Virus Alert-Ebay links from here

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Virus Alert-Ebay links from here

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:22:18 AM EDT

Twice in as many days, I have clicked on a ebay link from here in the general section-one for the fake airsoft Aimpoint and today for the link on the auction for the Japanese Samuri Armor....both times, after viewing the auction, when I return to my homepage, which is AT&T Worldnet, I get redirected to a Hong Kong porn site.

Then my 'puter gets infected with a Trojan Worm virus.....it over-writes your Internet Options and changes your home page to the HK porn site and keep installing the virus....

I'm running the old Win '98 and I have etrust EZ Anti-Virus....it catches it, but then I have to delete my Temp Internet files and scan the system.....

Has anyone else had that happen...?

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:30:39 AM EDT

[#1]

That excuse might work with your wife/GF but we know better!

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:32:38 AM EDT

[#2]

Ha ha...I already told her about it......in case it happens to her and I get blamed...

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:34:42 AM EDT

[#3]

Can you post a link to the thread here ?

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:37:56 AM EDT

[#4]

Here is the Japanese Armor link-

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=242733

I'm still looking for the other one....

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:41:18 AM EDT

[#5]

It crashed my hard drive, it melted circuits. and my monitor blew out.
Fix your machine............................... nothing happens when it is working right.

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:47:20 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
It crashed my hard drive, it melted circuits. and my monitor blew out.

Fix your machine............................... nothing happens when it is working right.

Uh....ok...

Here is the other one....

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=242427

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:49:23 AM EDT

[#7]

The problem is definitely on /your/ end, Dog1.

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:50:49 AM EDT

[#8]

that crap burns me up, my pc got hyjacked in a similar manner,
world finder was their choice of start page and web engine.
it took Mcafee 3 mos to figure out how to correct it, I still have an auto dialer that I cant get rid of.
minor irritation.
A POX upon the house of spammers and virus, worm, trojan writers.
I would like to see one of those basturds taken out and the street and shot in the head..
Like that German creep that it took the FBI to find

Lebrew

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:52:09 AM EDT

[#9]

I looked at the Jap armor thing and nothing happened.

Posted: 5/10/2004 6:57:35 AM EDT

[#10]

All I know is that both times I looked at the ebay links, and when I click on home on the tool bar, which was right after viewing them, my 'puter was infected....once, maybe, twice...no way

Posted: 5/10/2004 7:02:21 AM EDT

[#11]

I just looked at the cheesy Aimpoint thing too. Nothing!

Posted: 5/10/2004 7:06:24 AM EDT

[#12]

I have looked at both auctions, nothing happened, I did a complete system scan with Norton/04 and no virus found. Got to be on your end

Posted: 5/10/2004 7:11:29 AM EDT

[#13]

I spent a couple of hours on my boss's computer last week. That stuff is a bitch to clean up.

Posted: 5/10/2004 7:16:07 AM EDT

[#14]

You need to do a google search for a program named "Hijack This" - it's the only way to get rid of the problem you are experiencing. Then, download and update Spybot S&D and after scanning and destroying immunize your computer against future infections.

Posted: 5/10/2004 7:18:30 AM EDT

[#15]

Well guys I know you all say it's on my end...so I again clicked on the Armor link...and bam...I was infected again...

Posted: 5/10/2004 7:39:30 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Well guys I know you all say it's on my end...so I again clicked on the Armor link...and bam...I was infected again...

[tinfoil hat on]My suggestion if you dont already. Get a good antivirus prog, get spybot and imunize your comp, use a firewall or router (I use Zone Alarm the free version) and install window washer. between these your problems should disappear

Youll be surprised how many tracking cookies will be found the first time you use spybot and the amount of unwanted cookies your system has after you run window washer. I set mine up to run manually and do it once a week.[tinfoil hat off]

Posted: 5/10/2004 7:46:55 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Well guys I know you all say it's on my end...so I again clicked on the Armor link...and bam...I was infected again...

Yup. Your end. I suspect that it has nothing to do with the above referenced links. You probably already have some spyware, or hijackware on your machine already.

Go to google, and search for "Adaware", and "Hijackthis". Run them. They should clean you up and you wont' have to worry about it anymore. Oh, and get some decent virus scanning software, and a software firewall.

Posted: 5/10/2004 8:13:16 AM EDT

[#18]

Well fuck a duck......I have a EZ Trust anti virus..and I downloaded all the suggestions....I really like that Zone Alarm

Thanks for the help...

To all hackers, virus makers and general computer vandals-

If I ever hear a person talking about having done or doing something like this, I will crush your hands, break your arms and poke your eyes out....

You people are no better than a person that eggs a car, smashes a mail box or paints graffti..you are scum

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