Is your computer being hit by viruses constantly, like mine? [Archive]

C hristian

08-06-2003, 04:49 AM

What is up with all these viruses, worms, trojan horses , and all the rest? I'm getting hit with them left and right, according to my Norton 2002 anti-virus. Auto protect is on, and I get a warning as I'm on line saying I've been hit. But then I do a scan of the harddrive with the antivirus, and it indicates nothing. According to the scan, there is nothing. I do the live update every day that I'm on now. I don't have to turn the computer off, do I?

My time online, on the computer is limited enough as it is. Shall I just stay off?

Help, people.

C hristian

08-06-2003, 09:15 AM

I use Netzero to connect to the internet. Was told that Netzero maybe a haven for viruses and the like. Any truth to that?

what is your anti-virus methodology?

'Magic' Juan

08-06-2003, 09:17 AM

Do you constantly get bombarded with ads, too? If so, get Ad-Aware. Sometimes when you DL stuff you get these "spyware" programs which may or may not come infected with viruses. I run Norton and Ad-Aware all the time. It's free to DL so check it out.

magic_juan

alex zen

08-06-2003, 09:19 AM

i use symantec antivirus corporate edition, which i got from my school. it works well, as far as i know.

C hristian

08-06-2003, 10:12 AM

i'm using the same norton. i'm told there are better ones. norton is retired from the biz. symantic only uses his name.

i forget my passwords, so i foolishly had a nice and easy one for the windows admin password for this computer.

i changed it.

it should help.

in the meantime, regedit, delete delete delete, ..

C hristian

08-06-2003, 10:15 AM

you sure there's no virus in that DL?
that would be a cruel irony.

kidding, thanks for letting me know.

08-06-2003, 10:17 AM

Just keep your AV software updated and don't post your email addy on newsgroups, mailing lists, or websites unless they are secure and trustworthy sites that you know will keep your privacy protected.

jsd540

08-06-2003, 10:18 AM

I may be wrong but I think that sometimes a pop up ad may be viewed as a virus by norton...

08-06-2003, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by jsd540:
I may be wrong but I think that sometimes a pop up ad may be viewed as a virus by norton... It will if there is malicious script within it, which is rare unless you visit lots of underground sites.

darrow

08-06-2003, 10:34 AM

Originally posted by C hristian:
What is up with all these viruses, worms, trojan horses , and all the rest? I'm getting hit with them left and right, according to my Norton 2002 anti-virus. Auto protect is on, and I get a warning as I'm on line saying I've been hit. But then I do a scan of the harddrive with the antivirus, and it indicates nothing. According to the scan, there is nothing. I do the live update every day that I'm on now. I don't have to turn the computer off, do I?

My time online, on the computer is limited enough as it is. Shall I just stay off?

Help, people. Christian, I'm wondering if...

a) the notices you get indicate that your computer is getting infected

or

b) the notices you get indicate that emails you are receiving (or files you are downloading) containt virus AND that your software is disabling those virus before infection.

I'm thinking "b" since you are not turning up any viruses when you do a scan.

O'love

08-06-2003, 10:52 AM

* zonelabs (unless you're running windows XP with it's inbuilt firewall)

* run ad-aware once in a while

* a good and frequently updated virus-scanner.. i use eTrust EZ Antivirus

* if you're really serious about spam etc. use something like SpamAssasin : http://saproxy.bloomba.com/

Olaf

Drrtynewyork

08-06-2003, 11:12 AM

also be careful with pornsites haha

mcafee online virus scanner is pretty good

C hristian

08-06-2003, 11:25 AM

darrow. nothing to do with email. i am on the internet (DHP, whatever) and BLAMMO BLAMMO KAZOW!

13 dufferent viruses have hit me in 1 minute, or whatever.

I changed my windows 2k password, it is helping, i think.

with one of the removal tools i used, it did indicate a virus and deleted 5 files.

Backdoor.roxy was the latest one in question today. It put a file payload.dat in my C drive. right at the root, and changed some registry settings.

C hristian

08-06-2003, 11:27 AM

Today was particularily bad, but I'm just noticing that I get hit a few times in a week. wondering if that is normal these days. usually, I can easily quarinteen. But the thing is, I never know WHAT I am quaranteeing (sp?) and whether it will affect the preformance of my system by isolating it.
(of course, I should pretendI'm on a T1 and google everything everyday, but alas, i don't)

C hristian

08-06-2003, 11:29 AM

i'm told by my internet security guru, my aunt, who used to work in the field, that a firewall is almost mandatory these days. routers are good too.
but you know. all this means I need a job...

she and i have been in the same boat, with no job. except she is older and lives in nyc, and her husband still has his job, thank god.

i think i could find her a job easier than for myself, and she could find one for me. that would actually work. hmmmmm/.....

anyway, back to the subject, viruses. dontcha love em.

[ August 06, 2003, 12:32 PM: Message edited by: C hristian ]

08-06-2003, 11:31 AM

NEVER mess with the registry if you aren't sure about what you are doing. Also, before making any changes ALWAYS make a back-up of the registry. Sounds to me like you have spyware on your 'puter. Download and install Spybot S&D (http://shinobiresources.com/Downloads/spybot/spybotsd12.exe) and run it. You will be surprised at the results you come up with. Some people prefer using Ad-Aware, but it doesn't work as great as Spybot S&D. Trust me! This works. Hope it helps you.

darrow

08-06-2003, 11:31 AM

Originally posted by C hristian:
darrow. nothing to do with email. i am on the internet (DHP, whatever) and BLAMMO BLAMMO KAZOW!

13 dufferent viruses have hit me in 1 minute, or whatever.

I changed my windows 2k password, it is helping, i think.

with one of the removal tools i used, it did indicate a virus and deleted 5 files.

Backdoor.roxy was the latest one in question today. It put a file payload.dat in my C drive. right at the root, and changed some registry settings. Hmmm....in the whole year I've worked here, no one here has contracted a virus simply by browsing web pages.

You may want to check your security settings in your browser. Make things a bit more restrictive at least.

Anyways...PM me if you want.

darrow

08-06-2003, 11:33 AM

something you typed made me wonder...are you connected directly to the internet on DSL or Cable Modem?

If so...you definitely need a firewall. You are leaving your computer and all it's contents extremely vulnerable. That setup is especially dangerous if you have any financial and personal info on your pc (quicken, microsoft money, etc.).

C hristian

08-06-2003, 11:35 AM

she mentioned spyware too. downloading now. thanks.

darrow, i gotta get off the computer soon. i'll call you.

i'll raise the settings for the browser.

Ken1015

08-06-2003, 11:37 AM

In addition to getting Ad-Aware I suggest you try Spybot Search & Destroy which is also available free at download.com (http://www.download.com). It has been noted to find stuff that Ad-Aware misses. I run it frequently although I have never been attacked.

C hristian

08-06-2003, 11:38 AM

i have dial-up

Hippie

08-06-2003, 11:40 AM

Sorry I'm on a Mac. We don't get many viruses in fact most viruses we would get would be from window files. I can count on 2 fingers how many times I've had a virus warning and even those were because I went specifically looking for virus & trojans on underground sites. I use Norton and have seen warnings twice in 7 years.

C hristian

08-06-2003, 11:43 AM

so send me your mac smile.gif

oh ok. it doesn't have to be yours. smile.gif smile.gif

08-06-2003, 11:45 AM

mac on this. icon_rofl.gif

sorry, you left yourself open. graemlins/rofl.gif

jsd540

08-06-2003, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by Albert Diaz:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jsd540:
I may be wrong but I think that sometimes a pop up ad may be viewed as a virus by norton... unless you visit lots of underground sites. [/QUOTE]What kind of underground...
http://deephousepage.com/smilies/scratchchin.gif
Seriously I get these multimedia popups on tv guide.com and they all seem to trigger my norton... graemlins/conf44.gif

kev

08-06-2003, 02:04 PM

I got yo' mac right here (pointing to crotch)

08-06-2003, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by IIBS:
I got yo' mac right here (pointing to crotch) Quit bitin'! AR15firing.gif

08-06-2003, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by jsd540:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert Diaz:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jsd540:
I may be wrong but I think that sometimes a pop up ad may be viewed as a virus by norton... unless you visit lots of underground sites. [/QUOTE]What kind of underground...
http://deephousepage.com/smilies/scratchchin.gif
Seriously I get these multimedia popups on tv guide.com and they all seem to trigger my norton... graemlins/conf44.gif [/QUOTE]porn sites, hacker sites, anarchist sites, etc.

jsd540

08-06-2003, 08:31 PM

Originally posted by Albert Diaz:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jsd540:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert Diaz:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jsd540:
I may be wrong but I think that sometimes a pop up ad may be viewed as a virus by norton... unless you visit lots of underground sites. [/QUOTE]What kind of underground...
http://deephousepage.com/smilies/scratchchin.gif
Seriously I get these multimedia popups on tv guide.com and they all seem to trigger my norton... graemlins/conf44.gif [/QUOTE]porn sites, hacker sites, anarchist sites, etc. [/QUOTE]What!?! Anarchy and porn, on the internet... No way :D

soulution

08-08-2003, 08:25 AM

oops repetative comment deleted sorry...

[ August 08, 2003, 09:26 AM: Message edited by: soulution ]

Linedog

08-08-2003, 08:39 AM

Originally posted by Hippie:
Sorry I'm on a Mac. We don't get many viruses in fact most viruses we would get would be from window files. I can count on 2 fingers how many times I've had a virus warning and even those were because I went specifically looking for virus & trojans on underground sites. I use Norton and have seen warnings twice in 7 years. I agree I have several MACS and I have never had a virus. Also My MAC which was brought in 96 is still serving as my production system all I did was increase memory, add an external hard drive and replace the processor mother/daughter card every two years and I stay current. I recently added a firewire card so now I can take advantage of the faster peripherals out there.

Mac is the way to go!

E-Phi

08-08-2003, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by Linedog:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Hippie:
Sorry I'm on a Mac. We don't get many viruses in fact most viruses we would get would be from window files. I can count on 2 fingers how many times I've had a virus warning and even those were because I went specifically looking for virus & trojans on underground sites. I use Norton and have seen warnings twice in 7 years. I agree I have several MACS and I have never had a virus. Also My MAC which was brought in 96 is still serving as my production system all I did was increase memory, add an external hard drive and replace the processor mother/daughter card every two years and I stay current. I recently added a firewire card so now I can take advantage of the faster peripherals out there.

Mac is the way to go! [/QUOTE]Macs rule. I have been using Macs for 13 years. SDII may be an old ass 2track digital editor but it's still the best IMO. I'll probably switch to Mac OS 10.x soon so I can use Safari for browsing. It does everything so much faster than IE or Netscape.

Linedog

08-08-2003, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by E-Phi:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Linedog:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Hippie:
Sorry I'm on a Mac. We don't get many viruses in fact most viruses we would get would be from window files. I can count on 2 fingers how many times I've had a virus warning and even those were because I went specifically looking for virus & trojans on underground sites. I use Norton and have seen warnings twice in 7 years. I agree I have several MACS and I have never had a virus. Also My MAC which was brought in 96 is still serving as my production system all I did was increase memory, add an external hard drive and replace the processor mother/daughter card every two years and I stay current. I recently added a firewire card so now I can take advantage of the faster peripherals out there.

Mac is the way to go! [/QUOTE]Macs rule. I have been using Macs for 13 years. SDII may be an old ass 2track digital editor but it's still the best IMO. I'll probably switch to Mac OS 10.x soon so I can use Safari for browsing. It does everything so much faster than IE or Netscape. [/QUOTE]graemlins/thumbsup.gif

MsAlayneous

08-10-2003, 01:43 AM

I just tried Spybot S&D and now my computer is running much faster!! It was getting slow and driving me insane. wow. hail.gif thank you graemlins/thumbsup.gif

roki

08-10-2003, 08:29 AM

Hey C hristian

Since you're only browsing while all this is happening, and in my experience 99% of viruses are email activated, I'm wondering if what you're experiencing is the new wave of NetBIOS spam popups...

I've noticed this mostly on WinXP, but might be an issue with Win2K as well. Microsoft OS allow MSN messenger NetBIOS traffic to get to your PC if you don't have a firewall, and people are using this protocol to send popup windows directly to your desktop.

I reckon Norton 2002 will likely determine these to be intrusive or malicious and so may report them as viruses. It might help if you disable NetBIOS (which shouldn't affect your connection at all).

For more info, check these links:

http://www.hooverwebdesign.com/templates/stop-messenger.html

http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

Hope this might help... it's the only thing I can think of that might hit you as requently while surfing.

Good luck

roki

C hristian

08-10-2003, 10:38 AM

thanks roki. that doesn't seem to be a problem.

the virus hits seem to have gone down dramatically after fixing every one and using spyware search and destroy.

thank you.

will let you know if anything else happens.

alex zen

08-11-2003, 09:47 PM

Originally posted by deepred:
I just tried Spybot S&D and now my computer is running much faster!! It was getting slow and driving me insane. wow. hail.gif thank you graemlins/thumbsup.gif i tried spybot, now i have a W32.Blaster.Worm that keeps shuting down the puter evere 15 minutes. i try to scan for it but my puter shuts down before the scan is complete. shiiiiiiiiiiiit.

[ August 11, 2003, 10:49 PM: Message edited by: alexander james zen ]

And

08-11-2003, 10:55 PM

All of a sudden I can't see the dates and times on the board. Is anyone else having this problem.

Matt U

08-12-2003, 05:26 AM

Yup, the new Blaster virus is in effect and kicking. Today my company, which is the largest telecom corporation in Scandinavia and the Baltic states, have been completely f0cked over by the virus. I came in this morning at 9.30 and now, almost 4 hours later, I'm finally logged in and online.