[nfbcs] Trojan aftermath: help needed.

[tribble]

Is there any way to prevent infestation? I mean, a person ought to be able 
to do common tasks wihtoutworrying about malware. Oh well, I suppose 
frequent and regular backups is the only answer.
Good luck.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Trojan aftermath: help needed.


Laura,

>From what I have read, this is actually a class of virus/trojans, and it 
>regularly changes.  Therefore, it is not possible to just provide a list. 
>However, one of the
common ways it gets into your computer is to tell you that you need a new 
codec to play a given file.  It can even come with a end user license. 
Apparently it is also
tied into some sights that offer you a free download to scan for certain 
trojans but which are themselves the actual files that infect one.  One just 
has to be very
careful.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:57:01 -0600, tribble wrote:

>Could you provide the name of this disguised program?
>Ugh -- there are so many utilities, between windows, symantech and Office
>and all the other programs that run updates, it is hard to know when you
>click on a button what it will do or whether it is malicious.
>--le

>----- Original Message ----- 
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>I explained that it was disguised as an anti-virus program.  I assumed it
>was a Windows product trying to activate and learned too late that it
>wasn't.


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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "tribble" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
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>Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:25
>Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Trojan aftermath: help needed.


>> Out of curiosity, what did you do or not do to introduce this malware on
>> your system? Sounds like a nightmare.  Perhaps if you tell where you
>> picked
>> it up it might help others avoid the problem. You might also inform the
>> admin of the system you got it from that it is there.
>> Good luck. I feel for you.
>> --le
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Joe Orozco" <JOrozco at ysa.org>
>> To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 11:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Trojan aftermath: help needed.
>>
>>
>> Back up your important files and format.  It killed me to have to do it
>> six months ago, but it was the only way I could completely eliminate
>> what had quickly become a malignant instability to my system.  I
>> downloaded several tools to try to isolate the issue.  Among them was
>> SmitfroFix.  Check the spelling, and if you run something similar
>> remember to run it on Safe Mode for optimal performance.  Good luck to
>> you.  Ridding your computer of a virus is no small task, and I hope it
>> is resolved soon.  Otherwise, F11 all the way at start-up.
>>
>> Joe Orozco
>>
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>Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.17/1845 - Release Date: 12/12/2008
>9:02 AM


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