I'm in the process of restoring my wife's PC. It had two virus progies on it that I couldn't remove. I did find the hunt and destroy instructions for deleting them but I couldn't do it. Any key stroke went to a web site for "Antivirus system Pro". The other virus was called "conduit". It was another leg of that same virus that couldn't be removed. I hate pricks that write crap like this for no other reason in that they have nothing better to do. I'd do this to them if given the change! Screw them!
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"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
Mark Twain
"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
John Paul Jones
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
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Re: Wife's PC killed by virus
Originally posted by Junk Parts View PostI'm in the process of restoring my wife's PC. It had two virus progies on it that I couldn't remove. I did find the hunt and destroy instructions for deleting them but I couldn't do it. Any key stroke went to a web site for "Antivirus system Pro". The other virus was called "conduit". It was another leg of that same virus that couldn't be removed. I hate pricks that write crap like this for no other reason in that they have nothing better to do. I'd do this to them if given the change! Screw them!
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Wait is my sig the same *looks*
And thats why i run linux!
Sorry i help people fix ther pc at the non-profet denver tech for all, its called virus campThings I've fixed: anything from semis to crappy Chinese $2 radios, and now an IoT Dildo....
"Dude, this is Wyoming, i hopped on and sent 'er. No fucking around." -- Me
Excuse me while i do something dangerous
You must have a sad, sad boring life if you hate on people harmlessly enjoying life with an animal costume.
Sometimes you need to break shit to fix it.... Thats why my lawnmower doesn't have a deadman switch or engine brake anymore
Follow the white rabbit.
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I'm not a smart enough of a PC dude to do anything like that. I do the best that I can to keep mine up and running with free antivirus scans...ect. She has been up and running naked for years. It caught up to her just as its caught up to me in the past.Last edited by Junk Parts; 08-31-2013, 08:04 PM."It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
Mark Twain
"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
John Paul Jones
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
Rod Serling
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Originally posted by Junk Parts View PostI'm not a smart enough of a PC dude to do any like that. I do the best that I can to keep mine running with free antivirus scans...ect. She has been up and running naked for years. It caught up to her just as its caught up to me in the past.
Thier are some virus out in the wild that will hide a copy of themselves in the bios or the HDD.
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First I never use "Active Scanning" Antivirus software. Second I''m not going to use Linux! It can be hacked and is far from perfect. I will stay with the crest of the wave and that is still windows even today. Say all the things that you want to agaist it but its still here. Jee move the mouse, click, and it does what you expect it to. The is no command line. There are no special handelers to download to make it work. I'm dumb and Windows still works for me.Last edited by Junk Parts; 08-31-2013, 09:16 PM."It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
Mark Twain
"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
John Paul Jones
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
Rod Serling
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Linux is a bloated mess these days... Got a chance to resurrect the old Debian Lenny install on my laptop and was amazed how simple and intuitive the old distro was compared to the behemoths that pass for LTS releases these days.
Next time run ComboFix."We have offered them (the Arabs) a sensible way for so many years. But no, they wanted to fight. Fine! We gave them technology, the latest, the kind even Vietnam didn't have. They had double superiority in tanks and aircraft, triple in artillery, and in air defense and anti-tank weapons they had absolute supremacy. And what? Once again they were beaten. Once again they scrammed [sic]. Once again they screamed for us to come save them. Sadat woke me up in the middle of the night twice over the phone, 'Save me!' He demanded to send Soviet troops, and immediately! No! We are not going to fight for them."
-Leonid Brezhnev (On the Yom Kippur War)
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Originally posted by Sparkey55 View PostI never use active scanning programs at startup, big waste of resources.
Originally posted by Sparkey55 View PostThe best way to not get infected is educating oneself on how surf the WWW safely.
Originally posted by Sparkey55 View PostThere are some virus out in the wild that will hide a copy of themselves in the bios or the HDD.I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!!
No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards
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If you want a software package that does everything it will become a bloated beast. Its just the nature of things. If you have a "modern" PC run Xp, W7 or a full verisio of Linux. If you want to be a "programer" and have that command line run Linux. If you want to point and click run Xp or W7. That is how I see it.Last edited by Junk Parts; 08-31-2013, 09:48 PM."It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
Mark Twain
"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
John Paul Jones
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
Rod Serling
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Yes Sparkey55 I'm that guy but whatever. The deed is done now.Last edited by Junk Parts; 08-31-2013, 09:52 PM."It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
Mark Twain
"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
John Paul Jones
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
Rod Serling
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Originally posted by c_hegge View PostI use Norton Internet security on my main PC. Right now, it's using a whole 5MB of RAM. If you do any online banking here, you have to have an active antivirus and 3rd party firewall, otherwise, the banks will blame you if your account gets hacked (regardless of the actual cause), and won't be of much help. If you can prove that you were doing your part to keep your end secure, then they will usually re-imberse you. 5MB of RAM isn't much of a sacrifice at all for that. I've installed NIS on old s478 and AXP machines before, with no noticeable impact on the performance at all.
I do agree on that one. If you're careful, you'll probably get away with no AV. I haven't ever had malware problems on any of my own PCs, and that's probably because my browsing is restricted mostly to forums and ebay (And a few other well known online PC hardware shops). At work, though, I see A LOT of PCs which get used for porn and illegal downloads, and they are usually crawling with malware, which usually gets around all the free AV programs. The paid ones seem to do a better job at keeping it out, especially Kaspersky and the paid Malwarebytes. I've never seen a computer which had malware problems with one of those installed.
I've only seen that once. It was a boot sector infection. I low-level formatted the HDD, and that computer hasn't been back since.
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Yes Sparkey55 I'm that guy and what is your problem with it? I'm nolonger on point. This isn't Xp which most of the time I could fix. This PC is a W7 PC. The sick PC is not my PC. The point is that it is fixed now. It may not have been fixed in the way that you could have done it but its fully healthy now. There is now no way that I have to worry about it having a patched up OS or a lingering virus. I fixed it as best I could. Other word take a long walk on a short pier!Last edited by Junk Parts; 08-31-2013, 10:22 PM."It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
Mark Twain
"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
John Paul Jones
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
Rod Serling
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Anti-Virus software is only as good as the user.
Your wife clicked something nasty.
Linux is the only solution for somebody who is not computer-savvy to seperate the ads and fake download buttons from the real flash player updates!
Can it be hacked? of course. But not from a casual compromised or malicious website. And Avast! has a Linux version that's free and can scan for infections if you think you have one.
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Originally posted by shovenose View PostAnti-Virus software is only as good as the user.
Your wife clicked something nasty.
Linux is the only solution for somebody who is not computer-savvy to seperate the ads and fake download buttons from the real flash player updates!
Can it be hacked? of course. But not from a casual compromised or malicious website. And Avast! has a Linux version that's free and can scan for infections if you think you have one.Things I've fixed: anything from semis to crappy Chinese $2 radios, and now an IoT Dildo....
"Dude, this is Wyoming, i hopped on and sent 'er. No fucking around." -- Me
Excuse me while i do something dangerous
You must have a sad, sad boring life if you hate on people harmlessly enjoying life with an animal costume.
Sometimes you need to break shit to fix it.... Thats why my lawnmower doesn't have a deadman switch or engine brake anymore
Follow the white rabbit.
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Originally posted by Junk Parts View PostYes Sparkey55 I'm that guy and what is your problem with it?
If those documents are that damn important, BACK THEM UP. I don't care how you back them up, just be sure you have posession of said backup- IOW, no clouds.
Originally posted by Junk Parts View PostI'm nolonger on point. This isn't Xp which most of the time I could fix. This PC is a W7 PC. The sick PC is not my PC. The point is that it is fixed now.
Originally posted by Junk Parts View PostIt may not have been fixed in the way that you could have done it but its fully healthy now.
Originally posted by Junk Parts View PostThere is now no way that I have to worry about it having a patched up OS or a lingering virus. I fixed it as best I could.
If people cannot (will not?) learn how to stay sharp while online, they've got no business doing so after suggestions have been offered too many times. This probably happened with internet exploiter, without a hosts file.
Originally posted by Junk Parts View PostOther word take a long walk on a short pier!
Originally posted by Junk Parts View PostI'm in the process of restoring my wife's PC. It had two virus progies on it that I couldn't remove. I did find the hunt and destroy instructions for deleting them but I couldn't do it. Any key stroke went to a web site for "Antivirus system Pro". The other virus was called "conduit". It was another leg of that same virus that couldn't be removed. I hate pricks that write crap like this for no other reason in that they have nothing better to do. I'd do this to them if given the change! Screw them!
It's no different than "excessive prices" on ebay. Rather than clamor when a beat up old Hallicrafters goes for $800, wonder instead why some fool would spend that much.
I've had enough "problems" that I'm no longer sympathetic to those who click anything online, especially after they're warned multiple times.
And if said fucked up computer needs a wipe and redo, the "too much money" problem rears its ugly head.
In six hours, I'd save your docs pix and music, while wading thru malware no less, to an ext hdd, find out what apps/drivers you had on your system, fdisk/format, reinstall windoze/drivers/apps, restore docs/folders, test/configure LAN/WLAN, put back bookmarks, etc. A helluva deal, but not charity. I don't do it anymore. People can find their own way.Last edited by kaboom; 09-01-2013, 12:47 AM."pokemon go... to hell!"
EOL it...
Originally posted by shango066All style and no substance.Originally posted by smashstuff30guilty,guilty,guilty,guilty!
guilty of being cheap-made!
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if you set it up right, linux is one of the hardest things to hack. It CAN be hacked, just as one can tow a 5th wheel camper with a smart car... takes effort, skill, and luck... so its about as secure as anything can be.
I agree that some distros's are bloated... hence why I use arch (with gnome 3.8) but I don't suggest that for non-experts. For non experts who wish to stay current, manjaro is pretty good (arch based but user friendly without the bloat). Both distro's run very well (if your gpu is supported) and aside from a finiky touchscreen on my p400, it's been a treat.sigpic
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