Infected file on GenesReunited

[johngirl]

Hi all,

I had the same problem yesterday. My windows Security went mad and was telling me I had virus`s and trojans and all sorts of things going on and to click onto the link to stop someone from Launceston Tasmania from hacking into my computer.
I shut down my computer and restarted. It happened twice more so I shut it down again. I have had no trouble since.
I was on Facebook not GR so the problem isn`t just to do with GR.
I also ran a scan after this happened but found nothing wrong.


  Johngirl

[downside]

If it is a false alarm then nothing will get in.

If it isn't a false alarm then your security program will detect and remove it when you reenable it won't it?

This is why I don't have an anti-virus program - they are more trouble than they are worth and they give people a false sense that they are being protected.

[Nick29]

This is why I don't have an anti-virus program - they are more trouble than they are worth and they give people a false sense that they are being protected.

Whereas you know for sure that you are not 

If you Google I-frame inf you'll see that the problem is caused by malware, and the alert is triggered by the action of an innocuous script that is found on many web sites.   The malware doesn't come from the web site - it was on the infected computer all along. 

 

[alyson123]

Snowy..... the virus is posing as windows security, encouraging you to click on the links so become further infected.
Anyway I am 100% sure that the problem I had, came from GR, after sending the letter of complaint yesterday they have replied this morning, denying all knowledge!!
.......and just to add insult to injury, suggest that it is my security system at fault!
Somebody, pour cold water over me quick, please!!!!
Alyson

[downside]

Whereas you know for sure that you are not 

That is correct.

If I have a cold then I feel unwell and start coughing.

If I have flu, then I weel unwell and start shivering and have aching limbs and start coughing.

[Nick29]

I think people who are complaining about this web site should say which AV and Firewall software they are using, along with the browser types and versions that they are using, so a pattern may emerge.  Many people (including myself) have visited the site (I tried again this morning, after trying yesterday afternoon), and I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

[Roobarb]

Latest version of Internet Explorer (8?) and AVG free edition

[Nick29]

Whereas you know for sure that you are not 

That is correct.

If I have a cold then I feel unwell and start coughing.

If I have flu, then I weel unwell and start shivering and have aching limbs and start coughing.

This is a common misconception about (computer) viruses - people automatically assume that if their computer is affected, then they will notice something out of the ordinary.   Well, the only time that you will do that is when you acquire a virus that is designed to be activated by a trigger of some sort, which will flash a message of some sort, encouraging (or even panicking) you into buying security software from them.

There is another type of virus - it sits there on your computer, and you are completely oblivious to it, whilst in the background it can be recording everything you type and uploading it to somewhere on the other side of the world, or using your email connection to send out hundreds of junk emails.  You will be completely oblivious to what's going on.  Some viruses will even take pictures from your webcam and upload them, so be careful what you wear in front of your PC, because someone may be watching  

There was a virus doing the rounds about 10 years ago that was incredibly tiny (in terms of program size) called Back Orifice (try Googling for it) - when the victim was infected with this virus, they could be found by scanning IP addresses with a program, and once they were found, the person at the other end could see a picture of their desktop, examine their entire disk drive contents, download files from their hard drive, upload files to their hard drive, rename files, delete files, see which programs they were running, take a picture with their web cam and download it, open the CD door, and make their PC reboot.  

My point is - if they could do that 10 years ago, when we were all on dial-up, what can they do now, with continuous broadband connections ?

I wish I had £1 for every time I heard someone say (or read) "I'm not using a virus checker, and I don't have any problems".  

My response (as always is) "What problems were you expecting ?".

[Christine in Portugal]

This is a copy of an email from Genes support team sent after the attack in Feb 2008.


Thanks you for your email. Please accept my apologies if this virus alert has caused you any worry.

There was an advert on the site which was inviting people to download an application. At that point your anti-virus software picked this up and warned you of the various types of viruses that could be contained.

This advert has now been removed from the site.


Best regards,

Genes Reunited Support Team



Maybe the same thing is happening again.

Christine