Looks like the folks of "Antivirus XP 2008" (or "XP Antivirus 2008") finally busted!

RJARRRPCGP · 12-16-08, 02:29 PM

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sec...of_allege.html

These group of folks may also be responsible for the malware that I wiped out on someone's Compaq Presario in July, 2007!

=ACID RAIN= · 12-16-08, 08:05 PM

I got a call about this type of infection just a week or two ago.

~(o)-(0)~ · 12-17-08, 12:20 AM

Sweet!!

I actually gave up and formatted one of my machines that had this a while back, I managed to clean most of it, but then I kept getting recurring startup entries, it was all rather annoying and the system had nothig on it so I just went ahead and nuked it.

Nick

petteyg359 · 12-17-08, 12:47 AM

Maybe the FTC is preparing for an administration that realizes the internet DOES exist, and crime happens on the internet. Maybe they'll finally start taking down some of the disgusting companies that promote and sell malware.

benbaked · 12-17-08, 08:59 AM

Very good news to start my morning with!

Mr.Guvernment · 12-17-08, 10:32 AM

sweet!

JLK03F150 · 12-17-08, 10:41 AM

Thank goodness. I got the SpywareXP 2008 recently & it was a serious pain to get rid of.

I think I remember their fake Norton site - symantic.com or symantac.com.

gangaskan · 12-17-08, 01:16 PM

this made my day!

hopefully those people get fined outa their butts! this peice of software has caused many headaches for me.

12-16-08, 02:29 PM	Thread Starter #1
RJARRRPCGP Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA (Springfield, Vermont)	Looks like the folks of "Antivirus XP 2008" (or "XP Antivirus 2008") finally busted! http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sec...of_allege.html These group of folks may also be responsible for the malware that I wiped out on someone's Compaq Presario in July, 2007! __________________ Asus Maximus II Gene- Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6 Ghz (450x8.0) -ICH10R - eVGA GeForce 9500 GT-Fortron FSP500-60GLN(80) 500W PSU " holy cow!! you find a rat in there too!?!?!? " -turbohans "Reinstall winders." -jivetrky "I think I am going to need another coke before I start this up." -cadman420 "Soon Windows will be 50 gb! lololol" -Tokae "NOT FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA."
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12-16-08, 08:05 PM	#2
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12-17-08, 12:20 AM	#3
~(o)-(0)~ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Qc, Canada	Sweet!! I actually gave up and formatted one of my machines that had this a while back, I managed to clean most of it, but then I kept getting recurring startup entries, it was all rather annoying and the system had nothig on it so I just went ahead and nuked it. Nick
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12-17-08, 12:47 AM	#4
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12-17-08, 08:59 AM	#5
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JLK03F150 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA	Thank goodness. I got the SpywareXP 2008 recently & it was a serious pain to get rid of. I think I remember their fake Norton site - symantic.com or symantac.com. __________________ Q9650, Rampage Formula X48, 4x1GB G.Skill PC2-6400 (D9GMH), HD 6950, 2x 64GB SandForce 1222 SSD RAID 0, BFG LS1000, Gamer X6800, AW9D-Max i975X, 4x2GB G.Skill PC2-8000, GTX 650, 240GB Intel 335 SSD, 1TB WD Black, Seasonic S12-650W, Lightroom4 E8600, nvidia e-7150 i630, 2x2GB Mushkin PC2-8500, HD 4650, 500GB WD Blue, Antec 380W, HTPC What computer do you have? And please don't say a white one. - Sheldon Cooper icebob: cpu on water, cards air, me whiskey!
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12-17-08, 01:16 PM	#8
gangaskan Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lorain, ohio	this made my day! hopefully those people get fined outa their butts! this peice of software has caused many headaches for me. __________________ Main Rig: [Silverstone TJ06 painted hammer black] [Intel E6550 3.2 ghz 1.35v ] [4 gigs Gskil] [Asus P5k Premium Wifi/ap] [Soundblaster Audiguy ZS platinum] [ATI 3560 pro] [enhiem 1250 pump, Swiftech Storm, primoflex tubing, mcres micro, maze 4 gpu block][ Windows Vista x64 Ultimate sp1] HTPC: [LianLI V300B] [Opty 165 1.88 ghz] [Thermalright XP90] [2 gb OCZ Platinum DDR400] [Soundblaster X-FI Xtreme Music] [8600GT Stock] [Windows Vista Home Premium sp1] Server: [Rocketfish Tower] [c2d E6600][Scythe Ninja Jr] [4 gigs Gskil ddr2 800][ATI X850XT ] [Windows Vista B] Network: Cisco 851W uptime: forever Heatware
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