Virus Alerts (Stratics)

**Adam** · 12th December 2006, 01:37 PM

Careful when yee visit Stratics!

Source - http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/u...5&o=31&fpart=1

Xena Dragon

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We are aware of the virus alerts on our network sites. Our Technical Team is currently looking into the cause of these alerts. While trying to locate the problem we will be shutting down certain aspects of our sites; search, ads, plus, etc. We thank you for your patience while we repair this issue and hope to have it resolved shortly.

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At this moment, we are fairly sure that for a couple of hours our sites have been the source of a trojan downloader. There was an exe file named jihe.exe that could be loaded on a visitor's computer under the following circumstances:
1) The browser was Internet Explorer
2) ActiveX support was on in the browser
3) No proper virus scanner was used

We've had reports that AVG, Norton and McAfee did find the trojan, but on my personal install (McAfee 11.1 DAT version 4916) the file did not trigger the scanner. I sent it to McAfee for closer inspection, but no answer has come yet. I would suggest that everyone who is unsure about their computer's safety at this moment download the free AVG virus scanner from http://free.grisoft.com/ and perform a scan.

Nevaeh · 12th December 2006, 02:17 PM

glad i use firefox :eusa_dance: but it was only for a few hours today, so anyone that hasnt visited stratics with in the last 24 hours should be ok?

**bendavho** · 12th December 2006, 02:31 PM

I visit the site earlier today and I notice virus warnings everytime a opened a page so I got off the site. I have norton at work so hopefully I don't get a virus.

RMS Carpathia · 12th December 2006, 02:40 PM

I haven't been to Stratics in a LONG time... so I think I am safe

-RMS St Helena-

Vindicator · 12th December 2006, 03:13 PM

I don't go there at home, just at work. :grin:

**Adam** · 14th December 2006, 06:36 AM

Update from Stratics

That Cursed Virus!

Greetings All:

As you can see, the Stratics Sites are once again available. The virus we discovered yesterday has been removed and the source of the virus has been eliminated.

You would be well-advised to scan your computer's hard disk in search of any viruses that may have been injected if you visited any of our sites during the past couple of days. As you know, there are people who have nothing more to do with their time than to cause pain to others with utter disregard for our privacy.

While researching this problem, we found a couple of security vulnerabilities. Those have been modified to tighten up the security on all of our sites. Hopefully, we found them all.

Thank you very much for your patience while we eradicated this virus and made our sites much more secure. And thanks to all who donated their time and the information they found that indicated the problems. It's very much appreciated.

Roger "Teresk " Brown
Stratics Content Director
Stratics Forums Programmer
Guild Forums Administrator

12th December 2006, 02:17 PM	#2
Nevaeh "Musical Courtesan/Sea Wench" Join Date: Jun 2006 Shard: Catskills Posts: 971 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Virus Alerts (Stratics) glad i use firefox :eusa_dance: but it was only for a few hours today, so anyone that hasnt visited stratics with in the last 24 hours should be ok? __________________ One Nation.....Under Snugs!!

12th December 2006, 02:31 PM	#3
bendavho Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 2006 Shard: Lake Austin Posts: 3,564 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Virus Alerts (Stratics) I visit the site earlier today and I notice virus warnings everytime a opened a page so I got off the site. I have norton at work so hopefully I don't get a virus. __________________

12th December 2006, 02:40 PM	#4
RMS Carpathia Madien of the Great Blue Join Date: Jun 2006 Shard: City of Heroes - Virtue Shard Posts: 1,903 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Virus Alerts (Stratics) I haven't been to Stratics in a LONG time... so I think I am safe -RMS St Helena- __________________

12th December 2006, 03:13 PM	#5
Vindicator The Death Dealer Join Date: Jul 2006 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 524 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Virus Alerts (Stratics) I don't go there at home, just at work. :grin: __________________ Thanks to Atlas for hooking up this SICK signature!

14th December 2006, 06:36 AM	#6
Adam Lead Administrator Owner Join Date: Oct 1990 Posts: 5,270 Thanks: 36 Thanked 312 Times in 112 Posts	Re: Virus Alerts (Stratics) Update from Stratics That Cursed Virus! Greetings All: As you can see, the Stratics Sites are once again available. The virus we discovered yesterday has been removed and the source of the virus has been eliminated. You would be well-advised to scan your computer's hard disk in search of any viruses that may have been injected if you visited any of our sites during the past couple of days. As you know, there are people who have nothing more to do with their time than to cause pain to others with utter disregard for our privacy. While researching this problem, we found a couple of security vulnerabilities. Those have been modified to tighten up the security on all of our sites. Hopefully, we found them all. Thank you very much for your patience while we eradicated this virus and made our sites much more secure. And thanks to all who donated their time and the information they found that indicated the problems. It's very much appreciated. Roger "Teresk " Brown Stratics Content Director Stratics Forums Programmer Guild Forums Administrator __________________ Get your own personal forum Like these ones - Personal forum listing Bored @ work? Play in our arcade! Useful Tips on how to use UOForums Open your own blog

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