Help!! IT / spamming virus assistance needed
09 May 2006, 10:39 PM
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Help!! IT / spamming virus assistance needed
Checked my ISP's webmail junk/spam folder this afternoon and found near enough 200 messages notifying me of "failed email delivery" type things from various sources. This has never happened before, so I think that my PC has probably been infected by one of those remote spamming virus things.
Bollix
So, when I got home, I did a full system scan using Norton. No viruses found, but one spyware app was flagged up. Wouldn't let me delete it, for some reason. Then ran M$ Defender, which didn't detect a thing.
Then tried to download updates for Norton, but repeatedly got stuck on the "trying to connect" window. Just had to close Norton down after nearly 2 hours of "trying to connect".
Anyone have any suggestions???
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09 May 2006, 11:52 PM
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Chances are the failed delivery messages are from someone else's machine spamming using your email address, try the Norton update again tomorrow it could be their end.
10 May 2006, 08:18 AM
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It almost certainly won't be your p.c.. As above someone is using your e-mail address as the return address and you're getting all the crap.
If you really want to scan your p.c. get the freebies like Adaware and Spybot Search & Destroy, yada yada
If you really want to scan your p.c. get the freebies like Adaware and Spybot Search & Destroy, yada yada
10 May 2006, 09:53 AM
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It almost certainly won't be your p.c.. As above someone is using your e-mail address as the return address and you're getting all the crap.
If you really want to scan your p.c. get the freebies like Adaware and Spybot Search & Destroy, yada yada
If you really want to scan your p.c. get the freebies like Adaware and Spybot Search & Destroy, yada yada
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10 May 2006, 03:55 PM
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Never had trouble with updates for Spybot, just make sure you choose 'Safer Networking No 1' as the server 
As for the scanning of the system, you could try an online scan at either Kaspersky or TrendMicro, both of which are excellent IMHO.
As for the scanning of the system, you could try an online scan at either Kaspersky or TrendMicro, both of which are excellent IMHO.
10 May 2006, 07:17 PM
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Never had trouble with updates for Spybot, just make sure you choose 'Safer Networking No 1' as the server
As for the scanning of the system, you could try an online scan at either Kaspersky or TrendMicro, both of which are excellent IMHO.
As for the scanning of the system, you could try an online scan at either Kaspersky or TrendMicro, both of which are excellent IMHO.
10 May 2006, 08:19 PM
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some viruses sit silent once pc has started and wont get seen by norton defender etc .if you have the disc to norton pop it in the cd drive and reboot and start a scan from there .some times they will find stuff that ya didnt even know was there when pc has started .
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Thanks for the assistance chaps. Quite reassuring.
Madmooro - dont have a disk. It's an update / renewal downloaded from the Norton site.
Still can't update the AV software. Keep getting stuck in the same place as before. Dozens more "failed delivery" messages today, too
Madmooro - dont have a disk. It's an update / renewal downloaded from the Norton site.
Still can't update the AV software. Keep getting stuck in the same place as before. Dozens more "failed delivery" messages today, too
22 May 2006, 11:15 AM
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**UPDATE**
BBC NEWS CLICKY
Explains everything. Signed up with Blue Frog some time back and have submitted loads of spam for their info / action. This is how the spammers have fought back.
*******....
Kev
BBC NEWS CLICKY
Explains everything. Signed up with Blue Frog some time back and have submitted loads of spam for their info / action. This is how the spammers have fought back.
*******....
Kev
22 May 2006, 12:35 PM
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ditto
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=508122
I am still trying to get to grips with problems......... I'll follow this thread with interest
BTW there is one thing that Spybot will not remove (360 something???) which is a Spybot problem. Google will advise.
See also
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515844
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=508122
I am still trying to get to grips with problems......... I'll follow this thread with interest
BTW there is one thing that Spybot will not remove (360 something???) which is a Spybot problem. Google will advise.
See also
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515844
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