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  • Karen-bionic-fan
    Banned
    • Feb 13, 2010
    • 771

    Iv Just Got A Virus From This Site!!!! Major

    Its in the toy room my megos and other bits , i clicked the pictures to get a better look and it downloaded a very bad virus on my lap top ( i am using my pc now) its loaded its self on to my task bar pretending to be a scanner but its a very evil virus saying all sorts what will I do its not letting me open any my virus scanners and just keeps popping up and making a weird sound its saying about illegal porn and stuff iv switched it off :( i am really worried guys what can I DO PLEASE HELP
    Last edited by Karen-bionic-fan; Apr 7, '11, 9:40 PM.
  • Mikey
    Verbose Member
    • Aug 9, 2001
    • 47258

    #2
    Sounds a little like the one I had.

    Got some great tips on getting rid of it

    Here's the thread

    Have computer virus - can anyone help ? - Mego Talk

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    • Werewolf
      Inhuman
      • Jul 14, 2003
      • 14974

      #3
      I don't think it's from this site. More than likely from one of the sites where some members are storing their photos. Maybe about a month or so ago I reported a problem I had clicking on a pic of someones toy collection and a porn banner popped up instead. PLEASE use safer more reliable sites to store your pics guys.
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      • Random Axe
        The Voice of Reason
        • Apr 16, 2008
        • 4518

        #4
        Weird. I got the same thing a few days ago.

        Here's how I got rid of it.

        Open your laptop in safe mode

        Locate the file that has your restore points and select one from a couple of weeks ago, long before you accidentally picked this one up.

        It will take some time to reset things to that point so be patient. Once you have the confirmation that the system has been restored, run all of your anti-virus software on full scan. This took two plus hours on my computer but it located the trojan and crushed it.

        This particular virus shut off my anti-virus real time scanning while infecting everything. Anymore they almost always disguise themselves as an anti-virus program and won't stop till you send them money to fix the virus. Kinda ironic and nasty at the same time.

        No files you have downloaded or added recently will be affected. This is mainly a reset of your setting, directories and drivers.
        I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she dumped me before we met.

        If anyone here believes in psychokinesis, please raise my hand.

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        • Karen-bionic-fan
          Banned
          • Feb 13, 2010
          • 771

          #5
          Hiya guys I did the safety mod thing F8 and safety mode then I run my spybot and Norton And when i run SpyBot it says there are 10 files that need removed to make the program run faster and it run and got rid of it Mikey01 THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP X

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          • Mikey
            Verbose Member
            • Aug 9, 2001
            • 47258

            #6
            Very cool news !!!

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            • mego73
              Printed paperboard Tiger
              • Aug 1, 2003
              • 6690

              #7
              Viruses can be gotten anytime and deploy at a later time.

              You probably picked up something earlier.

              [email protected]

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              • Karen-bionic-fan
                Banned
                • Feb 13, 2010
                • 771

                #8
                Originally posted by Random Axe
                Weird. I got the same thing a few days ago.

                Here's how I got rid of it.

                Open your laptop in safe mode

                Locate the file that has your restore points and select one from a couple of weeks ago, long before you accidentally picked this one up.

                It will take some time to reset things to that point so be patient. Once you have the confirmation that the system has been restored, run all of your anti-virus software on full scan. This took two plus hours on my computer but it located the trojan and crushed it.

                This particular virus shut off my anti-virus real time scanning while infecting everything. Anymore they almost always disguise themselves as an anti-virus program and won't stop till you send them money to fix the virus. Kinda ironic and nasty at the same time.

                No files you have downloaded or added recently will be affected. This is mainly a reset of your setting, directories and drivers.

                YES IT WOULD NOT LET ME OPEN ANY OF MY VIRUS PROTECTION WHEN I WAS TRYING THE VIRUS ON MY TASK BAR WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND AND THEN LOADED SAYING THERE WAS STUFF ON MY PC THEN ITS SETTING SAID I NEED THE FULL VERSION TO REMOVE AND I HAD TO PAY .

                THANK FOOOOOK ITS AWAY

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                • Karen-bionic-fan
                  Banned
                  • Feb 13, 2010
                  • 771

                  #9
                  Originally posted by mego73
                  Viruses can be gotten anytime and deploy at a later time.

                  You probably picked up something earlier.
                  No sorry it was on mego the stuff pooped up when I clicked the photos mego was the first site i loaded on my laptop today

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                  • Karen-bionic-fan
                    Banned
                    • Feb 13, 2010
                    • 771

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Random Axe
                    Weird. I got the same thing a few days ago.

                    Here's how I got rid of it.

                    Open your laptop in safe mode

                    Locate the file that has your restore points and select one from a couple of weeks ago, long before you accidentally picked this one up.

                    It will take some time to reset things to that point so be patient. Once you have the confirmation that the system has been restored, run all of your anti-virus software on full scan. This took two plus hours on my computer but it located the trojan and crushed it.

                    This particular virus shut off my anti-virus real time scanning while infecting everything. Anymore they almost always disguise themselves as an anti-virus program and won't stop till you send them money to fix the virus. Kinda ironic and nasty at the same time.

                    No files you have downloaded or added recently will be affected. This is mainly a reset of your setting, directories and drivers.


                    Thanks for your help very kind of you yes it did the same to me shut off my anti-virus :( i went into shock lol livid sad and worried it was saying some very bad stuff was on my pc not night thanks

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                    • mego73
                      Printed paperboard Tiger
                      • Aug 1, 2003
                      • 6690

                      #11
                      You're probably right but viruses can be on there for days until a certain action trigger deploys them. For me, I know when a virus I had deployed, it couldn't have come from the site I was visiting when it reared it's ugly head.

                      But, of course other viruses deploy when downloaded. I've read about both types.

                      Glad you got rid of it.


                      Originally posted by Karen-bionic-fan
                      No sorry it was on mego the stuff pooped up when I clicked the photos mego was the first site i loaded on my laptop today
                      Last edited by mego73; Apr 7, '11, 11:08 PM.

                      [email protected]

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                      • Karen-bionic-fan
                        Banned
                        • Feb 13, 2010
                        • 771

                        #12
                        Originally posted by mego73
                        You're probably right but viruses can be on there for days until a certain action trigger deploys them. For me, I know when a virus I had deployed, it couldn't have come from the site I was visiting when it reared it's ugly head.

                        But, of course other viruses deploy when downloaded.

                        Glad you got rid of it.


                        I love this site :P id never say anything bad about it so i must have thought it did , anyway its away so I think I will rest now and once again this site rocks you only have to ask for help and people do ......amazing really

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