Email/virus Problem

[hungrylilboy]

awhile ago i had a virus that sent its self to loads of email address from my computer. It also sent itself to addresses that I had only written to once, and not saved the address....

how does it get this address? where is this being stored on my computer? I think its only used hotmail.

[Mrguy123]

Wow, I think I have the same excat problem right now. COmcast was saying that I was putting out spam and viruses through other people but im really not. This morning I got back a email that i supposedly sent with a virus in it called W32k something. How do we get rid of this thrugh my computer..

[hungrylilboy]

ok. well make sure u have got rid of the virus. do some online scans (trend micro and panda activescan) and then ur own virus scanner, then run a ad aware program. Mine was bridge.a virus. Not bothered about it as i got rid of it without any problems. Just want to know how it picked up these addresses that i havent stored/saved in any address book

[delphin460]

they could be in your IE cache folder , or about 6 other places, like msn messenger , other messenngers , outlook ect

[hungrylilboy]

where do i find these folders?

[h1]

Download AVG and / or NOD32.

And if you are, stop using Lookout Express.

[hungrylilboy]

Originally posted by haxor41789@21 April 2004 - 21:41
Download AVG and / or NOD32.

And if you are, stop using Lookout Express.
wouldnt touch lookout/outlook express with a fucking huge stick.

i got avast pro running, and just scanned with the two mentioned online scanners. The virus isnt there now. I just wanted to know how it got these address that i havent saved anywhere. wheres the cache for these?

[gungrave]

Originally posted by hungrylilboy+21 April 2004 - 22:11--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (hungrylilboy @ 21 April 2004 - 22:11)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-haxor41789@21 April 2004 - 21:41
Download AVG and / or NOD32.

And if you are, stop using Lookout Express.
wouldnt touch lookout/outlook express with a fucking huge stick.

i got avast pro running, and just scanned with the two mentioned online scanners. The virus isnt there now. I just wanted to know how it got these address that i havent saved anywhere. wheres the cache for these? [/b][/quote]
:huh: what wrong with outlook express?

[h1]

@hungrylilboy:
Get the actual programs, don&#39;t do the online scans. AVG is free, and you can find a bastardized version of NOD32 on nsane&#39;s site (http://www.nsane.owns.it).

@gungrave:
:lol: Let me put it this way... what&#39;s right with Lookout? :P

[gungrave]

Originally posted by haxor41789@22 April 2004 - 03:08
@hungrylilboy:
Get the actual programs, don&#39;t do the online scans. AVG is free, and you can find a bastardized version of NOD32 on nsane&#39;s site (http://www.nsane.owns.it).

@gungrave:
:lol: Let me put it this way... what&#39;s right with Lookout? :P
:rolleyes:
u can check ur email.
:ph34r:

[delphin460]

Originally posted by gungrave+22 April 2004 - 03:05--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (gungrave @ 22 April 2004 - 03:05)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by hungrylilboy@21 April 2004 - 22:11
<!--QuoteBegin-haxor41789@21 April 2004 - 21:41
Download AVG and / or NOD32.

And if you are, stop using Lookout Express.
wouldnt touch lookout/outlook express with a fucking huge stick.

i got avast pro running, and just scanned with the two mentioned online scanners. The virus isnt there now. I just wanted to know how it got these address that i havent saved anywhere. wheres the cache for these?
:huh: what wrong with outlook express? [/b][/quote]
the biggest problem with outlook is that you download the emails to your comp b4 reading them , and thus download viruses with them, these viruses may remain dormant as long as your dont open them , but still they are there and it only takes a mistake and boom one new virus

you should re direct your isp email, to a hotmail account and read it up there rather that downloading anything

[gungrave]

but a virus scan would pic it up :01:

[h1]

Wrong. Lookout uses IE as its engine, so I could just shove in some malicious ActiveX / COM code into the message itself.

[gungrave]

Originally posted by haxor41789@22 April 2004 - 03:43
Wrong. Lookout uses IE as its engine, so I could just shove in some malicious ActiveX / COM code into the message itself.
:rolleyes: well then.
i wont use lookout express any more :rolleyes: :ph34r:

[hungrylilboy]

i do use nod32 already. I repeat again, i dont have the virus anymore. it was in my system for like an hour when i was away from the pc, I opened an email, went out, came back and it was there.

i still want to know how it found the email address pls

[h1]

One of your friends might have had that virus. Or maybe someone bought it from a spam list.