A virus I found.

Simmy · **Posted:** June 18th, 2008, 2:52 pm

Recently, for Today and yestorday, I've been really in trouble with my computer. It turns out I have a Win32:Parite-B@dll worm, says avast. It's currently making a lot of programs fail that is an .exe. So now, Avast has to look thorugh everyfile, slowly- looking for the infected .exe's.
Please, wish me luck.

~Simmy
Granite + Lobster = Not fun to eat.

Adbot · **Posted:** June 18th, 2008, 2:52 pm

Kat · **Posted:** June 18th, 2008, 3:46 pm

Good luck to an extreme - You might need it...

Have fun with your scanning!

Simmy · **Posted:** June 18th, 2008, 4:08 pm

All thinks up and running! It made WoW stop, but I fixed the files.. And It somehow got rid of MSN Messenger, which I havn't been able to fix.
~Simmy

Flash · **Posted:** June 18th, 2008, 5:55 pm

Good luck get rid of this virus right now scan your computer!!!

hummerwar921 · **Posted:** June 18th, 2008, 8:34 pm

Get Kaspersky, Avast won't help you worth crap.

Anyways, Parite-B is a worm, that infects every executable file on the system, and spreads through the internet and your network, without having to attach itself to any files.

In addition, it puts a rootkit on your system, and these are very tricky and tiresome to rid yourself of. Blacklight and Kaspersky is good for this.

You need this off quick. If you can't get this off in, oh, 2 days, reformat. You don't want anyone to have root access to your box for even a short amount of time.

So get Blacklight, run a scan, and see what you find.

Sworder · **Posted:** June 19th, 2008, 12:45 pm

Wow, dang. I've never had any MAJOR viruses or anything so I don't know what to say. Good luck getting rid of this stuff. I don't see why people want to put viruses on others.

Adbot · **Posted:** June 19th, 2008, 12:45 pm

Joey · **Posted:** June 19th, 2008, 1:07 pm

Nasty things :cry:

On my sisters old computer it was practically swarming with virus's.
She was incredibly gullible.

Flash · **Posted:** June 19th, 2008, 1:18 pm

Joey wrote:

Nasty things :cry:

On my sisters old computer it was practically swarming with virus's.
She was incredibly gullible.

Whoa!

On my old hard drive there were so many viruses it said virus detected like every minute.

Zac · **Posted:** June 21st, 2008, 8:44 am

The worst virus I ever got was "abebot" which is a rare and extremely hard to get rid of. I had to mess with Windows and the registry until I fixed it (2 days to fix)

I had to deal with this:

Quote:

* You see excesssive pop-up advertisements. Some unwanted software such as Abebot can bombard you with pop-up ads while you're on the Web and even when you're not on the Web. If you see pop-up ads that are coming from questionable websites, you may have Abebot or other types of spyware on your computer.
* Your Web browser has additional components that you did not recall downloading. Spyware may install Search toolbars or Internet browser toolbars that appear floating on your screen or within your Web browser without your knowledge. If you notice certain icons or tools that you don't remember adding yourself, you may have been infected with Abebot or other types of Spyware.
* Your settings have been changed without your knowledge. Some unwanted programs such as Abebot may change your default homepage or search page settings, which means that the default web page you selected or the page that appears when you search may have been switched to a page that you do not recognize. Even if you try to restore your settings, Abebot spyware may switch it back when you reboot your computer.
* Your computer is slower than usual. Abebot may use your computer's system resources to execute its malicious tasks. Abebot may use your memory, internet connection and your bandwidth to run itself. A sudden change on the speed of your computer can be a sign of being infected with Abebot or spyware.

Also Simmy, I wish you luck on removing your worm. Shouldn't be that hard if your tech smart but if your not I would say just reformat/system restore.

Flash · **Posted:** June 21st, 2008, 12:43 pm

Zac wrote:

The worst virus I ever got was "abebot" which is a rare and extremely hard to get rid of. I had to mess with Windows and the registry until I fixed it (2 days to fix)

I had to deal with this:

Quote:

* You see excesssive pop-up advertisements. Some unwanted software such as Abebot can bombard you with pop-up ads while you're on the Web and even when you're not on the Web. If you see pop-up ads that are coming from questionable websites, you may have Abebot or other types of spyware on your computer.
* Your Web browser has additional components that you did not recall downloading. Spyware may install Search toolbars or Internet browser toolbars that appear floating on your screen or within your Web browser without your knowledge. If you notice certain icons or tools that you don't remember adding yourself, you may have been infected with Abebot or other types of Spyware.
* Your settings have been changed without your knowledge. Some unwanted programs such as Abebot may change your default homepage or search page settings, which means that the default web page you selected or the page that appears when you search may have been switched to a page that you do not recognize. Even if you try to restore your settings, Abebot spyware may switch it back when you reboot your computer.
* Your computer is slower than usual. Abebot may use your computer's system resources to execute its malicious tasks. Abebot may use your memory, internet connection and your bandwidth to run itself. A sudden change on the speed of your computer can be a sign of being infected with Abebot or spyware.

Also Simmy, I wish you luck on removing your worm. Shouldn't be that hard if your tech smart but if your not I would say just reformat/system restore.

The worst virus I got was one that I didn't know how to get rid of. Like every time I clicked on something Kaspersky would say "Detected twinknds 321" or something like that. Eventually it caused the fearful "Blue screen of death".

momsrascal93 · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2008, 1:07 pm

I once got a virus but it wasn't serious. only took a few hours to remove.

Flash · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2008, 1:16 pm

momsrascal93 wrote:

I once got a virus but it wasn't serious. only took a few hours to remove.

Is that quick or slow?

Kevin · **Posted:** June 24th, 2008, 12:10 am

Maybe you should reformat since chances are it's opened backdoors into your comp allowing other viruses to compromise your comp

power crazy · **Posted:** June 24th, 2008, 10:14 am

Good Luck,
Doesn't sound like an easy fix.

Time to call of geek squad?? JK!

Power Crazy

Flash · **Posted:** June 24th, 2008, 10:16 am

Which anti-virus program do you use?

Flash