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I feel stupified
2006-06-03, 11:26 PM #1
So, after having my computer for 2 years and the whole 2 years having no virus protection or scanners and having my firewall turned off, I did a free online scan of my hard drive. Its been running for 20 minutes, and its only 1/3 of the way done with my hard drive. Here are the current results:

[http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/jeff1030/omg.jpg]

:gbk:
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2006-06-03, 11:29 PM #2
That's what you get.
Pissed Off?
2006-06-03, 11:29 PM #3
:( I spent 3 or 4 hours in my school's computer center getting my hard drive reformatted earlier this year.
Fincham: Where are you going?
Me: I have no idea
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2006-06-03, 11:30 PM #4
silly. ad-aware and spybot are your friends
free(jin);
tofu sucks
2006-06-03, 11:30 PM #5
You must really want us to make fun of you.
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2006-06-03, 11:32 PM #6
On a related note, I finally have a Windows XP system after 2 years of running Ubuntu on my laptop and Windows 2000 on my desktop. My desktop was getting bloaty and I suspected some spyware/malware that passed through Spybot/Adaware and PCCillin. So I went ahead and formatted and now I finally have a Windows XP system at my home.
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Za twoim przewodem
Złączym się z narodem.
2006-06-03, 11:33 PM #7
Originally posted by Freelancer:
You must really want us to make fun of you.


I'll begin.
Pissed Off?
2006-06-03, 11:35 PM #8
1) Symantec's virus scanners suck, mostly because they're the main target of most viruses when they try to avoid scanners.

2) Try housecall by trendmicro.

3) Uh, you use IE. Kind of duh.

4) I haven't checked in a while, probably don't have anything though.
D E A T H
2006-06-03, 11:38 PM #9
You'd be better off trying to get a real piece of client software on your computer.

Last I heard, BitDefender 9 was a good bang for your buck.
the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot - LC Tusken
2006-06-03, 11:40 PM #10
Yoshi speaks truth on Symantec. Their product is ****. You are waaaaaay better off with AVG and/or Avast.
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2006-06-04, 3:24 AM #11
I use Trend Micro's PC Cillin, it's never given me any problems and it's always up to date.
2006-06-04, 5:33 AM #12
PC Cillin is definitely a good investment to make. Their Internet Security Suite is cheaper than anything Symantec or McAfee have to offer, and it's just plain better, IMO.
2006-06-04, 10:39 AM #13
Originally posted by Shintock:
PC Cillin is definitely a good investment to make. Their Internet Security Suite is cheaper than anything Symantec or McAfee have to offer, and it's just plain better, IMO.


Truth.
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2006-06-04, 11:15 AM #14
So the scan completed with 859 total virus/threats. DJ Yoshi: No, I dont use internet explorer I just did it because the scan plugins didnt work with my mozilla. Die.

I downloaded Cillin. Works pretty good.
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2006-06-04, 11:30 AM #15
Most of those are probably little browsery things.
2006-06-04, 11:47 AM #16
All virus scanners suck. Haven't we had discussions on this here before? Enumerating Badness = dumb.
Wikissassi sucks.
2006-06-04, 5:06 PM #17
Originally posted by Ric_Olie:
o I went ahead and formatted and now I finally have a Windows XP system at my home.

Just in time for it to become obsolete when vista rolls around. :D
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2006-06-04, 5:09 PM #18
I don't waste my time with virus scanning programs.

I format every 6 months or so anyway...
>>untie shoes
2006-06-04, 7:39 PM #19
[QUOTE=Double Helix]Just in time for it to become obsolete when vista rolls around. :D[/QUOTE]

I'll most likely get a free copy through MSDNAA anyway. If not, then I'll pick it up at student discount price.
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Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski,
Za twoim przewodem
Złączym się z narodem.
2006-06-04, 9:30 PM #20
This is one of the many reasons why I love FreeBSD. However, I have had good success with Windows when using Spywareblaster and Spybot to block most the malware.
[This message has been edited. Deal with it.]
2006-06-05, 6:17 AM #21
i've seen worse.
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2006-06-05, 6:28 AM #22
I used to do that too. Run for insane lengths of time without a virus scan/firewall/spywar scan and using Internet Explorer. Not to mention that I downloaded music and files off Kazaa and what not.

Need less to say, my computer was a virtual high-alert quarantine sector.
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2006-06-05, 1:54 PM #23
I dont use internet explorer! ! :mad:
America, home of the free gift with purchase.
2006-06-05, 2:04 PM #24
Downloading a lot of porn lately, eh? :P
2006-06-05, 8:38 PM #25
arf
The cake is a lie... THE CAKE IS A LIE!!!!!
2006-06-05, 8:52 PM #26
Originally posted by Bill:
I format every 6 months or so anyway...


Jesus. Why?
the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot - LC Tusken
2006-06-05, 8:53 PM #27
Originally posted by Ric_Olie:
I'll most likely get a free copy through MSDNAA anyway. If not, then I'll pick it up at student discount price.


It seems to take about half a year for software to get released to MSDNAA - we only just got VS 2005.
the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot - LC Tusken
2006-06-05, 10:01 PM #28
I'm pretty sure it's been there since the beginning of the semester. I remember asking Derek whether I should use that or go with 2003.
Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski,
Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski,
Za twoim przewodem
Złączym się z narodem.
2006-06-05, 10:06 PM #29
Originally posted by Wolfy:
Jesus. Why?


Indeed, where is this perception that reformatting your computer so much is the best way to treat your computer?
2006-06-06, 11:58 AM #30
Back in the dialup days running Windows 98 I ran all my family's PCs without firewalls, never had any problems. These days there's just absolutely no way you can get away with that. I remember building a PC for someone a couple years ago, connecting it to the internet before installing a firewall (no router either), and by the time I had downloaded one it had already been compromised by some worm (it was one of the big ones like blaster or something).
2006-06-06, 4:49 PM #31
Running Win98 without any firewall is still no problem, because 98 doesn't provide any services per default.
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