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Re: FakeAlert virus removal
From: Alexander Swensen <alex.swensen () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:03:15 -0500
On Tuesday 02 December 2008 3:07:34 pm John Williams wrote:
Dear LIst, I am working with a small local police department to resolve a malware issue on their police web site. When the web site is access directly from a browser address bar, the web site displays properly. But when the web site is accessed via a google search, the "FakeAlert" virus for AntiVirus 2009 takes over the browser. I am interested in a) understanding how this virus operates, and b) advice for removing the virus from the web site. Thank you in advance for your expert advice.
I am probably not the best person to answer your question, but ill give accurate answers based on what i know and the little you have told me. First, A URL would be helpful. Besides that there is the possibility that its not a website problem at all, and that it is infact that the antivirus software is messed up, thinking its a problem. That is very common. Furthermore info on what kind of OS the website is hosted on would give a lot of answers as to the probability of it being on the website itself. - Alex
Current thread:
- FakeAlert virus removal John Williams (Dec 02)
- Re: FakeAlert virus removal Alexander Swensen (Dec 02)
- RE: FakeAlert virus removal Sam Stern (Dec 02)
- Re: FakeAlert virus removal Michael Kennedy (Dec 02)
- Re: FakeAlert virus removal Captain Quirk (Dec 02)
- RE: FakeAlert virus removal Mike Staples (Dec 02)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: FakeAlert virus removal Alexander Swensen (Dec 02)
- Re: FakeAlert virus removal jfvanmeter (Dec 03)
- Re: Re: FakeAlert virus removal Anonymous1941 (Dec 09)
- Re: FakeAlert virus removal Ansgar Wiechers (Dec 09)
- Re: FakeAlert virus removal Alexander Swensen (Dec 02)