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08-29-2010, 04:51 PM
#121
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No they don't update automatically. They'll notify when an update is available but you have to click through and install it and in my experience about 99% of people don't install it, they all click "remind me later". Then they never get the updated version that fixes the security hole and then they visit some site that exploits that security hole that they never patched and then I have to come fix their PC.
I do it 2-3 times a day cause I work on a lot of PCs at my IT job. Only once per PC....
I do it 2-3 times a day cause I work on a lot of PCs at my IT job. Only once per PC....
And I believe you a lot of people don't do this. I was at my friends house earlier, and when she turned her computer on, I was using it, and on the bottom right there were at least 3 things asking for updates! Java, adobe, windows also. I asked her about it, and she just said I dont feel like doing it
And her computer is awfully slow. And only 2 years old!
08-29-2010, 06:22 PM
#122
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^yup! Privacy nuts get pissed if updates install automatically so they want to only be notified when they're available but then no one actually does the updates and then they get a virus.
08-29-2010, 06:44 PM
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Meh I never update and never get viruses 
08-29-2010, 07:23 PM
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except for the one you almost got a couple days ago....
08-29-2010, 10:37 PM
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09-03-2010, 11:03 PM
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Just did a full scan of my PC and it found all of these. 
Why didn't it catch these before my full scan? I'm wondering if I should run Malwarebytes just to be safe and make sure nothing else is on my PC.
Why didn't it catch these before my full scan? I'm wondering if I should run Malwarebytes just to be safe and make sure nothing else is on my PC.
09-03-2010, 11:46 PM
#127
S E L L
Holy crap!! You must've recently visited a page with malicious code in their Javascript. I think you were infected by one piece of code which installed itself and downloaded all the other infections.
09-03-2010, 11:59 PM
#128
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What are the file locations? When it does quick scan it doesn't scan every file on your drive it scans the places where malware is most of the time.
And up have you updated your java in a while? You got CVE's back from 2008 I'm sure those holes in Java have been plugged by now.
This is why I stress for people upgrade their third party shit like flash, reader and java. They've become the most targeted by hackers for exploits and they don't update automatically like windows does.
Please people seriously hit up www.ninite.com check the shit you need and it will update all of them in like 4 clicks...
And up have you updated your java in a while? You got CVE's back from 2008 I'm sure those holes in Java have been plugged by now.
This is why I stress for people upgrade their third party shit like flash, reader and java. They've become the most targeted by hackers for exploits and they don't update automatically like windows does.
Please people seriously hit up www.ninite.com check the shit you need and it will update all of them in like 4 clicks...
09-04-2010, 12:00 AM
#129
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and yes you should do a malwarebytes scan but delete your temp internet files first with ccleaner...
09-04-2010, 12:09 AM
#130
Three Wheelin'
My Java is up to date. They were all located in C:\Users\Profile\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deploym ent\cache or C:\Users\Profile\AppData\Local\Temp. I ran Malwarebytes and it said everything is clean, so I think I'm good!
09-04-2010, 12:20 AM
#131
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Which browsers do you use? I'd say IE and Firefox. The locallow folder is the temp folder for IE, I'm sure you saw the recent developments in my Chrome thread about protected mode and low user rights. Well that's the folder it writes to. Firefox writes to the Local folder since it does't run in low user rights.
Run Ccleaner it will clean out your Java cache folders....
Run Ccleaner it will clean out your Java cache folders....
09-04-2010, 12:25 AM
#132
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shit.. my favorite porn torrent website gave me a notification with MSE about malware 
never had any AV software give me a warning about the site.
actually now that i think about it, ive gone there millions if not billions of times in the past and never had anything show up.
anyways im still going to goto the website.
never had any AV software give me a warning about the site.
actually now that i think about it, ive gone there millions if not billions of times in the past and never had anything show up.
anyways im still going to goto the website.
I have a feeling that this is related. It's also a Java exploit.
Miz you should run a full scan too
and run Ccleaner like I said last week I don't say these things for my health
09-04-2010, 07:15 AM
#133
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By the way, start, run, mrt starts the Microsoft Malicious Removal Tools on all Windows OS's.
09-04-2010, 08:41 AM
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^yeah but if MRT finds something then MSE should find the same thing and more....
09-04-2010, 09:26 AM
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09-04-2010, 11:19 AM
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You know, the more I thought about it, IMO the reason most people don't update programs on their computer is because they don't want to restart their computer.
I hate it. Even if I had a fast booting computer I'd still hate.
Sometimes I install updates but just not restart the computer, and I just ignore the nagging on needing me to restart.
09-04-2010, 11:55 AM
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09-04-2010, 02:25 PM
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09-16-2010, 01:48 AM
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09-16-2010, 02:18 AM
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???
09-16-2010, 02:42 AM
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http://www.microsoft.com/security/po...tid=2147632168
that is what i had.
from the SWEDT thread
that is what i had.
from the SWEDT thread
YO jsut to warn you about those websites, i just got a warning from MSE about
http://www.microsoft.com/security/po...tid=2147632168
it was kind of funny that when i went to the CSI one, windows popped up a message asking if i wanted to grant access to a certain program, not knowing what it was, i said no.
OMG another message..... from MSE
http://www.microsoft.com/security/po...tid=2147632168
it was kind of funny that when i went to the CSI one, windows popped up a message asking if i wanted to grant access to a certain program, not knowing what it was, i said no.
OMG another message..... from MSE
09-16-2010, 02:53 AM
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I don't hangout in the swedt thread....
Actually the best order is to run Ccleaner first cause that deletes a bunch of temp files which is a common place for malware to hangout and doing that alone can clean them out. Also it reduces the scan times for MSE and malwarebytes cause they both scan the temp files in a quick scan. So if you've deleted all the temp files then there's none to scan and that will knock a few minutes off of each scan.
Some day you guys will start listening to me..........someday
I mean I deal with this shit for my job, I do this shit all the time. I know what the fuck I'm doing, when I say you should do this or that. I say it cause it works, it's what I do day in and day out.
Actually the best order is to run Ccleaner first cause that deletes a bunch of temp files which is a common place for malware to hangout and doing that alone can clean them out. Also it reduces the scan times for MSE and malwarebytes cause they both scan the temp files in a quick scan. So if you've deleted all the temp files then there's none to scan and that will knock a few minutes off of each scan.
Some day you guys will start listening to me..........someday
I mean I deal with this shit for my job, I do this shit all the time. I know what the fuck I'm doing, when I say you should do this or that. I say it cause it works, it's what I do day in and day out.
09-16-2010, 02:59 AM
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well i ran a full scan of MSE first, that was because i didnt have CCleaner installed.
so after it kept popping up after restarting, i remembered you mentioned it, so i got it and ran it and then ran a malwarebytes scan.
so far nothing.
so after it kept popping up after restarting, i remembered you mentioned it, so i got it and ran it and then ran a malwarebytes scan.
so far nothing.
09-16-2010, 03:00 AM
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btw im using chrome
09-16-2010, 03:00 AM
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Damn that malware looks nasty! Where you running firefox?
Password stealer, key logger, allows remote access .....
Password stealer, key logger, allows remote access .....
09-16-2010, 03:01 AM
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yea, i was using firefox at the time.
a windows kept asking me to grant internet access to some random program. so i kept blocking it.
so far none of that is happening anymore.
once i read the description on it, i was like "shit"
a windows kept asking me to grant internet access to some random program. so i kept blocking it.
so far none of that is happening anymore.
once i read the description on it, i was like "shit"
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09-16-2010, 07:47 AM
#149
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MSE is not doing the same job as it used to sadly.
09-16-2010, 07:48 AM
#150
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Yup, that's the Alureon rootkit, that thing is a mofo! But TDDSkiller takes care of it very easy!
09-16-2010, 08:20 AM
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Miz maybe you should try out the IE9 beta and the current beta of MSE. The beta version of MSE integrates with IE and provides additional protections against malicious scripts and web-based attacks. Also I think IE has a slightly better sandbox technology than Chrome but Chrome's sandbox works in XP too.
Also IE9 is a pretty darn good browser.
MSE Beta:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=197385
IE9 Beta:
http://windows.microsoft.com/ie9
Also IE9 is a pretty darn good browser.
MSE Beta:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=197385
IE9 Beta:
http://windows.microsoft.com/ie9
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09-16-2010, 01:09 PM
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ill switch over when its official not beta..
09-16-2010, 01:12 PM
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この道は毛むくじゃらのマンコだらけ..
I've got a weird problem when using Firefox and going to google. Sometimes when I search stuff on google and click the links, sometimes i'm redirected to some random search site, and other times i'm actually directed to the sites. I did a full system scan with both MalwareBytes and MSE but both show up no virus/trojans, or any errors.... I updated firefox and it still does it..
09-16-2010, 01:17 PM
#154
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That just could be a lame ass site your clicking on gaming Google's search algorithm. Sometimes the links that show up are garbage ass sites that are generic search engines.
or are you say clicking on a link to what you know is a legit site that you've visited before and being redirected to another site. That's a browser hijack.
check you add-ons in firefox see if anything funny is in there. maybe run hi-jack this or autoruns
or are you say clicking on a link to what you know is a legit site that you've visited before and being redirected to another site. That's a browser hijack.
check you add-ons in firefox see if anything funny is in there. maybe run hi-jack this or autoruns
09-16-2010, 01:18 PM
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この道は毛むくじゃらのマンコだらけ..
That just could be a lame ass site your clicking on gaming Google's search algorithm. Sometimes the links that show up are garbage ass sites that are generic search engines.
or are you say clicking on a link to what you know is a legit site that you've visited before and being redirected to another site. That's a browser hijack. maybe run malwarebytes too.
or are you say clicking on a link to what you know is a legit site that you've visited before and being redirected to another site. That's a browser hijack. maybe run malwarebytes too.
I ran malyarebytes but nothing shows up at all!
09-16-2010, 01:20 PM
#156
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I saw that and editorized my post
09-16-2010, 01:23 PM
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I've got a weird problem when using Firefox and going to google. Sometimes when I search stuff on google and click the links, sometimes i'm redirected to some random search site, and other times i'm actually directed to the sites. I did a full system scan with both MalwareBytes and MSE but both show up no virus/trojans, or any errors.... I updated firefox and it still does it..
09-16-2010, 01:27 PM
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The thing that tells me to run TDSS is if you can update MSE definitions or not. that's always blocked so is windows update.
Download TDSSKiller Here
Oh snap they updated it with a GUI interface
http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses...?qid=208280684
Download TDSSKiller Here
Oh snap they updated it with a GUI interface
http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses...?qid=208280684
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