Ol Smoke Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 I hadn't gone anywhere specific but I got a Trojan virus that mimicked an Adobe update. Once it got setup through the "Run" section of the registry it mimicked a Google Chrome installation and took over the internet connection. I have Malewarebytes installed and it missed it as it came through the system, but I cut off the internet connection and ran a scan and it found it and got rid of it. Everything seems fine but I don't know how much of my information it got. All my personal stuff is protected so that is okay. Luckily I have this little program that shows my internet traffic, and it was just lit up. That is what told me something was wrong. I found this thread posted in 2012 about this virus. Even then Malwarebytes didn't pick it up. https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/BFFxC2SFzQA Quote
=FIA=Velts Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 So far i haven't got any kind of virus what should mess up my job on my laptop, if i scan it find sometimes some kind of virus what are dangerous to my laptop and i block and delete them with avast Long time ago my friend had virus , he didn't got it out, only way was to reinstall windows but one thing what little program mean what shows internet traffic Quote
Xernicus Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Unless you have the paid version of Malwarebytes Anti Malware (which is a subscription AFAIK, at least for businesses), there is no real time scanning.I would recommend running ComboFix to ensure you have no more problems. If you continue to have problems after running ComboFix, I'd DBAN the drive. 1 Quote
Ol Smoke Posted January 28, 2015 Author Posted January 28, 2015 Unless you have the paid version of Malwarebytes Anti Malware (which is a subscription AFAIK, at least for businesses), there is no real time scanning. I would recommend running ComboFix to ensure you have no more problems. If you continue to have problems after running ComboFix, I'd DBAN the drive. I bought Malwarebytes. So I have the continuous scanning and stuff. It has caught about 4 or 5 viruses so far. I sent a note to the people at Malwarebytes so I will see why this Trojan keeps coming through their product. Quote
Ol Smoke Posted January 28, 2015 Author Posted January 28, 2015 but one thing what little program mean what shows internet traffic This is the program: http://fearless-assassins.com/topic/67945-a-neat-network-activity-indicator/ 2 Quote
docwarren Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Adobe, FlashPlayer, etc.- I ALWAYS turn off automatic updates and select to notify me when updates available. That way, I can see and research an up date before I install it. Paranoid? No. Just had a similar experience with a Google Chrome update that ended up taking a couple days to clear out a bug that got in with a fake update. 2 Quote
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