VIRUS QUESTION

[BrianInNY]

My PC has become infected with the "trojan-downloader.agent.bnz"
virus.

The reviews I have been reading call it a "high risk" virus, which,
among other things, will transmit information back to the invader.
One review said to consider all of your online banking information
completely compromised. The virus simply assaulted my Mcafee virus
software, dropping the firewall faster than a hooker's panties on New
Year's Eve. I cannot access my virus software. I cannot run scans or
put my firewall back up. My computer is completely trashed, which is
the least of my concerns. I'm more worried about identity and
information theft-related issues. Anyway, I have three questions
regarding this and would appreciate any and all comments from those in
the group with informed answers:

1- Does the aforementioned virus transmit information back to the
invader by reading your key strokes as you type or does it take
previously entered information off the hard drive, even if you're
not actively on the 'net, typing?

2- I routinely clear out my cache after entering passwords. Would the
virus be able to access passwords that were entered before the virus
attacked if the cache had been cleared?

3- Is my router infected? it appears to be working, but I don't want
to leave a potentially infected router in place with a brand new
computer. It kind of defeats the purpose of buying a new system.

I don't want to start canceling credit cards and more than 20
different passwords unless I'm reasonably sure I need to. Again,
would appreciate informed answers to these questions. Thanks in
advance -- Brian.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "BrianInNY" <[email protected]>

| My PC has become infected with the "trojan-downloader.agent.bnz"
| virus.

How many groups do you Multi-Post this to ?

 

[Char Jackson]

I don't want to start canceling credit cards and more than 20
different passwords unless I'm reasonably sure I need to. Again,
would appreciate informed answers to these questions. Thanks in
advance -- Brian.

IMO, passwords should be changed on a regular basis anyway, so
changing them now shouldn't be any kind of problem.

As for credit cards, I have 'fraud alert' or whatever they call it on
mine. When I make a big purchase, an unusually large number of
purchases, or purchases outside of my home area, basically things that
are outside of my normal shopping habits, it triggers a phone call to
me to verify that everything is alright. Maybe your cards have
something similar.

I wouldn't cancel any cards at this point, but notifying your card
issuers of a potential identity theft will likely prompt some
activities on their end, which would be good.

 

[Dustin Cook]

So ... it's ok to have it spewing/relaying spam, catching keystrokes,
etc for, oh, 16 hours a day, but not 24? <g>

Mine's on all the time.

Damn... That's just... so rude, I had to save it.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Dustin Cook" <[email protected]>



| Damn... That's just... so rude, I had to save it.


BTS usually has an almost poetic POV.

 

[FromTheRafters]

My PC has become infected with the "trojan-downloader.agent.bnz"
[...]

1- Does the aforementioned virus transmit information back to the
invader by reading your key strokes as you type or does it take
previously entered information off the hard drive, even if you're
not actively on the 'net, typing?

The aforementioned non-viral malware (a trojan) downloads and executes
*unknown* malware. When unknowns are involved, the most drastic measures
are often the *only* good choice.

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

| Damn... That's just... so rude, I had to save it.

BTS usually has an almost poetic POV.

There once was a girl from Keating...

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <[email protected]>


| There once was a girl from Keating...

Whose virture was quite fleating ?

 

[mk]

snip

As for credit cards, I have 'fraud alert' or whatever they call it on
mine. When I make a big purchase, an unusually large number of
purchases, or purchases outside of my home area, basically things that
are outside of my normal shopping habits, it triggers a phone call to
me to verify that everything is alright. Maybe your cards have
something similar.

I have the same type of 'purchase protection'. It's a pain sometimes
when I forget to tell my wife I ordered software from the web, and she
gets a call and doesn't know if the purchase was mine.. Small
purchases of $20 have triggered a phone call questioning a purchase
via the web. Twice it caught 2 fraudulent purchases with our card
number. Each time it was due to an employee of a software outfit I
had dealt with over the Web.

It's a worthwhile service.

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

| There once was a girl from Keating...

Whose virture was quite fleating ?

What??? You knew her, too???

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <[email protected]>


| What??? You knew her, too???

ROFLOL

 

[gufus]

From: David H. Lipman---? To: Beauregard T. Shagnasty
Subj: Re: VIRUS QUESTIONSat, 20 Mar 2010 22:01:38 -0400

Hello, David!

You wrote on Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:01:38 -0400:


??|> What??? You knew her, too???

DHL> ROFLOL


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