Author Topic: New ransomware found (Read 3515 times)

sam · « **on:** May 08, 2006, 16:44 »

Interesting article in how some people are too lazy to even write the destrcutive part of their crap.. LINK

Clive · « **Reply #1 on:** May 08, 2006, 17:20 »

Old news Sam.

http://pc-pals.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19024

sam · « **Reply #2 on:** May 09, 2006, 11:45 »

damn! I had a feeling I had read it before!

sam · « **Reply #3 on:** May 09, 2006, 11:45 »

well it is actually a slightly different article, which makes me less scared.

Simon · « **Reply #4 on:** May 09, 2006, 16:07 »

What's slightly scary is that none of the articles contain information on how to remove these trojans.

Clive · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2006, 16:14 »

It's little wonder I now have FIVE antispyware programs on my computers!

sam · « **Reply #6 on:** May 09, 2006, 16:30 »

lol but you are paranoid clive!

Clive · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2006, 16:55 »

I cannot deny that Sam.

Simon · « **Reply #8 on:** May 09, 2006, 17:34 »

I have at least 4, including F-Secure, which has a built in real time spyware scanner. Unfortunately, it made me uninstall Spybot, but now I have XoftSpy instead, as well as Ad Aware and Spyware Blaster!

Clive · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2006, 18:07 »

XoftSpy? Mmmmmmmm What's that like then Simon?

Simon · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2006, 18:17 »

Found a few on it's maiden voyage, Clive, but none since. I assume this is because there's nothing there to find.

sam · « **Reply #11 on:** May 09, 2006, 18:27 »

is it free soft?

Simon · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2006, 18:32 »

Depends where you get it. :whistle:

Clive · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2006, 19:06 »

In addition to Ad-Aware SE, Spybot S&D, Spywareblaster, Nortons and Ewido I tried Spyware Doctor which scans for malware but you have to purchase it if you want anything removed. My machine was clean but Mrs Clive's contains around 40 which all the others miss.

I'm half tempted to shell out the $50.

Simon · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2006, 19:10 »

Be aware that it could be a marketing ploy to get you to purchase it, Clive. I firmly believe that some programs 'plant' their own 'spyware' on your PC, in order to scare you into buying the product to remove it. Spyware Doctor is a very well regarded application, but it seems coincidental that it found all these items, at least 4 other programs missed.

Oh, I just re-read your post - have you run all the other utilities on Mrs Clive's machine also?