cdt808 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 got into trouble today at work. The IT guys came to visit me to sort out a trojan that had installed itself onto my computer as I'd got infected by the E46zone site when it all went squiffy a week or so ago. They had been good and unblocked the site so that I could read it when having a tea break, but they have blocked it again now and were not happy (not that IT people ever seem to be!) Presume I have it on my personal laptop too now ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Most IT bods can be right Tossers @ times, its the same at my works, they act like they own the Company ! Sorry Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Most IT bods can be right Tossers @ times, its the same at my works, they act like they own the Company ! Sorry Sam We do. Lol Integrity of the data on the network is paramount. Anything that may affect that is dealt with. FACT E46 Convertible Imola Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdt808 Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 We do. Lol Integrity of the data on the network is paramount. Anything that may affect that is dealt with. FACT E46 Convertible Imola Red yeah - it went something like that !! (and I totally understand) I thought blocking the site afterwards was a bit harsh though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Standard till the threat has been diagnosed/removed/protected against etc..... E46 Convertible Imola Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdt808 Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 yeah I guess... wonder if they'll unblock skysports instead so i can read about the footie ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analbeard Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 i very much doubt the site has placed a trojan on your computer as the site would had to have been hijacked to do this. I would suspect it's something a little more tame, such as a cookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman68 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 i very much doubt the site has placed a trojan on your computer as the site would had to have been hijacked to do this. I would suspect it's something a little more tame, such as a cookie. Nope buddy far from the mark I had the grief at work with my laptop it was totally fecked up a malicious java script ran a blackhole virus which started to delete my icons/files. The lads in IT spent two days repairing they said it could have screwed the entire business up. Good thing I'm good friends with the crew and leaving in a few weeks so pretty lucky really. I don't browse the site on my pc anymore only iPhone viewing for me at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckle Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Surely the network pcs at work should be kitted with antivirus software to prevent this? I can honestly say using avast I have not had a proper virus for over 8 years, the worst websites without a doubt are fake keygen serial websites as you download the files out of choice. I bought a new laptop that came with mcaffee pro and got a virus in one week that almost led to me wiping the HDD! I downloaded a serial generator for an old piece of software scanned the fle and it came up clean! When I did the same with avast it showed up infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analbeard Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Nope buddy far from the mark I had the grief at work with my laptop it was totally fecked up a malicious java script ran a blackhole virus which started to delete my icons/files. The lads in IT spent two days repairing they said it could have screwed the entire business up. Good thing I'm good friends with the crew and leaving in a few weeks so pretty lucky really. I don't browse the site on my pc anymore only iPhone viewing for me at the moment. really? that's quite interesting, i'm surprised that happened. good job i use a mac really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 good job i use a mac really Must. Resist. Urge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analbeard Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Must. Resist. Urge! it was said in an ironic fashion, i'm no fanboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdt808 Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 i very much doubt the site has placed a trojan on your computer as the site would had to have been hijacked to do this. I would suspect it's something a little more tame, such as a cookie. it was hijacked. For a while it was redirecting to an odd US based holding page. Thats when all the odd stuff started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman68 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I don't confess to understand the finer details of it all but Im sticking with the apple platform for the moment until that goes AWOL I think the cookie reference is relevant as the first I knew I had issues was when the screen went blanks and tabs came up deleting all my desktop icons. Then It said I have virus/adware and wanted a subscription to fix the issue that's when I went help IT! Just know it was a complete ball ache as I had s**t loads of work on at the time. Ive still lost a few icons but hey at least it works now. Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge- Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Viruses make me laugh. I'm still yet to run any kind of AV on my PCs and still have never been 'infected', if you understand how to use the internet you will never get a virus. Nothing can be automatically downloaded or installed without you confirming to do so. mit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Viruses make me laugh. I'm still yet to run any kind of AV on my PCs and still have never been 'infected', if you understand how to use the internet you will never get a virus. Nothing can be automatically downloaded or installed without you confirming to do so. Pops off to locate Jorge's PC and steal his bank details to order a new telly.... I guess you have never downloaded anything then? Or installed something you have downloaded? Your PC is probably not quite as secure as you think it is, especially if you are running any software manufactured by Micro$oft, or Java, or Adobe, or (insert software manufacturer that is always updating their product here!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 The zone is f**ked still. FACT! Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Viruses make me laugh. I'm still yet to run any kind of AV on my PCs and still have never been 'infected', if you understand how to use the internet you will never get a virus. Nothing can be automatically downloaded or installed without you confirming to do so. That makes me laugh. You know a lot of virus's (funnily enough) don't want to announce themselves. That is what the AV is for. So, you saying I have no AV and never had a virus sounds about right. Who knows how many backdoors you have open and data loggers on your computer silently running... As for the site, I have no issues with it on any computer. There is no spurious code running. Its possible you were infected before and never got rid of it 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 On 3 different machines I have the same problem including everyone else that's noticed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge- Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) I have no issues with the site, I've just run Malware Bytes for a test, 'update database 231 days out of date', 3 objects found all of which cookies from IE. I keep on top of keeping my computer secure, don't worry.Viruses cannot just run on a pc, you have to allow them too. Whether they trick you into clicking them or not. You still need to give the "permission". Opening a website that says you have 1million viruses found wont give you the problem, clicking "help me/remove" is what does it. Edited May 31, 2012 by Jorge- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 zone was offline this morning for a bit according to chrome (which up until now was running it fine). was that an expected outage? worked fine on my phone during that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I have no issues with the site, I've just run Malware Bytes for a test, 'update database 231 days out of date', 3 objects found all of which cookies from IE. I keep on top of keeping my computer secure, don't worry.Viruses cannot just run on a pc, you have to allow them too. Whether they trick you into clicking them or not. You still need to give the "permission". Opening a website that says you have 1million viruses found wont give you the problem, clicking "help me/remove" is what does it. i thought nasty code could be present in just a pixel of a webpage and simply by navigating to it you have given all the permission that is needed for it to do its worst. I use a script stopper to at least make me aware and give me the chance to ok anything that wants to run on any page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 You don't necessarily need "to give the permission". There are hundreds of 'holes' in most OSs that can be exploited to run malicious code and you would never even notice, even if you were working on the PC at the time. See that ad playing a neat little video at the top of your webpage? It will be executing a Java/Flash/ActiveX script all of which make your PC vulnerable. Why do you think M$ constantly update Windows and IE? It's to plug potential vulnerabilities in their code which can be exploited without the need to install anything MalWareBytes is good but is far from a catch all. The term AntiVirus is still used to name these products but they go far beyond that. But if you feel safe, that's your call Blair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 See that ad playing a neat little video at the top of your webpage? It will be executing a Java/Flash/ActiveX script all of which make your PC vulnerable. thats what i thought, and is exactly why i use a script stopper. i have to manually select that script and allow it before it runs. I'm still amazed how many 'other' scripts run webpages that are nothing to do with your intended browsing experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 In a rare twist of events I 100% agree with Jorge on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
