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Seems scarry...are you guys protected?
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Originally Posted by allbaugh_04
thats what she said....
I got condoms on all my clients computers.....ain't skeered
its a great bit of code..but no i am not scared..nor is CMU at the time.
<--- not afraid of it in the least... and i don't eve have an anti virus on my new pc...
Now you know better than that! :squint:Quote:
Originally Posted by Spaz
Download Avast from Alwil Software.....it's free
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
i run mcafee but i am a norton fella myself..say what you want about resource hog..but i like the protection and the interface much more
Well since you know what resource hogs they are I won't! :) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
i have always been more concerned with my firewall then anything..fuck a worm if it cant get outQuote:
Originally Posted by rbob93
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Originally Posted by rbob93
i have just to lazy to install it...
Avast is a good product I have been running updates for my clients all day long. Disabling autorun is also a useful thing to do in case of an infection ith this particular issue.
There is a free checker here as well (Bit Defender):
http://www.bdtools.net/
I had worms once.
Oh sorry wrong thread.
so how do i prepare for the worm infestation?
I have AVG antivirus, spybot, adaware, spyware blaster, and cc cleaner...
Frontline plus.Quote:
Originally Posted by allbaugh_04
idk...not really a flea or tick problem..
Just make sure you have the latest Windows updtaes installed & your anti-virus is up to dateQuote:
Originally Posted by allbaugh_04
Go playQuote:
Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
I downloaded the bit defender removal tool and ran it on all my computers in safe mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by allbaugh_04
I also made sure my anti-virus was up to date and ran full scans (also in safe mode).
I ran windows updates on all my comouters and when finished, ran it again (because sometimes updating stimulates more updates).
I also cleaned all caches and temporary files, ran Ccleaner, and did defrags on all drives since I was already into it.
The goal is to make sure the worm is not present. If there is no worm you will have no problem.
An informal way to tell is to try running Microsoft update and if it fails you should start looking further...
If you are really anal you can disable autorun as this is how the current worm seems to spread. Make sure there are no autorun files in the root directories of any drives.
I suspect this worm is more hype than substance but with the vast number of crappy computers online that are not updated or protected the potential is there to cause some damage... ;)
Links to the free ware and microsoft updates if it's not too much trouble?Quote:
Originally Posted by tnthub
I heard to turn off auto run but I don't know how off the top of my head? Quick walk through please?
Bit Defender:Quote:
Originally Posted by allbaugh_04
http://www.bdtools.net/
Microsoft removal tool: http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx
Microsoft Update: http://update.microsoft.com/
A good friend of mine wrote and published this article:
http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Se...-Need--633629/
I would avoid disabling auto run unless you know what you are doing, although you can check your root drive (usually C:\) and make sure there are no files called autorun in it, same for the root of any network driver or USB drives, or writable CDs (hand made stuff)... If you want to try it, the link is here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715
ALWAYS make a backup before you do anything substancial. As a matter of fact... Making a full backup right now is a good idea because if anything does happen, you can set the date back and restore if necessary to recover your stuff prior to the problem.
Have at it... I suspect this will not be as significant an issue as many are making it out to be (hopefully). :)
I will do all that when i get home thx....restore points are set automatically for me so that should be taken care of.
damn dude you are worrying too much...scan for the worm..if you dont have it..then your set. the ficker is mostly hype anyways
it's better safe than sorry...i think i am good to go! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
Well considering all you'd have to do is scan for any viruses & make sure your anti-virus & windows was up to date, I'd say you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by allbaugh_04