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Cloud121 - Sep 15, 2001

		Cloud121	Sep 15, 2001
		whoa! this is weird!! I just got a Virus on my computer. anyone ever gotten the JS.Exception.Exploit virus before? that's the name of the virus that I just got. I hope it doesn't do too much damage. Norton Anti-Virus Quarantined it. So is it safe now? (Edited by Cloud121 at 1:29 pm on Sep. 15, 2001)

		Cloud121	Sep 15, 2001
		I got the virus from my favorite emulation site. http://edgeemu.com.... This is just great oh well, I got it quarantined. which is good right?

		Captian Crazy	Sep 15, 2001
		yeah, I have a virus quarantined right now, and i have no problems with my computer

		megametalgreymon	Sep 15, 2001
		norton anti virus is crap imho also if its quarantined i think you will find the file affected is still there, just renamed so it wont run, rather than the virus actually being removed from it you might need to update norton to the newest virus sugnatures (use the auto update feature) to actually fix it properly or just delete the affected file

		Cloud121	Sep 15, 2001
		since it's in the Temporary Internet Files folder in the WINDOWS folder, you think if I do Disk Cleanup (which deletes Temporary Internet Files) it will delete the virus?

		megametalgreymon	Sep 16, 2001
		try it and do the virus scan again?, it should tell you then its clear, unless it doesn't rescan i's quarantineed files of course (check if your scanning just executables and documents, or all files)

		Gallstaff	Jun 20, 2003
		sorry for reviving such an old dead thread but I just got this thing and norton wont do shit to it. WHAT ME DO?!

		Gaz_2_k	Jun 21, 2003
		hmmmm.....not had that one yet.......thanks for the warning to where you got it from!...i'll stay clear of them!

		antime	Jun 21, 2003
		Originally posted by Gallstaff@Jun 21, 2003 @ 06:47 AM sorry for reviving such an old dead thread but I just got this thing and norton wont do shit to it. WHAT ME DO?! Judging by Symantec's description..., nothing.

		Tindo@heart	Jun 21, 2003
		How does someone get it from a site they visit? Could they mean from a file they downloaded from that site? or does just visiting the site all it take? I remember getting 1 virus. I was half-conscious and checking some email. I went through and deleted most of the spam. I seen one that sent me an attachment with a ".pif" extension. Any Windows 3.1 user knows what a .pif file is, Win3.1 users learn to create them. .. Well NEway, I was thinking "Neato, no harm in opening a PICTURE file" As soon as I clicked open I relized . . "What a damn minute, .pif is an executable!!" Sure enough it was some worm that I quickly forgot about because I just reformatted and reinstalled.

		antime	Jun 21, 2003
		JS.Exception.Exploit isn't a virus proper, but a piece of Javascript that exploits some weakness in older unpatched Internet Explorers. According to the description, it is mostly used to change your browser homepage behind your back and similar purposes.

		Jaded God	Jun 21, 2003
		this virus doesn't do a thing...

		dnguyen800	Jun 21, 2003
		use the free online virus scanner at trendmicro.com, or use AntiVir at hbedv.com, it's free.

		Cloud121	Jun 21, 2003
		Actually, Edge fixed the problem. It was in fact one of their ads got programed wrong or somethng. Can't remember exactly.

		Gallstaff	Jun 21, 2003
		I dont know where I got it, it was some German warez site... um ROM site... Well anyway i guess it's fine now. Thanks now I dont have to worry.

		joe81	Jun 22, 2003
		technically the name is a general term given to any java script that the antivirus will pick up on that it thinks is harmfull. I mean java exploits can cause tons of problems on a computer i mean if somebody knew what they were doing really i guess they could use java to run stuff on a persons computer. blah blah blah yada yada yada