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Posted: Sep. 21 2010,8:22 pm

Post # 1

Here is the info so far.....

I detected it this morning and killed it this afternoon. Ã‚Â Just FYI...

It's not bad by itself, but it opens your computer up to some real bad guys......

TrojanDownloader:Java/Rexec.B Ã‚Â

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Published: Sep 21, 2010

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Not available

Alert Level:
Severe

Antimalware protection details
Microsoft recommends that you download the latest definitions to get protected.
Detection initially created:
Definition: 1.91.253.0
Released: Sep 21, 2010 Ã‚Â

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Summary
This threat is classified as a Trojan - Downloader. A downloader trojan accesses remote websites in an attempt to download and install malicious or potentially unwanted software. Some downloader trojans target specific files on remote websites while others may target a specific URL that points to a website containing exploit code that may allow the site to automatically download and software or malicious code on vulnerable systems. This threat is detected by the Microsoft antivirus engine. Technical details are not currently available.

Edited by Fragile Magic on Sep. 21 2010,8:24 pm

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Posted: Sep. 22 2010,5:52 am

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Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to watch for it!.. :good

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Posted: Sep. 22 2010,6:22 am

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Ditto....

"It seemed like a hell of an idea at the time".

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Posted: Sep. 23 2010,6:00 am

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Nothing yet!.. :comp

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Posted: Sep. 23 2010,12:50 pm

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Posted: Sep. 23 2010,5:15 pm

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I have received several emails pitching drugs that I KNOW the sender didnt intend.... thats one of the symptoms this thing gives out.....it hiJacks your mailbox and sends ads to all your friends and family!!

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Posted: Sep. 24 2010,5:41 am

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Sounds like an old one from quite a few years back!.. :stupid

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Posted: Sep. 24 2010,6:09 am

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Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 23 2010,5:15 pm)

Drugs, you say?? Hmmmmm............

"It seemed like a hell of an idea at the time".

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Posted: Sep. 24 2010,12:36 pm

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 24 2010,5:41 am)

Sounds like an old one from quite a few years back!.. :stupid

Indeed, but with a new evil twist..... :angry

It allows those old tricksters in as well as the fake virus scans that wont let run your anti-virus programs or your browser to function normally.....

And other stuff too...... :banghead

Edited by Fragile Magic on Sep. 24 2010,12:40 pm

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Posted: Sep. 24 2010,1:23 pm

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Thanks !

I'll have to run right out and get that! :good

It's a fact of Life:

After Monday and Tuesday, even the Calendar says : WTF .......

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Posted: Sep. 24 2010,9:42 pm

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Here's the software that found it...

Microsoft Security Essentials

AVG missed it, as did Norten....... And Malwarebytes.....

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Posted: Sep. 25 2010,5:59 am

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Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 24 2010,12:36 pm)

Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 24 2010,5:41 am)

Sounds like an old one from quite a few years back!.. :stupid

Indeed, but with a new evil twist..... :angry

It allows those old tricksters in as well as the fake virus scans that wont let run your anti-virus programs or your browser to function normally.....

And other stuff too...... :banghead

Still have to open a file to let it in though, right??.. :stupid

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Posted: Sep. 25 2010,6:03 am

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Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 24 2010,9:42 pm)

Here's the software that found it...

Microsoft Security Essentials

AVG missed it, as did Norten....... And Malwarebytes.....

Thanks for the link, I'll have to try it. I use Avast but so far I haven't got any bogus e-mails yet!.. :stupid

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Posted: Sep. 25 2010,1:42 pm

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 25 2010,5:59 am)

Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 24 2010,12:36 pm)

Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 24 2010,5:41 am)

Sounds like an old one from quite a few years back!.. :stupid

Indeed, but with a new evil twist..... :angry

It allows those old tricksters in as well as the fake virus scans that wont let run your anti-virus programs or your browser to function normally.....

And other stuff too...... :banghead

Still have to open a file to let it in though, right??.. :stupid

Yep, you either have to open a file, or click on a website in a browser that is infected......

The more crafty infections come from a dialog box that says "an important update for JAVA is now available, please update your JAVA to assure continued functionality....blah blah blah......" Then it asks you to install an update for JAVA.... That's how I got it.... :pissed

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Posted: Sep. 25 2010,1:44 pm

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 25 2010,6:03 am)

Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 24 2010,9:42 pm)

Here's the software that found it...

Microsoft Security Essentials

AVG missed it, as did Norten....... And Malwarebytes.....

Thanks for the link, I'll have to try it. I use Avast but so far I haven't got any bogus e-mails yet!.. :stupid

The bogus emails are from folks in YOUR address book, that the malware has found and infected, and sent back to you from THEIR address book.....

If you have not received any bogus emails from your contacts, you are probably safe...... :good

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I think this is what I have. I can't do anything, can't even get online now, so now what. any clue's :confused

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Posted: Sep. 25 2010,7:46 pm

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We got hit by a virus at school this past Thu-Fri... :break

Our protection package shuts down the network card and each computer has to be checked, then manually reset... :eek

With over 150 PC's in the building, had to put in some long hours getting everything back "on-line".

Hate them fockers... :flamed

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Posted: Sep. 26 2010,6:00 am

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Quote (lawbreaker2 @ Sep. 25 2010,2:06 pm)

I think this is what I have. I can't do anything, can't even get online now, so now what. any clue's :confused

Try doing a system restore to a date when it was working good, that fixes it a lot of times!..

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Posted: Sep. 26 2010,6:05 am

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Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 25 2010,1:44 pm)

Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 25 2010,6:03 am)

Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 24 2010,9:42 pm)

Here's the software that found it...

Microsoft Security Essentials

AVG missed it, as did Norten....... And Malwarebytes.....

Thanks for the link, I'll have to try it. I use Avast but so far I haven't got any bogus e-mails yet!.. :stupid

Nothing like that yet on any of my machines so far, I'm always on the lookout for strange e-mails though!.. :good

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Posted: Sep. 26 2010,6:15 am

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Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 25 2010,1:42 pm)

Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 25 2010,5:59 am)

Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 24 2010,12:36 pm)

Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 24 2010,5:41 am)

Sounds like an old one from quite a few years back!.. :stupid

Indeed, but with a new evil twist..... :angry

It allows those old tricksters in as well as the fake virus scans that wont let run your anti-virus programs or your browser to function normally.....

And other stuff too...... :banghead

Still have to open a file to let it in though, right??.. :stupid

Kinda figured that, anytime I get something strange I send it to my junker and open it up just in case, I've got some interesting stuff before!. :laugh

I update Java all the time but never get a dialog box like that, all I ever get is an icon that pops up in the system tray and it stays there until I click on it, and all it says is there is a new version and shows the number and warns to only download genuine Java, in fact I just updated it on my laptop yesterday!.. :good

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Posted: Sep. 26 2010,12:12 pm

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 26 2010,6:15 am)

Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 25 2010,1:42 pm)

Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 25 2010,5:59 am)

Quote (Fragile Magic @ Sep. 24 2010,12:36 pm)

Quote (GoFastRacer @ Sep. 24 2010,5:41 am)

Sounds like an old one from quite a few years back!.. :stupid

Indeed, but with a new evil twist..... :angry

It allows those old tricksters in as well as the fake virus scans that wont let run your anti-virus programs or your browser to function normally.....

And other stuff too...... :banghead

Still have to open a file to let it in though, right??.. :stupid

Kinda figured that, anytime I get something strange I send it to my junker and open it up just in case, I've got some interesting stuff before!. :laugh

So NOW you tell me! Where were you last week when I updated the infected Java virus thing??

:laugh

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Posted: Sep. 26 2010,2:41 pm

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A Coffee Virus?? :stupid

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Posted: Sep. 26 2010,3:55 pm

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Quote (Carrera Elite @ Sep. 26 2010,2:41 pm)

A Coffee Virus?? :stupid

Ã‚Â

Coffee is of the Devil!! :good

"It seemed like a hell of an idea at the time".

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Posted: Sep. 26 2010,4:24 pm

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That Is A True Statement!!

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Posted: Sep. 26 2010,10:28 pm

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Quote (lawbreaker2 @ Sep. 25 2010,2:06 pm)

I think this is what I have. I can't do anything, can't even get online now, so now what. any clue's :confused

If nothing else works, you can re-install your system files from either your backup discs or your recovery drive...

I completely wipe, reformat, and reinstall to factory new status every year, sometimes twice.....

Just make sure you have everything important backed up first.. :good

Just general use of your computer loads it up with junk and slows it down over time... Sometimes the format and reinstall option can be faster than trying to troubleshoot and remove a deeply embedded virus..... :banghead

Good Luck!!

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