but then they'll just use voice-recognition software, would they not? Regards
Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: [email protected] From: "Maglinger, Paul" <[email protected]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Date: 04/12/2009 15:08 Subject: RE: New virus trick I?m still in favor of the ?Ball-peen hammer to fingers? method of behavioral modification used in the movie Casino? From: Lee Douglas [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 8:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: New virus trick Or at least public flogging! On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Mike Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: Man, these malware creators are evil! I vote we bring back public hangings! On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 6:39 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected] > wrote: I was at a seminar yesterday put on by Sunbelt and during a break I had a chance to talk to one of the presenters and told him of a recent malware incident I?d cleaned up. He?d never heard of such a trick before so I thought I?d bring it to y?all?s attention so you can be on the lookout for it. Basically it was the same old malware that?s been going around with the Antivirus Pro sort of stuff, but the twist was that even using Malware Bytes we were not able to get rid of it. After I was poking around a bit, (I don?t recall why I was looking at the root of C:, but I was) I noticed a batch file in the root of the C: drive that, when I opened it and looked at it, it created a bunch of scheduled tasks to re-download the malware/adware. I wised up and deleted that file, then went into the Scheduled Tasks and deleted all the malware-created scheduled tasks. Then I was able to successfully clean the stuff out! What really got us was that Malware Bytes would clean it, then say it needed to reboot to finish, and then as soon as we came back, the fake antivirus was right back there. What I believe it was doing was re-downloading itself from the internet each time we cleaned it. So, anyway, if you guys ever have a problem like this, it wouldn?t hurt to check the scheduled tasks! -- Mike Sullivan [email protected] ==================================================================== http://www.quinn-insurance.com This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. The contents should not be copied nor disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of QUINN-Insurance, unless otherwise specifically stated . As internet communications are not secure, QUINN-Insurance is not responsible for the contents of this message nor responsible for any change made to this message after it was sent by the original sender. Although virus scanning is used on all inbound and outbound e-mail, we advise you to carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. We cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of any software viruses. ==================================================================== QUINN-Life Direct Limited is regulated by the Financial Regulator. QUINN-Insurance Limited is regulated by the Financial Regulator and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of UK business. ==================================================================== QUINN-Life Direct Limited is registered in Ireland, registration number 292374 and is a private company limited by shares. QUINN-Insurance Limited is registered in Ireland, registration number 240768 and is a private company limited by shares. Both companies have their head office at Dublin Road, Cavan, Co. Cavan. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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