Oh, what a lovely infestation I have.

[icarus]

Oh, wonderful. I tried downloading the latest SPN episode from mininova.org and got a virus infected file instead.

Threat name: Trojan.Downloader.NUS and, worse yet, Adware.Maxifiles
Threat level: somewhere between Kristallnacht and nuclear holocaust

Bonus? Looks like it blocks me from going to the mininova.org web page. I can't warn anyone. Except you, of course.

Currently cleaning it out with Spywaredoctor. Next I run AVG.



ETA: Spywaredoctor caught it, cleaned it. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware found more. I still can't access mininova, however.

Annihow has more info for all of us. This particular problem disabled AVG, so she has masterful ways and tools to scan and disinfect your computer.

Comments

[birggitt.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have it instaled in my pc at work, and it has XP

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Are you able to download from other file-sharing sites? Because I've just discovered that while I was able to download last night's SGA ep (which was marked as a .doc file, maybe that makes a difference) I can't download from a private server, from Megaupload, nor can I upload to YouSendIt or Mediafire.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm starting to use those guys now.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Techsupportforum.com? Okay, I'll keep them in mind. I've heard two recs (oh, ha, that sounds like fanfic...), one for Avast, another for Clam. Any thoughts?

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I ended up downloading the free trial version of Trendmicro and running it for a while, but I'd rather use a free virus protection software. For obvious reasons. *g*

[lherelenfeline.livejournal.com]

=)
Glad to have been of help.
Also, Hulu is streaming a lot of TV and films with minimal commercials, in case you don't wanna download.

[mellifluous-ink.livejournal.com]

Um, trandmicro is free. You just have to visit the site every time you want to do it. o_O You don't have to download the trial version to clean out your computer. You just use Housecall.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I had trouble with doing their online version in the past, but that's probably because I was on dial-up. Additionally, it used to just tell you what you had. You had to go out and download the tools to remove any viruses.

It's not something I'd recommend. The recent Trojan I downloaded had a cute aspect that cut my connection to the server when I tried to download files. If I'd relied on Trendmicro's site I would have been screwed.

[mellifluous-ink.livejournal.com]

It has its flaws, but no virus/malware/trojan/worm catcher is free. :(