AIM Virus/trojan going around! Where do I report this?!?
 

There is apparently a virus or script of some kind goin around on AIM...

I got this earlier and my computer started sending out aim messages with the
same thing over and over again to eveybody on my buddy list.. Including
myself since I'm on my own buddy list.

This was the message:

how good is this picture of us for myspace?
http://213.251.139.110/9d1da3707c92e...ther/picture18 .
zip


I put spaces before and after the .zip just so nobody accidentally clicks on
this and gets the trojan or whatever the hell this is.
Who do I report this to? ?

AIM Virus/trojan going around! Where do I report this?!?
 

What in Gods name are you doing with AOL anyway? Dump them.
JR

Michael Kennedy wrote:

There is apparently a virus or script of some kind goin around on AIM...

I got this earlier and my computer started sending out aim messages with the
same thing over and over again to eveybody on my buddy list.. Including
myself since I'm on my own buddy list.

This was the message:

how good is this picture of us for myspace?
http://213.251.139.110/9d1da3707c92e...ther/picture18 .
zip


I put spaces before and after the .zip just so nobody accidentally clicks on
this and gets the trojan or whatever the hell this is.
Who do I report this to? ?






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AIM Virus/trojan going around! Where do I report this?!?
 

Michael Kennedy wrote:

There is apparently a virus or script of some kind goin around on AIM...

I got this earlier and my computer started sending out aim messages with the
same thing over and over again to eveybody on my buddy list.. Including
myself since I'm on my own buddy list.

This was the message:

how good is this picture of us for myspace?
http://213.251.139.110/9d1da3707c92e...ther/picture18 .
zip

I put spaces before and after the .zip just so nobody accidentally clicks on
this and gets the trojan or whatever the hell this is.
Who do I report this to? ?


Report it? No you clean up your computer and keep it clean with GOOD
anti virus and anti spyware software. Install a firewall while you are
at it. Here is a link to some good software that is free for personal
use.: http://home.earthlink.net/~computersforvets/links.html

I would get rid of AIM, as well. its too easy for hackers and
malicious software to get to your computer when its running. ICQ is
better, but instant messaging software runs a server application on your
PC when you are logged in to the network.



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AIM Virus/trojan going around! Where do I report this?!?
 

What in Gods name are you doing with AOL anyway? Dump them.
JR

I dumpped AO-Hell ten years ago.. I only use their instant messenger because
everyone I know uses it..

- Mike

AIM Virus/trojan going around! Where do I report this?!?
 

Thanks for the tip..
I thought I was pretty much protected because I have all of those installed
except zonealarm and mailwasher.. Verry odd avg didn't detect the trojan
protector.exe that had installed itself to C:\
I have avg set up to automatically update and scan my entire hard drive once
a day...

Whatever it was it did some damage.. Spybot coudn't remove it so I ran
Ad-Aware and it failed also. I then proceded to boot to safe mode I managed
to delete most of the crap with hijackthis but I still had no luck at
removing one dll file.. Safe mode command prompt wouldn't let me remove it
even. I finally got it straightened after booting to last known good config
and then sifting through the registry to try to re-enable windows firewall
which had been totally disabled and greyed out all the options..

Hopefully I've found all of the crap that got on here now..

- Mike

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Michael Kennedy wrote:

There is apparently a virus or script of some kind goin around on AIM...

I got this earlier and my computer started sending out aim messages with
the
same thing over and over again to eveybody on my buddy list.. Including
myself since I'm on my own buddy list.

This was the message:

how good is this picture of us for myspace?
http://213.251.139.110/9d1da3707c92e...ther/picture18 .
zip

I put spaces before and after the .zip just so nobody accidentally clicks
on
this and gets the trojan or whatever the hell this is.
Who do I report this to? ?


Report it? No you clean up your computer and keep it clean with GOOD
anti virus and anti spyware software. Install a firewall while you are
at it. Here is a link to some good software that is free for personal
use.: http://home.earthlink.net/~computersforvets/links.html

I would get rid of AIM, as well. its too easy for hackers and
malicious software to get to your computer when its running. ICQ is
better, but instant messaging software runs a server application on your
PC when you are logged in to the network.



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AIM Virus/trojan going around! Where do I report this?!?
 

I know that is right.

On Thu, 11 May 2006, JR North wrote:

What in Gods name are you doing with AOL anyway? Dump them.
JR

Michael Kennedy wrote:

There is apparently a virus or script of some kind goin around on AIM...

I got this earlier and my computer started sending out aim messages with
the same thing over and over again to eveybody on my buddy list.. Including
myself since I'm on my own buddy list.

This was the message:

how good is this picture of us for myspace?
http://213.251.139.110/9d1da3707c92e...ther/picture18 .
zip


I put spaces before and after the .zip just so nobody accidentally clicks
on this and gets the trojan or whatever the hell this is.
Who do I report this to? ?





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AIM Virus/trojan going around! Where do I report this?!?
 

"Michael Kennedy" wrote in message
...
What in Gods name are you doing with AOL anyway? Dump them.
JR

I dumpped AO-Hell ten years ago.. I only use their instant messenger
because everyone I know uses it..

- Mike


Maybe u should consider convincing everyone u know to meet u on ICQ from now
on. :)

AIM Virus/trojan going around! Where do I report this?!?
 

Michael Kennedy wrote:

Thanks for the tip..
I thought I was pretty much protected because I have all of those installed
except zonealarm and mailwasher.. Verry odd avg didn't detect the trojan
protector.exe that had installed itself to C:\
I have avg set up to automatically update and scan my entire hard drive once
a day...

Whatever it was it did some damage.. Spybot coudn't remove it so I ran
Ad-Aware and it failed also. I then proceded to boot to safe mode I managed
to delete most of the crap with hijackthis but I still had no luck at
removing one dll file.. Safe mode command prompt wouldn't let me remove it
even. I finally got it straightened after booting to last known good config
and then sifting through the registry to try to re-enable windows firewall
which had been totally disabled and greyed out all the options..

Hopefully I've found all of the crap that got on here now..

- Mike


Sometimes you have to turn off system restore to delete infected
files. Just make sure you turn it back on when you're done, and you
don't want to be oline when your computer is more vulnerable.


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