RevanA4 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 there is a new brand of an 9 month old spyware software that is UBER smart it goes by many names but it orginal name is VX2 if you find this DON'T DELETE IT because it watches the registry, add remove programs and any spyware remover if you try to delete it it will just embed itself further into your system I'll post a link to information later sorry if this is in the wrong spot it is just important that people see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 if i remember correctly, Lavasoft's Adaware has an add-on utility designed specifically for the VX2 spyware. fortunately, i haven't had to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 it doesn't work for the new strain we tried it at work and no dice in face the only sure fire cure is a clean install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 hmm, interesting. i guess we'll just have to wait for another installment from the anti-spyware companies. my guess is than either M$ or Lavasoft will come up with a solution first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 oops um i forgot something it renames it's files every time you reboot which adds to the complexity that it already has which will make making a cleaner for it even harder cuz adaware already can see it just when it removes it it reinstalls it self:eek: :confused: :( :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 just for clarification, this is what i was referring to whenever i was talking about the Ad-Aware add-on. is this what you were referring to as well?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 yup it doesn't work for the new version it just embeds itself even more:( :( it makes ya just wanna do this to it shock1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I definately hope I don't get that, I just had a trojan a month ago that rebooted my pc every time i opened up the internet or did anything it thought might get rid of it. My dad was working on my pc 3 days straight to get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Any info on how you get this spyware? It would be helpful to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 here is some good infoclicke clicke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaV™ Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Hmm, when I come across this I ussually do a system restore, it works for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 system restores don't always work for everything and this strain it won't work atleast for w2k I haven't got it personally but I spent 5 hours at work trying to get it off of some guys PC with no avail and at that time i was about to do this to the computer shock1:lightning and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaV™ Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Well, it does work when you download something you don't want on your computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Kenobi Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Originally posted by Darth_Krow Hmm, when I come across this I ussually do a system restore, it works for me... Although system restore does have a purpose I've yet to determine much of what it is. Most common spyware of any complexity can simply install itself inside restore points indefinately. You can sanitize a machine with Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-Aware wait a week and if it had the right ones installed on it before cleaning they will come right back from the restore points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 System restore is useful enough when you do something stupid like installing a bad driver but for spywares and viruses, it's pretty useless, as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 if you like to buy things, there are a couple of programs out there that take 'snapshots' of your hard disk, including partitions, and save them to DVD's, or whatever other media type you have lying around (hopefully not floppys. ) anyways, it allows you to have a real backup of everything. theoretically, you're supposed to be able to wipe your hard disk, insert the boot disk from the program, insert whatever your snapshot was on, and then completely restore your system to where and whatever that snapshot was. basically, if you (or another program like VX2 or a virus) messes up your computer, this will cure it, although it might take a good 8-9 hrs to do. but, i do have to admit that i've never done it before (chiefly because i've never had anything that bad happen), so i really don't know if those programs work or not from my own experience. go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I'm pretty sure Norton will be able to handle it. If it doesn't, Format to the rescue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Originally posted by stingerhs but, i do have to admit that i've never done it before (chiefly because i've never had anything that bad happen), so i really don't know if those programs work or not from my own experience. go figure. That's natural. We, geeks, have a tendency to be smart enough to avoid such problems. Some of the lesser users though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Kenobi Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 One SURE FIRE 100% guaranteed way to make your machine invulnerable to ANY type of software damage is to do it like I do. I am a Network man for a school system and I came up with a way (for us) to have a pc horridly attacked and have it back up and running fully in oooh lets say 5 mins. How's that for fast There is a process called "cloning" that you can setup with files provided with Symantec Ghost and PowerQuest's Partition Magic. Basically you get your pc exactly the way you want it. Then you shave off enough of your harddrive to "backup" your drive. You name this drive sys_restore and label it d: drive. Copy the files for the partition then copy the files for the real drive to be imaged. Stick in a 3.5 floppy with the "clone" software and turn on the pc. It will make a complete backup copy of your pc in about 5-10 mins. Then use as normal. When a problem does happen that's really bad all you do is put in the "restore" disk and turn on the pc. 5-10 mins later your machine is completely restored That's how I handle "HORRRIBLE HORRIBLE REALLY BAD HAPPENINGS" DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk102 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Originally posted by Darth Melignous There is a process called "cloning" that you can setup with files provided with Symantec Ghost and PowerQuest's Partition Magic. Exactly the two applications that I use at my work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 thats is hard for those of use with 75 GB on their harddrive though when I only have 120GBs though so that is out of the question untill I get a bigger one anyway firefox blocks all that stuff anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Kenobi Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 You can use a 40 GB HD with about 10 games of the size of TSL plus all of the other office, os stuff we have installed. I've yet to run across someone who uses 70GB of HD space for anything short of production work. Most gamers are completely fine with a 40 GB HD and will def. not use all of it. DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 * scratches head* well I program so I've got 30 gigs of programming tools another 25 gigs in games pulse 5 gigs of music cds thats 60 pluse about 1.5 gigs in programms i've created you get the picture and if i get orical like i want to that is another 30 gigs according to someone at work so alot of software adds up over time you see Oops forgot about my 20 gig Linux partition:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Kenobi Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Aah well if I have that much stuff I'd use more than one pc. Too much information in one spot with no backup is just asking for trouble. If you have a vast mp3 library I'd suggest adding an additional HD and simply point your music folder to it. The more crap you have on your pc the more complex it's architecture the slower it runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Originally posted by Darth Melignous I've yet to run across someone who uses 70GB of HD space for anything short of production work. Tell me about it.... We just filled up our 3rd 3-Terrabyte Xsans Raid this morning.... (9 Terrabytes total)... Time to pop in a new module Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.