Aces High Bulletin Board

General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Tracer-15 on May 29, 2002, 05:33:13 PM

Title: !!!!warning!!!!!......new Virus!!!......read
Post by: Tracer-15 on May 29, 2002, 05:33:13 PM
well i had a worm......blast that Benjamin......KaZaa gave it to me......DO NOT USE KAZAA WITHOUT A UPDATED VIRUS-PROTECTION PROGRAM RUNNING......it sticks copies of files in ungodly hard to find places......took up atleast a gig of HD space....AND it slows overall performance of your PC.....THIS was my problem....dont get it yourself....it will be too late when you notice it
Title: !!!!warning!!!!!......new Virus!!!......read
Post by: Ghosth on May 29, 2002, 10:54:02 PM
Kazaa is a wonderful program but it does not control what virus's can sneak in.

If you don't want to die up your system's resources with virus protection. Here is a nice online scanner. Updated regularly it works great if you have a fast connect. Takes a bit with 56k.

http://housecall.antivirus.com
Title: !!!!warning!!!!!......new Virus!!!......read
Post by: osage on June 01, 2002, 06:04:44 AM
I am really pleased with grokster.    It runs just like the original morpheus and I seem to have a lot more luck with file transfers.
Title: !!!!warning!!!!!......new Virus!!!......read
Post by: Sandman on June 01, 2002, 11:27:05 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Ghosth
Kazaa is a wonderful program but it does not control what virus's can sneak in.

If you don't want to die up your system's resources with virus protection. Here is a nice online scanner. Updated regularly it works great if you have a fast connect. Takes a bit with 56k.

http://housecall.antivirus.com


Better late than never, I guess. :)
Title: !!!!warning!!!!!......new Virus!!!......read
Post by: Dux on June 03, 2002, 11:32:29 AM
Tracer, I got one last week myself, but it was the Klez virus. This bastard actually deletes anti-virus files!
   As of now, I'm looking at a total reformat/new system install.

Funny thing is... Although I know better than to open attachments from people I don't know, I thought this one was TOD orders with an attached map, like I've gotten before. I don't know AH players' real names, so this one really caught me offguard.