quadsquad Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Is anyone else experiencing a large number of virus problems? Every time I visit this site, my virus screener starts pinballing. It may be a coincidence, but is there any way for the moderators or site owners to have a scan run to see if the problems are originating here? Thanks. Sure would appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 As far as I can tell, TXSZ is clean. But there are some pretty crafty bad guys out there these days, so one can never be too careful. Sooo... can you give me any more information about the sorts of virus problems you are experiencing? Like the name of the virus that your anti virus software is detecting... Or the IP address that your AV software is reporting as offending IP addresses? Thanks. Nick Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Is it a virus it is detecting. or your firewall telling you you are being port scanned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 OK, I got a question. I can only imagine what it might be right now, so please explain .................. What is a "PORT SCAN"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 A port scan is a series of messages sent by someone attempting to break into a computer to learn which computer network services, each associated with a "well-known" port number, the computer provides. Port scanning, a favorite approach of computer cracker, gives the assailant an idea where to probe for weaknesses. Essentially, a port scan consists of sending a message to each port, one at a time. The kind of response received indicates whether the port is used and can therefore be probed for weakness. Types of port scans include: vanilla - An attempt to connect to all ports (there are 65,536) Strobe - An attempt to connect to only selected ports (typically, under 20) Stealth scan - Several techniques for scanning that attempt to prevent the request for connection being logged FTP Bounce Scan - Attempts that are directed through an File Transfer Protocol server to disguise the cracker's location Fragmented Packets - Scans by sending packet fragments that can get through simple packet filters in a firewall UDP - Scans for open User Datagram Protocol ports Sweep - Scans the same port on a number of computers Above information was provided by searchsecurity.techtarget.com A good firewall detects port scans and blocks attempts to gain access to your computer through a vunerable port. Hope this answers your question. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Consequently, we are forced to purchase firewall and other security measures to protect ourselves and our computers from these people, correct? Why is this type of misbehavior tolerated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano36 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Budman, If you are running Windows, any version, Windows Defender can protect you from this happening. And the really neat part of Windows Defender is that it is free. There are a few other free firewalls out there so you just have to shop for one. Believe me they are worth any money you may spend on one but I have been well protected by the Windows Defender. I have never received any type of warning using the TXSZ site and I agree when Nick says it is clean. Dano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Budman, If you are running Windows, any version, Windows Defender can protect you from this happening. And the really neat part of Windows Defender is that it is free. There are a few other free firewalls out there so you just have to shop for one. Believe me they are worth any money you may spend on one but I have been well protected by the Windows Defender. I have never received any type of warning using the TXSZ site and I agree when Nick says it is clean. Dano I use ZoneAlarm on all my home computers. It's free. They do have a version with some extra bells and whistles that you can purchase, but I have found the freebie works just fine. And, as I have mentioned in other threads, I do take the time to carefully screen all TXSZ registrations by hand for comment spammers and any malicious bots. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 As mentioned, I've not gotten them on here. A few other forums arent as tightly run, thus I think that is why it happens there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano36 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Nick, I use the Zone Alarm also right along with Windows Defender. Learned long ago that layered protection on computers pays off in the long run. I'm also sure Nick that your scrutiny of this site keeps it free of the spammers and dreaded viruses.....See you at the Enduro in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadsquad Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 OK, what's popping up is WIN32.MATCASH.BP, WIN32/SECDROP.OF, WIN32/CLspringHJ, WIN32/ZQUEST.h and WIN32/MATCASH.Z I've got my security settings pretty high, about a notch above "paranoid," so these could be reactions to cookie generators, but they're being id'd as viruses. So, can somebody whose a lot sharper on these electronic dingus' tell me what it is I'm looking at? I have to say you folks got right on it, and I really appreciate the concern. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 OK, what's popping up is WIN32.MATCASH.BP, WIN32/SECDROP.OF, WIN32/CLspringHJ, WIN32/ZQUEST.h and WIN32/MATCASH.Z I've got my security settings pretty high, about a notch above "paranoid," so these could be reactions to cookie generators, but they're being id'd as viruses. So, can somebody whose a lot sharper on these electronic dingus' tell me what it is I'm looking at? I have to say you folks got right on it, and I really appreciate the concern. Thanks. Sounds like your computer is infected with one, or more Trojans in the form of spyware. Unless I'm mistaken, you have the trojan called Matcash, and maybe a couple more. You will need to get that removed from your system ASAP. Google the word Matcash and you will see many different tools to remove this and other spyware. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 So far, So good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 A good free mal-ware detector/remover is Super Anti-Spyware (www.superantispyware.com). Comodo is a good free firewall, and Anti-Vir and AVG are good free Anti-Virus products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Thanks, Bobby, for the suggestions. I am looking to change from Norton to something less bulky. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPosse Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I've found ad-aware from Lavasoft works pretty good for spyware and the like...free also. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Yes, I use Ad-Aware and it is one of the best. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadsquad Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yes, I use Ad-Aware and it is one of the best. Nick Downloaded from www.superantispyware.com this evening and ran the free version. Over 300 hits, mostly adware, but several trojans....cleaned 'em all up, so we'll see what happens. The att.yahoo anti-virus just wasn't hacking it, apparently. I may go ahead and buy the full version. Thanks again for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano36 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yes, I use Ad-Aware and it is one of the best. Nick Downloaded from www.superantispyware.com this evening and ran the free version. Over 300 hits, mostly adware, but several trojans....cleaned 'em all up, so we'll see what happens. The att.yahoo anti-virus just wasn't hacking it, apparently. I may go ahead and buy the full version. Thanks again for the help. An excellent free Antivirus software is available thru AVG. I believe the website is www.grisoft.com where you can download the free program plus the site also has a free virus remover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Is there a site where I can find a virus software author eradicator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks, Bobby, for the suggestions. I am looking to change from Norton to something less bulky. Nick I had Norton and did not keep it for 2007. I bought Bit Defender instead. It's a good system but a little difficult for my computer illiterate mind to grasp. I think it would be great for someone that really understands the ins and outs of the electronic world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Is there a site where I can find a virus software author eradicator? Same place you pick up your terrorist hunting permit. Happy hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonesome Ford Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 another good program that kills trojans & viruses is Spybot Search and Destroy @ http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/ Spybot S&D found a lot of trojans & viruses that Norton Internet Security missed. Another good one is ParetoLogic Anti-Spyware @ http://www.paretologic.com/products/paretologicas/index.aspx They also have a lot of other software that is useful. and last but not least, there is one called Spyware Doctor @ http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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