HMm copy cat?

Jesse23 · Post by **Jesse23** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:37 pm

http://www.geocities.com/sgtcpoptimizer/

Aint that the SG optimzer? hes got a site for it

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:41 pm

Didn't know we HAVE an optimizer.

I've only seen the little tweaks and patches.

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:42 pm

FILE CONTAINS A VIRUS. DO NOT DOWNLOAD.

Scan type: Manual Scan
Event: Virus Found!
Virus name: Backdoor.Litmus (2)
File: C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Install\Install.exe

Norton Scan.

thats just frickin' rude. sic 'em philip!!!

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:43 pm

Originally posted by Noevo
FILE CONTAINS A VIRUS. DO NOT DOWNLOAD.

Scan type: Manual Scan
Event: Virus Found!
Virus name: Backdoor.Litmus (2)
File: C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Install\Install.exe

Norton Scan.

thats just frickin' rude. sic 'em philip!!!

Good heads up!

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:46 pm

The SG Optimizer has no licence file, so it has no legal protection, other than copyright.
As long as it's distibuted free, they're not doing anything wrong.

[edit] I just saw the virus headsup. so yeah, they're doing something wrong

[/edit]

Get em Philip

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:48 pm

I reported it to geocities. my good deed for the day

they have a good violation thingy to report stuff to.

http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/v/alert.html

in case y'all are interested.

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:49 pm

Originally posted by Noevo
FILE CONTAINS A VIRUS. DO NOT DOWNLOAD.

Scan type: Manual Scan
Event: Virus Found!
Virus name: Backdoor.Litmus (2)
File: C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Install\Install.exe

Norton Scan.

thats just frickin' rude. sic 'em philip!!!

sure as hell is...

I want to know what's so big about hacking a dektop PC...?

I could unsterstand hacking a server at the request of an admin, but a desktop PC...that's just lame crapola!!!

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:51 pm

Originally posted by Norm
The SG Optimizer has no licence file, so it has no legal protection, other than copyright.

Where the hell is it? Lol.
I see all the cable/DSL tweaks, registry patches, XP tweaks, more XP tweaks, no SG Optimizer.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:52 pm

Originally posted by Humboldt

Where the hell is it? Lol.
I see all the cable/DSL tweaks, registry patches, XP tweaks, more XP tweaks, no SG Optimizer.

https://www.speedguide.net/forums/ ... adid=68450

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:52 pm

Originally posted by Humboldt

Where the hell is it? Lol.
I see all the cable/DSL tweaks, registry patches, XP tweaks, more XP tweaks, no SG Optimizer.

it's hidden really well. Towards the top ON THE MAIN PAGE!!!

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:52 pm

Originally posted by Noevo
I reported it to geocities. my good deed for the day

they have a good violation thingy to report stuff to.

http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/v/alert.html

in case y'all are interested.

would it be a hacking or piracy offence...?

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:52 pm

Originally posted by CiscoCert

would it be a hacking or piracy offence...?

I chose illegal activities :shrug:

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:53 pm

Originally posted by CiscoCert
I want to know what's so big about hacking a dektop PC...?

Once they get a trojan on your PC, they can control it, and have YOUR PC do they're dirty work. With multiple PC's working for them, they can down a site with DoS attacks etc
eg: Yahoo.com grc.com

Qwijib0 · Post by **Qwijib0** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:53 pm

Originally posted by Humboldt

Where the hell is it? Lol.
I see all the cable/DSL tweaks, registry patches, XP tweaks, more XP tweaks, no SG Optimizer.

https://www.speedguide.net/forums/ ... adid=68450

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:55 pm

Originally posted by Qwijib0

https://www.speedguide.net/forums/ ... adid=68450

Great minds think alike

Qwijib0 · Post by **Qwijib0** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:57 pm

Originally posted by Indy

Great minds think alike

hehe... it's just that mine's a bit slower

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 5:01 pm

Originally posted by Qwijib0

hehe... it's just that mine's a bit slower

and powered by intel

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 5:02 pm

Originally posted by Indy

and powered by intel

Intel inside, idiot outside...........

Qwijib0 · Post by **Qwijib0** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 5:06 pm

Originally posted by RoundEye

Intel inside, idiot outside...........

LMAO!!!!

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 5:13 pm

I downed the file too, and checked it with AVG "no virus detected"

Noevo, could you try downing the Speedguide version and see if it detects that same virus, just curious since AVG missed it.
It might be a false positive.

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 5:17 pm

the real deal, TCPOptmizer.exe scans clean as a whistle.

the one from that site, warning number one, is called install.zip and the zip conained a file called install.exe.

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 5:19 pm

Thanks, I was curious.

AVG didn't catch it, damn. I don't want to use norton for a few reasons, but if AVG can't tell a virus from a clean file, what good is it. Virus defs are updated too.

Thanks again Noevo.

Jesse23 · Post by **Jesse23** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 5:58 pm

Thank jesse23 lol

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 6:08 pm

Originally posted by jesse23
Thank jesse23 lol

Well, seeing as how he's thanking him not for the program but for finding the trojan IN the program, why would he?

Good find though, Jesse23.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 6:15 pm

Originally posted by Norm
Thanks, I was curious.

AVG didn't catch it, damn. I don't want to use norton for a few reasons, but if AVG can't tell a virus from a clean file, what good is it. Virus defs are updated too.

Thanks again Noevo.

use trend micro's online scanner:

http://housecall.antivirus.com/

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 6:41 pm

Most definitely a virus.

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 8:24 pm

Sorry Jesse, I didn't mean to snub you. I got caught up in the virus thing and forgot about the man who found this in the first place.
Thanks for posting it.

Good find

How did you come across it?
Were you just surfing and got lucky, or were you searching for Tweaks, or something else?

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 8:35 pm

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF

use trend micro's online scanner:

http://housecall.antivirus.com/

I did Yard, I extracted the install.exe to my desktop and used that online scanner.

It didn't find anything either.

Is Norton the ONLY scanner that catches this virus, or is anyone using a different scanner that has caught it?

Please, anything but norton !!

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 9:42 pm

Norm, why do you not like Norton's anti-virus?

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 9:51 pm

I've had so much trouble with Norton's programs in the past, I don't want to risk it anymore. 2001 was a nightmare for many. I've been asked to remove it from many systems, and it doesn't like to leave. Caused errors in bootup by leaving traces in the registry/autoexec.bat, plus it was a real resourse hog. I also tried a few other Norton products in the past.

One real winner was the crash gaurd. I never crashed till I installed it, then it was crash every few minutes lol

I've heard that 2002 is good, haven't heard any bad publicity yet, but still have the fear.

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 9:53 pm

Originally posted by Norm
I've had so much trouble with Norton's programs in the past, I don't want to risk it anymore. 2001 was a nightmare for many. I've been asked to remove it from many systems, and it doesn't like to leave. Caused errors in bootup by leaving traces in the registry/autoexec.bat, plus it was a real resourse hog. I also tried a few other Norton products in the past.

One real winner was the crash gaurd. I never crashed till I installed it, then it was crash every few minutes lol

I've heard that 2002 is good, haven't heard any bad publicity yet, but still have the fear.

I just *now* bought Anti-Virus 2002. Runnin like a champ too. It has add blocking, very nice controls for cookies, built-in firewall, that keeps ya informed(I like it better than ZA so far). The virus definition found that litmus virus too, whereas Innoculate it did not. I'll keep ya informed Norm, I think its a winner myself.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 10:59 pm

Norm, I had forgotten about all that other junk Norton has. I don't care for much of his other stuff, but I don't think Norton's Antivirus Corporate Edition can be beat. I have about ten of my clients running it with probably about 400 PC's between them, I haven't had a problem yet that I can pinpoint to Nortons.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 7:16 am

Originally posted by Indy

and powered by intel

.....and just exactly what is your point Indy?
Remember-I smoked you with my 204 score yesterday!

Did anyone let Philip know about this? I did incase.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 9:04 am

Thanks for finding this and letting me know, I'll take care of it

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 9:08 am

Originally posted by blebs99

.....and just exactly what is your point Indy?
Remember-I smoked you with my 204 score yesterday!

Lol, yeah, it seems those scores of mine are a little whacked....I should be pulling in the 1000-1100 range, but for some reason, I keep getting around 2000-2400...very strange...

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 9:44 am

After reading this thread, I have no clue what Antivirus program to use anymore, been using AVG, has been running fine, hasnt found anything yet, which is good I guess.

I never liked MCafee, still dont, maybe I will give NA a shot.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 9:47 am

Speaking of Antivirus, does it hurt to have multiple AV programs going? For instance, if I set up both AVG and Norton on a computer, would there be any problems?

EvilAjax · Post by **EvilAjax** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 9:57 am

I need an Anti Virus.. damn it.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 10:12 am

an updated trend micro's PC cillin finds it

Croc · Post by **Croc** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 10:56 am

Dropped in to say that Grisoft have also been advised and asked if they will be protecting against this Trojan.
AVG has a TechSupport contact in the Program Help file.
If anyone has the time, it may be worth it to send them a similar request.
In tghe meantime, the info about the Trojan is at the link.

http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=98963

Croc.