So I got a virus...

britishknight · 12-15-2009, 12:27 AM

Cannot use google at all...

The origin was probably from encyclopediadramatica and I got blue screen of death. Did a system restore, now my computer is ****ed. I have no taskbar, no icons on desktop.

How do I use task manager to restore these

Someone please help, this is the absolute worst time for a computer to break during finals week.

edit: Even microsoft.com won't load, wtf.

edit2: c'mon ppl i'm freakin out

Izzy · 12-15-2009, 12:46 AM

In my opinion you should probably just reinstall your OS and stop browsing the internet stupidly and without noscript enabled or no antivirus software on your computer.

Also do ctrl alt delete and go file, new task, and type in explorer.exe to bring back your taskbar.

goffballz · 12-15-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

browsing the internet stupidly

I blame pr0nz.

**NSane** · 12-15-2009, 01:08 AM

Usually to restore the Start Menu / Task Bar / and Desktop you would go to run new task in the task manager and then run "explorer.exe", without the quotes of course.

Edit: Didn't read Izzy's post. He beat me to it =/

Dr Tran · 12-15-2009, 01:12 AM

Help my laptop won't turn on D: I tried putting the battery in water but no luck D::::::

britishknight · 12-15-2009, 01:12 AM

Damn. My computer is really ****ed this time. Can someone give me a link to download antivirus via 3rd party site. This virus is a smart **** and it won't let me go on any helpful sites to fix this pc.

Izzy · 12-15-2009, 01:21 AM

Write down all your program and applications and reinstall your operating system. Copy files to an external harddrive as well.

britishknight · 12-15-2009, 01:24 AM

Thanks. I don't wanna **** anything up more , so I'll just give the desktop to a computer repairman to fix.

Dr Tran · 12-15-2009, 02:08 AM

cool i want to pay 200 dollars to have someone else reinstall my os too!

JD_Flava · 12-15-2009, 02:28 AM

lmfao

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Originally Posted by Dr Tran

cool i want to pay 200 dollars to have someone else reinstall my os too!

I'd do it for free if you were nearby

**Mollocephalus** · 12-15-2009, 02:36 AM

yeah lmfao you just insert your os cd in the disc drive and reboot

then you just

PRESS F8
SAY YES TO EVERYTHING

voila system restored gimme 200 dollards nigguh

poochieCREAM · 12-15-2009, 02:59 AM

My brother said that Macs aren't as prone to viruses as PC's are..? True/false?
I'm so bad with computers. I'd get raped sideways if I ever got a virus.

Izzy · 12-15-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by poochieCREAM

My brother said that Macs aren't as prone to viruses as PC's are..? True/false?
I'm so bad with computers. I'd get raped sideways if I ever got a virus.

I'd agree that 99% of viruses are written for windows and therefore wouldn't work on a mac. Mac avoids a lot of problems like viruses by limiting the things you are able to do to your own operating system. You have no control over your PC and there you go. Virus resistant OS.

Patricoo · 12-15-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

I'd agree that 99% of viruses are written for windows and therefore wouldn't work on a mac. Mac avoids a lot of problems like viruses by limiting the things you are able to do to your own operating system. You have no control over your PC and there you go. Virus resistant OS.

Right. You can "do less" with a Mac in the form of geek-related material, but as someone who doesn't really care and just wants to laugh his head off when an .exe files comes through unannounced, it works for me.

poochieCREAM · 12-15-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

Suit yourself. You'd have to be pretty dumb to get a virus on windows by executing an exe.

If an exe was being download to your PC the minimal of UAC settings would inform you. And after that you'd have to double click it yourself even though you didn't know what it was and it was probably labled like wer65.exe

*Mind implodes*

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Originally Posted by Izzy

Most viruses aren't really harmful and aren't received by downloading executable. But if you just want to use a computer to browse facebook and play with pictures and not really do any work or play games then I'd use a mac to.

Yes.

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Originally Posted by Patricoo

Right. You can "do less" with a Mac in the form of geek-related material, but as someone who doesn't really care and just wants to laugh his head off when an .exe files comes through unannounced, it works for me.

If this was Facebook, I would press the Like button.

goffballz · 12-15-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by poochieCREAM

*Mind implodes*

lol wtf

fido123 · 12-15-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

I'd agree that 99% of viruses are written for windows and therefore wouldn't work on a mac. Mac avoids a lot of problems like viruses by limiting the things you are able to do to your own operating system. You have no control over your PC and there you go. Virus resistant OS.

This is pretty inaccurate. When I go into a Mac store, I go on a computer, open up terminal, and since by default you're on the root account when you're set up as admin (which most people are), and there's no password for it anyway so you can tell the computer you're admin in the command line, I simply type in:

rm -rf /*

OS X now needs to be re-installed to work properly. I can embed a shell script into a picture and have it run when you open it, and if you're already on the root account, it'll happen. OS X really isn't secure rather than not many people caring to mess it up. The OS X Terminal is the same as BSD UNIX's pretty much, and you can do just as much on it, just running on a different kernel and some other restrictions, but the OS is still pretty flexible compared to Windows.

Also IMO about if you're just going on Facebook and stuff...obligatory convert people to using Ubuntu post as it is REALLY good for stuff like this by being as secure as hell while not having to configure anything. Don't even have to install drivers.

**Mollocephalus** · 12-15-2009, 03:26 AM

i have a macintosh and i'm good with it. i can see and delete any virus for windows os without problems. oh, i also don't have any antivirus. this computer doesn't need one!

if you dont want to dilapidate your money there are also other os, like linux.

poochieCREAM · 12-15-2009, 03:29 AM

Yeah, I have this 6 year old iBook G4 and I've never had anything wrong with it (except me bashing the keypad to the point where it doesn't work.. so I use a wireless keyboard lolol rage bad)

Will hopefully get a new iMac soon

**25thhour** · 12-15-2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by poochieCREAM

Yeah, I have this 6 year old iBook G4 and I've never had anything wrong with it (except me bashing the keypad to the point where it doesn't work.. so I use a wireless keyboard lolol rage bad)

Will hopefully get a new iMac soon

I raged out my Powerbook G4 keyboard is all broken and lines on the screen. :P

12-15-2009, 12:27 AM	#1
britishknight FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3	So I got a virus... Cannot use google at all... The origin was probably from encyclopediadramatica and I got blue screen of death. Did a system restore, now my computer is ***ed. I have no taskbar, no icons on desktop. How do I use task manager to restore these Someone please help, this is the absolute worst time for a computer to break during finals week. edit: Even microsoft.com won't load, wtf. edit2: c'mon ppl i'm freakin out Last edited by britishknight; 12-15-2009 at 12:42 AM..*

12-15-2009, 12:46 AM	#2
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: So I got a virus... In my opinion you should probably just reinstall your OS and stop browsing the internet stupidly and without noscript enabled or no antivirus software on your computer. Also do ctrl alt delete and go file, new task, and type in explorer.exe to bring back your taskbar.

12-15-2009, 01:08 AM	#4
NSane Retired Staff Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 475	Re: So I got a virus... Usually to restore the Start Menu / Task Bar / and Desktop you would go to run new task in the task manager and then run "explorer.exe", without the quotes of course. Edit: Didn't read Izzy's post. He beat me to it =/ __________________ Retired from FFR/Stepmania Playing Hearthstone now Highest Hearthstone Rank: Legend Lannix#1632 @ Americas

12-15-2009, 01:12 AM	#5
Dr Tran Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,134	Re: So I got a virus... Help my laptop won't turn on D: I tried putting the battery in water but no luck D::::::

12-15-2009, 01:12 AM	#6
britishknight FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3	Re: So I got a virus... Damn. My computer is really **ed this time. Can someone give me a link to download antivirus via 3rd party site. This virus is a smart ** and it won't let me go on any helpful sites to fix this pc.

12-15-2009, 01:21 AM	#7
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: So I got a virus... Write down all your program and applications and reinstall your operating system. Copy files to an external harddrive as well.

12-15-2009, 01:24 AM	#8
britishknight FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3	Re: So I got a virus... Thanks. I don't wanna **** anything up more , so I'll just give the desktop to a computer repairman to fix.

12-15-2009, 02:08 AM	#9
Dr Tran Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,134	Re: So I got a virus... cool i want to pay 200 dollars to have someone else reinstall my os too!

12-15-2009, 02:36 AM	#11
Mollocephalus Custom User Title Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Italy Age: 35 Posts: 2,600	Re: So I got a virus... yeah lmfao you just insert your os cd in the disc drive and reboot then you just PRESS F8 SAY YES TO EVERYTHING voila system restored gimme 200 dollards nigguh __________________

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poochieCREAM FFR Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 30 Posts: 480	Re: So I got a virus... My brother said that Macs aren't as prone to viruses as PC's are..? True/false? I'm so bad with computers. I'd get raped sideways if I ever got a virus. __________________ LOVEGENERATION.

12-15-2009, 03:26 AM	#18
Mollocephalus Custom User Title Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Italy Age: 35 Posts: 2,600	Re: So I got a virus... i have a macintosh and i'm good with it. i can see and delete any virus for windows os without problems. oh, i also don't have any antivirus. this computer doesn't need one! if you dont want to dilapidate your money there are also other os, like linux. __________________

12-15-2009, 03:29 AM	#19
poochieCREAM FFR Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 30 Posts: 480	Re: So I got a virus... Yeah, I have this 6 year old iBook G4 and I've never had anything wrong with it (except me bashing the keypad to the point where it doesn't work.. so I use a wireless keyboard lolol rage bad) Will hopefully get a new iMac soon __________________ LOVEGENERATION.

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