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Wezzy · Member Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 4

I've gotten another report from a virus, this virus shuts down the internet connection every aprox. 10 minutes. This person is using internet explorer 7.

Is there any way to shut down a forum? Because I do not want any of my members going there anymore, can someone maybe just entirely delete it, making it impossible for people to go there?

Offcourse I don't like all the files and posts being gone, but it's better then virusses Sad

Wezzy · Member Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 4

I've gotten another report from a virus, this virus shuts down the internet connection every aprox. 10 minutes. This person is using internet explorer 7. The virusses he encountered was named:
magne2t
and
magne3t.

Is there any way to shut down a forum? Because I do not want any of my members going there anymore, can someone maybe just entirely delete it, making it impossible for people to go there?

Offcourse I don't like all the files and posts being gone, but it's better then virusses Sad

gg'ssimon · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:48 am Post subject:

There isn't a way to make it so no one can go to your index page at all. You can only lock all the sections so no one can post.

I understand the concern about the virses and trojans. With Firefox, it doesn't seem to happen, though one person using FF said it did to them.

Everyone needs to get updated virus protection for their computers.

We are sorry that this is happening.

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Raulken · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:54 am Post subject:

after 7 days of hard work we find a solution to this problem

now all forumup server is virus free 100%

U can annouce this to all community Smile

PS: I am away for this reason in last days...

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Noclue4aname · Member Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 2185 Location: UK

Thank you!

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Jacko · Member Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 80

Thank you very much!!! Very Happy

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Wezzy · Member Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 4

Yaay you're the best! Razz

artpad · Member Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 22 Location: LONDON

Raulken wrote:

after 7 days of hard work we find a solution to this problem
now all forumup server is virus free 100%
U can annouce this to all community Smile

PS: I am away for this reason in last days...

Raulken, thanks for your hard work but I got this email at 7 a.m. from Germany

Hello philipglenisterindex,

the last week I´ve tried a few times to open the forum site....everytime it doesn´t work. the internet-windows closed and than my pc did not work for a few minutes.

Something wrong wih my pc or website? Am I the only one who had problems with that?

Greetings
XXXXX

i am afraid that the problem may not be solved. I apologise If I am wrong but it is better to be safe thean sorry

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Noclue4aname · Member Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 2185 Location: UK

I suggest that user makes sure Internet Explorer is up to date, their computer is virus, trojan, adware, etc free.

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ab · Member Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 5

Logged on today and received a warning that a virus was attempting to download on my computer. Luckily my virus protection program caught it and blocked it.

I've warned all of our posters to update their virus protection programs but it's getting to the point that many are staying away because of the viruses.

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ab · Member Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 5

The virus is dropper.small.j and is located in my temp filed. Could this be associated with the ads?

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Noclue4aname · Member Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 2185 Location: UK

About a week ago now, it was confirmed it's not to do with the adverts.

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ab · Member Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 5

Just received two new reports from users regarding this virus. Very frustrating.

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gg'ssimon · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:

ab wrote:

Just received two new reports from users regarding this virus. Very frustrating.

Some of those viruses/trojans install programs in one's computer and then hang out there forever until removed. Some of them get activated when one then goes to a website.

So, everyone needs to scan their computers with a virus program AND a trojan removal program. No one program ever gets every single problem cleaned out of a computer. People need to use more than one. Some problems are not viruses, but rather things termed "malware". So some virus programs don't detect malware to then remove it. Yet some malware can cause a great many problems.

Everyone, please read this guide that tells of several free, yet good and effective programs, to use to remove malware from one's computer. Then do use those programs!:

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Register or Login on forum!

I have McAfee's virus protection program, but it does not find all the same things that "a-squared Personal" finds. A-squared is a malware, trojan, dialer and spyware scanner and remover. They have a free version.

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Jacko · Member Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 80

Just wanted to post up that so far so good... since Raulken found the problem that was causing the virus I haven't had any additional alerts. Very Happy

thanks again Raulken for getting that resolved so quickly!

Jacko

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