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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 12:54 PM
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got virus/spyware from classified site

I don't remember witch one but,either CA,caraudioforum.org,or car audio classifieds gave me virus's and spyware.
Was searching around last night and when I went to the site it said :this site has spyware and some s#@!,to leave.
I did. 15 minutes later and I'm getting all kinds of pop up saying everything you dont want to hear like some is trying to access your credit card info.
Dont know if I should go buy some programs and fix myself or just go drop off.
Kinda bugging since I use my computer for everything.

Anyway I thought I would throw a heads up to everyone else so you pc is not violated too.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 01:43 AM
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yahh my firefox goes nuts when i try going on CACO. I think im pretty safe though(i have a mac) but im going to stay off it for a while until they get that fixed.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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Put in Avast!, the freebie. It seems to catch these little bastards. chances are CACO is bugged or at least set up with tracking cookies. Hard to tell, could also be the IP.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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I get Firefox warnings when on CACO, but I have Avast, and it's never gone off or thrown up any red flags or anything. Just annoying to have to click the "Ignore this warning" whenever I want to change pages on CACO.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 12:06 PM
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my lap top is 2-3 months old and had all the trail versons of norton security stuff.
It just ran out.
I will be droping it off today sometime today since no matter what why I tried to access anything sercurityrelated.
Like a rouge fake security program keeps blocking anything and want me to subscribe with my CC to fix the problem.
So I looked at the propertys and the program was created at the time where I went to that site.
So it's back to the old for now till that one's fixed.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 04:13 PM
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fyi u didnt get it from that site, u got it from the porn lolz. But caco has been scanned by google and has been found clean
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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It was from one of those sites for sure.
I haven't peeped no porn for months.
Probally before I even had the one that got the virus man.
I droped it off along with another.
The guy said he will fix it for 45 bucks.
and I told him about another I had and said he think windows needs to be reinstalled and since it was already there he would do that one for another 20.
what! that's crazy if he fixes 2 of them for 65.
900 of down computers for 65, We'll see.......

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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 04:33 PM
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lol..paying people to do your computer stuffs...

Come on man.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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lol..paying people to do your computer stuffs...

Come on man.

Why do you always nag on ppl. Seems ever since you joined here that's what you do. Either change or leave.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by richardparker
It was from one of those sites for sure.
I haven't peeped no porn for months.
Probally before I even had the one that got the virus man.
I droped it off along with another.
The guy said he will fix it for 45 bucks.
and I told him about another I had and said he think windows needs to be reinstalled and since it was already there he would do that one for another 20.
what! that's crazy if he fixes 2 of them for 65.
900 of down computers for 65, We'll see.......

Come to think of it I've recently gotten the bugs on mine also. It's possible it's from the same place. I'm about to have my buddy reformat mine for me.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by on1wheel01
Why do you always nag on ppl. Seems ever since you joined here that's what you do. Either change or leave.

Wow. You have a habit of misunderstanding people.


Let me rephrase... why turn to a place that will charge you when people (like me) can walk you through how to fix these things yourself?
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 06:04 PM
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caco had nod32 going crazy yesterday

Thought it was just me.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by fourthmeal
lol..paying people to do your computer stuffs...

Come on man.
I love those guys

I usually make around 150-200 a week cleaning up "viruses and spyware"
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by fourthmeal
Wow. You have a habit of misunderstanding people.


Let me rephrase... why turn to a place that will charge you when people (like me) can walk you through how to fix these things yourself?

Well that's more like it man. That's nice of you. I'm thankful I have a buddy that does this stuff for me, we always trade favors be it me powder coating stuff on his bikes or what not, him pc work and such.
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 06:39 PM
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I just figured it would be easier to just drop it off and have someone fix it instead of buying this and that then taking a chance it did not work anyway then having to drop it off after the fail.
Last time I had a similar thing I went and bought some software and the virus would block every attempt to install it.
I also had a real issue trying to return a open computer program.

With that being said,
I did not want to mess with it.

only 65 bucks for 2.
seams like a win win in my shoes.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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Best solution to deal with viruses is to use something (like "Avast!") which is preemptive, and best of all is FREE, thus updating or upgrading is a non-issue so you will actually keep it up to date.

Second thing is to create a rescue disc that simply deals with viruses on a boot-sector level instead of a Windows level. I know the viruses you are talking about, and they are nightmares for the unprepared.

One solution is to use Linux-based temporary Operating Systems to see the drive, and remove whatever has its tentacles in your computer. Linux doesn't execute files like Windows does therefore you won't see a virus in it, yet you will be able to see THEM.

The Firefox / Avast combo should render your computer pretty much bug-free. Consider it when you get your machine back. Free FTW.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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Thanks for the advise.
I will check back in over here when I get them back.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by fourthmeal
The Firefox / Avast combo should render your computer pretty much bug-free. Consider it when you get your machine back. Free FTW.
This is what I have. And it's kept me safe since I've been using it. Only had 1 site get through the Firefox warnings, and then Avast caught it so I was able to avoid it.

Originally Posted by richardparker
Thanks for the advise.
I will check back in over here when I get them back.
CACO got their stuff squared away, and it's back up and running normally now.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by fourthmeal
Best solution to deal with viruses is to use something (like "Avast!") which is preemptive, and best of all is FREE, thus updating or upgrading is a non-issue so you will actually keep it up to date.

Second thing is to create a rescue disc that simply deals with viruses on a boot-sector level instead of a Windows level. I know the viruses you are talking about, and they are nightmares for the unprepared.

One solution is to use Linux-based temporary Operating Systems to see the drive, and remove whatever has its tentacles in your computer. Linux doesn't execute files like Windows does therefore you won't see a virus in it, yet you will be able to see THEM.

The Firefox / Avast combo should render your computer pretty much bug-free. Consider it when you get your machine back. Free FTW.

Nice info thanx man.
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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well ,got the laptops back.
both running perfectly fine.
he hooked them up with malware bites,avg, everest and nero.
he said I should use nod or something like that.
Also the rouge program came from did come from one of those sites. It was created when I was browsing them.
I wish I remember witch one it was so I could just avoid that one.
Now even thou I'm probablly fine now,I'm very leary.
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by richardparker
well ,got the laptops back.
both running perfectly fine.
he hooked them up with malware bites,avg, everest and nero.
he said I should use nod or something like that.
Also the rouge program came from did come from one of those sites. It was created when I was browsing them.
I wish I remember witch one it was so I could just avoid that one.
Now even thou I'm probablly fine now,I'm very leary.

NOD32 is good.

You should create restore points and keep one handy, say once every 3 days or so (more if you are doing critical stuff each day.)
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 02:06 PM
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Next time buy a Mac!!!
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by amkassimsr
Next time buy a Mac!!!
shut up.
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by eggyhustles
shut up.


+1
His MAC loving self should never post again.
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