Members Josh33 Posted August 8, 2010 Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 yeah so last week i was browsing the forums and a fake "anti virus program" popped up on my screen and tried taking over my system. it nearly succeded but luckily i was able to stop it. it shuts down alot of programs and disallows access to the internet, anti virus programs, etc... but yeah. i wasnt completely sure if it was the forums or something else, but saw a post in the classifieds where someone picked up the same virus. just a warning for all of you! it was a nasty virus and definitely has the potential to screw up your system. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2656718 thats the other thread. so keep a look out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woolyh Posted August 8, 2010 Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 Sounds like a classic case of too much free porno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Northstar Posted August 8, 2010 Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 Buy a Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh33 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 Buy a Mac and no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooki3monster Posted August 8, 2010 Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 Buy a Mac :arg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod2u Posted August 8, 2010 Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 Buy a Mac when i see this i simply think to myself install a free distro of linux on current pc.... but i guess saying buy a mac is more hip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Josh33 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 i just new as soon as i posted this it would turn into a mac vs. pc discussion. how about we just stay away from that and focus on someone throwing a virus on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rizza Posted August 8, 2010 Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 What browser were you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Posting about it is probably less helpful than contacting one of the mods or admins with a URL to the page you were on when it occurred. Now I have to go find some thread and try to track it down, with little to go on... If you run into anything like this in the future, PLEASE send me or any other admin or mod a PM ASAP so we can go in and edit / delete the offending post / link. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh33 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 firefox. wouldnt have been a big deal but i had my anti virus program disabled for a moment which was stupid on my part. it didnt do any damage or anything which was good, but im sure that it would if someone who didnt know much about computers had come across it. just figured i would let people know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh33 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 ahh sorry phil good call... like i said, i wasnt sure at first if it was something on the forums or not. just thought i would sound the alarm and see if anyone else was coming across this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BHz_econo Posted August 8, 2010 Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 what thread did this occur on? what were you doing? following a link? what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh33 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 what thread did this occur on? what were you doing? following a link? what? it happened last week and i had a bunch of tabs open. i probably a thread open in the classifieds of the amps, effects, and electric guitars. i also had a bunch of threads open here in the effects forum. could have been anything really. sorry i cant be much help guys. i dont really remember much tbh. its been a rough week on top of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I just checked all the links / images in the only 2003 Les Paul Standard thread I could find... http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2624100 ...and they're all "clean" - no viruses. All Image Shack hosted and appear to be safe. I'm not sure where or what you were actually seeing, or how you got hit, but it's usually due to off-site content such as links and images. If you run across anything like that again, please let me know the specific thread as soon as you can so I can take care of it before others click the link or attempt to view the content and get "hit". Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh33 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2010 will do, phil sorry i couldn't be much help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fool Evolved Posted August 9, 2010 Members Share Posted August 9, 2010 I had this virus too, wasn't sure where it came from. took me a while to get rid of it too, had to get some sort of malware :blah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted August 9, 2010 Members Share Posted August 9, 2010 Way to cause a {censored}storm, Jish Did you get that BM back yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh33 Posted August 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2010 Way to cause a {censored}storm, Jish Did you get that BM back yet? i didnt think this would cause up such a stir.. and i havnt got the BM back yet. it will probably be a few weeks i would imagine. they probably have to order parts and stuff. its going to cost more then i wanted, but it will be glad to have it fully taken care of. i plan on using it for gigs, so its worth it. I'm also having my jcm800 worked on there too, so i'm waiting for both amps to be fixed. they gave me an estimate the day after i dropped it off though which was nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted August 9, 2010 Members Share Posted August 9, 2010 when i see this i simply think to myself install a free distro of linux on current pc.... but i guess saying buy a mac is more hip Yea me too. But I guess this isn't very helpful if you've already been hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lolque? Posted August 9, 2010 Members Share Posted August 9, 2010 Firefox. Avast. Do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted August 9, 2010 Members Share Posted August 9, 2010 are you running adblock, no scipt etc in firefox? That is always advisable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted August 9, 2010 Members Share Posted August 9, 2010 Someone posted something on the Tape Op boards a few days ago that totally screwed up their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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