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Posted by Rob R. Ainscough on August 18, 2006, 11:25 am
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not function very well.
2. Yes, I installed and ran Spybot Search & Destroy and it worked very well
with no side affects.
No more payware for me, they just don't do jack -- sorta like paying for
Insurance from the Mob only these vendors do it legally.
> 1. How did this malware make it thru all my protection?
> Thats very easy for malware. Malware get in trough Active X, Java,
> Websites,
> Scripts..... So check your Internet Options and dont't install Active X
> Components automatically. Set your Security Zone higher!
>
> 2. So payware virus/spyware protection like Symantec, BitDefender don't
> catch these problems, yet freeware tools do??
> Yes, believe me. One of the best and I think the best Freeware Spyware
> tool is
> Spybot Search&Destroy. Download and install Spybot Search&Destroy. After
> that, you should install the dectection update every week. Since 2005 I
> use
> Spyware Search&Destroy and have no Spyware. So take time and work with
> Spyware Search&Destroy and check all options!
>
> Greets
> Wolla
>
> "Rob R. Ainscough" wrote:
>
>> I've purchased BitDefender (full version with adware/spyware protection)
>> and
>> have Microsoft's Window's Defender installed -- firewall is ON (both
>> software/hardware). So I'm surfing via the help system provided in VS
>> 2005
>> and during my search come to what appears to be a development type of
>> site,
>> next thing I know I've got a flashing systray icon (red sphere with X in
>> it)
>> and a message that says "Warning your computer is in Danger!" (this one
>> does
>> registry hacks to prevent Task Manager from loading, changes my desktop
>> background, and creates startup files, etc. etc.). I ran Active Ports
>> and
>> sure enough I find a program called dlh9jkdq2.exe running and
>> communication
>> to some other drone hijacked PC. Tracert shows the drone PC is still
>> relatively local to my area (SFO1).
>>
>> 1. How did this malware make it thru all my protection?
>>
>> So I run a full scan via BitDefender and then another one via Windows
>> Defender -- Windows defender was completely useless and found nothing
>> wrong.
>> BitDefender finds "suspicious files" but does nothing to fix the problem
>> (I
>> tried Symantec also, same story). So I download Adware (lava soft) and
>> SpyBot Search & Destroy -- both free versions. Run them both and they do
>> indeed remove the malware/virus.
>>
>> 2. So payware virus/spyware protection like Symantec, BitDefender don't
>> catch these problems, yet freeware tools do??
>>
>> Makes me wonder if the Anti-Virus/Spyware companies actually hire hackers
>> to
>> produce viruses? And then it begs the question, that M$ might just leave
>> enough holes open so that these companies can continue.
>>
>> Oh, and yes my WinXP was completely up to date.
>>
>> This is yet another example of the crap that Microsoft likes to call an
>> OS?
>> Every 5 years we're promised a more secure OS and every 5 years we get
>> the
>> same crap that is usually compromised before it is even released.
>> Microsoft's response "it's up to the user to ensure their system is
>> secure" -- yeah pearls of wisdom from the money machine. Microsoft
>> security
>> is a joke, this forum is just a facade to make people actually think M$
>> care
>> about security, they don't, they never will, and they doom themselves to
>> mediocre.
>>
>> Rob.
>>
>>
>>
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