Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Author Topic: my laptop got virus  (Read 3199 times)

Description:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Kesa

  • Ninja Fruit Slasher
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2010
  • Posts: 2408
    • Show only replies by Kesa
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #14 from previous page: November 22, 2012, 11:44:28 PM »
I actually had one of those. It was pretending to be AVG but it was obvious it was fake. But it did do a good job of screwing up my harddrive. I had no choice but to reinstall Windows from scratch.

To be honest i was wondering why Apple has remained for the most part immune to viruses. Virus makers have in the past targeted MS because they are a greedy corporation and they have a mainstream dominance. But lately it has swinged the other way with Apple overtaking MS in it's greed and dominance. So why are people still targeting Windows? Especially with Bill Gate's philanthropy? I don't think it's entirely a design flaw...
Even my cat doesn\'t like me.
 

Offline Templario

Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2012, 11:48:12 PM »
Congratulations 3 weeks of live of Windows 8 and already it has other virus.
Amiga 500 with ROMs 1.3-2.05 and M-Tec AT 500 with hard disk and 4MB Ram.
WinUAE + Original OS 3.5&3.9
Sam440ep 800 MHZ + OS 4.1 F.E.
Sam460ex 1 GHz + OS 4.1 + Update 6. K.O.
MacMini 1.5 GHz + MorphOS 3.9
PowerBook G4 1.65 + MorphOS 3.9
 

Offline lassieTopic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Aug 2012
  • Posts: 637
    • Show only replies by lassie
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #16 on: November 22, 2012, 11:59:20 PM »
Quote from: Kesa;716128
Conspiracy theory time!

My theory is that the anti virus companies are the very people who create the viruses to create more demand for their products. AVG, McAfee, Norton, etc are the ones who are making the flippin' things!


Yes it strange i have tried 2 free anti virus programs, and they could not find any form for virus or spam or malware and they ran for 4 hours. But when i tried some of the programs that cost money, they found 35 virus/spam in a matter of seconds. strange i must say.
Amiga 4000 030 18 MB ram. 16 Gb HD.
Amiga 1200 030 34 MB ram. 8 Gb HD.
Amiga 1200 Tower Apollo 1240
Amiga 2000 030. 9 MB ram. 1 Gb HD.
Amiga 2000 68000 5 MB ram. 500 MB HD.
Amiga 2000 68000 9 MB ram. 1 Gb HD.
Amiga 600 4 MB ram. 4 GB HD.
Amiga 600 1 MB ram. 60 MB HD.
Amiga 500 1 MB ram.
Amiga 500 Plus
Amiga CD32
Amiga CD32
Commodore 64
Commodore 64C
Commodore 128
Commodore 128D
 

Offline CritAnime

  • Previous Life Time Member
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 1143
    • Show only replies by CritAnime
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2012, 12:33:50 AM »
Quote from: Kesa;716131
I actually had one of those. It was pretending to be AVG but it was obvious it was fake. But it did do a good job of screwing up my harddrive. I had no choice but to reinstall Windows from scratch.
 
To be honest i was wondering why Apple has remained for the most part immune to viruses. Virus makers have in the past targeted MS because they are a greedy corporation and they have a mainstream dominance. But lately it has swinged the other way with Apple overtaking MS in it's greed and dominance. So why are people still targeting Windows? Especially with Bill Gate's philanthropy? I don't think it's entirely a design flaw...

There are viruses for Mac OS but I have only ever ran into a handful. From my experience Apple tend to be on the ball more about these things than Microsoft. But I think thats down to the amount of butthurt from the communities that occures when a major infection happens.
 
To be fair I would hate to work in the department that has to deal with sorting out infections at Microsoft.
 
Quote from: lassie;716135
Yes it strange i have tried 2 free anti virus programs, and they could not find any form for virus or spam or malware and they ran for 4 hours. But when i tried some of the programs that cost money, they found 35 virus/spam in a matter of seconds. strange i must say.

Yeah I noticed this too. AVG reported only two thirds the amount of attempted infections that Kaspersky did.

Offline Duce

  • Off to greener pastures
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2009
  • Posts: 1699
    • Show only replies by Duce
    • http://amigabbs.blogspot.com/
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2012, 12:40:35 AM »
You get what you pay for with virus software.  I use Eset products (Smart Security 5, site license), rock solid stuff.  Never had luck with any of the free solutions.

It's easy to blame MS for this, but the truth is that any OS with the market share Windows has is simply the one malicious coders code for.

If an Amiga OS variant had 90% market share we'd be in the same situation with it.
 

Offline Kesa

  • Ninja Fruit Slasher
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2010
  • Posts: 2408
    • Show only replies by Kesa
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #19 on: November 23, 2012, 01:09:54 AM »
But what about ios and android?
Even my cat doesn\'t like me.
 

Offline kedawa

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2004
  • Posts: 700
    • Show only replies by kedawa
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #20 on: November 23, 2012, 01:37:19 AM »
I got more viruses on my A500 than all the PCs I've ever owned.
Swapping floppies with strangers is a pretty high risk activity.
 

Offline persia

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2006
  • Posts: 3753
    • Show only replies by persia
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #21 on: November 23, 2012, 02:19:23 AM »
Typically you put virus software on a Mac to make it feel more slow and clunky like a PC.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

What we\'re witnessing is the sad, lonely crowing of that last, doomed cock.
 

Offline som99

  • Lifetime Member
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2005
  • Posts: 1566
    • Show only replies by som99
    • http://www.som99.se
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #22 on: November 23, 2012, 02:32:07 AM »
Quote from: lassie;716120
I got it to work again :) i restored it to an early date, before the damn "virus" or malware or whatever it was. But thanks for the help.

You are welcome, im glad I could help :)


Quote from: persia;716153
Typically you put virus software on a Mac to make it feel more slow and clunky like a PC.

Huh my PC is all but slow, quick and responsive machine tho it costs :P I do nothing doggy on the net from Windows, I got Linux for that.
« Last Edit: November 23, 2012, 02:35:30 AM by som99 »
 

Offline Einstein

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Dec 2004
  • Posts: 402
    • Show only replies by Einstein
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2012, 11:22:28 AM »
Quote from: lassie;716119
Yes it amazing how much junk that tries to attack your computer, and often they get right through with Windows :madashell:


Those junk don't "try to attack your computer, and often get right through with Windows". Instead, they try to attack your Windows, and often they get right through with (the help of) you :)
I have spoken !
 

Offline gertsy

  • Lifetime Member
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: May 2006
  • Posts: 2317
  • Country: au
    • Show only replies by gertsy
    • http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~gbakker64/
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #24 on: November 23, 2012, 01:33:12 PM »
Quote from: Kesa;716131
I actually had one of those. It was pretending to be AVG but it was obvious it was fake. But it did do a good job of screwing up my harddrive. I had no choice but to reinstall Windows from scratch.

To be honest i was wondering why Apple has remained for the most part immune to viruses. Virus makers have in the past targeted MS because they are a greedy corporation and they have a mainstream dominance. But lately it has swinged the other way with Apple overtaking MS in it's greed and dominance. So why are people still targeting Windows? Especially with Bill Gate's philanthropy? I don't think it's entirely a design flaw...


This reasoning is based on the premise that hackers target for specific reasons or have morals.  Hackers harm individuals not corporations.  So why do we believe they target corps like Microsoft?  Could it be that we apply that reason to justify something most people believe is clever.  What's clever about viruses or malware.  What's clever about destroing a disabled persons PC because they couldn't tell the malware from a legitimate download. That's sad and disrespectful.  Not the job of someone clever.
Simply, hackers are bullies and if you are a bully and no one can catch you, you want to do the most damage possible.  Why would you choose an OS in use by 15% of the population.  You wouldn't. So you choose an OS that has the most users.

PS: Stay away from the porn sites.  That free offer to get you a larger penis, that's malware.
 

Offline zipper

Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #25 on: November 23, 2012, 03:13:41 PM »
I've been paying 25e per year for F-Secure and been quite happy with it. Last time when I got a suspicious post I could see how fast it got recognized by that software - it took some 4 hours and it was added to the database. There are good scanners in the net if you get something suspicious. A couple of times I got an infection from some website - and they weren't porn sites. S#it happens sometimes - but never caused too much trouble.
 

Offline Thorham

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2009
  • Posts: 1149
    • Show only replies by Thorham
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #26 on: November 23, 2012, 03:32:17 PM »
Quote from: gertsy;716181
Hackers harm individuals not corporations.

Corporations are targeted by professional hackers for monetary gain. Only amateur hackers target individuals (unless there's something of value to gain from those individuals).

Quote from: gertsy;716181
So why do we believe they target corps like Microsoft?

Monetary gain. Not all hackers break into systems for the fun of it.

Quote from: gertsy;716181
What's clever about viruses or malware.

It's clever in the way it works when it works very well.

Quote from: gertsy;716181
Simply, hackers are bullies

Not all of them are, some or criminals who want to make money.

Quote from: gertsy;716181
PS: Stay away from the porn sites.

Why? Porn sites are plenty safe as long as you have certain plug-ins disabled. I use Opera, and have an 'Enable Plug-Ins' check box in my tool bar, and 99 percent of the time I have this unchecked.

Quote from: gertsy;716181
That free offer to get you a larger penis, that's malware.

When surfing porn, simply don't use the ads, and focus on the content.
 

Offline AmigaClassicRule

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2011
  • Posts: 956
    • Show only replies by AmigaClassicRule
Re: my laptop got virus
« Reply #27 on: November 23, 2012, 04:36:44 PM »
I in in love with Ubunutu. It is MY favorite Linux ever. When I have enough money I am going to donate $500 toward Ubunutu in their main website.

I also want to donate to WineHQ. If Wine can manage to be 100% compatible as Windows XP when running all PC app/software I will migrate to Ubunutu over XP.