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[phpforfun]

Hey guys, so I got a lil story for ya!

When I worked at Isagenix, I heard stories about someone that got a virus, and it went through the network to like 8 other computers. They had to shut down the network for a day, and image the computers that were infected by the virus. The guys at Isagenix are very smart, they couldn't find a solution at all for it.

Its a windows based virus, I dont believe it will effect mac or linux machines. However, on my last day at Isagenix, that virus got on someones computer again! Everyone started freakin out. I was glad it was my last day so I didnt have to start imaging those computers.

Most viruses that force you to download them are rather obvious.. I can spot a virus popup like I can spot Waldo (Im very good at that game :P).

This virus is very very sneaky. If you have AVG installed, and are on a windows OS, chances are, you would accept the virus, it looks so real. It opens up a new browser window, takes off the browser navigations, and acts like you are in My Computer, and presents you with an AVG alert, it's one of the best ones I have seen yet.

I was lookin around, and I got the popup for this! I thought id post a screen shot, so you know what it looks like

Here is the screenshot:


You can see the URL is: http://scanner.av-best.info/scan.php

A good idea would be to go into your router, and block av-best.info.

Thanks :)

[Phoenixz]

I'd still say it's pretty obvious with the address bar showing the web-page.

[phpforfun]

Phoenixz said:

I'd still say it's pretty obvious with the address bar showing the web-page.

That might have something to do with me being on Linux, at work, it wasnt like that.

[Turk4n]

I has never fallen for such viruses, I only download QUALITY VIRUS:es.
Those that are inside of a cd-key generator, or bundled within the crack you downloaded or even just installs while patching the game :>
Normally trojans and backdoors sometimes worms and even spyware. God I love it :D

[John]

I use a VM to open all my key generators or exe's that I may think contain viruses. Plus I run Linux so, for the most part, I have no worries.

[phpforfun]

Same here.

Im not saying I fell for the virus, I know pretty much everyone on CC is into computers, thus we can tell what is a virus, and what isnt, but Isagenix fell for it multiple times, my gf did, my mom did, its a pretty convincing popup for ppl on windows... I think

[John]

It does look pretty convincing. I'm sure most noobs would fall for it.

[xXHalfSliceXx]

thnx for the url to block. im going to add it now.

[Xav]

It doesn't even load for me.

[jwxie518]

I don't even have my firewall turn on, and for like past 2 years I have never get infected by using any software I downloaded....
but that's just because I am lucky...

[amrosama]

even when im too careful surfing the internet and downloading files, my friends infect my pc with their USB flash memories and i hate installing an Anti-Virus
thnx for the info