Virus Emails-

[WRITEFX]

I got an email today from someone on this site, it was virus and I wanted to tell them their email account may have been hacked into but I couldn't seem to find the PM button.

All I could see is the visitor messages area.

[Chris G.]

I suggest you contact Admin unless you have already heard from them. Good luck.

Chris

[George Hutchinson]

I got an e-mail link from someone on this site too - I didn't click on it, obviously. I thought it was just SPAM but I guess it's a nastier thing. I have already contacted them on Facebook to let them know.

PHILIP

[Howard Brown]

Oh crap...I think that emanated from me !

My apologies...and just to let you know, I also got a term of service message from AOL ( the official logo and the whole nine yards ) and it was bogus too !
My anti-virus detected it.

I hope this hasn't caused any serious problems for anyone.:noidea:

[Howard Brown]

Just in case....I've changed my password on AOL from "Cazwillultimatelysubmittomywill" to a new one...."Stringisthegreatestguyever".

Again, I feel badly if this caused anyone grief.

Thanks to Brick and to Reese K for informing me about the problem.

[Mike Covell]

I got a virus the other day, I had to restore my system and I believe I got it when I was tagged in a photo on Facebook. There are a few doing the rounds and they piggyback your systems and are quiet difficult to get rid of. If in doubt, don't open the attachment.

[Howard Brown]

Mike;

It scared the hell outta me this morning, when I cranked the computer up, as all I got was the flashing cursor (an ini. file..which appears at the top left portion of your monitor) instead of the 'welcome to windows 7" message.
I fixed the problem, but I recommend a full a.v. scan...which is what I'm doing.

Again...thanks to the EEAuthority figure...and Reese, because I had no idea it was coming from my email until I went and read Reese's email and Phil's post on Facebook.

[Mike Covell]

I had an awful virus that produced a pop up window that was allegedly scanning for virus's and had found several. It was a scam to buy a certain product and I had to start my computer in Safe Mode to remove it. It took several hours, and I had the help of a friend who is a whizz at this sort of stuff, but what a nightmare.

[Howard Brown]

Mike:

I'm still ( at the final 1 percent ) scanning the sumbitch. A thousand gig computer apparently takes forever.:frusty:
What was pretty alarming is that TOS message from AOL, which appeared to be legitimate. I couldn't figure it out or why I would get one and when I went to a designated link to respond, my Trend Titanium anti-virus prevented me from opening it stating that it was highly dangerous.

Yeah, its a real drag when you get one of those damned viruses.

[String]

:p .

[Big Jon]

:p .

I'm guessing your avatar will explain that look? :D

[Big Jon]

Big Jon's Top 5 tips to avoid accidental viruses:

1. Don't click on unsolicited links on Facebook
2. Use Firefox, not Internet Explorer
3. Disable Flash/set it to click to view
4. If something looks a little dodgy, it probably is
5. Just buy Mac!

[Robert Linford]

If anyone receives an email with a How Brown caption attached, DO NOT OPEN IT.

[Howard Brown]

Hey Robert !
People are droppin' left and right from this virus and all you can do is make friggin' jokes !
This is what happened to me just today after gettin' bitten by da bug

Trouble is I forget which one is the before and which one is the after....
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/2011%20Forums/vir.jpghttp://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/2011%20Forums/vir2.jpg

[String]

You are correct Jon :)
I predict a few more Mac users in the coming years ;)

[Robert Linford]

How, re pic on right : serves you right for getting your head too close to Dolly Parton.

[Howard Brown]

Robert:

You can never get too close to Dolly and her partons.
Don't tell anyone that that really is the way I look at right.

[Robert Linford]

Your secret is safe with me, How.

[John Savage]

Hi All,

I had a problem with my computer a couple of days ago whilst I was on this site, my computer crashed and went to blue screen and I could not get my computer to work again.

I took the computer to a repair shop who told me the hard drive had died, so as it was an old computer I went out and bought a new one. Since then a friend put this faulty hard drive into some device called a "caddy" and found a virus on the hard drive which he has managed to remove. So next week I will put the hard drive back in the old computer and see if it will work again.

Rgds
John

[Howard Brown]

John:

Hopefully, you'll be able to salvage your old hard drive.
I'm sorry that you experienced trouble while here on the boards.

[admin tim]

So next week I will put the hard drive back in the old computer and see if it will work again.

The smart thing to do is to get an external enclosure for that hard drive that will in essence turn it into an external hard drive that can talk to your new computer via USB or firewire. These enclosures cost about $25 US. Lots less trouble, and you can use the enclosure to house a new hard drive afterwards and use it as a back-up device.

[John Savage]

Hi Howard,

It's not a problem, a computer virus is like a cold - you can catch it anywhere, and I was already thinking of updating my computer. As my mother used to say "worse things happen at sea" (and she was right too)

Thanks for your advice Tim, the device I have sounds to be the same as what you describe as an external enclosure and only cost GBP10. I shall play about with it next week and let you know what happens. Good idea to use it as a back up device with a new hard drive - thanks.

Rgds
John

[Chris Scott]

Hi folks
My main PC is offline - the onset was exactly as How described.
I was using browser 3 days ago when suddenly just everything froze. When I did a restart all I got was a black screen with a single flashing cursor top left.
Unable to get into safe mode.
My normal standby in case of crashes (Winternals ERD Commander) was unable to help so I ran Kaspersky 10 recovery disk. This reported a "rootdisk" infection and after a lot of fiddling around and running checks on Kaspersky I managed to get Windows back. But a check reported that over 21,300 files had been fragmented. I am slowing trying to rebuild what i can of these but it looks as though a fair amount of research material has been lost for good.
All the checks I have done have not put a name to this infection but it is an SOB whatever it is!
I amcurrently using a rudimentary borrowed PC but at least I can get on line.
Chris

[Howard Brown]

Chris:

Two things :
1. If you are like me and upon starting up your computer, you already have a flash drive or two ( I had a 500 Gb and 15Gb flash) plugged into your USB port....pull it or them out before you start up your computer. I manually shut the computer off twice in the last 24 hours...unplugged the 15gGb flash and then started it up with zero problem.

2. I am very sorry about this situation, Chris.... Tim ( who will read this,I'm sure ) can contact our people and ask them if there is any way a bug or glitch is inside the data base.

[Chris Scott]

Hi how
Please no apologies amigo
Not your fault, not anyone's fault - just one of those things :-))

[Robert Linford]

It's the only way How can win the caption comp - throw everyone but himself offline.:yo:

[String]

I think you are on the right track here Robert.
I have a new conspiracy theory.
How infects all the members computers with a virus that specifically looks for any caption entries being written. The virus sends said captions to Howard and he puts them in as his before the member can. The outage today is also part of the cunning plan as now How can see what you are typing when you vist the site.
Unfortunately for Howard the program gives itself away on the users screen in the form of a tiny Howard face that floats about. If you see the tiny Howard face quickly type Nina and it will run away.

[Howard Brown]

Thats it ! I had enough of the two of youse...
I'm sending over my microcephalic cousin, the geek ( one who swallows rodents and birds raw) to kick both of yer arses...

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/2011%20Forums/su.jpg

[Caroline Morris]

Just in case....I've changed my password on AOL from "Cazwillultimatelysubmittomywill" to a new one...."Stringisthegreatestguyever".

If I'd known I could have warned you, Howie. Nothing good ever comes to those who try to make Caz submit to their will. They don't call her Caz Straits for nothing. :caked:

[John Savage]

Hi Howard,

Having removed the virus that was found on the hard disk I put the hard drive back in the computer, which then ran it's own recovery programme and now it is working again.

This thread has been a great help in solving the problem, so thanks to you and everyone else who has posted.

Rgds
John

[Chris G.]

Hey Robert !
People are droppin' left and right from this virus and all you can do is make friggin' jokes !
This is what happened to me just today after gettin' bitten by da bug

Trouble is I forget which one is the before and which one is the after....
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/2011%20Forums/vir.jpghttp://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/2011%20Forums/vir2.jpg

Hi Howard

I have to say that some of these images are a vast improvement over the real thing.

C

[Howard Brown]

Caz:

Thanks for the warning....I still have some tread on these old tires and I ain't ready for a realignment just yet.

Chris..

You know...I sorta wish I did look that way because I'd capitalize on those looks in a minute. You've gotta know how to make a buck in this life,lemme tell ya.
I'd walk into a bank with a shopping bag...no handgun...just the face (Billboard Forehead or CarrotMan...either one) and say to the first scaredshitless teller, "Fill this sumbitch up, y pronto !"
Then I'd irrigate to Britain...and move into Caz's neighborhood. Her neighbors couldn't handle the guy with the carrothead...they'd all move...and I'd be set.
Always thinking over here...its my trademark.

[Caroline Morris]

Her neighbors couldn't handle the guy with the carrothead...

Carrothead - er, sorry - I mean Howie Baby, you obviously haven't seen my neighbours. You'd fit in really well with them and I'd move :lol:

[Chris G.]

Then I'd irrigate to Britain...and move into Caz's neighborhood.

The Brits would probably tell you that they have had Yanks irrigating over to Britain for years. What was the WWII saying? Overpaid, oversexed, and over here?

:brick:

[Robert Linford]

Somehow when I put "Howard Brown" and "irrigate" together I always think of "colonic."

[String]

Just got this :

Dearest one:
I am Barrister Cliff Moore Esq, a Solicitor at law and the personal attorney to late Mr. Richard Butler, who used to be a private contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi Arabia herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2002, he and his wife with their three children were involved in an auto crash; all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.since then, I have made several inquiries with his country's embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you with this business partnership proposal. I have contacted you with the same similer name Hahn to assist in repatriating a huge,amount of money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance/Security Company where these huge deposits was lodged. The deceased had a deposit valued presently at Euros:- 2.5,million Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros and the Company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or Beneficiary by Will otherwise have the account confiscated within the next thirty official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for many Years now,
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at E:-2.5million Euros can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and
trust to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me urgently by
Email:cliffmoore2000@aim.com or Telephone:+(34) -672-940-538 - as i am waiting you to provide me the following.for me to get all the necessary documents
************************************************** ******************************************
1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address.
4.photocopy of your identity card or international passport
Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated,

Best regards,
Barrister Cliff Moore, Esq
Telephone:+(34) -672-940-538
Email: cliffmoore4@aol.com


Dearest one?

[Howard Brown]

String:

Seriously, I sort of miss the old days of the enlargement ads ( They don't work and girls still laugh at me )....because now, believe it or not, I get breast augmentation spams.

So I sez to myself,I sez...I'll give it a go.

You should see how all the guys try to look down my shirt now. I feel so wanted !:thumb:

[Robert Linford]

Be careful, String. I don't want to find that barrister Cliff Moore is judging the captions next week, while you're judging prison porridge.:rofl: