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Title: New ransomware found
Post by: sam on May 08, 2006, 16:44

Interesting article in how some people are too lazy to even write the destrcutive part of their crap.. LINK (http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?weblogid=185454886)

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Clive on May 08, 2006, 17:20

Old news Sam.   :laugh:   http://pc-pals.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19024

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: sam on May 09, 2006, 11:45

damn! I had a feeling I had read it before!

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: sam on May 09, 2006, 11:45

well it is actually a slightly different article, which makes me less scared.

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Simon on May 09, 2006, 16:07

What's slightly scary is that none of the articles contain information on how to remove these trojans.

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Clive on May 09, 2006, 16:14

It's little wonder I now have FIVE antispyware programs on my computers!

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: sam on May 09, 2006, 16:30

lol but you are paranoid clive!

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Clive on May 09, 2006, 16:55

I cannot deny that Sam.   :laugh:

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Simon on May 09, 2006, 17:34

I have at least 4, including F-Secure, which has a built in real time spyware scanner.  Unfortunately, it made me uninstall Spybot, but now I have XoftSpy instead, as well as Ad Aware and Spyware Blaster!

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Clive on May 09, 2006, 18:07

XoftSpy?  Mmmmmmmm  What's that like then Simon?   :laugh:

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Simon on May 09, 2006, 18:17

Found a few on it's maiden voyage, Clive, but none since.  I assume this is because there's nothing there to find.   :D

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: sam on May 09, 2006, 18:27

is it free soft?

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Simon on May 09, 2006, 18:32

Depends where you get it.  :whistle:

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Clive on May 09, 2006, 19:06

In addition to Ad-Aware SE, Spybot S&D, Spywareblaster, Nortons and Ewido I tried Spyware Doctor which scans for malware but you have to purchase it if you want anything removed.  My machine was clean but Mrs Clive's contains around 40 which all the others miss.   :cry:  I'm half tempted to shell out the $50.

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Simon on May 09, 2006, 19:10

Be aware that it could be a marketing ploy to get you to purchase it, Clive.  I firmly believe that some programs 'plant' their own 'spyware' on your PC, in order to scare you into buying the product to remove it.   Spyware Doctor is a very well regarded application, but it seems coincidental that it found all these items, at least 4 other programs missed.  

Oh, I just re-read your post - have you run all the other utilities on Mrs Clive's machine also?

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Clive on May 10, 2006, 08:05

Yes, but they all claim it to be clean.  I know that it's not because the HDD is often chattering away when the machine is idle.

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Simon on May 10, 2006, 08:17

That could be something genuine updating itself, but you can't be too careful.

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Clive on May 10, 2006, 08:27

I think it's Webshots.  It's a screensaver that generates some very pretty pictures but I think it contains spyware.

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Simon on May 10, 2006, 08:31

Yes, and I believe it also updates itself all the time too.  You could always try blocking it with the firewall.

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: sam on May 10, 2006, 12:49

or just plain and simply removing it and trying to find a similar but free from crap tool??

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Clive on May 10, 2006, 13:05

Mrs Clive will not part with it.  The pictures are too cute.   :cry:

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: sam on May 10, 2006, 13:36

lol... argh.

Title: New ransomware found
Post by: Simon on May 10, 2006, 14:24

I think Webshots is pretty unique, and I don't actually think it is dangerous as such.  It's just that the constant updating tends to slow down the machine.