Increase in Computer Virus Threats

EdinwolfPA · 4 Apr 2014, 08:10 AM

Hello,

I have seen an increase in computer virus threats against my computer in recent weeks. Luckily my computer AV has blocked them all.

Is anyone else seeing a sudden increase in virus threats against their computer in recent weeks as well?

Is anything going around computer virus wise that I should know about?

Just curious.

Thanks for any information

David

davy5111 · 4 Apr 2014, 10:22 PM

Ive seena lot of attacks through my windows os

Some of my friends have had attacks so bad they have had to reinstall windows

NealJ777 · 5 Apr 2014, 12:54 AM

No. I have a Chromebook.

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdinwolfPA

Is anyone else seeing a sudden increase in virus threats against their computer in recent weeks as well?

drew · 5 Apr 2014, 01:05 PM

I have both Windows and Linux installed
but only make use of the Linux distros.

How does the "Virus" make itself known.
What kind of behavior does "Virus" fail to hide
that you find it to self reveal it to you.

Would be of much help if I could find any such "Key logger"
Now I have no clue if I am infected or not.

I've read that most "Virus" today are used
to redirect to fake pages where they inject code
that can download further code
that allow them to do "key logging" and
such would fail unless they get totally undetected.

xmailer · 5 Apr 2014, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davy5111

Ive seena lot of attacks through my windows os

Some of my friends have had attacks so bad they have had to reinstall windows

Interesting. I've been so busy online and elsewhere lately that I haven't even bothered updating my Avast on my aging XP for weeks (or hardly talked to anyone else on Windows), although I hadn't yet noticed any real problems. But especially if it's gotten "bad", maybe it's getting time to stop procrastinating. Of course, I'd imagine, as usual, it depends at least in part on what one does online, and I go mainly only to extremely well-known generally "safe" sites like Google, etc.

davy5111 · 6 Apr 2014, 10:24 AM

My friends got theirs on drive bys

Most of them got the pay to unlock viruses
I run linux 90% of the time and hardly use windows and I got mine on a site i thought was trusted

EdinwolfPA · 7 Apr 2014, 02:33 AM

The virus threats I have been getting usually occur when I start up Windows, and they alter my home pages.

I just realized that the month of April is usually a bad month for virus threats,etc.

David

EdinwolfPA · 7 Apr 2014, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drew

How does the "Virus" make itself known.
What kind of behavior does "Virus" fail to hide
that you find it to self reveal it to you.
.

Mostly my AV program informed me it was blocking the virus threat through a pop up window, after I logged in to Windows.

and my home pages were changed as a result

David

beeboy · 7 Apr 2014, 08:03 AM

Digital currencies such as bitcoin are high on the "hit list".

There is a 'virtual' crime spree directed at obtaining user's wallets(local) info, login details for online wallets and exchange accounts. Not too mention browser exploits.

Cryptocurrency exchanges are constantly under attack.

walesrob · 7 Apr 2014, 09:59 PM

As a part time 'fixer' of computers, mainly Windows machines, I'm seeing more malware attacks than viruses.

My guess is that the evil little virus makers are starting to realise there's more money in malware attacks, for example, infected or dodgy software that silently installs 'ransom-ware' on Windows machines. While having anti-virus software is an absolute must, I'm finding installing anti-malware software is becoming just as important. On top of that I tell people to avoid Internet Explorer and use FF or Chrome as these browsers accept addons to help mitigate any drive by attacks from dodgy websites or harmful adverts.

I also tell people if they want peace of mind, ditch Windows and use Linux

EdinwolfPA · 9 Apr 2014, 07:17 PM

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https://luxsci.com/blog/heartbleed-a...tml#more-22849

David

Bamb0 · 9 Apr 2014, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdinwolfPA

Hello,

I have seen an increase in computer virus threats against my computer in recent weeks. Luckily my computer AV has blocked them all.

I had an attempt last week to try to list all files on my computer!! (Im glad My firewall blocked that!!)

Its quite important having a firewall for sure!!

4 Apr 2014, 08:10 AM	#1
EdinwolfPA Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: PA Posts: 683	Increase in Computer Virus Threats Hello, I have seen an increase in computer virus threats against my computer in recent weeks. Luckily my computer AV has blocked them all. Is anyone else seeing a sudden increase in virus threats against their computer in recent weeks as well? Is anything going around computer virus wise that I should know about? Just curious. Thanks for any information David

9 Apr 2014, 07:17 PM	#11
EdinwolfPA Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: PA Posts: 683	Heartbleed Vulnerability Info Hello, Even though this partially has to do with the e-mail service, Luxsci.... this blog post contains information that everyone can benefit from https://luxsci.com/blog/heartbleed-a...tml#more-22849 David

4 Apr 2014, 10:22 PM	#2
davy5111 Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 4	Ive seena lot of attacks through my windows os Some of my friends have had attacks so bad they have had to reinstall windows

5 Apr 2014, 01:05 PM	#4
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	I have both Windows and Linux installed but only make use of the Linux distros. How does the "Virus" make itself known. What kind of behavior does "Virus" fail to hide that you find it to self reveal it to you. Would be of much help if I could find any such "Key logger" Now I have no clue if I am infected or not. I've read that most "Virus" today are used to redirect to fake pages where they inject code that can download further code that allow them to do "key logging" and such would fail unless they get totally undetected.

6 Apr 2014, 10:24 AM	#6
davy5111 Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 4	My friends got theirs on drive bys Most of them got the pay to unlock viruses I run linux 90% of the time and hardly use windows and I got mine on a site i thought was trusted

7 Apr 2014, 02:33 AM	#7
EdinwolfPA Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: PA Posts: 683	The virus threats I have been getting usually occur when I start up Windows, and they alter my home pages. I just realized that the month of April is usually a bad month for virus threats,etc. David

7 Apr 2014, 08:03 AM	#9
beeboy Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 551	Digital currencies such as bitcoin are high on the "hit list". There is a 'virtual' crime spree directed at obtaining user's wallets(local) info, login details for online wallets and exchange accounts. Not too mention browser exploits. Cryptocurrency exchanges are constantly under attack.

7 Apr 2014, 09:59 PM	#10
walesrob Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK Posts: 392	As a part time 'fixer' of computers, mainly Windows machines, I'm seeing more malware attacks than viruses. My guess is that the evil little virus makers are starting to realise there's more money in malware attacks, for example, infected or dodgy software that silently installs 'ransom-ware' on Windows machines. While having anti-virus software is an absolute must, I'm finding installing anti-malware software is becoming just as important. On top of that I tell people to avoid Internet Explorer and use FF or Chrome as these browsers accept addons to help mitigate any drive by attacks from dodgy websites or harmful adverts. I also tell people if they want peace of mind, ditch Windows and use Linux