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Off Topic / Re: something is continually making "intrusion attempts" on my laptop

« on: January 22, 2016, 07:08:37 AM »

what if i just end the task and delete the file?

Was writing a response and you got in before I could.

If you can do that, absolutely do it immediately. The program might have tried to embedded itself so that it continually reopens when closed, but it's good to try. Instead of using "End Process", try using "End Process Tree". It's a little more risky but it might shut down any other services that it's using that you don't want running.

My original post was this:

@mcjob

network keeps spiking

It's consistent enough to be worrying. Once the scan finishes, reboot your computer and check the values again.

If you're still getting intrusion warnings and/or your connection is still constantly being utilised without any programs and you don't have Resource Monitor, try the following:

1. Type in "cmd" into the search bar in the Start Menu and hold shift when you press on "Command Prompt" to gain Administrator access (or right click and press "Run as Administrator...").
2. Type in the following command without quotes: "netstat  -b"

Look at the executable names and look for anything specifically you don't recognise. You want to also check anything that matches the IP address that Norton specified inside the "Foreign Address" column, and you want to find entries that are "ESTABLISHED".

Hopefully MalwareBytes resolves it, however.

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Drama / Re: Any players you just simply hate?

« on: January 22, 2016, 06:44:43 AM »

Sometimes I get a bit...frustrated when playing any type of kill game, but then I realise I'm getting angry over a forgetin LEGO game played by 12 year olds which I've had about 22 hours practice at so I laugh and then intentionally play bad just to forget with people.

Pie Crust is a twat, though.

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Drama / Re: Nickpb, child enthusiast/Child Predator, overall useless piece of stuff

« on: January 22, 2016, 06:27:58 AM »

While I do love the endless entertainment this topic brings, it makes me wonder when pretty serious problems between people who are supposedly "friends" gets dumped onto an Internet forum for the world to see and no way to hide it or edit it.

See, I thought all those guys were tight, but holy stuff they're burning bridges faster than the Great Fire of London.

But at least you forgeters have entertaining drama, not like when my friends are mad and just block the rest of us for 6 months (an annual event with one friend in particular)

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Off Topic / Re: something is continually making "intrusion attempts" on my laptop

« on: January 22, 2016, 06:18:04 AM »

"PUP" stands for "Potentially Unwanted Program". These are programs notable for dodgy behaviour and don't really benefit your system.

PUPs usually arrive by-way of installers. If you run an installer from the Internet, you need to slow down and read carefully what's happening; most installers will install additional spam software unless you decline these stuffty offers (and this is sometimes made difficult as they try to obscure the button required to disable it).

Intrusion Attempts are interesting. It's not always, but they're usually caused by Drive-by-downloads. What kinds of websites have you been to recently? It's entirely possible that some of this PUP software you've got is now attempting to communicate with an online server and is freaking Norton out, but it could be a separate thing entirely.

If you have Windows 10 (and probably earlier), you should open your Resource Monitor (open the Task Manager, go to the Performance tab, click Open Resource Manager) and then open the Network section at the bottom. It will show you a quick view of every program that is using your network. Wait until the next intrusion attempt happens, and at that moment see which programs are communicating. Check if your browsing is communicating more than it usually does, and also check for odd programs you don't recognise. It should give a clue as to what's going on.

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Off Topic / Re: Soccer mom wants a PG-13 Deadpool movie for her child.

« on: January 22, 2016, 06:09:13 AM »

Fun fact: G rated films were (and might still be) restricted at some stage. They could only be shown at certain parts of the day.

This is why the original 1986 Transformer's film has Spike say the word "stuff" and Ultra Magnus say "damn" (not considered offensive anywhere except America back when the movie was out). The film got a PG rating, which meant it could be shown at all times of the day, and with more showings comes an increased chance of revenue.

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Off Topic / Re: so how did your guys' exams go? (if you've taken them)

« on: January 22, 2016, 02:20:43 AM »

I know a got a minimum of a credit on my Major Project. Don't know my actual grade yet, but I'm sure they gave me a lot lower than the amount of effort I put in.

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Off Topic / Re: [TRIGGER WARNING] how does religion exist in educated first world countries?

« on: January 22, 2016, 02:14:30 AM »

i hate every one of you. i hope god smites you with his fascinating 14 inch rooster. good night

You are a total twat.

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Off Topic / Re: [TRIGGER WARNING] how does religion exist in educated first world countries?

« on: January 21, 2016, 11:21:54 PM »

The whole point of religion is the same reason philosophy and science exist.

All three exist to solve the big questions in society, but they do so through different means; (in a VAST oversimplification) religion looks at metaphysics, science looks at mathematics and philosophy looks at behaviour.

People are free to choose whatever they want to justify the world being the way they see it. I personally find philosophy the most interesting because it helps you understand that you have no real way of knowing if what you perceive is "truth". Combined with psychology, you start to see some forgeted up stuff about the way we live.

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Off Topic / Re: [TRIGGER WARNING] how does religion exist in educated first world countries?

« on: January 21, 2016, 11:14:23 PM »

there isn't concrete proof that god isn't real, but there isn't really proof that a god exists.

So in other words, it's just like theoretical science that we use to try and describe parts of the universe that we cannot physically test. The difference being the types of logic and science they give.

You're still destroying your own point.

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Off Topic / Re: [TRIGGER WARNING] how does religion exist in educated first world countries?

« on: January 21, 2016, 11:10:17 PM »

there isn't proof of a god, but there isn't really proof that a god exists.

There's a lot of things in history that we didn't have proof for, but they still exist, right? You can't discount something just because you haven't seen it. How else would we have that scientific understanding that you're boasting about right now?

You can't knock something unless you've got definitive proof, which you sadly do not.

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Games / Re: Post your 20 most played Steam Games

« on: January 20, 2016, 07:32:02 PM »

site seems sketchy for some reason

Elaborate?

All they do is take information using the Steam API and post it online.

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Off Topic / Re: Programming Megathread

« on: January 20, 2016, 07:13:08 PM »

Thats pretty cool
Do the projects you do for game design involve DX11?

My only school projects left are all art-based; I'm messing around with different programming languages and APIs to see what I like. I learned DirectX9 last year, but I had to give up because the book I was using was SUPER outdated.

I figure if I practice a bit of C++ while using DirectX, I should have an easier time adapting to Unreal 4's programming system.

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Off Topic / Re: Do you use Tinder?

« on: January 20, 2016, 07:09:32 PM »

is tony seriously bragging about his "girlfriend" online for cool points?

He's trying to get us to stroke his giant ego since his girlfriend refuses.

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Off Topic / Re: Apparently You Yanks Don't Know What These Are

« on: January 20, 2016, 07:07:38 PM »

why be scared of a giant makeshift goon bag

Because it might be good quality wine, and that defeats the whole purpose of getting stufffaced on piss.

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Off Topic / Re: Apparently You Yanks Don't Know What These Are

« on: January 20, 2016, 04:42:14 PM »

it's


ketchup

One of these days you'll be trapped in a burning house and you'll scream for my help and I'll reply:

it's


time