I think a virus was downloading on my computer.

[duke 838]

I was just browing the internet then a box came up i don't know what it said, but it asked okay, or cancel. Before i had a chance it showed me my computer, Local disc C: under it in red it said Trojans:56 then that nuber kept going up and up so i flipped stuff and unplugged my computer. What was this could it have done something, was it bad? I just really wanna know if i did the right thing or a stupid thing.

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[Madmitten]

haha
they tricked you with a fake virus alert

[Sirrus]

Stop using Internet Explorer.

[Chrono]

haha
they tricked you with a fake virus alert

One that wont go away till you use a real virus scanner to remove it or fall for the scam and buy their false product.

Stop using Internet Explorer.

Stop sucking with computers.

[Madmitten]

One that wont go away till you use a real virus scanner to remove it or fall for the scam and buy their false product.
Stop sucking with computers.

internet forces you to end program in order to exit.
you can just click the X and close it

[Kalphiter]

Stop using Internet Explorer.

I know exactly what he's taling about.
It's not IE, it's all browsers.
It shows you Windows Explorer with some fake info, all in your browser(no popups).

[Madmitten]

i saw one of these and got scared, then a remembered my F drive isnt on there.
and then i was like pssssh and closed it

[Sirrus]

I know exactly what he's taling about.
It's not IE, it's all browsers.
It shows you Windows Explorer with some fake info, all in your browser(no popups).

Internet Explorer is ridiculously susceptible to browser exploits. A good rule of thumb with internet safety is to not use IE.

If I recall correctly, a third party once assembled a team of white hat hackers to try and crack the major browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome). IE took like twenty minutes. Firefox took four hours, Safari two hours, Opera around one. They gave up at the end of the day trying to crack Chrome.

[oromis]

viruses don't download, you do. That's what you get for trying to get your cp from strange unknown torrenting sites.

[Sirrus]

viruses don't download, you do. That's what you get for trying to get your cp from strange unknown torrenting sites.

Have you never heard of browser exploits?

[Kalphiter]

Have you never heard of browser exploits?

That's rare.

[oromis]

Have you never heard of browser exploits?

Do browser exploits download themselves? :o

/avoiding the point

[Sirrus]

That's rare.

It happens, though. Enough that I know what they are.

[Harm94]

Because i'm a nerd and have no life I shall use my powers to help you. Follow these instructions at this website to remove the virus.

Internet Explorer is ridiculously susceptible to browser exploits. A good rule of thumb with internet safety is to not use IE.

If I recall correctly, a third party once assembled a team of white hat hackers to try and crack the major browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome). IE took like twenty minutes. Firefox took four hours, Safari two hours, Opera around one. They gave up at the end of the day trying to crack Chrome.

But with firefox your chances are doubled of getting a keylogger.

[Marcem]

But with firefox your chances are doubled of getting a keylogger.

"But with Firefox your chances are doubled of being a dumbass" really, where did you get your info?