Anti virus software......

TurfTaco · Feb 26, 2009

HerNameIsLucy said: ↑

There is a virus that came out of Poland on Feb 4th. It is spreading like widlfire. It is called W32.VIRUT!.HTML

It infects every .exe, .htm, and .html file on your computer. It writes itself an entry in the HOSTS file, it creates its own firewall rule, and redirects IE to one of two servers in Poland for possible remote control of your system. It sits and pulls down more infections from those two servers also. Since it infects Explorer.exe one of the first symptoms is you'll lose your desktop, will have to fire off explorer using task manager. Since there are backup copies of .exe files in the System Volume folder, it will get in there, and you'll have to give EVERYONE full permissions to look in there, where you can delete everything in the folder.

It will jump over a network, it will jump though flash drives, over floppies.
It's a nasty bastard.

There is one, just one, anti-virus program out right now that will actually clean it. Symantec Corporate, version 10.1 and up. The rest find it, pretend to clean it, but it's still there. Malwarebytes doesn't see it at all. SpyBot sees it, says it cleans it but doesn't. McAfee is useless, as is AVG and Avast against it.
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What about symantic endpoint 11.0....I was thinking of replacing McAfee when it expires next week with this.

TurfTaco · Feb 26, 2009

Anyone?

Hotdog · Feb 26, 2009

I only run AVG Free on my computers.

If Delmarva was here...

Buy a mac!
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TacoNut · Feb 26, 2009

AK27 said: ↑

buy a mac and you dont have to buy virus protection!
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Another plus for mac
On my PC I have Norton, no problems with it

higherlux · Feb 26, 2009

i dont buy antivirus software
the only sites i go 2 are tacomaworld and porn

TacoCo · Feb 26, 2009

genxer36 said: ↑

I got it off of CNET as the free version. I was shocked when it expired.
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I think you have to register the free version to get updates after a certain period, but it shouldn't cost you anything. From the Avast Website:

avast! antivirus Home Edition is FREE to use but it is necessary to register before the end of the initial 60 day trial period. Following the registration you will receive by e-mail a license key valid for a period of 1 year. After you have downloaded and installed the program, the license key must be inserted into it within 60 days. The registration process is very easy, and it will take you only a couple of minutes. Register here

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