Apparently this is real and it's possible that if you click the X box to close
the dialog box instead of hitting the Cancel button,
the virus will trigger.
Don't hit the X box to close the dialog box!
I understand it's on eHam as well.
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com
-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Don Hill AA5AU
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 9:44 PM
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] Possible Virus on contesting.com?
On Friday I got a nasty virus on my work laptop while visiting a couple ham
websites. I couldn't peg down which one.
Today, on both my home PCs, when I went to contesting.com, I got a dialog box
that asks me if I want to open a program on my
computer.
From: oorqqqq.cx.cc
Program: Microsoft Help and Support Center
Address: hcp://services/search?... etc etc
Of course, I canceled the request.
I don't recall allowing this on my work PC but I may have. The virus I got was
actually a dangerous trojan called Data Restore. It
took me a couple of hours, but I was able to get rid of it using a method
described on myantispyware.com.
I have sent a message to the webmaster @ contesting.com to have them check the
website for viruses. I could be mistaken but
something doesn't seem right.
Here's a screenshot of the dialog box that pops up when visiting contesting.com:
http://rttycontesting.com/contestingcom.jpg
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com
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