ENCOUNTERED VIRUS JUST NOW

[NEEDA5.0]

Look what Symantec found when I logged in just now:

Scan type: Realtime Protection Scan
Event: Virus Found!
Virus name: JS.Scob.Trojan!inf
File: C:\Documents and Settings\Family\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JYSJBX0D\freeship260[1].jpg
Location: C:\Documents and Settings\Family\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JYSJBX0D
Computer: HOME-R1DQVII0TZ
User: Family
Action taken: Clean succeeded : Access allowed
Date found: Saturday, June 26, 2004 7:59:43 PM

 

[hbk_136]

No kidding, i had the exact same virus last night, it had infected 70 image files and i was able to clean it too. Extremely weird, i have no idea where it came from?!?! Interesting....

 

[NEEDA5.0]

The administrator posted a message about this but said it was taken care of.

 

[_jb_]

I hate people that create viruses

 

[z9_87]

who needs a virus scanner. Seriously. By the time i get a virus that usualy means i've got so much **** on my computer it needs whipped anyways. So i just format.

 

[HISSIN50]

you might PM Madman about it, in case it is back. sometimes they dont know till we speak up. here is the (or one of the) original thread(s) about it (containing the post from Mike which Madman stickied atop the front page of 5.0 tech)
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=476570

 

[maverick0716]

What does the virues do when you get it?

 

[_jb_]

who needs a virus scanner. Seriously. By the time i get a virus that usualy means i've got so much **** on my computer it needs whipped anyways. So i just format.

So without a virus scanner, if you get a virus you can contribute to the spreading. At least with a scanner you can find out what type it is, and then remove it. On my last computer, I had 21 viruses from only about three months of no firewall, or scanner. I've had this computer for about a year, and the only virus I encountered was during a download. The download got about 30% done and I was notified the file was contaminated.

I also have a lot of documents on this computer that I would like to keep, and not have to format my hard drive. I'm also a pretty big gamer, so I would want my PC to run at it's peak performance.

 

[92GreenGT]

Running Virus Scan now, hoping for the best.

Dave

 

[5spd GT]

Running Virus Scan now, hoping for the best.

Dave

Same here...running the Virus Scan on my dad's computer...

I think I encountered this Virus the other day...I remember something popping up saying "Trojan" on it...with a virus type format..."hoping for the best"...