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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Alikchi on April 06, 2002, 01:27:22 pm

Title: Viruses Etc.
Post by: Alikchi on April 06, 2002, 01:27:22 pm

I have a simple virus, I believe someone's posted here about it before. Maybe it was Thunder or Shrike. Anyways, it's "Plan Columbia" and I think it replaces all JPEG files on my HD with  Visual Basic script files of the same name, i.e.  mypic.jpeg is changed, after a restart, to mypic.jpeg.vbs. Opening up one of the corrupted jpegs with Notepad, it's called "Plan Columbia".
Any way to fix this? Combat Flight Simulator 2 usings JPEGs for the interface graphics and a billion "not found" messages makes me mad :mad:

Feel free to post your own viruses here, solutions, etc. We could sticky this if you wanted, even.

Title: Viruses Etc.
Post by: an0n on April 06, 2002, 01:29:23 pm

I've found a fortnightly format of all my drives is most effective at removing virii.

Title: Viruses Etc.
Post by: Alikchi on April 06, 2002, 01:36:34 pm

:D , I was thinking about that. But I know I'll forget to back up SOMETHING important, and end up quite mad. Besides, other than this virus, and the usual Windows tripe, the comp's working all right.

Title: Viruses Etc.
Post by: an0n on April 06, 2002, 01:37:47 pm

No matter how long and hard you think about it, you'll always forget at least one thing and then remember about it when the format hits 10%.

Title: Re: Viruses Etc.
Post by: Kamikaze on April 06, 2002, 01:41:19 pm

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Originally posted by Alikchi
I have a simple virus, I believe someone's posted here about it before. Maybe it was Thunder or Shrike. Anyways, it's "Plan Columbia" and I think it replaces all JPEG files on my HD with  Visual Basic script files of the same name, i.e.  mypic.jpeg is changed, after a restart, to mypic.jpeg.vbs. Opening up one of the corrupted jpegs with Notepad, it's called "Plan Columbia".
Any way to fix this? Combat Flight Simulator 2 usings JPEGs for the interface graphics and a billion "not found" messages makes me mad :mad:

Feel free to post your own viruses here, solutions, etc. We could sticky this if you wanted, even.

There may be a counter-measure for it... try going to the anti-virus sites for solutions.

Title: Viruses Etc.
Post by: Razor on April 06, 2002, 02:06:41 pm

Go here (www.centralcommand.com) ! They have the best  anti-viruses on the net. They have a trial version for which you can get a link for by signing up on their mailing list.

Hope this helps.

Title: Viruses Etc.
Post by: CP5670 on April 06, 2002, 04:22:35 pm

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No matter how long and hard you think about it, you'll always forget at least one thing and then remember about it when the format hits 10%.

That sounds very familiar... :p:D