LaRue Screensaver virus???? (don't mean to yell fire in a crowded theatre but....)

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - LaRue Screensaver virus???? (don't mean to yell fire in a crowded theatre but....)

Posted: 10/28/2006 4:08:41 PM EDT

Got this from my bro-in-law who was trying to un-fuck my ma's computer that I recently put the screensaver onto..... He was convinced it was a virus from the screensaver that messed her computer up and just proved it:

laru screen saver dir had a file called imb00001.exe a varient of the old regload virus....

I have no problems with the screensaver on my two computers though, and I still think it's something else that's screwing her computer up, e.g. she already has a redirector bot (among others), so maybe it infects downloads as they occur even....

just a heads up, I'm pretty techy, bro-in-law is master of all things computer though....

Posted: 10/28/2006 4:14:02 PM EDT

[#1]

I'm on Symantec Corp 10.1 and I haven't seen anything.

Posted: 10/28/2006 4:19:28 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Got this from my bro-in-law who was trying to un-fuck my ma's computer that I recently put the screensaver onto..... He was convinced it was a virus from the screensaver that messed her computer up and just proved it:

laru screen saver dir had a file called imb00001.exe a varient of the old regload virus....

I have no problems with the screensaver on my two computers though, and I still think it's something else that's screwing her computer up, e.g. she already has a redirector bot (among others), so maybe it infects downloads as they occur even....

just a heads up, I'm pretty techy, bro-in-law is master of all things computer though....

|mbroglio srikes again!

Posted: 10/28/2006 4:21:12 PM EDT

[#3]

Infact I don't have that file in the directory either.

Posted: 10/28/2006 4:33:09 PM EDT

[#4]

i haven't seen a *.scr virus for a couple years now. but i guess its still possible

install this update it and do a full system scan.. it will work as a secondary antivirus. BUT without the real time monitoring

Posted: 10/28/2006 6:32:37 PM EDT

[#5]

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just a heads up, I'm pretty techy, bro-in-law is master of all things computer though....

Why don't you techie computer masters get your dear old mom a copy of Symantec Antivirus and Client Firewall? Throw on a copy of Windows Defender too while you're at it.

Posted: 10/28/2006 7:27:35 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:
just a heads up, I'm pretty techy, bro-in-law is master of all things computer though....

Why don't you techie computer masters get your dear old mom a copy of Symantec Antivirus and Client Firewall? Throw on a copy of Windows Defender too while you're at it.

cause that costs money. and bro-in-law and son are free.

Posted: 10/29/2006 5:33:03 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

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just a heads up, I'm pretty techy, bro-in-law is master of all things computer though....

Why don't you techie computer masters get your dear old mom a copy of Symantec Antivirus and Client Firewall? Throw on a copy of Windows Defender too while you're at it.

yeah norton will really protect them