McAfee VirusScan:


WHAT THE FUCK DO I DO NOW?!

Best I can do.

Ace said:

what no backup?

have u tired using Spybot search and destroy?

you don't have anything backed up??

heybaby said:

yeah!
?
lol

Donate it to the Covenant House and buy a Mac.

heybaby said:

I backed-up Thursday. Excuse my ignorance about all this computer shit, but isn't it possible it was already there and the backed-up files have it too?

Ace said:

it's a possibility, you'll probably have to have your backup scanned by someone who can zap the trojans

Have you downloaded files lately from a sketchy site?

sammij said:

What happens if I "quarantine" the file with McAfee?

Ace said:

it quarantines it but it doesn't get rid of it i don't believe
it's been a while since i've tinkered with a pc but i'm sure someone here will have a solution for you

Lammastide said:

No. Unless the site Wikipedia directed me to to scan for Conficker was a counterfeit.

Well, I did a bit of googling... this page:

http://vil.nai.com/vil/co...141693.htm

says to go here:
http://www.mcafee.com/app...es/dat.asp

and install security updates if you have a Mcaffee Tech support agreement... I'm guessing you have this since you have Mcafee...

not sure what any of it does though... hope it works.

I just found this via Google:



Is it possible the anti-spyware I ran to check for Conficker has set off this alert?

Thanks to all who have replied so far (except for Schro and Lamma ).

I'm hoping it's a false alarm.

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Cuddles said:

Ace said:

Yes.

Just format that bitch.

well at least it knows to protect itself with a rubber.

There's this thing called KillBox, but I don't know if it would help

Mcafee....there is your problem right there

mdiver said:

Hey, m! So, what do I do now?

Ace said:

I would rip out mcafee and install avg8 free

http://free.avg.com/downl...ee-edition

then re scan it

Until you get it sorted, a good trick is this...

01. Create a new text document in Notepad and save it as "Generic.txt" in the folder where the trojan was found;
02. Delete the trojan "Generic.dx";
03. Rename the text document by changing the file extension from ".txt" to ".dx"

It'll make the virus "think" that the infected code is still present and won't try to regenerate it, whilst you're busy cleaning it up.

Restart your PC in Safe Mode.

Download CleanUp and run it.

Download SpyBot S & D and run it.

Download CleanIt and install it.

Finally, visit PandaScan for a free deep scan.

mdiver's correct, the freebie AVG offers more protection that Mc.Affee. Also install Zone Alarm if you haven't previously.

I'd also recommend using the Opera browser over IE, Safari or Firefox.
[Edited 3/22/09 8:49am]

sammij said:

McAfee is some bullshit, I have it too. It let a bunch of stuff onto my computer, I had to end up calling a support number & paying out the yang to get rid of it. One of the programs the guy told me to keep & run on my own (b/c they remotely ran a bunch of shit that got rid of the problem, but didn't let me in on what those things were, BASTIDS!) is Malwarebytes' Anti Malware, its gotta be a free download from somewhere...

Whatever you do, do NOT buy Spyware Doctor!! It takes a shitload of memory to function, it'll slow your shit down & it will not solve anything. It repeatedly gave me clean scans when the comp was obviously still fucked up.

CalhounSq said:

Malwarebytes' Anti Malware
http://download.cnet.com/...04572.html

PandaScan
http://www.pandasecurity....ctivescan/

Microsoft Clean Up Center
http://onecare.live.com/s...leanup.htm

Both Malware and Panda have served me well, I run Microsoft's after either of those two to quail my paranoia.
[Edited 3/22/09 10:32am]

mdiver said:

I just got a crazy trojan as well. I downloaded that AVG a few days ago. It seems to detect them, but I can't seem to remove them. I do a scan and it finds a bunch of stuff but the options for removal are vague at best. What do I want to do to the files?

superspaceboy said:

Quarantine them to the virus vault. However some will need a cleaner tool