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

p.s.

[amalthia]

Sorry about the virus. :( and yeah I think our projector computer got something very similar but what I think happened was some new kind of trick they use to trick people into downloading the virus when you visit a website. It basically overlays an invisible link? At least that's what happened to EZTV and they had to get strong security because no one could see the link to the virus download? I'm not explaining so well but that's how I understood it. :(

Re: p.s.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

This one tricked me with a "codec." Shit. Spydoctor removed the virus (I think) and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware found something else. But I'm still unable to connect to mininova.org or update the database on AVG.

I'm hoping an alternate free trial version of Trend Micro's virus protection will help me in the interim. But I think this is going to mean a trip to the computer guy.

I have No Script to prevent those invisible links. It's a pain in the neck, but well worth it.

Re: p.s.

[amalthia]

I really should have had no script on the firefox browser of the projector computer...after that last reformat we decided no more downloading to that computer because we could never tell where the viruses were coming from where with our own computers we have the most up-to-date protection and it's quite easy to tell when you've installed a nasty virus. :(

But really the people who create those...the death penalty is too good for them. Spammers and virus makers I can't think of people I hate worse. They really do ruin good things.