Date: 07/17/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: security, virus

Today’s bot / malware writers are leveraging open source tools and development models to improve their bots according to McAfee. Unlike viruses of the past, bots tend to be written by a group of authors, who often collaborate by using the same tools and techniques as open source developers, said Dave Marcus, security research and communications [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/bots-malware-writers-leveraging-open-source-tools-model/

Date: 07/17/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: security, virus

Scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have succeeded in developing an indigenous vaccine against bird flu (H5N1 virus). This feat has been achieved by scientists working at the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) in a record time of four months under a Rs 8-crore project. ICAR Director-General Mangala Rai described this as [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/indian-scientists-develops-bird-flu-vaccine/

Date: 07/17/06 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

Antivirus vendor McAfee cites potential for harm if power, efficiency of open source is misused.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094779.html

Date: 07/18/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, antivirus, spyware

I've been experiencing some issues with Windows XP's shutting down process, whenever I shut down the computer from the desktop, it takes longer than normal to do so. What happens is this-- I go to the Start menu, select "Turn Off Computer", then I choose "Shut Down", and then the computer does the normal process of shutting down, closing whatever was in the background-- usually not very many programs running in the background (I think), but then for a minute or so, it goes through this process where it doesn't do anything-- I can still move the mouse around and still use menus, programs, as if I'm normally using Windows. However, it does eventually go to the screen where you see the logging off/saving your settings/Windows is shutting down messages, but even on that screen it still seems like it's not doing anything, but then it does eventually shut down. Before this happened, it never was this slow. Is there anything I can do to correct this problem? Everything else in Windows runs fine, the startup process is fine but the shut down process has me concerned. I've checked for spyware and viruses, but nothing's come up when I ran Norton AntiVirus.

If anyone can assist me with this problem, I'd appreciate it.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/657341.html

Date: 07/18/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, database, asp, virus, web, hosting, google

H. D. Moore (hdm[at]metasploit.com) has devised a Ruby based search engine that finds malicious windows software (viruses, trojans etc.) using standard Google queries. The Malware search engine finds Web sites hosting malicious files after an user enters the name of a virus or Trojan horse. Currently the signature database is small but still contains dangerous viruses [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-malware-search-engine-and-how-it-works-impact/

Date: 07/23/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spyware

Hello,

Two questions:

How do I make what is on my laptop screen show up on my television? My DVD player is busted and I would like to view my DVDs without having to buy a new one.

I would like some of the additional features on Windows (like aquarium screensavers, themes, etc.), but I don't want to spend any money on it. I am also wary of things on torrent sites because I have seen those fish screensaver pop-ups, and I know what they can do to a system. Any safe, virus-/spyware-/adware-/crap-free methods that have worked for you?

Thanks!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/660620.html

Date: 07/24/06 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus, microsoft

Microsoft has quietly held meetings with top antivirus researchers for almost 10 years, but there's some unease now that Redmond is a rival.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6097342.html

Date: 07/24/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spyware

Hi, I was just wondering if anybody could help me with this little problem:

Well, basically, after like 10 minutes or so (the time is usually different) turning on the computer, all of my programs that weren't opened beforehand decide not to open, and the ones that do work incorrectly. Also, when I open the start bar a few of the icons for the programs don't display correctly, and things in folders don't look right either. I'd take a screenshot, but paint won't open.

I've scanned for viruses and spyware about a billion times, deleted everything bad, but that doesn't work, just so you know. So you don't have to ask, I'm using windows XP. If you need more info just ask. Thanks everyone!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/661867.html

Date: 07/27/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spam

Okay.
I have some new problem now.

_{Still running my PC with windows XP.}

Some exe´s sneaked onto my PC and made themselves some nice nest in the "program" folder. The names of them are "pmsngr" "isamonitor" "isamini" and "pmmon".

I unistalled the program which they belonged to, no idea what that was, but still and contantly some yellow alert icon keeps up blinking up in the task thing where all the other stuff such as the aim-icon for example is.
And it´s telling me that I have (OMG) more spam mails than usual! But that´s just somehting it says to make me click that little shit, and the internet explorer opens immediatelly to lead me to some empty site (my virus program might block it for some good reason).

However, I can´t delete these exe´s manually, because the folder they´ve been into (called IntCodec) is gone, but when I search for any of those exe´s it says that the folder´s still there and when I try to close them via taskamanger that I can delete them they come back instantly. Ahh, the JOY of boomerang exe´s.

Also, my Internet Explorer randomly keeps on comming up to lead me to more blank sites.
Might have something to do with that, but mustn´t.

I´ve tried GData and it hasn´t found anything, neither has Spybot.

Screenshot of the problem....: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/RikuDragon/Schwachfug/FUCKINGBOOMERANG.jpg

Help?

<sub>Also, this is less neccessary, but is there some way that I can delete Internet Explorer forever? I hate it, because it has always been very attractive for trojans and such. I´m sick of IE.

X-posted on computersupport</sub>

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/663044.html

Date: 07/27/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spyware

Netscape got stuck a minute ago, so I had to hit ctrl-alt-del to exit out of it. While the task manager was up, I saw some stuff I didn't recognize:

b3c6230b.exe

c4c4c003.exe

jusched.exe

sdmcp.exe

I just want to know if these are viruses/spyware and I should delete them, or if they are necessary.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/662981.html

Date: 07/31/06 (Security)    Keywords: security, virus

According to security vendor Cybertrust, a new type of virus is programmed to delete itself before it gets caught.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6100172.html

Date: 07/31/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus

I am in desperate need of some proffesional help. My computer (not the one i used for this post) has trouble continuing from this page:


I have tried to run it through all the options, and nothing happens. I have also tried cleaning the computer out with compressed air, switching power coards, and putting in an anti virus cd when it does it's thing. Please help me!! I have very valuable things in that computer, and I don't want to lose any of it. Please help!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/664876.html

Date: 08/06/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: virus

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition has the annoying habit of popping up a virus alert everytime it detects an email virus. There is no way to stop the alert in the free edition (on Windows). It is very annoying and distracting as it requires two clicks to close each of them. Imagine getting few hundreds of [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-automatically-close-avg-anti-virus-free-edition-virus-alert-popups/

Date: 08/07/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, asp, security, virus

Active Virus Shield software, offered in partnership with Kaspersky Lab, is likely to become the highest-profile alternative to for-pay security software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6102917.html

Date: 08/11/06 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

I need recommendations please for an Antivirus program for a Home PC for the Owner of one of my consulting customers. She does not want to use Norton or McAfee, and I hate the CA products....What else is anyone using?
EDIT: Sorry should have specified, the PC is Windows XP Professional. Suggestions to switch OS will be ignored, sorry.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/itprofessionals/42421.html

Date: 08/17/06 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus, microsoft

Vincent Gullotto, former head of McAfee's Antivirus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team, AVERT, will join Microsoft.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6106603.html

Date: 08/21/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: java, virus, web, spyware, google

Hi fellow geeks,

At every webpage I've visited recently, this line of code has been close to the top, if not at the top:


< script language='javascript' src='http://127.0.0.1:1027/js.cgi?ca&r=32609'> < /script > (but without the spaces, and sometimes the R number changes)


I've done spyware scans with ad-aware, spybot, and ZoneAlarm Pro's Antispyware, and a virus scan with AVG Free, but they haven't found anything.

Is this proof that all the webmasters on the internet are out to get me? Or have I got some sort of virus/spyware/other that's doing this?


Windows XP SP2, with Firefox v1.5.06 and a handful of extensions (Google text, stumbleupon, a cookie editor, a 'l337 sp33k' converter, a page validation thingy, and adblock)



EDIT: If I view the source of the filey thing, it says this:
'var blockedReferrer = 'blockedReferrer';
NS_ActualWrite=document.write;
document.ignore = new Object();'
< / edit >

Thanks in advance for any help!

- Sarah

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/968819.html

Date: 08/28/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: security, virus

For the last week or so, my virus scanner has been giving me this pop up message:

PC-Cillin Internet Security has detected and blocked a network virus. Run a Manual Scan of your computer and halt internet traffic to check for, eliminate, and prevent further propagation of this virus.

I run my A-V program and nothing shows up. HOw do I get the pop up to quit? Do I actually have a virus? Any help greatly appreciated.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/971735.html

Date: 09/05/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, virus

I have a Dell 5100c. It has windows XP on it.
Today I tried to burn a CD from iTunes and it tells me "disc burner or software not found." So I tried windows player and got the same thing. 
How did this just leave my computer? And how can I get it back? I did a virus check and came up clean. 
Help! :(


Thank you in advance.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/682547.html

Date: 09/05/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, web, spyware

Ok.

I offically CAN'T take it anymore. I've tried to deal with it, it just keeps getting worse.

It's been happening more and more, when i'm trying to do normal, simple things online, like checking email, typing emails, surfing websites. Before, it only shut off while virus scanning and spyware checking, but it seems to happen more and more for what seems for no reason.

What is it doing?

It CONSTANTLY keeps shutting itself off. And when it does, just pressing the on/off switch doesn't work, you need to go to the outlet and switch the plugs for the computer and the monitor into different sockets, and then it will turn back on when you press the button. I have to do this sometimes 2 or 3 times before it powers back on. Sometimes I give it time to rest, but I can't always do that when I have important things to do on it.

I have a 8-year old HP pavillion #6630. It's running windows 98 SE, and has 64mbs of RAM (it came with that much.) Usually it runs fine, but this has been happening more and more and really annoying me. I've opened the computer to suck dust out of the insides, my dad and I had to buy a new fan and install it because my dad thought it could be overheating .. and I even removed the power strip w/ mulitple sockets on it because I thought it was causing the problem. It wasn't, because even after I removed it, it still kept happening.

Also, one time, I thought reformatting would work. Even after reformatting, it still happened, so that makes me think it could be something internal rather then with the harddrive itself.

I can't virus scan, it shuts off before it finshes the scan. I also can't use spybot to scan for spyware, that makes it shut off too.

I don't have any unnessary or unknown programs running at startup, and I try not to have too much stuff open at one time to save memory .. but i'm a multi-tasker, so sometimes that's hard.

When i'm doing something small or the computer is left alone and is just idle, it's fine. It only seems to happen when i'm doing something important .. you know, typing up a big document (i've learned the art of saving VERY often), creating graphics in PSP, chatting, or surfing. Sometimes i'll merely click on a link, and -- kaboom. No warning message, it's just as if someone pulled the plug. Then I have to get up and try 2~3 times to get it to turn on again. It's really fustrating, since i've tried basically everything to fix it.

Yes, I KNOW I need a new computer right now .. but i'm a college student and cannot afford it, (this is my only computer) so i'm trying to do the best with what I have.

I don't know what it could be .. a bad power supply? even since I moved to a new place, it kept happening, so it's not with the main wall power supply .. I tried replacing the fan (I bought a new one and my dad installed it), and it seemed to be working fine, but either it stops or just doesn't work right anymore .. or memory? even though the computer has a low amount of memory compared to most computers, i've never had that problem before. I used to be able to open about 10 IE windows without a problem, and I used to be able to use spybot before too.

I think it's a over heating problem though .. it only seems to be when i'm doing something very intensive, which would make it overheat alot faster, I think.

Anyways, does anyone have any suggestions to fix it? I really need help, since I use this computer for school .. I can't keep having it shut off on me ;(

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/683198.html