Ouch. I hate to think of how this is going to effect the porn community. I'm sure there will be rioting in the streets.It'll slow down the porn economy for a couple of hours but I think it'll pick back up in no time at all. I really wish I knew the exact source of the virus though so that I could simply avoid that site forever.
Anyway, like c-zom said, never run a system restore if u get a virus. Also, u need to be careful what u download and do regular scans. I reccomend AVG to everyone when I fix their computers, and if someone brings a computer to me to get fixed that has viruses, I add a copy into my fee. Helps keep them safe in the future.So I already ran the system restore, what now?
Anyway, i would suggest a full shutdown of your network. Then use a "clean" computer to scan every hard drive or jump drive you use for evidence of the virus. There's a chance it could have been a timebomb and has been spreading. Finally, flash your router back to factory settings, then give it a new password. Never know what someone might burritos behind. Oh also reset all your passwords on everything. I know of some viruses that are meant to steal your cookied passwords as well as system passwords and then damage the system so you can't tell what happened.I'm running off my school's network, so I have no connection with the router? Haven't plugged a usb drive into my comp in a while, either, so I'm not worried about that. When it comes to passwords, I had some company profile info in a locked excel file and my firefox is set to automatically clear cookies/passwords/history anytime it closes.
I would suggest downloading Spybot S&D.
be careful about what you download.
I haven't been downloading anything from shady areas, and I usually stream from only a few sources that haven't done me wrong in the past. Mainly, I'll download things from my school's website to do homework. Right now I'm using McAfee, Ad-aware and Spybot.I'm the one that's supposed to be ignoring what you say, Mia, not the other way around. Also, I hate those prompts from Spybot since I never really know what program's asking me for the change so I usually refuse everything until it gives up and stops asking.
I would suggest downloading Spybot S&D.Quotebe careful about what you download.I haven't been downloading anything from shady areas, and I usually stream from only a few sources that haven't done me wrong in the past. Mainly, I'll download things from my school's website to do homework. Right now I'm using McAfee, Ad-aware and Spybot.I'm the one that's supposed to be ignoring what you say, Mia, not the other way around. Also, I hate those prompts from Spybot since I never really know what program's asking me for the change so I usually refuse everything until it gives up and stops asking.
Visiting questionable sites [...] If you have any idea what kind of virus you had, you can at least understand if you're still at risk or not.Hey now, the rialliance.net isn't that questionable! And I think it was one of those viruses that wanted me to pay to get it removed. It started by closing out firefox, then deleting random stuff and running a "Windows" program that was checking for viruses. Took me a sec to figure out that the program was the virus, but when I clicked on its help section, it mentioned that to get better support, you need to be a subscriber. That was my hint to go "Oh Shit" and immediately restart my machine.
And sorry for missing it, I just posted generic tips, I have been running on a lack of sleep (consider it payback for your remarks :P).I have no idea what remarks you're talking about, but would you like for me to sing you a lullaby?
Visiting questionable sites [...] If you have any idea what kind of virus you had, you can at least understand if you're still at risk or not.Hey now, the rialliance.net isn't that questionable! And I think it was one of those viruses that wanted me to pay to get it removed. It started by closing out firefox, then deleting random stuff and running a "Windows" program that was checking for viruses. Took me a sec to figure out that the program was the virus, but when I clicked on its help section, it mentioned that to get better support, you need to be a subscriber. That was my hint to go "Oh Shit" and immediately restart my machine.QuoteAnd sorry for missing it, I just posted generic tips, I have been running on a lack of sleep (consider it payback for your remarks :P).I have no idea what remarks you're talking about, but would you like for me to sing you a lullaby?
I am already passing out. :PSometimes you write the jokes all by yourself, Mia.
Or stop downloading from sketchy websites and torrents. Use Chrome.DAMMIT PEOPLE, I'M NOT DOWNLOADING TORRENTS AND SHIT!!!
Oh and stop running as an Admin for every day thingsVAC is a Steam thing. :P UAC's pretty good and I'd never go without it. You should still technically be using a user-level account and use UAC to elevate, but UAC hasn't been circumvented yet so if you feel like being lazy, you can.
Use a limited account.
You can right click "exe" and "msi", hit "Run as", select your admin user and type your password.
No need to even log out.
If you insist on running as Admin, please use VAC or whatever the fuck it's called
Or be a man and run something *nix
I've looked up Russians...and I've looked up cheerleaders...but I've never thought to combine the two.
takeown /F /R *
^Doesn't that already come default?
^Doesn't that already come default?Yeah i think, if you have an original OS, sure.
EDIT: I got it by default with my windows 7 home p.
Security essentials is a lark. It is a conflict of interest for MS to be protecting its own lazy code.
Go with Norton 360 build 5
I am a bittorrent hound
and previously k-lite
Kenny: He don't need no words.Security essentials is a lark. It is a conflict of interest for MS to be protecting its own lazy code.
(http://rialliance.net/GIF/colbert%20laugh.gif)Go with Norton 360 build 5
(http://rialliance.net/GIF/forfuckssake.gif)I am a bittorrent hound
(http://rialliance.net/GIF/eastwoodscowl.gif)and previously k-lite
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