Comments | gehayi: Warning

gehayi

Warning

Jun 20, 2010 19:32

I won't be around for the rest of the night--and into tomorrow as well--because the computer has been infected with the AV Security Virus malware. This happened when I was looking at ariastar's Dreamwidth journal, so if any of you have her on your f-list, be aware that malware has attached itself to one of the links in her recent post. (Not her fault, but ( Read more... )

malware garbage

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gehayi June 21 2010, 16:31:59 UTC

I think that I would like to consign them to the level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.

lilacsigil June 21 2010, 00:40:07 UTC

So frustrating! One good thing about living in Australia is that we rarely get hit with the first wave of malware - Europe or North America get it first, and by the time we're awake the anti-virus updates are in.

gehayi June 21 2010, 16:29:05 UTC

That does sound like a considerable advantage!

jetamors June 21 2010, 00:44:07 UTC

They're such douchebags. I hope your computer gets fixed soon.

gehayi June 21 2010, 16:29:36 UTC

It's fixed! Hooray!

jetamors June 21 2010, 18:35:19 UTC

W00t! \o/

ctrl_issue June 21 2010, 02:44:29 UTC

Dude, I had that earlier this year and had to completely erase my computer. I hope you and yours get better soon!

gehayi June 21 2010, 16:33:12 UTC

I'm back, and I didn't have to erase my computer. My computer guy is fantastic!

Malware? erikorrantia June 21 2010, 05:06:53 UTC

That sounds terrible! How can you tell if you're computer's infected? Mine's been acting strange lately. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with an e-mail that I received from a friend whose computer was hijacked somehow...they got in his contact list and sent an e-mail advertisement to everyone on his list. I think it was for an online pharmacy.

Anyhow, I hope it gets fixed!

Re: Malware? gehayi June 21 2010, 16:42:52 UTC

Well, in this case, it's really easy to tell, because a green shield pops up in the lower right hand corner of your screen (where all the icons for commonly used programs are) telling you that your computer is infected, and do you want to download AV Security Systems now?

It looks very much like a legitimate program you haven't used up till now, but if you say, "No, I don't want to download AV Security," you get bombarded with interruptions, announcements of infections, Viagra ads and porn sites every two minutes.

Oh, and if you have anti-virus and/or anti-malware programs on your computer? It turns them right off. And you can't reactivate them. In fact, it'll turn off every program you have and render your computer useless.

AV Security malware is fucking viciousIf you think that your computer might be infected, and if your anti-virus software is still working, then update the anti-virus program and then run a full scan of your system. And I can point you in the direction of my computer guy if you have any questions about really ( ... )