Malware Warning

[tnvol]

Guys...

Twice now while reading threads on Crappie.com I have
been hit with a form of Malware that falsly claims that
it has found many viruses. It is hard to shut down...but
easy to remove afterward with a malware remover that you
can find free on the net. I used Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

I hope it was just my computer but if its the forum...at least
you have been warned.

Good Luck !

tnvol

[cityboy]

careful if you see a update for 360 antivirus , it is a hard one to get rid of but malwarebyte's will get it . it is the best thing out there and you can d/l free. i use it with spybot/avg/windows defender/firewall and every night do a clean with, cc cleaner and once a week use defaggler.

[CrappiePappy]

Guys...
Twice now while reading threads on Crappie.com I have
been hit with a form of Malware that falsly claims that
it has found many viruses. It is hard to shut down...but
easy to remove afterward with a malware remover that you
can find free on the net. I used Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
I hope it was just my computer but if its the forum...at least
you have been warned.
Good Luck !
tnvol

It has popped up on me a couple of times, too. Looks authentic ... since the perp has copied all the same borders that the real products would show.

I may add Malwarebytes to my system, just to see if my other programs actually spotted it, and removed it.

I'm going to copy this thread to the Main Forum ... just to let the members know

... cp

[cityboy]

It has popped up on me a couple of times, too. Looks authentic ... since the perp has copied all the same borders that the real products would show.

I may add Malwarebytes to my system, just to see if my other programs actually spotted it, and removed it.

I'm going to copy this thread to the Main Forum ... just to let the members know

... cp

once you download do a full scan on c; drive you will not believe what malwarebyte's will find . i did a full sweep with s/bot and my normal clean up . then ran MLB it found 7 infected files.

[anchorpuller]

It must be pretty widespread. I had it happen here last week. Of all the places I use on the internet, crappie.com is the only one that seems to have been affected. Webroot is the program we use and it dispensed of it post haste.
The "You have been infected" page that pops up does indeed look authentic. It took me for a minute. Note that the warning it gives that says if you close it out you will crash your computer is BOGUS. At least mine didn't crash.

[Redy2Fish]

I had one called XP Antivirus 2008 manifest itself on my PC a week ago, I didin't relaye it to C.C, but Malware Bytes zapped it post haste.

[CrappiePappy]

once you download do a full scan on c; drive you will not believe what malwarebyte's will find . i did a full sweep with s/bot and my normal clean up . then ran MLB it found 7 infected files.

Only found 6 infected files ... and fixed 'em. Did not see anything that could have been the false anti-virus trojan, but I'll keep the free trial version of Malwarebytes active for awhile. Most of my other freeware programs seem to do a good job, but nothing is perfect by itself.

... cp

[fishingpox]

I got three trojans removed from this site in the last few days if I'm not mistaken....called Trojanbyte.verify

[Fatman]

If you have a computer with Vista you may get an update warning for 360 as it's on your computer, and with XP, XP Antivirus 2008 is part of the Security Center and it's probably trying to get you to renew your license.

Even if you get rid of them as I have on my two laptops you'll occasionally get the pop-ups. On XP you can't get rid of the program but you can go in and turn off the auto update, and with 360 on Vista you can uninstall it as it's only a major pain in the butt.

Fatman