Agozer Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Wow. How is it possible that you ended up having 6000+ different kinds of spyware/malware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugenn Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I think it's likely his box got rootkitted and turned into a zombie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I think it's likely his box got rootkitted and turned into a zombie.One more victim for the DoS attack army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybarite Paladin AxL Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 when was the last format 3 years ago?damn, store what you need on some disx andformat the crap out of all those crapwere's after that u need some kinda protection: first u need a firewall!!! it's what generally keeps mostnot-so-complex crap outta your system!!! recommandations: murphy shield, black ice or zone alarmIn case yer wandering I use zone alarm and so far the comps doin' great!! antiviruses!!! the progs that find,identify,delete viruses(harmfull programs than can come with an email attachmenta bogus install request or p2p downloads)recommandations: norton av, bitdefender, rav, and if u got zone alarm security suite u also get an antivirus with it; spyware/malware hunters: the progs that find,identify,deletespyware/malware which are progs than generally wanna accesthe internet "behind your back" and send info about your pcor do some other crap I'm not familiar with" recommandations: spy sweeper and ad-aware (use both that's what I do) internet browsers are those programs that... YOU HAVE TO BE flockING KIDDING ME...recomandatios: STAY THE flock AWAY FROM IE AS IN INTERNET EXPLORER, IT'S THE VERY BEST WAY TO GET YOURPC INFECTED WITH LOADS OF CRAP; use Mozzila Firefox or Opera and nothing else!! If u have a slow connection you should use Opera it's faster; both are equaly safe, block popups and bogus program install requests and have downlaod managers... peer to peer software are... MY FREAKIN' FINGER HURTS, YOU FIGURE IT OUT...recs.: Bit Torrent, DC++ and KaZaa Lite RULE nr.1: now, since configuration is the mother of protection, u must configure every single option in them u deem will make your PC safer!!!RULE nr.2: update regurarly, every day if u can, so that u will be up-to-date with new bad programs and their signatures/symptomes;RULE nr.3: Don't press yes everytime you see a window popup outta nowhere...RULE nr.4: Don't visit www.download.comRULE nr.5: Format every six monthsRULE nr.6:GET TO WORK U HAVE ALOT TO DO!!! that's all, enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugenn Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 when was the last format 3 years ago?damn, store what you need on some disx andformat the crap out of all those crapwere's after that u need some kinda protection: first u need a firewall!!! it's what generally keeps mostnot-so-complex crap outta your system!!! recommandations: murphy shield, black ice or zone alarmIn case yer wandering I use zone alarm and so far the comps doin' great!! antiviruses!!! the progs that find,identify,delete viruses(harmfull programs than can come with an email attachmenta bogus install request or p2p downloads)recommandations: norton av, bitdefender, rav, and if u got zone alarm security suite u also get an antivirus with it; spyware/malware hunters: the progs that find,identify,deletespyware/malware which are progs than generally wanna accesthe internet "behind your back" and send info about your pcor do some other crap I'm not familiar with" recommandations: spy sweeper and ad-aware (use both that's what I do) internet browsers are those programs that... YOU HAVE TO BE flockING KIDDING ME...recomandatios: STAY THE flock AWAY FROM IE AS IN INTERNET EXPLORER, IT'S THE VERY BEST WAY TO GET YOURPC INFECTED WITH LOADS OF CRAP; use Mozzila Firefox or Opera and nothing else!! If u have a slow connection you should use Opera it's faster; both are equaly safe, block popups and bogus program install requests and have downlaod managers... peer to peer software are... MY FREAKIN' FINGER HURTS, YOU FIGURE IT OUT...recs.: Bit Torrent, DC++ and KaZaa Lite RULE nr.1: now, since configuration is the mother of protection, u must configure every single option in them u deem will make your PC safer!!!RULE nr.2: update regurarly, every day if u can, so that u will be up-to-date with new bad programs and their signatures/symptomes;RULE nr.3: Don't press yes everytime you see a window popup outta nowhere...RULE nr.4: Don't visit www.download.comRULE nr.5: Format every six monthsRULE nr.6:GET TO WORK U HAVE ALOT TO DO!!! that's all, enjoy<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your rules 4 and 5 are absolutely absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 when was the last format 3 years ago?damn, store what you need on some disx andformat the crap out of all those crapwere's after that u need some kinda protection: first u need a firewall!!! it's what generally keeps mostnot-so-complex crap outta your system!!! recommandations: murphy shield, black ice or zone alarmIn case yer wandering I use zone alarm and so far the comps doin' great!! antiviruses!!! the progs that find,identify,delete viruses(harmfull programs than can come with an email attachmenta bogus install request or p2p downloads)recommandations: norton av, bitdefender, rav, and if u got zone alarm security suite u also get an antivirus with it; spyware/malware hunters: the progs that find,identify,deletespyware/malware which are progs than generally wanna accesthe internet "behind your back" and send info about your pcor do some other crap I'm not familiar with" recommandations: spy sweeper and ad-aware (use both that's what I do) internet browsers are those programs that... YOU HAVE TO BE flockING KIDDING ME...recomandatios: STAY THE flock AWAY FROM IE AS IN INTERNET EXPLORER, IT'S THE VERY BEST WAY TO GET YOURPC INFECTED WITH LOADS OF CRAP; use Mozzila Firefox or Opera and nothing else!! If u have a slow connection you should use Opera it's faster; both are equaly safe, block popups and bogus program install requests and have downlaod managers... peer to peer software are... MY FREAKIN' FINGER HURTS, YOU FIGURE IT OUT...recs.: Bit Torrent, DC++ and KaZaa Lite RULE nr.1: now, since configuration is the mother of protection, u must configure every single option in them u deem will make your PC safer!!!RULE nr.2: update regurarly, every day if u can, so that u will be up-to-date with new bad programs and their signatures/symptomes;RULE nr.3: Don't press yes everytime you see a window popup outta nowhere...RULE nr.4: Don't visit www.download.comRULE nr.5: Format every six monthsRULE nr.6:GET TO WORK U HAVE ALOT TO DO!!! that's all, enjoy<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your rules 4 and 5 are absolutely absurd.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Indeed they are. I format only when absolutely necessary. Also, when you go to Download.com read about the program you are about to download, most freeware programs come with a crap load of spyware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random guy Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 There can be a problem with some programs activating the internet behind your back - namely, internet explorer or windows media player can both be used to install spyware and malware undetected unless you have the security settings set high enough in ie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybarite Paladin AxL Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 well I don't exactly format every six months but I do format at least once every year...and download.com is a piece of crap, every prog u get off there is full of spyware and viruses; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 and download.com is a piece of crap, every prog u get off there is full of spyware and viruses;Never happened to me. Although I don't download a lot of stuff from Download.com in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugenn Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 well I don't exactly format every six months but I do format at least once every year...and download.com is a piece of crap, every prog u get off there is full of spyware and viruses;<{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you're formatting at all for no apparent reason, then there is something seriously wrong with your security/maintainence policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeon Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 consider using download.com as a search tool, then go get the programs at their own homepage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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