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I think my computer has a virus? :0
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Andre II
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2011-12-31 09:30:39 UTC
So earlier today i went a little overboard when i finally learned how to work ISO's and went to pirate bay and went ham on there game downloads.. and i had to download a couple other programs for servers and such. But a couple of hours ago my laptop started to slow down... Programs started freezing for 10-20 seconds at a time. This caught my attention, So i check my tack manager... I was shocked to see soo many unrecognized programs running. I immediately logged off and logged back in. No change, a lot of these new programs started themselves up when logged in and sat in the system tray... I didn't like that idea so i went to my handy dandy system restore... My eyes widened with shock. All my restore points until 3 hours prior were GONE.. this is strange i never delete my restore points, for id just restored my computer a couple of days ago. My anti virus scans were showing up clean but im not convinced. So again i continue with some internet surfing and restart my computer again just for good measure... I just discover my Malvytes anti malware software has disappeared... strange and this is starting to scare me. my computer is running fine just a tad bit slower than normal... I dont like it, im debating whether to completely restart my whole system....

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=47868
Mystical Might
Eclipse Pulsar
Fraternity.
#2 - 2011-12-31 11:31:07 UTC
So you were stealing games, and then you contracted virus(es).

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EddieRio
Time Bandits.
#3 - 2011-12-31 13:50:30 UTC
then you think,, hmm I better post this on eve forums ?

who gives a ****

I feel stupid for reading this for some reason...

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Vmir Gallahasen
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2011-12-31 14:52:24 UTC
So you install a bunch of what is almost certainly malware and keyloggers and your first thought was, "I should post this on the forums using my secure formerly secure online account"? I hope your info was stored in a cookie and you didn't actually type that info in with a bunch of unknown programs running, or the next thread we'll see from you is "I r h4xed, what to do?!?"
Youli Kepain
Scapegoats
#5 - 2012-01-01 00:24:36 UTC
Just check his corp name... says it all.Roll
Bail Boo
#6 - 2012-01-01 04:21:09 UTC
a different sort of piracy to the normal eve matters..... Big smile

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