Getting hammered by fake trojan from Beyond?

[M.alex]

I got hammered twice today (just 10minutes ago) by the same fake trojan.

Both times loading beyond, then firefox shuts down and a fake "ms securities essentials" pops up.

One of your ads showing is definitely dropping something.

[M.alex]

fwiw it seems fine now.

Oddly enough when I googled this problem a few page thread from Beyond in 2009 came up. Same issue a year ago :rofl:

[Seth1968]

That's the "Think Point" infection.

http://www.pcthreat.com/parasitebyid-13022en.html

I've had to remove it from about a dozen computers in the last couple of weeks.

[M.alex]

This is how I had to remove it

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-fake-microsoft-security-essentials-alert

fvcker blocked ctrl-alt-del ... everytime I'd try to open task manger it'd be like "tASK MANAGER IS INFECTED! DELETE!'. lol

[garnet]

Originally posted by Seth1968
That's the "Think Point" infection.

http://www.pcthreat.com/parasitebyid-13022en.html

I've had to remove it from about a dozen computers in the last couple of weeks.

is ms essentials blocking this infect?

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by garnet


is ms essentials blocking this infect?

The short answer is "Yes", the long answer is "maybe".

The problem is Threat Point (like many infections), is not a static infection. That is, it has many variants which change on a daily basis. That's why it's critical that your antimalware programs are fully updated.

Either way, a single solution is not enough these days. An experienced tech always uses "layered" protection. For example, in my computer repair business, I typically install MSE (or Avira) along with SuperAntiSpyware Professional. MalwareBytes is also installed as an on demand scanner. Such a setup provides the maximum practical protection as the system is protected by "two guards" at the front door.

[Mar]

The joys of Linux. No problems here! :D

[4lti]

Originally posted by Mar
The joys of Linux. No problems here! :D

The joys of nothing being compatible!
Wooo.

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by Mar
The joys of Linux. No problems here! :D

Totally agreed.

Although the common myth regarding Linux and/or Mac operating systems, is that their code is somehow immune to infections.

The truth is, those operating systems see few infections due to their lack of popularity compared to Windows. At this time, it's just a waste of time to write malicious code for Linux or a Mac OS. However, that is changing on the Mac front.

[Mar]

Originally posted by Seth1968


Totally agreed.

Although the common myth regarding Linux and/or Mac operating systems, is that their code is somehow immune to infections.

The truth is, those operating systems see few infections due to their lack of popularity compared to Windows. At this time, it's just a waste of time to write malicious code for Linux or a Mac OS. However, that is changing on the Mac front. To be honest the first virus ever written (rotherJ) was written for a Macintosh. :dunno:

[gyu]

I haven't gotten it in the past but I've gotten it a few times today....