Can"t email Len Bacus so I am making a post about a Virus

[Teh Fixer]

I can't figure that one out. Your screen shot doesn't show the LRH website URL or favicon (the tiny logo that appears on the left side of the browser tab for each website, as shown in the screen shot I attached below). Your screen shot would indicate you clicked a link to go to a website called webantiviruspro2700.pl, which is a domain residing in Poland. We don't have any advertisers in that part of the world and our advertising network associates don't either.

We have seen the occasional popup in screen shots, but they also very clearly show the LRH logo and page title in the tab and the URL in the address bar. Yours is a new one on me - not the problem, but the lack of any LRH identifying characteristics. I can't find any instance of even a portion of that address on this domain, our server or the ad server.

Unfortunately, all I can do is notify our ad network IT and ask them to block any ads served with that address. You should also add that domain name to your browser's blocked websites list (in your case, that would be Internet Options > Privacy > Sites and then block webantiviruspro2700.pl).

Jim

 

[mrbofus]

I too have been getting a internet explorer virus warning "click here for more info"

I do not "click here" but it is hard to close out that window and leave the site. This is on my home computer and i havent check back for a few days.

Being somewhat a computer dummy, hows the best way to check to see if a virus been attached to the computer without inflicting damage?
MB

 

[Nimrod1203]

Yeah fixer,
This type has been circulating for a while now, just not on this site. there was another Trojan that would get into your batch and program files and was impossible to remove, it killed my laptop completely. That pop up happens from time to time while going from forum to forum on this site. The other virus was a false windows security alert, that would then send you to a website that would say "for $125 download this program to completely clean your computer". Then it would mess everything up. The easy way to avoid it if it pops up is to click the "red x" in the message box, then "Leave Page" and you'll be fine, but will have to come back to LRH. hope this helped.
Nimrod

 

[Nimrod1203]

How the last one worked "internet security pro" was there was a server based somewhere, and it re-directed the user onto their server to try to get them to "scan and fix 81 security issues" with the registry files. The FBI got involved and figured out to shut it down they'd have to remove 250,000+ people from the internet, so they made a workaround. This is the newest form, where you are re-directed to a separate site, alerted that you have a number of false issues on your computer, and to download and pay for their company's program to fix it. It's pretty tricky if you aren't that familiar with computers. fun stuff......
Nimrod

 

[Teh Fixer]

Being somewhat a computer dummy, hows the best way to check to see if a virus been attached to the computer without inflicting damage?

Regular maintenance: Use a scanning program to check your computer for problems at least once a month (more often if you allow others to use your computer, or if you occasionally visit sites that offer gaming, porn, file downloads and other questionable content). I use several different programs. I'll run one of them one month, then a different one the next. Each time I start one up, I check for newer versions of the software and/or the detection database. Many of them check automatically. Below is a list of free virus, malware, spyware and trojan detection software. It is not a comprehensive list, just a list of programs I am familiar with and have used before.

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
HouseCall Virus, Worm, Trojans, and Spyware Scan
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware/Anti-Spyware
SUPERAntiSpyware Scanning Software

AVG AntiVirus Free
AVAST 2014

The last 2 are antivirus programs. You should have one AV (and only one) installed on your computer and turned on all the time. It will do real-time scanning while your computer is on.

When you install any of these programs, pay attention. Some will want to add toolbars or browsers or some such nonsense and these options will already be checked by default. You don't need that crap. Just the basic programs. They are all free, so they have to try to make a buck somehow.

If you continue to have problems, take your computer to a trusted source for repairs. DO NOT pay for repair or removal solutions over the Internet. Those are usually a scam. Go to your local computer businesses and have a technician do the necessary repairs. If you don't know them, ask around, look for references - do the same kinds of things you would do when you need an auto repair, a doctor or an appliance repair person.

Do the maintenance regularly, don't let other people use your computer, especially if you use it for business, and stop visiting websites you wouldn't want anyone else to know about.

Jim

 

[mrbofus]

Thanks Teh Fixer,

Im sure we have some sort of anti something. I havent been back on the home computer since that popped up.

I will check it and run a scan to be sure its clean.