Photobucket Virus Issues?

[WeatherLovingDoc]

Another large blog I participate in sent out a moderator warning today that Photobucket is experiencing virus issues. Sources are reporting the following information:

Clicking into your photobucket account will start a rogue program, antispywareprolivescan, which will attempt to not only scan your computer but also download and install a rogue virus Antispyware 2009.

Apparently Photobucket itself has not put anything on it's site as yet regarding this problem.

I don't know how to contact the moderators here, so thought I would post this information. Should they wish to delete this post and give their own instructions etc.., please feel free.

Just wish to get this information out there for your consideration and suggestions.

Best,
WLD

edited by vbhoutex to sticky

[srainhoutx]

Thanks for posting this. I will not be using my photobucket account for a while.

[WeatherLovingDoc]

More information on this:

The virus is intentionally planted as a "trojan" as a marketing scam and brings in a package that locks up the computer until you buy their antispy-ware and anti-virus program. But by then the files are corrupted.

It came in on "URL" from Photobucket - name seems to be "Rogue-AntiSpyware Security 2010" and rogue "Antispyware Internet Security 2010." with three layers of Trojans (fake alert); Generic and Proxy agent.

Curiously, I had this problem last month with our family computer but we think it came through Facebook. Our guy put the following on which has helped tremendously (free download, and not connected with them,lol):

http://www.superantispyware.com/

[Portastorm]

Thanks very much for the tip.

I am well aware of the virus you reference. I spent three hours Saturday night killing that thing off our PC after my teenaged son went to guitartabs.com and got that virus on our system. It was awful. It attaches itself to executable files so every time you boot up your system, it hijacks it.

I found some good guidance online but it sure wasn't easy.

[Ptarmigan]

Thanks for the heads up!

[slowpoke]

i picked up that virus a couple weeks ago. malwarebytes removed it for me. havent had an issue since

[WeatherLovingDoc]

Having dealt with iTunes billing due to my kids, I'd say not to bother, other than out of courtesy to contact them if you can (via email or phone and good luck) to let them know of the attached trojan. It's great your spy ware etc found it, as many computer set ups do not and havoc ensues. Perhaps this is a good time for you to review what anti viral, trojans, etc you have on your system, as it appears one can almost never have enough.

Take care, and enjoy the weather,
WLD

[laimonas123]

Thanks for value information, very intresting and usefull.