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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on August 12, 2001, 04:11:00 pm

Title: Need urgent anti-viral help!!!!
Post by: aldo_14 on August 12, 2001, 04:11:00 pm: I apparently have got the W32/Magistr@mm virus thanks to some doss mate from Uni (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)

I can;t find a fix offhand, nor afford a decent anti-viral program, so if anyone knows of a freeware / shareware / stand-alone solution please contact me via e-mail or by rpelying!

And for gods' sake don't open any attchments in any E-mail i may send! This one looks like a nasty little ****er, it's already wrecked most of my main modding files (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)
Title: Need urgent anti-viral help!!!!
Post by: Jabu on August 12, 2001, 04:21:00 pm: What a coincidence. My dad got the very same virus on his computar macheene when I was visiting his place.

I fixed it somehow... can't remember how. I think I downloaded a demo of Symantec's anti-virus software. Fixed it right up.
Title: Need urgent anti-viral help!!!!
Post by: Griffon UK on August 12, 2001, 05:15:00 pm: just go to the McAfee or Symantec sites and see if there is a cure that doesn't involve spending £30 on a 1 year license for a virus scanner (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: Need urgent anti-viral help!!!!
Post by: Setekh on August 13, 2001, 05:45:00 am: Yowch. I don't have experience with viruses (not that one, in any case), but good luck.
Title: Need urgent anti-viral help!!!!
Post by: aldo_14 on August 13, 2001, 06:38:00 am: Quote
Originally posted by Griffon UK:
just go to the McAfee or Symantec sites and see if there is a cure that doesn't involve spending £30 on a 1 year license for a virus scanner (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

nope (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)

I'm d/l ing the demo, but i can get McAfee for free through my University - when i go back in October.

It seems to screw up exe files, apparently, so i can't use cob2gs2 or install Kazans' tools.
Title: Need urgent anti-viral help!!!!
Post by: Jabu on August 13, 2001, 08:44:00 am: Just in case you need more info on it...
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99040& ("http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99040&")
Title: Need urgent anti-viral help!!!!
Post by: morris13 on August 13, 2001, 12:35:00 pm: Um, guys? My fiancee is a virus tech for Symantec and one thing I can tell you is that Anti-virus software WILL NOT help you once you have a virus. Norton Anti-Virus states on the box that you shouldn't install it at all if you think you're infected.
That said, symantec's site does have massive amounts of free information on how to remove just about any virus out there. Once you've done that, I STRONGLY reccomend purchasing/borrowing/acquiring Norton AntiVirus. It costs some money, but not as much as getting your computer nuked will cost you. The new one, sircam, is capable of COMPLETELY wiping your HD.
Title: Need urgent anti-viral help!!!!
Post by: Jabu on August 13, 2001, 01:15:00 pm: It won't help IF the virus has activated. If it's still laying dormant, as this one does for a while, a good anti-virus program can disinfect the files, and if not, at least recognise the infected files and remove them.