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NS General just downloaded a Trojan virus to my PC which cannot be cleaned, quaranteined or deleted!!!!!

WTF is going on here???

It was downloaded when there was an x-rated banner in the upper right corner of the window!

WAKE THE F***K UP!!!!!!!!!

BUMP, damnit!

The banners on this site are bad, but if you got an x-rated banner I would suggest you already had that cookie on your computer from when you were getting porn pictures for the Babes Thread.

NS General just downloaded a Trojan virus to my PC which cannot be cleaned, quaranteined or deleted!!!!!

WTF is going on here???

It was downloaded when there was an x-rated banner in the upper right corner of the window!

WAKE THE F***K UP!!!!!!!!!

You may want to post this in Technical...and maybe take out that last part of your post... :eek:

NS General just downloaded a Trojan virus to my PC which cannot be cleaned, quaranteined or deleted!!!!!

WTF is going on here???

It was downloaded when there was an x-rated banner in the upper right corner of the window!

:eek: Are you sure it was jolt and not some other hanky panky of your own doing?

You may want to post this in Technical...and maybe take out that last part of your post... :eek:
Already did.

:eek: Are you sure it was jolt and not some other hanky panky of your own doing?
I don't think so, although I have to admit that I don't know enough about how that sort of thing works to say for sure. :(

NS General just downloaded a Trojan virus to my PC which cannot be cleaned, quaranteined or deleted!!!!!
WTF is going on here???
It was downloaded when there was an x-rated banner in the upper right corner of the window!
WAKE THE F***K UP!!!!!!!!!
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Yawwwnn.
What? Good morning.

Ah, the tranquility of an adblocking extension and a browser set-up to not allow things to run automatically. :)

Ah, the tranquility of an adblocking extension and a browser set-up to not allow things to run automatically. :)
I have one of the best adblockers available. :(

What's the Trojan Called?

I have one of the best adblockers available. :(

And yet it doesn't block banners on this site?

I've never seen an X-rated banner on Jolt. But then, I don't surf porn with this computer.

Eutrusca just go in using the Administration option, you will be able to delete it from there. Or look up the name of the worm on the net and you should find a page on the net that will tell you how to clean it . There is always a way to get those pesky things off your puter.

ANTIVIR (http://www.free-av.com/) There ya go. It's free. It's easy to use. It kicks some virus ass. I've been a 3 year user, and have never been let down. It completely locks the computer if a virus is detected trying to install, and it gives you options to 1)delete 2)quarantine 3)ignore
~EDIT~ It will also remove existing virus's. (viruses, virusi ?)

I've never seen an X-rated banner on Jolt either. That would point to it probably not coming from here. Unsafe surfing habits, such as viewing porn, downloading music and programs, opening e-mail attachments can let trojans onto your computer.

A good firewall, a good spyware package, and a good antivirus are a must.

Give Counterspy a try. They give a 15 day trial, and can be found at www.sunbelt-software.com . I tried them because they got a good write-up in PC Magazine, and ended up buying the full version -- it kills things Ad-Aware and Spybot : Search and Destroy can't even see.

Damnit! I just got the same virus I think. On of of Eut's threads no less.

Edit: Just checked. The virus and banner ads only appear in Eut's threads. Get rid of the virus, Eut. Please.

I have one of the best adblockers available. :(
Pop ups are not your problem. Get Spyware Blaster, Spybot S&D (use immunize), and FireFox.

I've got a suspected trojan, the forums just autoprompted a download from ax.web-nexus.net , and it's an installer.exe. I'm nuking it, just thought you'd like to know.

(ie, it prompted for me to download something, no idea what the ad was, I was moving quickly through the forums)

Second one. Most definitally something coming from NS

Hrm. Moral of the story?

Get Firefox.

If you have firefox, and get evul worms from pr0n; you = ubern00b.

I got one. Firefox didn't allow it to auto execute, and prompted me...

Hrm. Moral of the story?

Get Firefox.

If you have firefox, and get evul worms from pr0n; you = ubern00b.
Firefox isn't aby safer than I.E. Thats just a myth. SOURCE (http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/)

Nope. I didn't get the virus either.

Imo it sucks getting a virus. A damn hassle to clean up especially if their really malicious one's that farks up your computer and you'll need to spend days formating and reinstalling stuff.

Might be from your "Handphone Porn" website. :p

Get Firefox + Adblock plugin! End of flash issues. Flash carries sinful secrets - worms, trojans, viruses... :D

Firefox isn't aby safer than I.E. Thats just a myth. SOURCE (http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/)

That's if you're stupid enough to NOT block the ads. And/or click on the stinkin' flashing ads in the first place. I use Firefox and I have no issues. In fact, I did an ad-scan yesterday and came up with nothing, my previous being 23 days before yesterday.

Firefox isn't aby safer than I.E. Thats just a myth. I'll find a source in a minute.
It's safer to the average user because it automatically has stuff blocked out which IE automatically lets in, not to mention all the tracking cookies. Use IE for an hour, dozens of tracking cookies, use FireFox for months on same sites, maybe 2 of them?

Get Firefox + Adblock plugin!
That is assuming you don't update Firefox and thus leave vulnerabilities in it. Adblock stopped working several versions ago.

Get Firefox + Adblock plugin! End of flash issues. Flash carries sinful secrets - worms, trojans, viruses... :D
Really no need to block flash. My anti virus (ANTIVIR) does a great job of realtime monitering. The link is posted earlier in this thread. Best virus protection ever! I think it's a dutch or swedish company?

It's safer to the average user because it automatically has stuff blocked out which IE automatically lets in, not to mention all the tracking cookies. Use IE for an hour, dozens of tracking cookies, use FireFox for months on same sites, maybe 2 of them?


That is assuming you don't update Firefox and thus leave vulnerabilities in it. Adblock stopped working several versions ago.
I amended the post you quoted. It links to an article that shows that firefox actually has MORE vulnerabilitys than I.E. now. AND more published vulnerabilitys. As the title suggests, "The honeymoon is over"

That is assuming you don't update Firefox and thus leave vulnerabilities in it. Adblock stopped working several versions ago.
Everything is up to date with me. And if adblock doesn't work - make sure it isn't disabled. If it is, there is half your problem because the version I have works and there are no issues with the 1.0.6 version of firefox and the Adblock v.5.

I got two X-rated banners as well, plus numerous "Threat Detected" warnings. Interestingly, they only show up in Eut's threads.

I amended the post you quoted. It links to an article that shows that firefox actually has MORE vulnerabilitys than I.E. now. AND more published vulnerabilitys. As the title suggests, "The honeymoon is over"
I find that irrelevant in general. If I run IE for a month and go to the same sites I do with Firefox then run all my Anti-Spyware and virus programs, I guarantee you I will find 10x as much virii (well 0 * 10, isn't 10 but you get the idea) and spyware than if I use Firefox for a month.

That is assuming you don't update Firefox and thus leave vulnerabilities in it. Adblock stopped working several versions ago.

Adblock still works, and I'm running the Firefox 1.5 Beta. Adblock Plus (http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=774) (lower half of the first post in the link) is a tip.

http://img350.imageshack.us/img350/7196/trojan9mc.th.png (http://img350.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trojan9mc.png)

Unknown spyware and adware on your computer could over-ride baners on web sites to porn and/or x-rated web sites. I would run a check on your computer using any and all adware/spyware programs you could find, including the program that Kat mentioned.

I use Internet Explorer, but I also have Norton Internet Security, Microsoft's Anti-Spyware software, Spybot S&D, and Ad-Aware. When I run scans (usually once a week, maybe more than that if the lappy is acting funny) all they usually pick up are the already tattered carcasses of some pathetic adware, at worst. All Norton ever finds is the occasional adware bits it is trained to recognize; I have not yet had an actual virus.
Additionally, Norton Internet Security eats all the ads in the NS skin on Jolt; it even goes so far as to scrub the ads out of AIM and MSNIM. It's a very zealous program.

Yep. It's the Java/openstream and Java/byteVerify trojans. I've gotten it dispite refusing to allow any downloads (although apparantly it is non active until you do allow one), and that's with a few antivirus programs running watch. I'd suggest antivirus scans by all members of the boards...

Like I said, it is all more than likely due to all the porn in Eutrusca's Babe Thread pics, that is where he got it. I am not too sure about the rest of you.

Like I said, it is all more than likely due to all the porn in Eutrusca's Babe Thread pics, that is where he got it. I am not too sure about the rest of you.
I haven't been in that thread.

If this is a Jolt problems, where are the dozens of other complaints about this, then? Surely not EVERYONE who plays this game uses Firefox. Some of them should be screaming too. While we don't have a lot of control over the banner ads from Jolt, they've been VERY good in the past about screening advertisers. If they had some advert that placed viruses on user's computers, the shouting would be non-stop.

Simple fact is, there are lots of trojans that hide in the background and piggyback on other sites to hide their origins. You've probably gotten one of those, and now it's picking up crap from elsewhere while you are viewing Jolt pages.

Given only a single infected complaintant and a pair of others with apochryphal evidence, I'd say the evidence doesn't support your claim. If anyone else gets the notice, make a note of EXACTLY what it says and what banner is showing. Until then, there's not a lot we can do.

If this is a Jolt problems, where are the dozens of other complaints about this, then? Surely not EVERYONE who plays this game uses Firefox. Some of them should be screaming too. While we don't have a lot of control over the banner ads from Jolt, they've been VERY good in the past about screening advertisers. If they had some advert that placed viruses on user's computers, the shouting would be non-stop.

Simple fact is, there are lots of trojans that hide in the background and piggyback on other sites to hide their origins. You've probably gotten one of those, and now it's picking up crap from elsewhere while you are viewing Jolt pages.

Given only a single infected complaintant and a pair of others with apochryphal evidence, I'd say the evidence doesn't support your claim. If anyone else gets the notice, make a note of EXACTLY what it says and what banner is showing. Until then, there's not a lot we can do.
See the picture up above? It's stopped now, but there isn't any other place I've been since my last sweep that would cause a trojan (slashdot, mydd, dailykos, etc)

Like I said, it is all more than likely due to all the porn in Eutrusca's Babe Thread pics, that is where he got it. I am not too sure about the rest of you.
I clicked thru that thread several times using IE (with XP SP2, which supposedly blocks pop-ups). Never saw a porn banner, never got a download notice. I'm guessing coincidence at best.

Given only a single infected complaintant and a pair of others with apochryphal evidence, I'd say the evidence doesn't support your claim.Most people are clowns who don't even update Windows when it starts screaming at them. Eu might just be the first to notice.

I clicked thru that thread several times using IE (with XP SP2, which supposedly blocks pop-ups). Never saw a porn banner, never got a download notice. I'm guessing coincidence at best.
No, what I meant was what you said, Eutrusca was obviously starting to use porn images (clean ones relatively), and it appears some sort of hijack got onto his system while he was looking for images and that is what is hijacking his banner.

I could reccomend half a dozen things to use which I use.
Microsoft Anti-Spyware
Spybot S&D
Spyware Blaster
Lavasoft Ad-Aware
AVG Anti-virus
Trend-micro Housecall (which is Trend-micro's browser scanner)

Note on browser/windows:

Fully patched windows XP, running AVG and Norton Antivirus, fully patched firefox...

Which thread was it? I'll go clickin through it, see what happens.

Which thread was it? I'll go clickin through it, see what happens.
It appears to have stopped now. I got five/six of those dialog boxes in a row from Eutrusca's threads (and only his), and now they've stopped coming.

I did not see any porn banners at all, only those weird prompts asking to download something.

I just went through the babe thread. The banner I saw was for "Medal of Honor Alled Assault" or something. Also saw one for Vonage. The only pr0n I saw was the softcore stuff posted in the thread, which I was previously unaware we were allowed to post here.

Well, Ive been through E's threads, and the babes thread. Notta
I have XP/sp2 with Antivir antivirus running, and thats it. I hope everyone gets it sorted out. If I can be of any help to anyone, feel free to contact me through yahoo messenger! (puredevilishcharm) Cheers all!

I just went through the babe thread. The banner I saw was for "Medal of Honor Alled Assault" or something. Also saw one for Vonage. The only pr0n I saw was the softcore stuff posted in the thread, which I was previously unaware we were allowed to post here.
Yeah! I was seriously impressed with the mods restraint on those!

I just used search to view the last 2 pages worth of Eut-started threads... As has been said many times before... my XPsp2 shows absolutely nothing that isn't g-rated for a banner ad. I also get no popups, or security warnings, or install prompts...

I seriously reccomend using either 1) A spyware checker/deletor or 2) Take to an anti-spywhere PC Shop like 'Teletechie' to take care of it

I've never seen an X-rated banner on Jolt. But then, I don't surf porn with this computer.


Ditto.

Im thinking whatever access the porn site has to your computer is the connection, not NS Forum.

I've never got any of those from NS - even the paranoid ZoneAlarm Suite Security 6.0 does not complain. Neither did Norton Internet Security 2005 I used previously.

ANTIVIR (http://www.free-av.com/) There ya go. It's free. It's easy to use. It kicks some virus ass. I've been a 3 year user, and have never been let down. It completely locks the computer if a virus is detected trying to install, and it gives you options to 1)delete 2)quarantine 3)ignore
~EDIT~ It will also remove existing virus's. (viruses, virusi ?)

That link doesn't work for me. Is there another for this particular program?

I got two X-rated banners as well, plus numerous "Threat Detected" warnings. Interestingly, they only show up in Eut's threads.


:rolleyes: If it was coming through his threads I think most of us would have it to but I have nothing I've ran checks on every file on my computer and nothing including spy ware checks and everything.

Fully Patched Windows XP/Firefox/AntiVir/Norton/Microsoft Spyware Blaster/Avast Anti-Virus.