DeathInSpace Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Hey guys, just started using the site today and was loving downloading a boatload of new mods... Unfortunately doing a manual download of the "killing children" mod I actually ended up downloading a nasty virus that completely disabled my computer with a fake message from the FBI saying I had pirated software and to pay them some money. After several hours of trying to get around it I finally had to completely format my hard drive using Ultimate Boot CD. Didn't lose too much, it's my gaming PC, and it was completely my fault (forgot I had antivirus disabled). Just want to spread the word and watch out for the NEXUS.exe because it's a beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVampireDante Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Thanks for the information. I'll pass it along, Apologizes for the inconvenience and the trouble this put you through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyMilla Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Yes, it is a known issue that is supposed to have been fixed (but apparently not). See the news article here: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/news/299/ It would be helpful if you could tell us which of the file servers you used to download the file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathInSpace Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 It was one of the San Jose servers (sorry don't remember which one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisnpuppy Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 What time exactly did you download this...was it before the fix as described in the link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathInSpace Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 It was around 7pm yesterday so yeah after the fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasumi446 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) Good thing i found this topic, when i downloaded a mod came from san jose server, i didnt know that nexus.exe is a virus then i downloded it, my whole computer got trojaned! Right now im panicking what will happen to my files, will that virus infect my fallout and skyrim files? Please i hope this wont infect my save games. Edited March 22, 2013 by jarence chan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidluyendyk Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I've had it insert itself a few times today and last night using San Jose server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathInSpace Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Good thing i found this topic, when i downloaded a mod came from san jose server, i didnt know that nexus.exe is a virus then i downloded it, my whole computer got trojaned! Right now im panicking what will happen to my files, will that virus infect my fallout and skyrim files? Please i hope this wont infect my save games. hopefully you have more luck then me i had to reformat and lose everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasumi446 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 what will happen if i shutdown my cpu and start it again, will the fake fbi show up? I just hope it wont! Cuz right now im using my avg to scan my whole cpu and remove that trojan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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