I have found out today that i have been contaminated no less than 7 times with the Swizzor virus

It has caused my computer to crash a massive amount of time.

I first have something that would be adressed to the creator of the virus even if he doesn't surf on these forums.

The message will be censured

Listen you little %*3er how dare you **** up my computer! Haven't you got anything to do of your ****ing life instead of crapping up the online enjoyement of other people. I don't give a **** if it makes you "popular" with your online "friends". I have mates online And do not find the need to make viruses to prove to them that i can do something. Since you are capable of programming why not make something usefull instead of this ****! You should be bloody ashamed of yourself! We had better never meet in person. **** you!

 

If somebody knows who made this virus please relay the UNCENSORED version of this message to him.

 

And does anybody know a way to avoid this virus?

Whoa! Someone's really angry here.

 

Calm down. Go kick a ball, give some punches to the sandbag.

 

Meanwhile I've searched about that virus of yours, it's a rather recent Trojan. (22-11). A firewall can help to keep it from connecting to the Net, and an updated adware detector might help to prevent getting it. Once it's in this might help to eliminate it: http://www.scanspyware.net/info/Win32.Swizzor.br.htm

The thing that really pisses me off is the fact that my Anti-Virus (Norman) detects but seems to block when i try and clean the pc.

Anybody have a removal tool?

Best way to avoid a virus, is to not get it in thte first place man.

Thanks for the advice BS but its a bit late

I was shocked when my Anti-Virus told me what had contaminated me:

6 x Trojan: Swizzor.gen.A

4 x Trojan: Swizzor.gen.B

1 x Trojan: Swizzor.gen.C

11 x Commercial: Lop.E

Hm, I couldn't find it on symantec's online database or a removal tool for it. But as Trej said, get a firewall, that blocks most of the stuff from the outside, before it can even reach your computer.

That and the part about the sandbag sounded like a good idea

 

There'll always be people, who want to cause havoc with other people's property and most lack the "ethics" of the first such groups. You can only bolt down every backdoor, so that their scanners will lose interest in your pc and move on to the next ip.

I already have a firewall.

I have downloaded several anti-viruses and it seems none of them can get rid of it. but i guess that in the end i shall succeed.

Try the norman I think its in there.

Which web browser do you use, Mad?

I use Firefox.

And I finally managed to get rid of the virus

I always thought that Firefox wasn't really targeted by viruses and trojans...

but i also use some p2p programs so they must be the source of the infection.