Last Friday I got a nasty trojan on my work laptop viewing ham-related
websites. I didn't know which one because I had left the
room for something and when I returned my PC was going haywire with all these
false alerts saying my hard drive had died. Today I
got a mysterious dialog box when I went to contesting.com. Others have told me
they got the same thing when going to eHam.
It's called the Data Restore virus. A description of the virus plus a good set
of instructions for getting rid of it are located
here:
http://www.myantispyware.com/2011/09/29/how-to-remove-data-restore-virus/
>From what I understand, it could be related to running Internet Explorer 8
>under Windows XP although other platforms may be
susceptible too. When visiting these sites, a dialog box comes up asking if
you want to run a program. Do NOT click the Allow
button or the X box to close it or the "What's the risk" link. Instead, CLOSE
IT ONLY USING THE CANCEL BUTTON.
A did a screenshot of the dialog box and put it on my website. To see what it
looks like, go here:
http://rttycontesting.com/contestingcom.jpg
I'm running MS Security Essentials and it did not immediately catch it. I have
heard that other virus programs did not catch it
either.
Sorry for the bandwidth, but I just hope to save others from the pain of having
to deal with getting rid of this crap on their
computer after visiting legitimate ham-related websites.
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com
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