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28-09-2006
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Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery
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| Mystery virus ?
JxnDTnw9SFY[1].tiff Downloader
Can anyone throw any light on this one please ? Nortons picked it up on a web site from the U.S.Navy,but attempts to find it failed,I have scanned a few times but it is nowhere on my system ? a bit worrying as I hope that it is not one of those types that lurks then erupts after a while.
How could it pick it up,then after a scan it was not there ? baffled.
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28-09-2006
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Basildon Essex Real Name: Nigel My Models: All sorts Visit Nigel.D's Gallery
Posts: 787
| Its a trojan based in a pic file just dont open the pic | |
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28-09-2006
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Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Halifax Real Name: John My Models: rc cars & various model kits Visit John's Gallery
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| It's a temporary Internet file, it's probably not a virus more likely a file Norton isn't sure about and has deleted it | |
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28-09-2006
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Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery
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| Spot on John,I have dumped the cache,I knew that you would have the answer. Quote: |
Originally Posted by John It's a temporary Internet file, it's probably not a virus more likely a file Norton isn't sure about and has deleted it |
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28-09-2006
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Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery
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| Thanks Nigel,a sneaky little thing that was in the temporary internet files,someone does not like the U.S.Navy ? what a strange place to hack into. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Nigel.D Its a trojan based in a pic file just dont open the pic |
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29-09-2006
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Real Name: Greg My Models: model planes tanks and helicopters as well as missiles and rockets Visit GEEDUBBYA's Gallery
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| Howdy guys and Gals, I wanted to share an anti viral program with ya'll that I have used for yrs now. Its called AVG ANTIVIRUS and is free for personal use. I have used it on my computers for about 5 yrs now. The program "self updates" everyday and can be set to scan your computer anytime you want, even while you sleep. By Updating daily, you stay ontop of the newest viruses within a few days of the viruses first hitting the internet. This program has an email scanner built in and will even scan (several) Java applets prior to initiating them. Its the absolute BEST FREE ANTIVIRAL PROGRAM I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS. The website provides virus removal tools (incase you happen to get a virus before a new update comes out) as well as an encyclopedia of viruses, with the virus' various names and aliases and even tell s you where to find them in your computer and how to go about removing them. If you come to a site that i affected by a virus, it alerts you instantly and begins the scanning process automatically. Then isolates the virus and stores it in a "virus vault" until such time as you delete it. I cant explain all the technical aspects of it, but, I really seriously reccomend it to all my friends online. You can find the free download program here: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/.../lng/us/tpl/v5 So, look over the site for the various features and if you download it, let me know what you think of it. Hope this helps someone....its saved my computer too many times to count. It makes a great addition when used in conjunction with other programs like Nortons and mcafee's as well as spyware removal tools like ad aware and spybot. Have a good evening, Greg | |
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29-09-2006
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Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery
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| http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/?ref=google_sd
Thanks Greg,together with these two downloads it detected 126 problem areas of spyware that have now been resolved,I noticed an immediately quicker system so these things must slow things down a lot ?
It is odd how one system picks things up that others miss ? so from now on it is a regular check to keep things at bay.
Check your system everyone,it may not be as clean as you first thought ?
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29-09-2006
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| | Scale Model Member | I also have AVG and have used it for years. I sometimes still find that it "misses" the odd one here and there BUT nothing as yet that has done any damage. I also use "spybot (search & destroy)" its also free and goes where AVG dont or cant. Spybot even killed off that "dragon worn thing" from several years ago. Anyways we all have what we think is best but I swear by AVG & SPYBOT 2 of the best free ones out there.
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29-09-2006
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Basildon Essex Real Name: Nigel My Models: All sorts Visit Nigel.D's Gallery
Posts: 787
| 2 yrs ago i ditched norten and went with avg !! best move ever | |
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29-09-2006
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Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Halifax Real Name: John My Models: rc cars & various model kits Visit John's Gallery
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Originally Posted by Nigel.D 2 yrs ago i ditched norten and went with avg !! best move ever | probable the same time as me, never looked back, and for a free firewall use Sygate | |
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