I have a problem, which Im guessing is a virus, since clicking on a link I thought I could trust.
Worse thing is, it was on this site, and took me to HJ.
Since then, every so often, a new browser window opens (firefox/XP) taking me to a site where the 'ladies' aren't wearing much.....
I keep closing the new window straight away, and am running my AV as I type this.
Any other advice on what I may have to do?
And please, Don't ever put a link to 'that place' again... :-)
Not without saying what it is....
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I've had this before and I honestly think it's more likely you've got this from something you've downloaded or received in email than from any link.
Whatever, there is a lot of very useful stuff in threads on the majorgeeks site, starting with this thread forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407
But before you get into the too detailed stuff I've had success on a number of occasions with the following two products, run one after the other:
Malwarebytes
majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5756
SuperAntispyware www.majorgeeks.com/SUPERAntiSpyware_d5116.html
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I can't of course be sure that site is the cause, but all I can say is the problems started immediately after the page loaded.....
I had checked my Emails 1/2 hour earlier, and hadn't seen any issues.
Anyway, Thanks for the links. I have downloaded and attempted to run both programs, the 1st, Malwarebytes freezes 1-2 seconds into a scan, and I have to force it to close using task manager.
The 2nd, SuperAntispyware has discovered 2 Trojans, so I'm crossing fingers that's sorted the problem....
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Malwarebytes' product should not not work for no reason (that'll get you!).
bit.ly/brL01I
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>> I have a problem, which Im guessing is a virus, since clicking on a link
>> I thought I could trust.
>> Worse thing is, it was on this site, and took me to HJ.
Can you please point us to the thread, just so that we know which link to avoid?
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Wish I could remember - it was pointing to an old posting from 2005 or thereabouts...
..... it may be a coincidence that I got attacked around the time of viewing, all I know for certain is its giving me major grief.
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It was a link posted by tyro about when he rented a PT Cruiser in the USA in 2005.
I'm not sure which thread it appeared in here, but this is where it went to.
Made non-clickable, just in case:
... www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=35831...
Last edited by: Iffy on Sat 22 Jan 11 at 12:33
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Just spun up a virtual machine and set a registry monitor and some other stuff going then used the link. It doesn't appear to have done anything unexpected but I will leave the machine running for a bit as I'd like to see the scantily clad ladies - all in the interests of research you understand :-)
Last edited by: smokie on Sat 22 Jan 11 at 14:45
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I clicked on the link yesterday and no dirty lasses have popped up on the Mac so far.
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>> I clicked on the link yesterday and no dirty lasses have popped up on the
>> Mac so far.
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Maybe I just got 'lucky'....
I think (fingers crossed) I now have a clean machine again.
Thanks Smokie, and FT for your help.
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Problems since clicking on a 'trusted' link - smokie
