Got my first serious windows virus in years.

Freiwillige · 02-03-11, 01:19 PM

First off let me say that i fully condone beating and torture of Virus creators and hackers...publicly where applicable!

I have done so many formats and installs that I thought I had a fort knox built on my latest version of windows Vista.

The warnings worked but allas it was too late and the machine auto rebooted to nothing. A black screen with a blinking curser. Tryed to boot into safe mode via F8 ......nothing.

I downloaded a Red Baron 3d add on freeware pack off a site I know I probably shouldn't have. Clicked the installer and the anti virus went nuts. I shut it all down and now oblivion.

Now I am sitting here with my anti virus boot disk hoping the boot sector can be saved and seething at this invisible villain who put me here.
God just once let me get my hands on him!

Moral of the story trust your guts and don't let simming greed over ride your judgment, If a site looks scary the file is probably tainted. My Bad

Rant over!

HunterICX · 02-03-11, 01:25 PM

What AV where you using? My Avast or previous installed Norton went nuts before I even could click a file that was infected and slammed it into quarantine before it did damage.

as for beating and torturing these hackers and creators of viruses....I approve

HunterICX

Freiwillige · 02-03-11, 01:53 PM

AVG anti virus.

AVGWarhawk · 02-03-11, 01:56 PM

I use Avast as well. My theory is hackers will go after the most widely used antivirus (Norton/AVG) because the hacker will get to the most computers doing this. So he or she spends their time looking for the weak spot in Norton but antivirus like Avast is ignored because the users are much fewer. Just a theory of mine.

ETR3(SS) · 02-03-11, 02:07 PM

I use a combo of Avira free and Malwarebytes. Every file I download I right click on it and run a scan of the file with both these programs. I haven't had a problem in a long time.

Freiwillige · 02-03-11, 03:12 PM

Yea I could have and should have scanned the file first

lesson learned.

Now I am having the issue that since it is a laptop and didnt come with a vista dvd I have to download and burn a recovery disk on my girls pc.

Here is keeping my fingers crossed.

And yes virus creators need testicular mutilation with rusty implements.

Tchocky · 02-03-11, 03:22 PM

Have to say that I find Microsoft Security Essentials to be non-intrusive and effective.

AVG lost me after the Google-search scan and the too-frequent restarts.

AVGWarhawk · 02-03-11, 03:26 PM

Last night a virus went after my daughters computer. Believe it or not...Windows Defender caught an dumped them right before my eyes. I was astonished. She runs Windows 7.

August · 02-03-11, 03:36 PM

You're still playing RB3D? That's one of my all time favorite computer games.

the_tyrant · 02-03-11, 03:47 PM

I have to say though, antiviruses i find from china are so much "tougher" than the ones in the west
for example:
Chinese antivirus software scan batch files
you cannot turn the antivirus off without jumping through tons of hoops
you cannot set an exception without jumping through tons of hoops
"cloud" antivirus
"active" antivirus

and this is not just one or two antivirus softwares, almost every antivirus software in China has these features
for some reason, the west is lagging behind, even antivirus software like Norten has less features in its Canadian version

Freiwillige · 02-03-11, 03:48 PM

Yea I have figured out how to get it to run stable in Vista and have been going nuts the past week downloading differant packs for it. The problem is allot of the UOP's websites are long gone so the only places to find them is File download sites. That is what bit me.

Tchocky · 02-03-11, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

You're still playing RB3D? That's one of my all time favorite computer games.

Definitely in my top 5 as well.

August · 02-03-11, 03:55 PM

Well if you ever get it working again please send some screenshots. I'd love to see what the modders have done with it after all these years.

Castout · 02-03-11, 05:46 PM

Viruses they can be distressing. No 2 after manual hacker I guess.

Freiwillige · 02-03-11, 06:48 PM

Got it all lined out. Had to create a vista bootable dvd courtesy of microsoft.

Then boot into command promt and repair the Master boot record. Alles Gut!

RB3D has not changed much since full canvas jacket was released. But If you have not seen that then here ya go, big improvment!

http://www.simhq.com/_air/air_073a.html

02-03-11, 01:19 PM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Got my first serious windows virus in years. First off let me say that i fully condone beating and torture of Virus creators and hackers...publicly where applicable! I have done so many formats and installs that I thought I had a fort knox built on my latest version of windows Vista. The warnings worked but allas it was too late and the machine auto rebooted to nothing. A black screen with a blinking curser. Tryed to boot into safe mode via F8 ......nothing. I downloaded a Red Baron 3d add on freeware pack off a site I know I probably shouldn't have. Clicked the installer and the anti virus went nuts. I shut it all down and now oblivion. Now I am sitting here with my anti virus boot disk hoping the boot sector can be saved and seething at this invisible villain who put me here. God just once let me get my hands on him! Moral of the story trust your guts and don't let simming greed over ride your judgment, If a site looks scary the file is probably tainted. My Bad Rant over!

02-03-11, 01:25 PM	#2
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	What AV where you using? My Avast or previous installed Norton went nuts before I even could click a file that was infected and slammed it into quarantine before it did damage. as for beating and torturing these hackers and creators of viruses....I approve HunterICX __________________

02-03-11, 01:56 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I use Avast as well. My theory is hackers will go after the most widely used antivirus (Norton/AVG) because the hacker will get to the most computers doing this. So he or she spends their time looking for the weak spot in Norton but antivirus like Avast is ignored because the users are much fewer. Just a theory of mine. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-03-11, 02:07 PM	#5
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	I use a combo of Avira free and Malwarebytes. Every file I download I right click on it and run a scan of the file with both these programs. I haven't had a problem in a long time. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

02-03-11, 03:22 PM	#7
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Have to say that I find Microsoft Security Essentials to be non-intrusive and effective. AVG lost me after the Google-search scan and the too-frequent restarts. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-03-11, 01:53 PM	#3
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	AVG anti virus.

02-03-11, 03:12 PM	#6
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Yea I could have and should have scanned the file first lesson learned. Now I am having the issue that since it is a laptop and didnt come with a vista dvd I have to download and burn a recovery disk on my girls pc. Here is keeping my fingers crossed. And yes virus creators need testicular mutilation with rusty implements.

02-03-11, 03:26 PM	#8
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Last night a virus went after my daughters computer. Believe it or not...Windows Defender caught an dumped them right before my eyes. I was astonished. She runs Windows 7. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-03-11, 03:36 PM	#9
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You're still playing RB3D? That's one of my all time favorite computer games. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

02-03-11, 03:47 PM	#10
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	I have to say though, antiviruses i find from china are so much "tougher" than the ones in the west for example: Chinese antivirus software scan batch files you cannot turn the antivirus off without jumping through tons of hoops you cannot set an exception without jumping through tons of hoops "cloud" antivirus "active" antivirus and this is not just one or two antivirus softwares, almost every antivirus software in China has these features for some reason, the west is lagging behind, even antivirus software like Norten has less features in its Canadian version __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

02-03-11, 03:48 PM	#11
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Yea I have figured out how to get it to run stable in Vista and have been going nuts the past week downloading differant packs for it. The problem is allot of the UOP's websites are long gone so the only places to find them is File download sites. That is what bit me.

02-03-11, 03:55 PM	#13
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well if you ever get it working again please send some screenshots. I'd love to see what the modders have done with it after all these years. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

02-03-11, 05:46 PM	#14
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Viruses they can be distressing. No 2 after manual hacker I guess. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

02-03-11, 06:48 PM	#15
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Got it all lined out. Had to create a vista bootable dvd courtesy of microsoft. Then boot into command promt and repair the Master boot record. Alles Gut! RB3D has not changed much since full canvas jacket was released. But If you have not seen that then here ya go, big improvment! http://www.simhq.com/_air/air_073a.html