i got that one from this site yesterday as well. had to do a system restore, but even that didn't work completely. it changes your file settings making many if not all files 'hidden'. do a search for 'unhide dot exe' for the solution to that after effect. to prevent, find a flash movie somewhere like you tube etc, right click on it and set flash global settings to 'ask me before allowing new sites from storing information on this computer'.

this was a nasty bugger but it is beatable without doing a windows reinstall

 

Yeah it is...my IT guy is pulling his hair out with 2 or 3 machines down to this thing...lol.

 

Sure glad I didn't browse this site using my Winders laptop!

 

well now you can be his 'IT guy' lol

 

is it legal to track these scum buckets down and eliminate them as well as the programs ???????????????? well at least i wasn't the only one , and much to the admin here's credit this is the only time i have had an issue ............. got my unk gona pick it up and fix it so i'm only on the home 'puotr and it's got firefox , bazzokas , a cavalry and god knows what else on it for protection not that it's safe as it crashed what 2 months ago so nothing is 100% safe !!!!!!!!!

 

i go that virus using firefox... so nothing is 100% safe..
anyway just protect your flash content as i said that's how it worked it's way in..

 

Kevin! Did you lose your job? You are never on here unless it's somewhere between 3 0r 4 in the morning?

I am actually starting to worry that I HAVEN'T had a problem yet....Seems like everybody is...why am I NOT?
I think the virus protection companies come up with these and fire them off, when business is slow...

 

you got the same idea as me jeff ... i think they create their own and send them out then shortly thereafter here comes the cavalry !!!!!!!!!! not ....... nope i'm spending 12 1/2 hours a day at home in my big white binder , and visiting the wife and such for a couple of hours till i go back . just got hold of her old laptop as she got a new fangled thing called a notebook ?????? i'm still pedaling the mail 'round to various places and since they have discovered my routes bisect 2 or 3 others every time and the others no longer have midday runs they keep discovering new uses for the boss and me ...... mo' money , but no time for life !!!!!!!!!!

 

I got this virus last night,someone please reveal the adress of these scumbags.

 

sorry to hear. i think i got it from a flash ad. i changed my flash global settings to hopefully stop a re-occurence.

sorry can't help you with their address

 

iwanna , that probably makes several of us that want their dain address ! i'd sure like to introduce them to the side of me everyone calls a f-^ arsehole !!!!!!!!

 

Same thing with my lap-top, in the shop now hoping to have back tomorrow.

 

I got it too. I had to go back to a previously saved "back up" version of Windows to get rid of it.

 

The repair guy that fixed mine suggested I switch to a Linux operating system to avoid such viruses in the future. What do you IT guys think about that, and how would it prevent this happening? I think I heard the guy say that the hackers aim their dirty work primarily at Windows operating systems. What say you? In plain English, please. Stu

 

Most viruses originate outside of the US. You cannot find them and you can do nothing about it other than to protect yourself as best you can. If they are new, they will get past your protection until they find out about it and install the block. Be sure you update your virus protection library every few days.

My understanding is that this virus placed the "buy the fix" ad so you would give then your credit card info. You know where it goes from there....