I need virus help

[shaneen]

I dont get it why is someone doing this s*#t to me? I keep getting these stupid virus emails. I dont open them, I delete them or foward them to yahoo abuse and now I do a scan today and I have 5 OF THEM?????
1 Backdoor.IRC Cloner
2 SAME in a different file
3 IRC Tojan
4 Backdoor.IRC.Cloner
5 same as 3 in a diffeerent file
If any one can help I would really appreciate it. I went to nortons website, but I am not that computer literate.
Thanks
xoxo
Shaneen

 

[papasmerf]

I have been running Trend Mirco's PC-cillin Anti-Virus.

The updates are automatic and 2 to 4 times per week. Its cost is average but renewals are discounted. Complete satisfaction with it and would reccomend it to friends and family.

 

[Shmoozer]

I live in St. Catharines, or else I'd be willing to help out in person.

Shaneen, don't take it personally. This wasn't a personal attack against you. Most current viruses are designed to scan the newly infected PC's address book and send a copy of itself to all addresses in it. The odds are 95% that the person(s) who sent you the viruses don't even know that they're infected.

Really, the best suggestion that I could make would be to go out and buy a virus protection program like McAfee or Norton. I use Norton myself and I've got no complaints. It's a few dollars, but imo the cost is more than worth the protection that it gives you...

Good luck...

 

[shaneen]

I have norton

I currently have norton and I update every other day or so I had to do a manual scan to find this.
Thanks guys cruise I tried to pm you your box is full sweetie.
Thanks soooo much.
Shaneen

 

[CyberGoth]

AVG Anti Virus is pretty good.

what mail client are you using? outlook? eudora? something else?

 

[Fred Zed]

If you have Norton installed then you don't have anything to worry about. Delete any emails with large attachments even from people you know, empty your trash then forget about it.

 

[shaneen]

My computer started to do weird things so I ran a scan and found these
1 Backdoor.IRC Cloner
2 SAME in a different file
3 IRC Tojan
4 Backdoor.IRC.Cloner
5 same as 3 in a diffeerent file
They were not able to be cleaned but they were quarantined. They already did some damage to my files though. This virus is used to hack into and control someones computer. So I have no idea which files etc were messed with.
I wonder why norton did not catch it.
Well Thanks for your help guys.
Shaneen

 

[CyberGoth]

Shaneen, if the systems probs get intolerably worse, bring the box to my workshop and I'll fix it for you.

I may be an idiot savant, but there are a few things I'm good at and fighting virii is one of them.

 

[shaneen]

Thanks Sweetie

Oh Thanks baby I will let you know.
Shaneen

 

[Goober Mcfly]

Just hang on, I'll fix things after I've hacked in and took control of your computer.

 

[CyberGoth]

but dear sweet goob, that would be a violation of section 342.1 of the CCC. and a few others too.

wouldnt it be nicer to simply offer to help?

[hands Goob a teddybear]

 

[CyberGoth]

Re: Thanks Sweetie

no problem. you're very sweet. I'm happy to know you & think of you as my friend.

Oh Thanks baby I will let you know.
Shaneen

 

[Muddy]

Oh, yes, and next time buy an I-Mac. I know that's just another Mac-head sounding smug, but this kind of thing never happens to Mac folk. Now, if I could sort out those bastards in Nigeria who want to me to deal with mythical posts of cash for a modest percentage, I'd really be a happy camper!

Sounds like you need a regular computer geek to visit once a month to back everything up, sort out the files, and get rid of the crap...I pay mine $75 a month (and a Guinness or two), and it's well worth the investment...They can also increase your own computer literacy factor relatively painlessly.

Good luck - I hope it all gets sorted!

 

[CyberGoth]

my company does that for a variety of small business clients. my prices are reasonable. there are a wide variety of options packages available.

 

[CyberGoth]

I'm defiantly impressed with OS-X and have some creative plans for its use in the field.

grins
the titanium powerbooks are lovely elegant machines. [gods theyre expensive]

 

[penguin_jf]

Well, it's NOT that Macs are so much better - it's that there just aren't many of them, so the creators of the viruses don't bother. They want to inflict the greatest amount of damage, and that's in Windows and IE, simple as that. If MACs ruled the world, there would be people saying 'I NEVER have problems w/WinXP".

 

[68.5]

2 more things

Shaneen:
Here a couple of other suggestions:
Make sure you run Windows Update (in the 'Tools' pulldown in Internet Explorer) on a regular basis (every couple of days).

Secondly, lots of programs that mess up your computer are a result of client scripting (i.e. javascript) from other websites. I turn off javascript (called 'Active Scripting' under 'Security') and then put the sites I trust (Yahoo, Amazon) in my 'Trusted Sites'. So all other sites cannot run any scripts on my computer.

Finally, a great program to eliminate some of these program if they're already on your computer is called Ad-Aware, by Lavasoft. It's a free download from cnet.com.

 

[shaneen]

Is it true

I read a few pages on these particular virii, from what I understand these ones are used by hackers to gain control of someone elses computer. If this is true of these, is there anyway that I can find out who did this?
Thanks
Shaneen