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Erika-M-R In reply to ??? [2009-03-29 04:35:39 +0000 UTC]

Norton will pick up only so much. If it does pick up stuff tell it to move it to the vault or delete.

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RadiusZero In reply to Erika-M-R [2009-03-29 05:18:43 +0000 UTC]

*sighs* I'm running the scans and it keeps detecting only one thing. I even updated it to make sure it was finding current viruses. So far, nada. I'm thinking someone is phishing me out and making me want to download that program. Still, the fact i got that message twice in this week has me worried. gawddammit. I wish the semester was over. >.<

BTW, if I wipe out everything, doesn't that mean I gotta install norton again? From what I remember, it told me that there was a time limit that goes off the moment i install it in one computer. i'm worried I have to call them to tell reactivate it again. =___=

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Erika-M-R In reply to RadiusZero [2009-03-29 18:47:47 +0000 UTC]

Yep. If you wipe everything you have to reinstall everything. I know it's a pain but in your case it's probably for the best.

Like I said, Norton can't detect every virus even if it's currently updated. You might want to try and find a free Virus scanner and see if it can pick up other stuff. I use AVG and it's fairly decent at detecting stuff.

I wish the semester was over too ;;

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Melii In reply to ??? [2009-03-29 04:30:44 +0000 UTC]

IF you type the exact pop up message into google, you can find out if it is a scam or not.

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RadiusZero In reply to Melii [2009-03-29 04:56:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for that info! Next time I'll jot down that info. Last time i tried canceling it wouldn't let me, so I was pretty weary when that happened, especially since it was from an 'unknown publisher'. O_o Considering it was Norton detecting it, I wondered why it would tell me that its own remove-software was an 'unknown publisher'. >_> This is scary.

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Melii In reply to RadiusZero [2009-03-29 14:38:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, just yesterday I had something similar happen where my internet window was blocked out and a virus program said I had tons of viruses. It was a similar name to my own anti-virus, so I clicked on okay and download and blah blah, and then realized, it wasn't my program, so I had to go through tons of step to delete it because it was actually malware that deleted important programs from my computer. Lesson: It helps to pay attention x.x

You might just have a bug or worm that can be easily removed with real software, so don't worry just yet. I've had so many things happen with this computer and it's still kicking! XD

And sorry I haven't commented on your picture yet! Pink haired Seth!! <333 and his leg tattooooos <33 Did you use a pattern or do those by hand?

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RadiusZero In reply to Melii [2009-03-30 05:28:37 +0000 UTC]

ugh! Yeah, I got a virus similar to that. mines called the Virus Doctor. I looked up that name on google. Turns out, it's one of those virus programs that pretends your comp is infected and requires immediate action. When you download it, it prompts you to buy the very software that implanted that bogus warning. The thing that set me off was when you read the options, it's a no-win situation. Click 'Cancel' to remain on the same page (with the warning), or click 'Ok' to run it. >_> Another thing that set me off was that any time I clicked 'run', my comp told me it came from an unknown publisher. That, in itself, told me it wasn't from Norton. Though today, I nearly ran the damn thing since it said it was from Dell. I clicked on the link to confirm whether it was from Dell and it took me to a page that looked like it was loading. I forced it to stop via Task Manager since I got bad vibes. It had downloaded 0% when i checked the Task Manager, so hopefully nothing got downloaded.

I took screenshots of the message, btw. I'm thinking of posting it on my journal, just to warn people about this. But yeah, it's time for me to reset my comp from scratch. I really wished this happened after school. My classes don't allow me the time to dick around my comp and fix problems. I'm constantly having to do web and print work. Grrrr...

Oh no worries about not commenting on Seth. In fact, your comments are what prompted me to investigate the name of this bogus malware. XP Thank you!

yeah, Seth wanted to dye her hair pink. O_o And then she decided to draw all over her legs with a fine pen. XD The pattern was drawn by hand, btw. it was...good mediation for me. O_O

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