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Sep 4, 2005, 12:23 AM
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Worst viral infection ever? [pic]
I am not sure if this is the correct forum to post, but check this out!
This guy has had his PC for 5 years. Never had a virus scan run on it. When I first booted it up it absolutely nothing would work, the hdd just kept fragging itself. I had to install AV software in safe mode. Before this my worst case was about 2-300 instances of virus'. My question is, what's the worst infection you've ever come across in terms of numbers?
Last edited by Warpy; Sep 4, 2005 at 12:36 AM.
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Sep 4, 2005, 12:26 AM
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Damn, ive used some bad computers, but this one takes the cake.
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Sep 4, 2005, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by [zi0n]aXe
Damn, ive used some bad computers, but this one takes the cake.
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And possibly the biscuit too. |
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Sep 4, 2005, 12:32 AM
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Like a Fish
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at that point, i wouldn't even bother cleaning out all them viruses. Reinstalling windows would be the best option
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Sep 4, 2005, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn
at that point, i wouldn't even bother cleaning out all them viruses. Reinstalling windows would be the best option
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That is true. But 5 years without a virus scanner generates some curiosity as to how badly the PC is infected  |
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Sep 4, 2005, 12:47 AM
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Allergic to WiFi
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Did anyone else notice that it only cleaned/ deleted 13,833 of 13,837 infections?
Oh and yeah- that's alotta virii.
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Sep 4, 2005, 04:02 AM
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I forgot to add the spyware screenie.
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Sep 4, 2005, 06:08 AM
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that's.... painful 
how did he manage to work with this PC having all those viruses? (trick question  ) |
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Sep 4, 2005, 06:21 AM
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Hehehehhe
i remember when i had 800 spyware and adware...
and then i cleaned it all out and ran my virus scanner.
And it said it had deleted 66000 viruses o.O
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Sep 4, 2005, 08:39 AM
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Outraged
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Originally Posted by Duranix
Hehehehhe
i remember when i had 800 spyware and adware...
and then i cleaned it all out and ran my virus scanner.
And it said it had deleted 66000 viruses o.O
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In the 11 years on the internet as we know it I think I may have only had 15 total viruses. 90% of those were caught by my virus scanner before they infected the computer on the real time mode. I wish I could say the same about spyware  . My question is were either of you using an active virus scanner/spyware scanners and if not with all of the viriuses in the wild why not? I usually use two, one actually installed on the computer and a 2nd internet based scanner just to be sure. |
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Sep 4, 2005, 08:45 AM
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DH News MOD
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can't say about virus's but after cleaning out my sisters pc with adaware it came up with at least 1500 items...that were a hell of a job to remove all of that trash.
But for myself the most i have had is 2...but i do regularly check.
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Sep 9, 2005, 09:47 AM
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Wow, two isnt much. I do a monthly full system scan for viruses and an adaware scan each Sunday evening.
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Sep 9, 2005, 01:50 PM
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that doen't seem possable LOL
keep in mind kapersky finds "possable threats"
as well as ad and spyware, along with the useal
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