Belladonna Posted February 27, 2006 Posted February 27, 2006 I get up this morning and see that my weekly scan for viruses yeilded a bunch of trojans named Exploit-MS06-004.gen. The freaky thing is they were ALL found in my NOLF2 folder, in various textures. McAfee deleted the infected files automatically, so of course I went into panic mode and assumed NOLF2 wouldn't start, but it did and all is well... so far. Does anyone know anything about this particular virus thingie? Quote
Eliteone Posted February 27, 2006 Posted February 27, 2006 This page has some info on it. http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_138596.htm Trojan Summary Trojan Name Risk Assessment Exploit-MS06-004.gen Corporate User : Low Home User : Low Trojan Information Discovery Date: 02/16/2006 Origin: Unknown Length: N/A Type: Trojan SubType: Generic Minimum DAT: 4698 (02/16/2006) Updated DAT: 4706 (02/16/2006) Minimum Engine: 4.4.00 Description Added: 02/16/2006 Description Updated: 02/16/2006 10:01 AM (PT) Aliases Name no known aliases Not sure why you got it in there. This trojan is known as a password stealer program so hopefully it wasn't after your CD key. Quote
[FF5]Knix Posted February 27, 2006 Posted February 27, 2006 I get up this morning and see that my weekly scan for viruses yeilded a bunch of trojans If you used trojans in the first place you would not get any viruses . Sorry, wuz to easy. Quote
Eliteone Posted February 27, 2006 Posted February 27, 2006 Knix' date='Feb 27 2006, 11:04 AM' post='34095'] If you used trojans in the first place you would not get any viruses . Sorry, wuz to easy. Quote
{GD}Independent Posted February 27, 2006 Posted February 27, 2006 I get up this morning and see that my weekly scan for viruses yeilded a bunch of trojans named Exploit-MS06-004.gen. The freaky thing is they were ALL found in my NOLF2 folder, in various textures. McAfee deleted the infected files automatically, so of course I went into panic mode and assumed NOLF2 wouldn't start, but it did and all is well... so far. Does anyone know anything about this particular virus thingie? McAfee gives false positives all the time. It's entirely possible that it ID'd normal files as viruses. It's also typical of McAfee to notify you of viruses AFTER they're already safely on your hard drive. WTF good it that?!?!? And it's a serious resource hog! Ever checked all the processes that McAfee has running in your Task Manager, and added up the memory and proc. load involved? Scary!!!! You should quit paying for subpar antivirus software, and start using AVG for free, IMHO! Quote
Eliteone Posted February 27, 2006 Posted February 27, 2006 Independent' date='Feb 27 2006, 02:45 PM' post='34119'] McAfee gives false positives all the time. It's entirely possible that it ID'd normal files as viruses. It's also typical of McAfee to notify you of viruses AFTER they're already safely on your hard drive. WTF good it that?!?!? And it's a serious resource hog! Ever checked all the processes that McAfee has running in your Task Manager, and added up the memory and proc. load involved? Scary!!!! You should quit paying for subpar antivirus software, and start using AVG for free, IMHO! Macafee is offered to comcast broadband users free of charge... FYI Quote
Belladonna Posted February 28, 2006 Author Posted February 28, 2006 Yep, that's why we have it. Free is good. Along with the anti-spam we get other free features too. Comcast still sucks the big one for many reasons, but at least it's better than Adelphia. Quote
Belgaron Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 I'm a firm believer in FREE! Thats why I've been using Avast! for the past couple of years............... www.avast.com Quote
Lodingi Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 Knix' date='Feb 27 2006, 02:04 PM' post='34095'] If you used trojans in the first place you would not get any viruses . Sorry, wuz to easy. dam. beat me to the punch. now bella. never go outside without your umbrella. Quote
Belladonna Posted February 28, 2006 Author Posted February 28, 2006 Boys and their pitiful amusement with certain topics... it never ends, no matter what age they are. Quote
HowitzerAL Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 We may grow old, but we'll never grow up!!! Quote
Natter Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 Yep...we go straight from the puberty to the gereatric-feeble-mindedness.... ...nothing between.... Quote
Lodingi Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 Yep, that's why we have it. Free is good. Along with the anti-spam we get other free features too. Comcast still sucks the big one for many reasons, but at least it's better than Adelphia. sorry for my noobness but what's "the big one"? lol. Quote
{GD}Independent Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 QUOTE(Belladonna @ Feb 27 2006, 10:33 PM) Yep, that's why we have it. Free is good. Along with the anti-spam we get other free features too. Comcast still sucks the big one for many reasons, but at least it's better than Adelphia. sorry for my noobness but what's "the big one"? lol. Lod, you just have to combine what you know with what you read from Bella. This leads to the obvious conclusion that "the big one" translates directly to "all the money from my wallet." Simple deduction, my friend! Quote
Belladonna Posted March 1, 2006 Author Posted March 1, 2006 *smacks self in head* I can't say anything without it being twisted, can I? Quote
Lodingi Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 *smacks self in head* I can't say anything without it being twisted, can I? Quote
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