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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fineus on December 17, 2003, 02:54:37 pm

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: Fineus on December 17, 2003, 02:54:37 pm

Ok... I've no idea how this one happened - but happened it has. I've gotten hold of the "BackDoor-AMQ" Virus as identified by McAffees online virus scanner. Trouble is I have no anti-virus software installed at the moment and nothing up to date to combat the problem. Does anyone have detailed instructions of removing the virus (or suggestions for a good program to do the job - the cheaper the better).

And yeah, I will be looking into firewall and anti-virus software in the near future. Just incase anyone was thinking of reminding me ;)

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: redsniper on December 17, 2003, 03:21:15 pm

Norton Anti-Virus '04 is the latest version. It'll set you back about $50 though

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: Sandwich on December 17, 2003, 03:25:16 pm

You sure that's the name of the virus? I can't find any referenecs to it at all on either Symantec or McAffee's site.

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: Fineus on December 17, 2003, 04:28:51 pm

Yeah, that's what the search came up with...

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: Fineus on December 18, 2003, 03:38:37 am

Bump... It hasn't gone away yet unfortunately...

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: Sandwich on December 18, 2003, 05:24:18 am

When in doubt, Google (http://www.google.com/search?q=BackDoor-AMQ)!

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100037.htm

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 18, 2003, 09:01:20 am

www.grisoft.com

Ph34r

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: adwight on December 19, 2003, 11:30:54 pm

Whenever I get viruses, I get some virus cleaner disk from the company I got my computer from.  Perhaps you could do the same???

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: Fineus on December 20, 2003, 02:51:37 am

Good idea, but the software at my company isn't available to employees. They actually have a very good software security system in place that means it's very hard to get a virus in there in the first place (not that I've tried - but the system implies it is). Therefore you'd have to be a determined hacker to attack it - not just a random virus spreading around.

On top of that, I'm just not important enough ;)

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 20, 2003, 05:32:46 am

Have you tried the link I posted? You don't have to ignore me, you know.

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: Fineus on December 20, 2003, 09:24:05 am

Who said that? :p

Actually I did... funny thing, it hasn't found the virus. I'm going to rescan with both the online and AVG when I get a chance and see how I go - but thats very much for posting it :nod:

Title: Get Out Of My Back Door! (Virus Related)
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 20, 2003, 10:34:58 am

Meh. That'll have to do.








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