My good friend has recently been getting noises of monkeys and bongo/drums randomly playing on her computer.

We do not know why this is, is it possibly a virus? If so, does anybody have any information?

i found something called Stoned.Monkey virus which fits the description. Any suggestions to get rid of this?

why not just run a virus scan

This...............

Here is your answer.... (http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=AVG+free&btnG=Google+Search)

Yes, but avast doesn't give false positives.

Yes, but avast doesn't give false positives.

Yes, it does. Maybe not on this virus, but I've had some.

Yes, but avast doesn't give false positives.

False positivies depends on what files/how many files there are on your computer. If two anti-viruses share the same signature size, you'll get a false-positive with both of them.

AVG isn't going to protect the average user.

You need common sense most of all.

Lol, this reminds me of that classic adware called monkey bongo from almost 9 years ago. =P

Get NOD32 or Kaspersky.

False positivies depends on what files/how many files there are on your computer. If two anti-viruses share the same signature size, you'll get a false-positive with both of them.


Nah, seriously. AVG is known for blocking known warez as well; avast really doesn't make an effort to do this. So yeah, AVG might give some false positives, but it doesn't have a library of known warez to look for and block.

I don't fucking get why you people put up with this shit.

Just install GNU/Linux and say goodbye to all this bullshit. (http://gnewsense.org)

Lol, you and your 'GNU/Linux' shit :p. Here's how I see it: Some software is designed for linux, some for windows. Any serious developer really needs windows at some point, that's why many of them dual boot. Hell, there's big advantages to using GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac etc etc.

Lol, you and your 'GNU/Linux' shit :p. Here's how I see it: Some software is designed for linux, some for windows. Any serious developer really needs windows at some point, that's why many of them dual boot. Hell, there's big advantages to using GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac etc etc.

Actually, according to microsoft, most users of the Windows API are beginning programmers. And while "some software is designed for" both, there is none of this "my computer stared playing goddamn monkey noises" bullshit on GNU/Linux.

Very little software is designed for Linux, as most software runs in userland, not kernel space.

This is the best virus ever, it dont do anything but replicate.

ROFFLE!!

It's to scare you into buying virus software.:p

Can you send it to me? I want monkey noises too!

Not everyone likes Linux

Not everyone likes Linux

That isn't Linux. Linux is only one small (.25%) part of the GNU/Linux system.

And even if you don't like GNU/Linux, which not many do after a few months of using it, which do you like less: GNU/Linux, or fucking viruses that turn your computer into a zoo simulator?

That isn't Linux. Linux is only one small (.25%) part of the GNU/Linux system.

And even if you don't like GNU/Linux, which not many do after a few months of using it, which do you like less: GNU/Linux, or fucking viruses that turn your computer into a zoo simulator?

You don't really get viruses on Windows if you have good knowledge of the OS.

Besides the retards who install "codecs" likely never heard of other alternate OS's and never would use it anyway.

If the person who gets that kind of a virus used linux, he'd get a virus on linux too. It's not like linux is somehow prone to viruses. It can execute code, and that code can be malicious.

Um, no, there are no viruses on GNU/Linux. There are no programs "on linux", because it's just a kernel and has no ability to run programs.

Um, no, there are no viruses on GNU/Linux. There are no programs "on linux", because it's just a kernel and has no ability to run programs.

GNU/Trolling aside,

if I wanted to get a regular user, the kind that would get viruses on Windows, that is running Linux, to run my malicious code, I could. Because it would be no different to getting a Windows user to run malicious code.

Um, no, there are no viruses on GNU/Linux. There are no programs "on linux", because it's just a kernel and has no ability to run programs.

Typical Linux fan boy... You call Windows a virus simulator yet I have haven't had any malware on my system in over a year with regular downloading

GNU/Trolling aside,

if I wanted to get a regular user, the kind that would get viruses on Windows, that is running Linux, to run my malicious code, I could. Because it would be no different to getting a Windows user to run malicious code.

No, because most Windows viruses aren't installed manually by the user. They're installed by exploiting vulnerabilities in the system. Even if a virus existed (none do), it would not be able to infect the system, just the user's files, which do not include any executables in a sane configuration.

Even experienced Windows users get viruses. Everyone gets viruses. If you think (like the other idiot above) that you do not have viruses on a Windows system, you are an idiot who does not know he has a virus.

You cannot run viruses on Linux, period, any more than you can run programs on NTKernel.exe.

No, because most Windows viruses aren't installed manually by the user. They're installed by exploiting vulnerabilities in the system. Even if a virus existed (none do), it would not be able to infect the system, just the user's files, which do not include any executables in a sane configuration.

You know how most people get viruses?

They go to a website, and that website tells them: "Hey, see that bar in your browser that's telling you 'I've just blocked a potential virus, and I'd recommend you leave this website 'cos I wouldn't trust anything you see on it.'? Click on it, and tell it that you trust this website and whatever it's trying to do. You trust me, don't you?". And then they do that, and they get malicious code executed on their computer.

A sane user using Windows or Linux will not get infected. A user using Windows or Linux that has no idea what he's doing, however, can.

Even experienced Windows users get viruses. Everyone gets viruses. If you think (like the other idiot above) that you do not have viruses on a Windows system, you are an idiot who does not know he has a virus.

That's bullshit. I can say the same thing about any other system, since it's not backed by anything.


You cannot run viruses on Linux, period, any more than you can run programs on NTKernel.exe.

Stop trolling.

Hey Prom. How about worms? Since Linux supports raw sockets. Explain that one. I don't care if there are any out in the wild. I'd like an explanation of why it can't happen.

Raw sockets have nothing to do with worms. It'd be very hard for a worm to get raw socket functionality though, since only root can create and use raw sockets. But, since you said "Linux", you're clearly only running a machine with only a kernel, so I'd say you're pretty immune to infection by just about anything.

Raw sockets have nothing to do with worms. It'd be very hard for a worm to get raw socket functionality though, since only root can create and use raw sockets. But, since you said "Linux", you're clearly only running a machine with only a kernel, so I'd say you're pretty immune to infection by just about anything.

LOL, I'm just horsing around with you man. :D

LOL, I'm just horsing around with you man. :D

Yeah, I know. XP supports raw sockets, hence why we now have DoS-capable botnets.

Yeah, I know. XP supports raw sockets, hence why we now have DoS-capable botnets.

True. Brb coding DoS-Capable botnet for windows with python.

Yeah, I know. XP supports raw sockets, hence why we now have DoS-capable botnets.

XP supported raw sockets in the original release and Service Pack 1, but the functionality was removed in Service Pack 2. It required Administrator or higher privileges to use anyway. The only raw sockets available now come from WinPcap.

You don't need raw sockets to do a DDoS anyway -- a large enough number of normal TCP handshakes will do the job. Note that even GNU/Linux users can participate in a DDoS in this manner. You just need a large number of computers. The only real problem with it is that a number of your botnet machines' IP addresses will be in the victim machine's logs.

XP supported raw sockets in the original release and Service Pack 1, but the functionality was removed in Service Pack 2. It required Administrator or higher privileges to use anyway. The only raw sockets available now come from WinPcap.

You don't need raw sockets to do a DDoS anyway -- a large enough number of normal TCP handshakes will do the job. Note that even GNU/Linux users can participate in a DDoS in this manner. You just need a large number of computers. The only real problem with it is that a number of your botnet machines' IP addresses will be in the victim machine's logs.

Are you talking about sending SYN to remote host and ignoring the ACK until timeout then rinse and repeat? Cuz thats fun!

Are you talking about sending SYN to remote host and ignoring the ACK until timeout then rinse and repeat? Cuz thats fun!

Don't need to even do that. A large enough number of "telnet IP" commands executed from 100,000 machines simultaneously, is enough to take down many sites.