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Smith6612
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I've been cleaning a lot of junk out of PCs for people in my area, so I wouldn't be surprised that their PCs might have been taken over by a virus into a botnet after finding roughly 20 viruses in their machine. And even more recently as of yesturday I had to reformat someone's PC for them because a virus corrupted their Windows install and their files which I couldn't repair.

Keep on the anti-virus (not outdated OEM installed stuff) and the anti-spy and you'll be good. Not to mention that safe browsing and firewalls help a lot.
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said by Smith6612 See Profile :

Keep on the anti-virus (not outdated OEM installed stuff) and the anti-spy and you'll be good. Not to mention that safe browsing and firewalls help a lot.
All the firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-trojan programs in the world can't fix stupid.
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said by Matt See Profile :

All the firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-trojan programs in the world can't fix stupid.
So very, very true.
permalink · 2008-09-02 12:39:56 · Reply to this
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Reminds me of the time when i went to my cousins place because he was complaining of a slow computer. After spending a few hours with it i found he had

5 Rootkits
3 Backdoor downloaders
3 Different browser Hijacks
50 Different virus

I just look him in the eye and told him his computer has AIDS and walked out
permalink · 2008-09-02 12:50:00 · Reply to this

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said by swhitney2003 See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

All the firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-trojan programs in the world can't fix stupid.
So very, very true.
+1

Even the most sophisticated software can be overridden by a dumb user clicking "OK" to an alert.
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said by n2jtx See Profile :

said by swhitney2003 See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

All the firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-trojan programs in the world can't fix stupid.
So very, very true.
+1

Even the most sophisticated software can be overridden by a dumb user clicking "OK" to an alert.
this is why i at times question the value of the UAC in Vista. i bet most users will just click OK anytime that thing pops up.
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Yep. MS made it too invasive, so you are clicking so often than it becomes a habit to just click any message. I turn off UAC on all Vista installs I work with, and my Dad asked me to take it off of his as well. Funny thing is I originally recommended he upgrade to Vista for the UAC (a long while back)...what a waste.
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boast

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Miami, FL		 reason I had to switch my dad from windows. He would press ok for whatever popped up, no matter what it said, just to get it to go away.

After installing linux and not telling him the root pass, all is good.
permalink · 2008-09-03 14:45:00 · Reply to this

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1 edit		 And I completely understand that. It's one of the reasons why I taught myself how to remove these things for people in the first place. I have personally never had a virus or spyware infection since I first used the internet in 1998, and I'm online quite a bit as well.
permalink · 2008-09-02 13:27:44 · Reply to this

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said by Matt See Profile :

All the firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-trojan programs in the world can't fix stupid.
There is one Trojan that will keep stupid from spreading. I'm just sayin'...
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said by Maxo See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

All the firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-trojan programs in the world can't fix stupid.
There is one Trojan that will keep stupid from spreading. I'm just sayin'...
Now that is the biggest truth of all!
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said by Maxo See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

All the firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-trojan programs in the world can't fix stupid.
There is one Trojan that will keep stupid from spreading. I'm just sayin'...
Unfortunately the ones who should are the ones who don't.
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said by bent See Profile :

said by Maxo See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

All the firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-trojan programs in the world can't fix stupid.
There is one Trojan that will keep stupid from spreading. I'm just sayin'...
Unfortunately the ones who should are the ones who don't.
Idiocracy at work...
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permalink · 2008-09-02 19:00:48 · Print · Reply to this
mrgrock1

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 Whats some of the software you use to do this. I never had the need for anti virus software, that stuff is for the retards that do not know how to use the internet. But I have a friends pc over here and he wanted me to clean it. I was like sure, but then I was like, what do I clean it with. Its easy to google search, but I rather have 1st hand advice on what is good and whats not.
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Here ya go: »Security Cleanup FAQ »Mandatory Steps Before Requesting Assistance
permalink · 2008-09-02 13:44:48 · Reply to this

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1 edit		 I personally don't need A/V software myself, as all I do is game and visit FileFront for game patches when Steam doesn't download the game patches, and of course e-mail and forums. However, we have some internet users in our house who don't know the internet as well as me, so I have to use Avast! and Spybot S&D on all of our computers. MY gaming computer which I have to myself has Avast and Spybot S&D just for the heck of it.
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said by Smith6612 See Profile :

I personally don't need A/V software myself...
Famous last words, along with...

...I don't need to wear a seat belt.
...I know my drinking limit.
...I can keep pirating [insert media], I've never been caught.

It only takes one time for one mistake to happen to completely fsck up your life (or in this case, a computer). I don't care how careful you are, not having some type of protection is like playing Russian roulette.
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