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Cosmic Tears Cosmic Tears
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What is this Myspace Virus *2009*?

This is the second time this has happened. Luckily I turn my PC off just before the massive download finishes. I'm just browsing my friend's pictures, all of a sudden another tab opens up and my C drive window opens up and a MASSIVE seriously creepy download begins. I have about 15 seconds to turn off my computer and this second time here cut it really close.

What is this? Has anyone else had this happen to them? It just starts downloading with out my permission.
  • 10 months ago

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I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium. If that helps pinpoint the type of invasion.

10 months ago

James N by James N
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Don't know what happened, but your PC definitley has a virus. Could be a backdoor trojan, meaning someone is remotely using your PC. Jack your firewall settings way up, and do not allow incoming connections. Then download a good vuris program. I recomment either downlaoding avira for gree (free-av.com), using AVG (google AVG free) or going out and paying for one... and fast.
  • 10 months ago
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The virus scanners wanted money, or for me to subscribe/pay something else that spongers them.
The same stuff happens to me. I'll be browsing Myspace, and then suddenly I get popups from tons of random sites, and then here comes ANTIVIRUS 2009 and for the first time, yesterday, ANTIVIRUS 2010. It's really annoying. We have an effective virus-removing program, but nothing can stop its arrival.

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I got this virus yesterday. Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware removed it, although it took some time to get that program to actually run. I didn't click on anything other than approve a comment. My screen froze up for a second and it said thank you for your download. WinPC Antivirus, Cryptor, +trojans.

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