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I Was Naughty, and Blew Up My Computer
allen griggs
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After 8 years on the dial up, I finally got onto Verizon Wireless a few weeks back.
So, for the first time, I could watch videos.
After a week, I googled up the free porno sites.
Unbelievable the stuff you can watch for free.
So I watched them for about an hour.
The next day, my computer was real slow, acting real squirrely.
The next day, it just conked out. It wouldn't start up.
I had to take it to the computer guy to get fixed.
He told me that the free porno sites are the worst for causing viruses.
I had the AVG free installed, but it didn't save me.
I had to pay the guy $70 to fix the computer.
No more porno for me.
So, for the first time, I could watch videos.
After a week, I googled up the free porno sites.
Unbelievable the stuff you can watch for free.
So I watched them for about an hour.
The next day, my computer was real slow, acting real squirrely.
The next day, it just conked out. It wouldn't start up.
I had to take it to the computer guy to get fixed.
He told me that the free porno sites are the worst for causing viruses.
I had the AVG free installed, but it didn't save me.
I had to pay the guy $70 to fix the computer.
No more porno for me.
Comments
I'm personally not into it, but I have cleaned up a friends computer MANY times due to the same thing.
He just won't quit though.
Waits until it will hardly do anything, and asks me to stop by and clean it up again. Only reason I do it is cuz he has a tree cutting business, and has given me some real big breaks in the past.
Its a sad state of affairs when you have to worry about viruses even when just watching [:D]
I doubt he was "just" watching.
Are they loaded onto these sites just to cause trouble?
Does somebody benefit from these viruses?
My computer guy told me that anybody that goes to these free porno sites will get a virus.
How do these sites even exist, when, if you just view them for an hour, it wipes your computer out?
It seems like that when people are sadder, but wiser, like I am now, that nobody would go to these sites.
better to rent your porn on DVD.
You go to those sites you are just asking for constant trouble.
I'm personally not into it, but I have cleaned up a friends computer MANY times due to the same thing.
He just won't quit though.
Waits until it will hardly do anything, and asks me to stop by and clean it up again. Only reason I do it is cuz he has a tree cutting business, and has given me some real big breaks in the past.
I am convinced that these viruses and tracking cookies are spread not only by free porn sights but by many other sights as well.
If U wouldn't mind telling us all just how U "clean" your friends computer, i'd like to know. I'm sure others here would appreciate that information as well.
quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
You go to those sites you are just asking for constant trouble.
I'm personally not into it, but I have cleaned up a friends computer MANY times due to the same thing.
He just won't quit though.
Waits until it will hardly do anything, and asks me to stop by and clean it up again. Only reason I do it is cuz he has a tree cutting business, and has given me some real big breaks in the past.
I am convinced that these viruses and tracking cookies are spread not only by free porn sights but by many other sights as well.
If U wouldn't mind telling us all just how U "clean" your friends computer, i'd like to know. I'm sure others here would appreciate that information as well.
Jeff,......it's not like I necessarily have any secrets per se, I just am familiar with more programs than some are. I also know what to look for as far as manually removing remnants, and to find stand-alone tools for removing a "particular" virus.
1911a1fan propably knows more about computers than just about anyone here, and he is who I would turn to if I ever got stuck.
I will list what I use, and consider helpful, but undoubtedly others will follow, and say "that sucks" or something similar. I believe that is the reason that 1911a1fan has largely quit contributing to computer based questions here.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
This is one of the best free tools for keeping your system resources freed up, and also light, and safe registry cleaning.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
This is one of the best malware removal programs out there IMHO.
Sometimes they update several times a day. It is free for personal use also, unless you want real time scanning to stop a threat before it gets you. AdAware has become a waste, as is Spybot,.....once again IMHO.
I use Avast for my anti-virus, but have also used AVG, and Avira in the past.
The rest is simply doing research on a particular virus, and being able to manually remove the right things in the right places if something gets past all of the above. Most folks don't want to manually edit their registry, or delete files, which for most is a good decision. Targeted removal tools are also valuable when found, but you must identify the problem first.
It's not like I am a computer guru or anything.
Edit: Also many times you must kill a process that is running using task manager to even attempt to remove it.
Many viruses and malware also infect your system restore files, and will reload upon a new point being set. You have to clear all your restore points, and start fresh after the problem is fixed. Lots of folks don't even know how to do that.
Ditch windows, be worry free and Free
McAfee Stinger has always been a pretty good stand alone scanner. It won't clean, it just finds what some other programs do not.
Avast is a good personal PC AV / firewall program.
Security of my data is important. I don't use my laptop to pay bills or even log into my banking sites. I use Firefox with NoScripts installed and do all bill paying/banking there.
If you are in the Guard/Reserves or active duty you can get the Enterprise Client editions of Symantec and McAfee AV + Firewall (PC & MAC) for free from AKO. That was always nice. Us retired guys are on our own.
http://www.vipretestdrive.com/
http://www.avast.com/
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
Its a sad state of affairs when you have to worry about viruses even when just watching [:D]
That was funny [:)].
quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
You go to those sites you are just asking for constant trouble.
I'm personally not into it, but I have cleaned up a friends computer MANY times due to the same thing.
He just won't quit though.
Waits until it will hardly do anything, and asks me to stop by and clean it up again. Only reason I do it is cuz he has a tree cutting business, and has given me some real big breaks in the past.
I am convinced that these viruses and tracking cookies are spread not only by free porn sights but by many other sights as well.
If U wouldn't mind telling us all just how U "clean" your friends computer, i'd like to know. I'm sure others here would appreciate that information as well.
Jeff,......it's not like I necessarily have any secrets per se, I just am familiar with more programs than some are. I also know what to look for as far as manually removing remnants, and to find stand-alone tools for removing a "particular" virus.
1911a1fan propably knows more about computers than just about anyone here, and he is who I would turn to if I ever got stuck.
I will list what I use, and consider helpful, but undoubtedly others will follow, and say "that sucks" or something similar. I believe that is the reason that 1911a1fan has largely quit contributing to computer based questions here.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
This is one of the best free tools for keeping your system resources freed up, and also light, and safe registry cleaning.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
This is one of the best malware removal programs out there IMHO.
Sometimes they update several times a day. It is free for personal use also, unless you want real time scanning to stop a threat before it gets you. AdAware has become a waste, as is Spybot,.....once again IMHO.
I use Avast for my anti-virus, but have also used AVG, and Avira in the past.
The rest is simply doing research on a particular virus, and being able to manually remove the right things in the right places if something gets past all of the above. Most folks don't want to manually edit their registry, or delete files, which for most is a good decision. Targeted removal tools are also valuable when found, but you must identify the problem first.
It's not like I am a computer guru or anything.
Edit: Also many times you must kill a process that is running using task manager to even attempt to remove it.
Many viruses and malware also infect your system restore files, and will reload upon a new point being set. You have to clear all your restore points, and start fresh after the problem is fixed. Lots of folks don't even know how to do that.
That malware killer found 50 problems and removed'em!Pages open instantly again, instead of cascading!
Thanks a million for that one Mark!!
quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
You go to those sites you are just asking for constant trouble.
I'm personally not into it, but I have cleaned up a friends computer MANY times due to the same thing.
He just won't quit though.
Waits until it will hardly do anything, and asks me to stop by and clean it up again. Only reason I do it is cuz he has a tree cutting business, and has given me some real big breaks in the past.
I am convinced that these viruses and tracking cookies are spread not only by free porn sights but by many other sights as well.
If U wouldn't mind telling us all just how U "clean" your friends computer, i'd like to know. I'm sure others here would appreciate that information as well.
Jeff,......it's not like I necessarily have any secrets per se, I just am familiar with more programs than some are. I also know what to look for as far as manually removing remnants, and to find stand-alone tools for removing a "particular" virus.
1911a1fan propably knows more about computers than just about anyone here, and he is who I would turn to if I ever got stuck.
I will list what I use, and consider helpful, but undoubtedly others will follow, and say "that sucks" or something similar. I believe that is the reason that 1911a1fan has largely quit contributing to computer based questions here.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
This is one of the best free tools for keeping your system resources freed up, and also light, and safe registry cleaning.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
This is one of the best malware removal programs out there IMHO.
Sometimes they update several times a day. It is free for personal use also, unless you want real time scanning to stop a threat before it gets you. AdAware has become a waste, as is Spybot,.....once again IMHO.
I use Avast for my anti-virus, but have also used AVG, and Avira in the past.
The rest is simply doing research on a particular virus, and being able to manually remove the right things in the right places if something gets past all of the above. Most folks don't want to manually edit their registry, or delete files, which for most is a good decision. Targeted removal tools are also valuable when found, but you must identify the problem first.
It's not like I am a computer guru or anything.
Edit: Also many times you must kill a process that is running using task manager to even attempt to remove it.
Many viruses and malware also infect your system restore files, and will reload upon a new point being set. You have to clear all your restore points, and start fresh after the problem is fixed. Lots of folks don't even know how to do that.
That malware killer found 50 problems and removed'em!Pages open instantly again, instead of cascading!
Thanks a million for that one Mark!!
[:0][:D]
Glad it helped you out!
Don't forget to use the update tab each time before you scan if you are using the free version.
If you go anywhere "questionable" I would scan when you are done, and at least once a week otherwise. It removes some nasty stuff that you really don't want on your puter.
AdAware typically picks up about 25% or less of what Mbam does.
Sounds like yours had it pretty bad!
quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
You go to those sites you are just asking for constant trouble.
I'm personally not into it, but I have cleaned up a friends computer MANY times due to the same thing.
He just won't quit though.
Waits until it will hardly do anything, and asks me to stop by and clean it up again. Only reason I do it is cuz he has a tree cutting business, and has given me some real big breaks in the past.
I am convinced that these viruses and tracking cookies are spread not only by free porn sights but by many other sights as well.
If U wouldn't mind telling us all just how U "clean" your friends computer, i'd like to know. I'm sure others here would appreciate that information as well.
Jeff,......it's not like I necessarily have any secrets per se, I just am familiar with more programs than some are. I also know what to look for as far as manually removing remnants, and to find stand-alone tools for removing a "particular" virus.
1911a1fan propably knows more about computers than just about anyone here, and he is who I would turn to if I ever got stuck.
I will list what I use, and consider helpful, but undoubtedly others will follow, and say "that sucks" or something similar. I believe that is the reason that 1911a1fan has largely quit contributing to computer based questions here.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
This is one of the best free tools for keeping your system resources freed up, and also light, and safe registry cleaning.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
This is one of the best malware removal programs out there IMHO.
Sometimes they update several times a day. It is free for personal use also, unless you want real time scanning to stop a threat before it gets you. AdAware has become a waste, as is Spybot,.....once again IMHO.
I use Avast for my anti-virus, but have also used AVG, and Avira in the past.
The rest is simply doing research on a particular virus, and being able to manually remove the right things in the right places if something gets past all of the above. Most folks don't want to manually edit their registry, or delete files, which for most is a good decision. Targeted removal tools are also valuable when found, but you must identify the problem first.
It's not like I am a computer guru or anything.
Edit: Also many times you must kill a process that is running using task manager to even attempt to remove it.
Many viruses and malware also infect your system restore files, and will reload upon a new point being set. You have to clear all your restore points, and start fresh after the problem is fixed. Lots of folks don't even know how to do that.
Does malwarebytes update automatically, once you have downloaded it?
I saw a place where you had to register and give your email address and they would notify you about updates. Do you have to register for the updates?
If you download the free version, it is just that,....free.
No information to fill out at all.
Simply hit the update tab, and check to see if one is available.
If you pay the fee, then you can schedule auto scans and updates, as well as a "real-time" scanner that watches as you surf.
Myself I use the free version. Use this link:
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html
seriously though, those sites will mess you up...even with an anti-virus installed
www.myfreepaysite.com
Sign up with a new email account from yahoo or hotmail so you won't get spam in your real email.
I've never had a problem (fingers crossed)
I just used the free malware from the link. It placed an icon on my desktop (if that means anything). Also, it came up with six red "faults" out of over thousands of files scanned. It told me to (and I did) delete the problem files. Don't notice any difference. Am I OK with this? Thanks, Joe
You are fine Joe,.......if you don't want the desktop link simply delete it. It gave you the option when installing to add that or not.
You must have missed it.
All depends on what it finds and how many, whether you will notice a difference or not in performance.
You still have no idea if any of those 6 "items" could have been logging your keystrokes, or sending out personal info.
A lot of malware is just a nuisance,.......some is VERY dangerous.
All is well!
I was going to run a scan, a box popped up which said that it would permenantly delete stuff, and was I sure I wanted to do that.
I wasn't sure I wanted to do that, so I didn't run the scan.
Will this program delete all my cookies, and my browsing history?
porn, software, love and redemption.
I downloaded the ccleaner.
I was going to run a scan, a box popped up which said that it would permenantly delete stuff, and was I sure I wanted to do that.
I wasn't sure I wanted to do that, so I didn't run the scan.
Will this program delete all my cookies, and my browsing history?
yes it will, but i usally do that once in a while anyway.
Faster than my monthly defrag~!!!
I downloaded the ccleaner.
I was going to run a scan, a box popped up which said that it would permenantly delete stuff, and was I sure I wanted to do that.
I wasn't sure I wanted to do that, so I didn't run the scan.
Will this program delete all my cookies, and my browsing history?
It will delete your cookies. But it saves your passwords. So you will have to log in the first time after you use it. What it is deleting is the crap files in your cache. It will free up space there and make things faster. I run it every week. It does NOT delete programs or files.
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
I downloaded the ccleaner.
I was going to run a scan, a box popped up which said that it would permenantly delete stuff, and was I sure I wanted to do that.
I wasn't sure I wanted to do that, so I didn't run the scan.
Will this program delete all my cookies, and my browsing history?
It will delete your cookies. But it saves your passwords. So you will have to log in the first time after you use it. What it is deleting is the crap files in your cache. It will free up space there and make things faster. I run it every week. It does NOT delete programs or files.
I just saw Allens question myself.
What the other poster said is correct,.....but you CAN save cookies for log-ins at financial sites if you wish to. They change them from time to time anyway, and you will have to re-identify your computer.
I run this to clear everything after I do anything financial based on the computer.
Most folks save the sites they frequently visit under "favorites" so all you are doing by having a huge cache of browsing history is slowing your system down.
If you use the registry cleaner feature be sure to choose the backup option, and don't delete the backup for a week or so.
I have never had an issue with it, as it is not a "deep" registry cleaner.