Virus Warning -Pomona videos - Page 2

Ed Carpenter · 02-25-2011, 11:57 AM

Toby I would hope no one is blaming you for this. They are just saying they got a virus downloading the videos. Hopefully that's the case. Thanks for the work. Ed

Bob Pagano · 02-25-2011, 12:02 PM

I dont understand why some get it and others do not, I have looked at all of Toby's video's and downloaded the codec. I have also run all the programs except Combofix and found nothing.

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Bob Don · 02-25-2011, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Schweigert

My Anti-Virus program picked up a problem right away when I attempted to download so I just stopped

Same thng happened to me. I'll have to live without the videos.

Dave Crouchet · 02-25-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by joe176

Just to inform everyone....I picked up a virus downloading the program to view Toby Lang's videos from Pomona....it's spyware called Anti-Vira....has taken over my computer...cannot view anything on the web..it pops up with constant advertisements....now I have to figure out how to get rid of it.

Joe, if im not mistaken anti-vira is a virus program i used to use it in the past. maybe u have it installed at some point in time. i also had the same problem as most of u, but i use microsoft security essentials and it took it away instantly. u may want to try it, if u do install it disable or uninstall ur othe virus program first. u can download windows clean up installer from microsoft. u can get rid of any programs u dont want or need from that window. or u can do as Toby mentioned restart in safe mode tap f8 key on restart and safe mode with networking. take it one step further in there run system restore, just back it up to yesterday and let it do its thing. hope this helped. Toby we all appreciate ur live froms and videos, thanks.

Adger Smith · 02-25-2011, 09:06 PM

I got it too. My AVG got most of it and my computer guy cleaned up the remains with Malware. (SP?) He commented that most of what you get is really not a virus, but someting to secretly take control of certain functions of your computer.

Jim Storms · 02-25-2011, 09:26 PM

Toby.. i got the same virus, now my computer has pop up adds when it comes on...

hemidup · 02-25-2011, 09:34 PM

I almost got it. Click to see the vids and the advertisement pop up's started. After I couldn't keep up with closing the first few, I crashed my computer. My reaction time was about 1.5 seconds.

Adger Smith · 02-25-2011, 09:36 PM

Jim,
I bet one of them is from "Potato head" Or something like that.
Bob,
Justin says the reason some get it and some don't is the way your anti virus works. You probably got it and the type protection you had blocked it or quietly removed it.

Dave Crouchet · 02-25-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Storms

Toby.. i got the same virus, now my computer has pop up adds when it comes on...

Jim, have u ever run a system restore. u can fix it fast that way. if u need instructions email me ill explain.

Adger Smith · 02-25-2011, 10:30 PM

Joe,
I'm for sure it wasn't anything Toby did. Yes, I run AVG and it let me start the download and then stopped it. It did let part of the Malware through. My guy said it was not a virus, just straight Malware. He said he had seen it before.
He spotted some of the corrupt files just going through my puter. He told me that most of us just buy a virus protection and that is why some of it gets through. We need Malware protection. More of it now than in the past.

02-25-2011, 11:57 AM	#1
Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,709 Likes: 186 Liked 520 Times in 132 Posts	Re: Virus Warning -Pomona videos Toby I would hope no one is blaming you for this. They are just saying they got a virus downloading the videos. Hopefully that's the case. Thanks for the work. Ed __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

02-25-2011, 12:02 PM	#2
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 239 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Virus Warning -Pomona videos I dont understand why some get it and others do not, I have looked at all of Toby's video's and downloaded the codec. I have also run all the programs except Combofix and found nothing. i __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA

02-25-2011, 09:06 PM	#5
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Virus Warning -Pomona videos I got it too. My AVG got most of it and my computer guy cleaned up the remains with Malware. (SP?) He commented that most of what you get is really not a virus, but someting to secretly take control of certain functions of your computer. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

02-25-2011, 09:26 PM	#6
Jim Storms Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Renton, Washington Posts: 320 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Virus Warning -Pomona videos Toby.. i got the same virus, now my computer has pop up adds when it comes on...

02-25-2011, 09:34 PM	#7
hemidup Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 409 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Virus Warning -Pomona videos I almost got it. Click to see the vids and the advertisement pop up's started. After I couldn't keep up with closing the first few, I crashed my computer. My reaction time was about 1.5 seconds. __________________ Jerry Williams NSS/A, E/S, PRO E.T. And the "Grandaddy" of Gen III Hemi Performance...The fire inside me still burn's.

02-25-2011, 09:36 PM	#8
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Virus Warning -Pomona videos Jim, I bet one of them is from "Potato head" Or something like that. Bob, Justin says the reason some get it and some don't is the way your anti virus works. You probably got it and the type protection you had blocked it or quietly removed it. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

02-25-2011, 10:30 PM	#10
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Virus Warning -Pomona videos Joe, I'm for sure it wasn't anything Toby did. Yes, I run AVG and it let me start the download and then stopped it. It did let part of the Malware through. My guy said it was not a virus, just straight Malware. He said he had seen it before. He spotted some of the corrupt files just going through my puter. He told me that most of us just buy a virus protection and that is why some of it gets through. We need Malware protection. More of it now than in the past. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)