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

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

Sorry to intrude, I saw the warning up at Starrylizard's (and just in time too!) since there's more than one torrent listed at Mininova for the episode, could you be more specific as to which one infected you? And it happened when you finished the download and it asked you to get an "extra" codec?

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately in my (probably understandable) flurry to get rid of it, I didn't mark which file it was. I'd just avoid the mininova files altogether unless you have a friend who can verify it's clean.

It was a zip file, that when opened, required an extra "codec" (named HDTV secure or something, which should have roused my suspicions). I got warnings from Spyware Doctor that something was up, and it popped open a page with various butt hole shots.

My virus protection appeared to still be operative, but I ran Spy Doctor ASAP. It found the infections (there were five in all) and quarantined them. I tried to access mininova and found that I couldn't.

Then I went to run AVG, and that's when I discovered that I couldn't update AVG's virus database.

I'm sorry I'm not able to do more. Stay away from mininova's SPN torrent unless you know for sure it's good. Everyone who downloaded this virus is likely unable to inform mininova that there's a problem.

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

Well, I went to eztv and got my dose there ;)

A friend of mine had this and he managed to get rid of it by finding a removal procedure on an antivirus forum. I know it was eight steps and it involved Malwarebyte and getting a different free antivirus than AVG (which recently has fallen behind in quality). He's at work right now and I can't call him there, but once he's off I'll get him to give me the instructions immediately (which he was going to give me this weekend anyway) and I'll pass them along.

Thanks very, very much for the warnings!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, that would be great, thank you!

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

Ok, I've got something that might help if you're still at it (hope you're not, though!)

here: http://anniehow.livejournal.com/59665.html

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware allowed skipmagee to download the latest virus databases and get her virus protection working again. It also found other viruses on my computer. My AVG is still out of commission, but I was able to install a free 30-day trial of TrendMicro in the interim.

DrWeb found another trojan, gtdownlr_134.ocx, that I've probably had for a while.