Comments on: Blackworm Virus Alert…

By: Kassy

Kassy — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:18:23 +0000

Katey, I’ve gotten that popup before too. DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR PAY FOR THAT SOFTWARE! I did not pay for the software, but I did download it and when I did, my AdAware program found 74 new items of spyware. I don’t know what happens when you pay, but I wouldn’t recommend giving them a credit card number.

By: Alexis Leon

Alexis Leon — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:23:15 +0000

Katey: If you have scanned your machine using an up-to-date antivirus program, and if it says not infected, then it most probably is not infected. The messages you get on your browser saying “Your computer is at risk” and so on are just annoying pop-ups. EIther stop visiting such sites or block the pop-ups. Go and check any of the links mentioned above and you will get specific filenames that the virus installs on your machine. You can search for those filenames, just to make sure that the machine is not infected.

By: Katey

Katey — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:06:57 +0000

I have done a full scan using my antivirus program and it has found nothing, yet my internet browser is acting funny and I keep getting this message that says I need to download this scan thing because my computer has the blackworm virus…is it for real?

By: -poison-

-poison- — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:35:40 +0000

i am not infected!

By: -poison-

-poison- — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:03:15 +0000

i am going to do a scan now…good thing tht i read this b4 feb 3..thanks

By: James Bright

James Bright — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:33:44 +0000

Alex,
see this link..!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4661582.stm

By: anu

anu — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:52:36 +0000

oh..!!
TXS.

By: Alexis Leon

Alexis Leon — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:36:06 +0000

James: If your antivirus signature file is current (23rd Jan or later), then the antivirus will catch the virus. But if have not updated the antivirus recently, the I suggest, updating the antivirus program and scan the harddisk. Also don’t open any suspecious attachments (with extension like .pif) even if it is from a trusted source. The Internet Storm Center, that I mentioned gives a link to a Microsoft article, which tells how to detect an infection and what to do to remove the virus and protect your computer and data.

Silverine: Thank you very much. I got the information from an old friend and co-author (a Prof. at Baylor University, USA), who is a part of the Crisis Emergency Response Team there. Since we don’t have any such agency, he wanted the names of ISPs, organizations, media, etc. and also wanted to spread the word through informal channels.

By: silverine

silverine — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:52:53 +0000

Thanks for the info. I have sent it out to all my friends.

By: James Bright

James Bright — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:13:05 +0000

That is very frightening!
Can we get infected even if we have norton or such kind of anti virus protections?