No edit button in here?
Also, should be noted that the virus I was referencing uses trojans disguised as video codecs. Fun. =D
Any viruses hanging around?
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LivingFlame
- Joined: Sat May 28, 2005 4:41 pm
- Location: Closer than you think...
He's a sucky IT guy if he can't get rid of a trojan. =\
And anyway, some trojans have a tendency to jump from file to file to avoid being deleted by anit-virus software. I had to remove one from a school computer that did that one time. (And I was a sophomore in high school at the time...what's that tell you about this IT guy? >_> ) McAfee cracked me up as it tried to follow the thing around from file to file.
And anyway, some trojans have a tendency to jump from file to file to avoid being deleted by anit-virus software. I had to remove one from a school computer that did that one time. (And I was a sophomore in high school at the time...what's that tell you about this IT guy? >_> ) McAfee cracked me up as it tried to follow the thing around from file to file.
... yea ...
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DriftRoot
- Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:18 pm
- Status: As important as any plug-in.
- Location: N.H.
Trust me - as you may be able to tell, I don't give folks who throw around "I'm IT!!" statements much respect until they can back it up. I have yet to meet an IT guy that I didn't beat to the punch in terms of resolving certain issues. Unfortunately, the whole "IT" title usually impresses people who know nothing about computers, which ironically can cause them a lot of headaches, i.e. my sister. 
I would dearly love to ask her what kind of X-rated material her b/f has been soliciting, though. Thanks for suggesting I bring up the matter. It should be quite fun to broach the subject during Thanksgiving dinner.
I would dearly love to ask her what kind of X-rated material her b/f has been soliciting, though. Thanks for suggesting I bring up the matter. It should be quite fun to broach the subject during Thanksgiving dinner.
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- Ninja mother-figure
- Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:48 pm
- Status: Learning
- Location: in the clouds, crying over a dying world
- Contact:
meleechampion wrote:this thing
That virus was a bitch to remove -but a bitch nonetheless.
*flaunts his competence.*
Just for the record, I've never gotten a virus from the .org(y).
Everything came from nothing, therefore everything is nothing.
There's nothing to worry about.
There's nothing to worry about.
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Vlad G Pohnert
- Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2001 2:29 pm
- Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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DriftRoot
- Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:18 pm
- Status: As important as any plug-in.
- Location: N.H.
I know, I know - this place is about as safe as it gets, these days. Trying to convince someone of that who only sees a virus attached to an AMV file that took out their computer is difficult, though, especially when their "IT" b/f is standing over their shoulder, telling them "I told you so!" I can't even link to this thread as proof I'm not full of it b/c she's sworn up and down she'll never come here again.
People who don't know a lot about computers either tend to scare way too easily or not scare enough. I have a feeling this situation is a classic example of both.
People who don't know a lot about computers either tend to scare way too easily or not scare enough. I have a feeling this situation is a classic example of both.