PC Gamer Magazine... (virus alert)

[SteamWake]

My wife recently sent me a copy of PC Gamer magazine. I dont usually get this magazine but she is away on vacation and sent it to me thinking I might enjoy it.

So last night I put the dvd into the drive to see whats on it. Hrm.. a demo for Mount and Blade a driving sim and several indie titles.

Oh well its late no use in getting into something new and staying up all night.

So I fire up the virus scan and go to bed. This morning I noted the machine was still running (AV is supposed to shut down if nothing is found). I look and there is a stern warning as to a trojan virus, could not be deleted or quarintined (sp?) and had to be manually delt with. So I check the path and there it is in the indie games folder of the DVD something called Draculachacha.

Probably is a false positive though the filename crc was quite specific so just a heads up.

Hope it is a false postive for the magazines sake.

The offending filespec... Artemis!9450931E67BD

[kiwi_2005]

I use to read/collect
PC gamer
PC Zone
PC format
PC Plus
and
PC Powerplay.

Dont read any of them now they stopped selling PC format and PC Plus here but the others are still around.


Most likely a false positive as they would scan all files before add to their dvd. Never know though.

[Oberon]

Hmmm, bit odd...Draculachacha is an indie game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rJbxC4OFkA

Not really my thing, so I doubt you're missing anything if you skip it. :yep:

[SteamWake]

I had no intentions of installing that game. I honestly forgot to remove the disk before the scan.

I just got through browsing Artemis! and it does indeed seem to be questionable.

https://community.mcafee.com/thread/6822

[Oberon]

Urk :doh:

Yeah, that does looks questionable, doesn't it? :yep:

[Gerald]

http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2009/12/trailer_dracula_cha_cha_lobo.html

[SteamWake]

I'm not saying the program itslef is a problem but there was that file "Artimes!" in the install kit. Probably just a poor name choice but I aint going to try to find out.

[papa_smurf]

I've never had such problems when using PC Gamer discs, hopefully a one off.
You could send the disc back and let them know about it.

[Gerald]

I've never had such problems when using PC Gamer discs, hopefully a one off.
You could send the disc back and let them know about it. for what consumers do,in this case,and normally, it also appears on the cover but not always, unfortunately,these days may be how much advertising whatsoever, and these discs are no exception, I avoid this, but my girlfriend tried on anything like that before,and it cost me time to restore the laptop.....so girls an Pc :hmm2:

[SteamWake]

Grabs popcorn

[frau kaleun]

Funny, I'm usually the "girl" that ends up solving everybody else's PC problems hereabouts.

I once got called on to investigate a problem with the PC of one of the (male) doctors I worked for.

His complaint: after hooking up new speakers, he had no sound.

I went into his office to have a looksee while he was busy with a patient.

Results of my investigation: the speaker system was plugged into an input jack, rather than the appropriate audio output jack on the soundcard.

After that I did what any sensible girl in my situation would do - I quickly closed the door of his office, spent about 10 minutes scooting his chair around behind the desk, picking up things and putting them back down, kicking my feet against the sides of his desk, and anything else I could think of to make the desired "TECH PERSON AT WORK, DO NOT DISTURB" noises. Then I opened Media Player, found some random sound file, played it to verify my work was indeed done, and left the office.

I passed the doc in the hallway on the way back to my desk and casually told him that I'd finished "repairing" his computer.

He still thinks I'm a genius. :rock:

[Gerald]

Funny, I'm usually the "girl" that ends up solving everybody else's PC problems hereabouts.

I once got called on to investigate a problem with the PC of one of the (male) doctors I worked for.

His complaint: after hooking up new speakers, he had no sound.

I went into his office to have a looksee while he was busy with a patient.

Results of my investigation: the speaker system was plugged into an input jack, rather than the appropriate audio output jack on the soundcard.

After that I did what any sensible girl in my situation would do - I quickly closed the door of his office, spent about 10 minutes scooting his chair around behind the desk, picking up things and putting them back down, kicking my feet against the sides of his desk, and anything else I could think of to make the desired "TECH PERSON AT WORK, DO NOT DISTURB" noises. Then I opened Media Player, found some random sound file, played it to verify my work was indeed done, and left the office.

I passed the doc in the hallway on the way back to my desk and casually told him that I'd finished "repairing" his computer.

He still thinks I'm a genius. :rock: I hope he added a fat paycheck for you :DL

[frau kaleun]

I hope he added a fat paycheck for you :DL

He has retired... but I do okay. :D

[Gerald]

He has retired... but I do okay. :D :DL

[Onkel Neal]

After that I did what any sensible girl in my situation would do - I quickly closed the door of his office, spent about 10 minutes scooting his chair around behind the desk, picking up things and putting them back down, kicking my feet against the sides of his desk, and anything else I could think of to make the desired "TECH PERSON AT WORK, DO NOT DISTURB" noises. Then I opened Media Player, found some random sound file, played it to verify my work was indeed done, and left the office.

I passed the doc in the hallway on the way back to my desk and casually told him that I'd finished "repairing" his computer.

He still thinks I'm a genius. :rock:

You are a genius! :yeah:

[Oberon]

That, Frau Kaleun, is a great example of Monty Scott repairwork.

"I told the Captain I would have this diagnostic done in an hour."
"And how long will it really take you?"
"An hour!"
"Oh, you didn't tell him how long it would really take, did you?"
"Of course I did."
"Oh, laddie, you have a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a miracle worker."
- La Forge and Scotty

:yeah:

[SteamWake]

Then I opened Media Player, found some random sound file,

LOL what no porn? :haha:

[frau kaleun]

LOL what no porn? :haha:

Sorry, I couldn't find "boomchickawowow.wav".

[Herr-Berbunch]

Results of my investigation: the speaker system was plugged into an input jack, rather than the appropriate audio output jack on the soundcard.


If only they'd do something useful, like colour-code them, maybe a light green colour? Or even put a picture of, ooh, I dunno, speakers/earphones/crochet+arrow out?

Doctors, like officers in the military, all educashun and no common sense. I'd happily follow into battle many of the officers I served under, but I'd only follow a handful across a road :yep:, if anyone out there has both a good standard of education and common sense then well done, you are indeed a rarity.

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:6_4g5zuhucxIdM:http://oregonwomensreport.oregonreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/common-sense1.jpg&t=1

[frau kaleun]

If only they'd do something useful, like colour-code them, maybe a light green colour? Or even put a picture of, ooh, I dunno, speakers/earphones/crochet+arrow out?

I know, I thought exactly the same thing. Not only did the correct jack have the little picture next to it indicating "out to speakers" or whatever, but the speaker cable was color-coded to match. A real eye-roller, that one.

My favorite last week - boss buzzed me wanting to know if I've got an internet connection (via office LAN). Yep, I say, I'm looking something up right now, no problems. She tells me she's trying to get online on her computer and keeps getting the same error message over and over again.

So I go up there and look at the "error message" in her browser window. Uh... yeah... see, here's the thing: a "page not found" message does not = no internet connection. In this case it means you typed an invalid URL into the "home page" selection box in Internet Options and every time you click on the IE icon to open the browser, it tries to load the same nonexistent page.

Seriously, people can't put in google.com or click on some random link in Favorites to check this stuff out before calling me away from my desk to figure out why their internet is "broken"? :nope:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yep, I say, I'm looking something up right now, no problems.



Obviously something in the subsim forum, or, knowing you, lolcats...? :rotfl2:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Or crappy wedding dress sites :o

No, No, No, Not again... don't make me go to the flashing, garish site with the crappy midi music files...:wah::wah::wah::wah:

[frau kaleun]

Obviously something in the subsim forum, or, knowing you, lolcats...? :rotfl2:

I resemble that remark. :O: