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Post Icon Posted: July 10 2006,11:22 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Somehow this internet scam software got into my desktop.
It's called SYSPROTECT, and "pops up" telling you your computer is infected.  It got through my firewall, AVG, and my popup blocker.  DAMM...!!!

Despite closing the pop-up windows, it gets into the system and purposely shuts down Explorer, Control Panel, etc., and bogs down the system performance if you don't run their diags or purchase their product.  Of course, there's no phone numbers on their website...!!!

I have had to use System Restore 3 differenct times to get things back to normal.  FOCKERS....!!!  I went looking for help, and most of the places are spamming as well....  DOUBLE FOCKERS...!!!

Anyway, found this site that seems to be legit and has successfully removed the problem....
ATRIBUNE.ORG

We'll see......anybody else get attacked....??
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Post Icon Posted: July 10 2006,11:40 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Shue, check this out:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

It's a fact of Life:

After Monday and Tuesday, even the Calendar says : WTF .......
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Thanks G-Man..... :good  :beer
You just feel violated by these fockers sometimes... :angry
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Hijack this is good for identifying the problem.

To eliminate spyware and virus' I use a combination of XoftSpy and Symantec AV Corp edt.  

http://xoftspy.com/  They have a free scanner.  I haven't used it though. I have the registered version ;)  I recommend getting a copy of this software.

Those two together have kept me safe.  I am cleaning one of he employees laptops as I type.  Current Tally : 62 files, 4 Directories, 11 registery entries on the Spy scan alone. The AV is up to 12 infections so far but it has a ways to go before finished.

Good luck, I hate ad/spyware.
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Quote (Forensic @ July 10 2006,12:07 pm)
Hijack this is good for identifying the problem.

To eliminate spyware and virus' I use a combination of XoftSpy and Symantec AV Corp edt.  

http://xoftspy.com/  They have a free scanner.  I haven't used it though. I have the registered version ;)  I recommend getting a copy of this software.

Those two together have kept me safe.  I am cleaning one of he employees laptops as I type.  Current Tally : 62 files, 4 Directories, 11 registery entries on the Spy scan alone. The AV is up to 12 infections so far but it has a ways to go before finished.

Good luck, I hate ad/spyware.

It's amazing what some employees get on their computers...isn't it?

I popped for a copy of Xoftspy, but it didn't do it for me. Right now I have Symantec Corporate edition running and use Windows Defender, Spybot, Yahoo Anti-Spy, Zone Alarm Pro....and a firewall and a spam filter service.........jeesh, all that just to visit Doug's place!

It's a fact of Life:

After Monday and Tuesday, even the Calendar says : WTF .......
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Post Icon Posted: July 10 2006,1:02 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Just enter at the dos prompt:

DEL *.* /A/F

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Quote (BigDog @ July 10 2006,1:02 pm)
Just enter at the dos prompt:

DEL *.* /A/F

:D

Grrrr.... :bebe  :guns  :ass   :laugh

What's a DOS prompt.... :eek  :D

Edited by shueman on July 10 2006,1:49 pm
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Post Icon Posted: July 10 2006,3:02 pm Post # 8 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (GlassMan @ July 10 2006,1:00 pm)
It's amazing what some employees get on their computers...isn't it?

I popped for a copy of Xoftspy, but it didn't do it for me. Right now I have Symantec Corporate edition running and use Windows Defender, Spybot, Yahoo Anti-Spy, Zone Alarm Pro....and a firewall and a spam filter service.........jeesh, all that just to visit Doug's place!

OMG!!  What sites are you browsing?!?! LOL!  Thats some seriously layered protection.  

I just finished that laptop.  It was pretty straight forward until I tested the browser.  argh.. w w w.syssecurity.net  (edit - Don't go to that site   :break )

That one was ugly.  I do like that major geeks site now.  It had removal instructions with tools.  
Browser hijacker :flamed

working good now.  At least until she gets home and back on the internet.   :comp  :banghead

Edited by Forensic on July 10 2006,3:03 pm
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Post Icon Posted: July 10 2006,5:29 pm Post # 9 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Since we're talking about computer stuff, which I have no knowledge of.....  :beat   :break  is it possible to load someone elses microsoft word on another computer, or do I have to buy another software program?  :stupid  :break
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Quote (LASINC @ July 10 2006,5:29 pm)
Since we're talking about computer stuff, which I have no knowledge of.....  :beat   :break  is it possible to load someone elses microsoft word on another computer, or do I have to buy another software program?  :stupid  :break

Each computer is supposed to have it's own licensed version of MS Word.  There are "generic" programs out there that will read & write Word documents, to some degree.
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Quote (LASINC @ July 10 2006,5:29 pm)
Since we're talking about computer stuff, which I have no knowledge of.....  :beat   :break  is it possible to load someone elses microsoft word on another computer, or do I have to buy another software program?  :stupid  :break

All you need is a number and your good to go, I have Office XP you want it!.. :good
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Post Icon Posted: July 11 2006,6:43 am Post # 12 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (shueman @ July 10 2006,11:22 am)
Somehow this internet scam software got into my desktop.
It's called SYSPROTECT, and "pops up" telling you your computer is infected.  It got through my firewall, AVG, and my popup blocker.  DAMM...!!!

Despite closing the pop-up windows, it gets into the system and purposely shuts down Explorer, Control Panel, etc., and bogs down the system performance if you don't run their diags or purchase their product.  Of course, there's no phone numbers on their website...!!!

I have had to use System Restore 3 differenct times to get things back to normal.  FOCKERS....!!!  I went looking for help, and most of the places are spamming as well....  DOUBLE FOCKERS...!!!

Anyway, found this site that seems to be legit and has successfully removed the problem....
ATRIBUNE.ORG

We'll see......anybody else get attacked....??

Every once in a while I'll get that, it's a "Trojan Downloader" and it goes in your "System Volume Information" folder and it's a bitch to get it out, most of those programs won't get it out either, the easiest way to do it is to do a "System Restore", just restore it to a date just prior to getting infested, you don't lose anything, it just restores your "System" and it's gone!.. :good
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Post Icon Posted: July 11 2006,6:48 am Post # 13 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Quote (LASINC @ July 10 2006,5:29 pm)
Since we're talking about computer stuff, which I have no knowledge of.....  :beat   :break  is it possible to load someone elses microsoft word on another computer, or do I have to buy another software program?  :stupid  :break

All you need is a number and your good to go, I have Office XP you want it!.. :good

A lot of software that you buy is set up to download three times and then it is done.
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Quote (LASINC @ July 10 2006,5:29 pm)
Since we're talking about computer stuff, which I have no knowledge of.....  :beat   :break  is it possible to load someone elses microsoft word on another computer, or do I have to buy another software program?  :stupid  :break

All you need is a number and your good to go, I have Office XP you want it!.. :good

A lot of software that you buy is set up to download three times and then it is done.

I've put it on all 5 of mine about 10 times so far!.. :D  :good
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Post Icon Posted: July 11 2006,6:58 am Post # 15 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Quote (LASINC @ July 10 2006,5:29 pm)
Since we're talking about computer stuff, which I have no knowledge of.....  :beat   :break  is it possible to load someone elses microsoft word on another computer, or do I have to buy another software program?  :stupid  :break

All you need is a number and your good to go, I have Office XP you want it!.. :good

A lot of software that you buy is set up to download three times and then it is done.

I've put it on all 5 of mine about 10 times so far!.. :D  :good

All five of yours Huh .....? So that's what it takes to generate that kind of post count  :comp   :eek  :rotflmao
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Quote (LASINC @ July 10 2006,5:29 pm)
Since we're talking about computer stuff, which I have no knowledge of.....  :beat   :break  is it possible to load someone elses microsoft word on another computer, or do I have to buy another software program?  :stupid  :break

All you need is a number and your good to go, I have Office XP you want it!.. :good

A lot of software that you buy is set up to download three times and then it is done.

I've put it on all 5 of mine about 10 times so far!.. :D  :good

All five of yours Huh .....? So that's what it takes to generate that kind of post count  :comp   :eek  :rotflmao

:rotflmao Nahh, only post on two of em one in the house and one in the shop!.. :D  :laugh
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