Arrg Virus assault

[GeneralMichael]

Well it looks like my new labtop is infected with a nasty little virus that now will let me log on but then brings up the security center with the rest of the screen black and says that every website that I have visited including facebook has infected my computer with viruses and that I need to update my security system. So I'll try to get it fixed tommorow after school, though until it is all fixed I will have to go to my old family computer, so I will have a bit more limited access to playing on aoe, and I will be forced to go to minimum graphics so I won't cause lagg, and no more watching water battles or 10 cannons without lagg

[cheesehat]

If you upgraded your security centre BEFORE the virus struck...

[Kaiser_von_Nuben]

Be careful. If it offers a new security update, don't buy it. There is a virus out there that says "Purchase Upgrade to Cure Infection," then it infects you even more after you pay the money. Kinda like adding insult to injury.

[amigrunt]

Yeah, a study was conducted and they found most of these viruses to be put out by the anti virus software companies in an attempt to get you to buy their software.

[LaZy]

If only u hadnt downloaded that file entitled " free lifetime password for over 50 XXX websites"

Good luck fixing it bro.

out

[GeneralMichael]

Ha ha I believe i have manage to outsmart the virus. Apperently it was only affecting my admin account, so I went onto my regular account changed it to and admin delted my old admin and made another account incase one of my admin accounts gets screwed up again. So I didn't have to pay $200 for my Best Buy to repair my labtop, and I didn't have to redo my harddrive like the guy at best buy said I could instead of paying them $200. So all I lost was some game data, like screen shots, and some of Lazy's photos that I saved, though all of that can easiy be redone, only important thing I lost was a little summary of the Friar's Tale from the Canterbery Tale's for my English class, though I already redid it in class

[GeneralMichael]

I had this song by Wierd Al going through my head all day Click me :twisted:

[cheesehat]

Then it probably wasn't a virus...Well, it is by definition, but it does not act as a regular virus. It probably injected a file into the STARTUP folder on your ADMIN account, so when you log on stuff happens and then cmd launches to freeze your computer, which can be coded quite easily using C++ and google.com

At least it wasn't conficker