programs plus all 7-8 cd's of the sims anyway sorry about your puta and best of luck

02 Dec 2003, 15:43	#59
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	I'm sorry to hear that you lost all your pics and work on the computer. Thankfully I've never gotten a virus in my computer but I'm really good at downloading corrupt files and crashing my computer I've done that about 7 times in the last 3 years so I know how you feel Maria

02 Dec 2003, 18:02	#60
[RDH]draconia Super Loafer Join Date: 29.10.2003 Location: wickford,essex,england Posts: 374	ive just showed my hubby this post and his surgestion is to invest in a second hard drive if at all possible (they are under a pound per gig) this is where i go http://www.vgicomputers.com/acatalog...Drives_38.html and at the mo its an investment and put all hard work that you dont want to lose on there as a back up so if the virus comes back or you get anymore you dont lose anything hope that helps anyone draconia

02 Dec 2003, 23:10	#61
R. You dig. Join Date: 02.04.2002 Location: On the fothermucker Posts: 7,179	Dottie, going back to factory settings does mean you did a fresh install from your revovery discs? If so, you are still vulnerable for the blaster worm. Activate the embedded Windows XP firewall, then download all necessary patches by going to windowsupdate.com

03 Dec 2003, 09:50	#62
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	R. Ellis has downloaded the patch from Microsoft, and touch wood everything appears ok now. I'm deleting all forwarded e mails with previous e mail addresses and attachments even from people I know, just to be on the safe side for the time being anyway. thanks to one lovely lady on here, I am happy again, she saved my sanity, (she knows who she is,) and replaced my photographs for me and I immediately backed them up .

31 Jan 2004, 09:58	#63
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	Well here I am again, yesterday evening computer started acting out some weird functions then froze, would not budge, couldn't even turn it off correctly, had to turn off at plug, then turned back on again after a while. Nothing would not do a thing, had to use recovery discs again, seems fine now. Had backed all important information and photographs up already. All security patches etc have been installed again., was that a virus or what that did this I haven't opened any thing suspicious at all, I don't even open 'circular emails' ones that have been around the world 3 million times, and these are from people I know. I have been receiving weird e mails with attachments, something like zxxxwwss in the name, but deleted them straight away, and emptied trash immediately. Is Yahoo vunerable to this sort of thing, as this is the second time in a short few weeks, that I've needed to use the resotre discs to get up and running again. Any adive would be gratefully received.

31 Jan 2004, 18:04	#64
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	I don't know what to tell you Dottie. It sounds like you got something. Are you running a virus scan program? I've been hit this week with quite a few viruses. When I opened my e-mails yesterday, there were 12 e-mails with a virus and 8 more two days before. My anti virus program picked them up immediately. Have you tried doing a free virus scan? On the Symantec site, you can run a free scan and it will tell you if your computer picked anything up. It sounds like you might of picked up a virus or something. Try the free scan and see if it picks up anything. Good luck, Maria

31 Jan 2004, 19:25	#65
ChrissybabezNI Super Loafer Join Date: 18.11.2003 Location: Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland Posts: 352	do you know if the virus would cause unstoppable popups. my comps ok for a wle then i get all these popups and i cant lose them the only way i can get rid is to ctrl alt delete andshut down explorer i have to type this quicly as i have had to come on to this site four times due to this, its reallyannoying me

01 Feb 2004, 14:08	#66
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	My computer is now clean, picked up 4 Blasters and 1 virus beginning with W don't know what that was. But computer running like new. Chrissybabe, I would suggest you take above advice and run a virus scan to be safe. (I should talk, should have done it at the beginning of the week

22 Mar 2004, 22:17	#67
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	LOOK OUT THERE'S A VIRUS ABOUT!!!!! Not sure which one this is:-- purports to be from 23520@www.mlukfc.com, with attachment - deleted straight away. Knew somehow it wasn't a message from the board as I had never seen these figures in the front of the site address. Keep your eyes peeled

23 Mar 2004, 01:20	#68
Caz Super Loafer Join Date: 27.01.2004 Location: Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland Posts: 900	Well, yet another virus found it's way onto my puter tonight. Apparently a variant on this Netsky Worm that is going around, and is now being picked apart by some very very dodgy, but nice to know people, that I know I also have a programme on both systems, ad aware version 6. This can be found by searching on google for Lavasoft.com it's a free d/l and also you can update. It apparently picks up spyware from sites you have visted.

23 Mar 2004, 12:58	#69
Ageing Bat Young at heart. Slightly older in other places. Join Date: 20.11.2003 Location: Here! Posts: 1,311	Beware! ..... More viruses doing the rounds: One message was supposedly from 'support@symantec.com', believe it or not! The subject was Re: Your virus report. As we hadn't reported anything we knew it was iffy. Another virus had the message 'Virus checked, File clean, install updated definitions' (something like that - deleted immediately, so going from memory). I would advise that you only install updated definitions direct from your virus software website or from within the program itself.

23 Mar 2004, 22:40	#70
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	We've had several iffy emails at work with addresses of people we deal with so aren't opening any attachments unless there is a proper email letter with it. Also had several non delivery reports for emails being sent from an incoming only email address. None of our computers are set to send emails under that address.

24 Mar 2004, 00:48	#71
Caz Super Loafer Join Date: 27.01.2004 Location: Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland Posts: 900	I had a whole load of that type of email in my Outlook Express addie but the strangest thing of all was that it was a different name at the beginning of each one, and each email had been bounced from AOL addies. I passed one onto my friend and he sent a malware notice for me yet again. He reckons either someone is playing silly beggars or it's the Netsky Worm Variant.

02 Apr 2004, 09:35	#72
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	Was talking to Ageing Bat last night and her computers been hit by several viruses. She'd found 6 while I was talking to her on the phone. That's why we haven't seen her about lately

02 Apr 2004, 12:57	#73
KebLou Mega Loafer Join Date: 02.03.2004 Location: The Arena of the Unwell Posts: 3,177	My Virus protection has just run out so I might have to stay off the net for a couple of days til me dad comes over and installs his virus protection. Do anyoff you use addaware to get rid of all the spywear, that is good fun seeing how much rubbish your computer has on it slowng it down.

02 Apr 2004, 13:08	#74
DIZZY DRUMMER Always Ready For A Bang Join Date: 30.11.2003 Location: Left In The Dark .......... AGAIN Posts: 6,389	I'm also getting lots of emails with viruses attached - luckily my computer picking them out

02 Apr 2004, 13:13	#75
KebLou Mega Loafer Join Date: 02.03.2004 Location: The Arena of the Unwell Posts: 3,177	As I have hotmail, hotmail seems to know what attachments are viruses and right now I'm not opening anything with an attachment. Also my other email account is down while my dad sorts it out, don't know what he's doing.