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Old 12-09-2003, 02:48 PM   #1
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There is some virus that takes over your AIM profile and says "HAHAHAHAHA I Cant believe I found (Screennames) picture HERE" When you click on it it takes you to some website that tells you that you have got this spyware on your computer and that you can remove it by clicking a link. What the virus actually does is sets the message above as your AIM profile and it keeps resetting it if you change it. I clicked the removal link and my computer came up with a warning so I didnt do it. I ran ad-aware and got rid of all the spyware on my comp.

Does anyone know what this is or how to get rid of it perminantly?

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Old 12-09-2003, 02:55 PM   #2
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try www.housecall.com

I think that's the site where you can run a free virus scanner off your comp.

If that doesn't work then go to Norton's web page and see if they have a fix for it.
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Old 12-09-2003, 04:47 PM   #3
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There is some virus that takes over your AIM profile and says "HAHAHAHAHA I Cant believe I found (Screennames) picture HERE" When you click on it it takes you to some website that tells you that you have got this spyware on your computer and that you can remove it by clicking a link. What the virus actually does is sets the message above as your AIM profile and it keeps resetting it if you change it. I clicked the removal link and my computer came up with a warning so I didnt do it. I ran ad-aware and got rid of all the spyware on my comp.

Does anyone know what this is or how to get rid of it perminantly?
The spyware had to create some kind of file to be able to still change it when you change it back.

Try doing a file search for some key words that this virus put into your computer. A Virus Scanner may not find a virus, or may find a virus and still not fix the problem.

I got that Trojan virus and the fix tool couldn't find the virus. The virus wouldn't let me go to ANY search engines. Yahoo, Alta Vista, Google, you name it. So I did a file search for "Google"... and I found an INI or INS file or whatever so I opened it with note pad. Then I did the "find on this page" trick to find the word google, deleted it... and tried to go to Google.com

Believe it or not, it finally let me go to Google.com. So i deleted the script that the virus created and I was find. You probably have to find the script and after you do... you can either delete it. Or you can change what it makes the profiles say and send it to people to be a prick.
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Old 12-09-2003, 11:35 PM   #4
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I've seen that.

Run spyware removal software.
 
Old 12-10-2003, 11:08 PM   #5
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Exclamation Here it is
http://www.rsaisp.com/software.asp

That link takes care of it. I got rid of mine by just deleting a bunch of shit in my AIM folder, but that is better. Just in case anyone else has this problem.
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Old 12-24-2003, 05:09 PM   #6
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Update:

I just saw a profile with the same link in it, so I assume its an updated version. The new message says:
Happy Holidays Everyone!!
New Years 2003 Partayy!

The second line is the link...

iiBEWARE!!
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Old 12-25-2003, 12:15 AM   #7
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Aight my friend clicked that link.... When you click it i know it installs the virus but does it also install some POS that just spams ads daily on your comp? cuz right after he clicked the link he got mass popups after it lol....
 
Old 12-29-2003, 02:02 AM   #8
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go to the site and do the removal link... i did the link and it went off of my profile for good.. its not a virus its just free ware there sponsering there site on your profile but you can get rid of it... just do what the link says

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Old 01-02-2004, 12:26 PM   #10
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Old 01-11-2004, 02:25 AM   #11
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go to the site and do the removal link... i did the link and it went off of my profile for good.. its not a virus its just free ware there sponsering there site on your profile but you can get rid of it... just do what the link says
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