Author Topic: Computer Viruses - Scary stuff (Read 3277 times)

FrozenEye · August 10, 2011, 01:08:51 AM

So, recently a lot of people I know have been getting viruses on their computers. Im sure this is entirely a coincidence, but today I saw This, which then led me to this.
So yeah, Im kind of scared viruses are going to take over our world.

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Jacob/Lee · August 10, 2011, 01:09:24 AM

I believe the proper term is virii, or something.

Or viruses, who knows?

Camera · August 10, 2011, 01:09:29 AM

System restore is computer's guardian.

Jorici · August 10, 2011, 01:10:12 AM

Quote from: Camera on August 10, 2011, 01:09:29 AM

System restore is computer's guardian.

This. It saved me like 3 times.

Why does no one ever boot onto safe mode, and system restore? It isn't that hard.

FrozenEye · August 10, 2011, 01:13:03 AM

Quote from: Camera on August 10, 2011, 01:09:29 AM

System restore is computer's guardian.

Do you not understand that this virus is undetectable?
Did you even watch the second video? :(

Jorici · August 10, 2011, 01:13:45 AM

Restore to factory defaults or restore to a backup.

You DO have a backup, right?

FrozenEye · August 10, 2011, 01:14:24 AM

Quote from: Jorici on August 10, 2011, 01:13:45 AM

Restore to factory defaults or restore to a backup.

You DO have a backup, right?

The damn virus blew up a nuclear enrichment facility...

Jorici · August 10, 2011, 01:16:35 AM

Didn't watch the videos, sorry.

Thought you had a virus, lol. Watching videos.

MegaScientifical · August 10, 2011, 01:23:23 AM

Before Blockland Retail was out, I was making a generic Screenshot Viewer for v0002. I had just finished it, and came back on the next day. 98% of the code was gone. I was confused as forget, inquired my family. My sister did a System Restore without asking me and undid all of my data. I had done it mostly on spur of the moment and couldn't reproduce it the same, giving up. This is why I never accept System Restore as a simple option.

Meditate · August 10, 2011, 01:44:12 AM

Um, it's called save all your important files on a flashdrive.

FrozenEye · August 10, 2011, 01:51:23 AM

Quote from: Meditate on August 10, 2011, 01:44:12 AM

Um, it's called save all your important files on a flashdrive.

oh my loving god.

Did any of you understand my post and watch the videos?
I don't have a virus, I'm talking about scary stuff that viruses can accomplish.

Meditate · August 10, 2011, 01:56:21 AM

Once I got a virus that every 5 seonds, lemon party popped-up, this is what norton is for.

FrozenEye · August 10, 2011, 01:58:10 AM

Quote from: Meditate on August 10, 2011, 01:56:21 AM

Once I got a virus that every 5 seonds, lemon party popped-up, this is what norton is for.

please, watch the damn videos.

Bladedsword · August 10, 2011, 02:05:59 AM

Quote from: Meditate on August 10, 2011, 01:56:21 AM

Once I got a virus that every 5 seonds, lemon party popped-up, this is what norton is for.

Norton? What the forget monday. Kaspersky. Get it.
Norton is stuff and says hurr bl keylog loving haaaaaaaaax

anyway, this virus will not just show up. You have to download or visit a site with it somehow. Unless your' whole ISP gets it...

Dropshock · August 10, 2011, 02:09:51 AM

You guys don't understand what these viruses can do, do you?
Stuxnet was designed for a single target, the Iranian Uranium Facilities. It was not spread towards simple users computers, it was meant for industrial computer networks. When they detected the virus, they can't simply do some sort of system restore or anything like that, it was the most complicated virus ever designed. Not some script kiddy's virus to steal your passwords, it was a whole new type of virus. A real weapon.