BEWARE Cardomain is virused up!
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Why did you click the "OK" button or do anything other then end the dialog box ?
Never, never accept anything like that from a website.
Fred
Look, I never said I clicked on it. Never even implied that. That little screen pops up for about 10 seconds and then launches your web browser trying to trick you into thinking that it has completed a virus scan.
Not the first time I've had that pop up, so I nailed some screen shots real quick.
Jinx, this is Malware bytes that Jason was talking about.
http://download.bleepingcomputer.com...mbam-setup.exe
I know that looks suspicious, but it's safe.
EDIT: Installed the program, ran it, and it did find a nice little Hijack.DisplayProperties Registry file. Removed it, and so far so good.....
http://download.bleepingcomputer.com...mbam-setup.exe
I know that looks suspicious, but it's safe.
EDIT: Installed the program, ran it, and it did find a nice little Hijack.DisplayProperties Registry file. Removed it, and so far so good.....
Last edited by Laramie1997; Sep 8, 2009 at 01:49 AM.
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Kaspersky is the best, tied with Bitdefender. But even that does not catch everything.
The best combination of AV and AS programs is Kaspersky or Bitdefender and several of the free anti-spyware programs to compliment it. Webroot Antivirus isn't bad either.
Avira is the best of the freebies, but free isn't the best. Look at any independent lab results, detection rates are highest with the paid AV programs.
In this case, it isn't a virus if your screen looks exactly like what Laramie posted up. It is a registry modification, made by spyware/virus/malicious website in the past. Given the fact that Laramie has had Kaspersky since he got his laptop back from service, I highly doubt they were caused by a virus/spyware. Kaspersky would have caught them the moment it tried to change something, not after.
Most likely a program you loaded (gave permission to install, which it can then change any registry thing it wants) or a website made the modification at some point, maybe something attached to Cardomain, maybe not.
The best combination of AV and AS programs is Kaspersky or Bitdefender and several of the free anti-spyware programs to compliment it. Webroot Antivirus isn't bad either.
Avira is the best of the freebies, but free isn't the best. Look at any independent lab results, detection rates are highest with the paid AV programs.
In this case, it isn't a virus if your screen looks exactly like what Laramie posted up. It is a registry modification, made by spyware/virus/malicious website in the past. Given the fact that Laramie has had Kaspersky since he got his laptop back from service, I highly doubt they were caused by a virus/spyware. Kaspersky would have caught them the moment it tried to change something, not after.
Most likely a program you loaded (gave permission to install, which it can then change any registry thing it wants) or a website made the modification at some point, maybe something attached to Cardomain, maybe not.
Last edited by jasonw; Sep 8, 2009 at 05:17 PM.
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Kaspersky is the best, tied with Bitdefender. But even that does not catch everything.
The best combination of AV and AS programs is Kaspersky or Bitdefender and several of the free anti-spyware programs to compliment it. Webroot Antivirus isn't bad either.
Avira is the best of the freebies, but free isn't the best. Look at any independent lab results, detection rates are highest with the paid AV programs.
In this case, it isn't a virus if your screen looks exactly like what Laramie posted up. It is a registry modification, made by spyware/virus/malicious website in the past. Given the fact that Laramie has had Kaspersky since he got his laptop back from service, I highly doubt they were caused by a virus/spyware. Kaspersky would have caught them the moment it tried to change something, not after.
Most likely a program you loaded (gave permission to install, which it can then change any registry thing it wants) or a website made the modification at some point, maybe something attached to Cardomain, maybe not.
The best combination of AV and AS programs is Kaspersky or Bitdefender and several of the free anti-spyware programs to compliment it. Webroot Antivirus isn't bad either.
Avira is the best of the freebies, but free isn't the best. Look at any independent lab results, detection rates are highest with the paid AV programs.
In this case, it isn't a virus if your screen looks exactly like what Laramie posted up. It is a registry modification, made by spyware/virus/malicious website in the past. Given the fact that Laramie has had Kaspersky since he got his laptop back from service, I highly doubt they were caused by a virus/spyware. Kaspersky would have caught them the moment it tried to change something, not after.
Most likely a program you loaded (gave permission to install, which it can then change any registry thing it wants) or a website made the modification at some point, maybe something attached to Cardomain, maybe not.
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Some of you guys crack me up. Your all like its ok don't worry about it. I have so many damn computer issues its not even funny. I just got my desktop working again it was down for probably a year or more. My first laptop started crashing so much i said screw it and bought another one. I'm not taking the chance. Now I will DL music and **** on this one (desktop) cause its old but If i know a site is a little weird I'm gonna try and stay off. Well except for the **** you gotta have that LOL