Thank god for Avast

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-24-08, 01:07 PM

I was browsing a polish site (in English) for a game series called 18 Wheels of Steel (a trucking simulation), when I suddenly got an installation window for something called "Trusty Anti-Virus". Naturally, that set off the ALAAAARM bells, so I unplugged the network lead, ran task manager, and spotted at least 6 suspicious processes, which I ended immediatley. Then I started Avast! Anti-virus, which scans your running memory before loading up, and it detected the little son of a bitch that infected my computer. Then it offered a boot time scan (when nothing is running, like ChkDsk) which it is now performing.

I know it was just that site, because this laptop has been connected the whole time and has gotten nothing. (Does wireless affect the transmission of viruses?)

01-24-08, 01:07 PM	#1
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Thank god for Avast I was browsing a polish site (in English) for a game series called 18 Wheels of Steel (a trucking simulation), when I suddenly got an installation window for something called "Trusty Anti-Virus". Naturally, that set off the ALAAAARM bells, so I unplugged the network lead, ran task manager, and spotted at least 6 suspicious processes, which I ended immediatley. Then I started Avast! Anti-virus, which scans your running memory before loading up, and it detected the little son of a bitch that infected my computer. Then it offered a boot time scan (when nothing is running, like ChkDsk) which it is now performing. I know it was just that site, because this laptop has been connected the whole time and has gotten nothing. (Does wireless affect the transmission of viruses?) __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.