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M3GA MAN
Title: The Big A
Joined: Jun 19 2008
Location: Nowhere.
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Whenever I'm just spending time on this site, my CA Firewall keeps popping up showing this virus called "Actns/Swif.t . I don't know what to do about it, if any of you super geeks that have gotten rid of it, tell me how to.
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DoctorOrpheus
Title: Title: Title: Title
Joined: Sep 18 2008
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You caught a virus, eh? I do believe that there is only one prescription to your problem...
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King
Title: CTE
Joined: Apr 27 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 1506
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I am getting the same error on this site. I read about it, and it comes from embedded videos. I did not have a virus at all till today when I opened certain threads and there was embedded video in them. I am at work, and double checked both my computer, and had the sonic wall checked, as well as the internal firewall. It is coming from certain embedded videos.
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Probable Muppet
Joined: Aug 05 2008
Location: CA
Posts: 867
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| King wrote: |
| I am getting the same error on this site. I read about it, and it comes from embedded videos. I did not have a virus at all till today when I opened certain threads and there was embedded video in them. I am at work, and double checked both my computer, and had the sonic wall checked, as well as the internal firewall. It is coming from certain embedded videos. |
From what I read, once you get it affects other embedded videos with adware.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Probable Muppet
Joined: Aug 05 2008
Location: CA
Posts: 867
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The link GP provided is incorrect. The tried and true way to get rid of a virus of this nature is to do the following:
1: Open up your computer.
2: Obtain a 9 volt battery and a screw driver (flathead or Philips, doesn't matter)
3. Take the screw driver and place the end of it to the C MOS chip on your motherboard.
4. Position the metallic part of the screw driver so that it is touching your RAM while its end is still touching your CMOS. (Note: Any other stuff the metallic part of the screw driver is touching is bonus)
5. At this point take the 9 volt battery and touch the connections to the screw driver.
6. you should hear an "electical noise".
Hope this helps.
Edit: I will add this to the Sydeopedia link later if I am feeling generous. This level of computer expertise does not come cheap after all.
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FNJ
2010 SLF Tag Champ
Joined: Jun 07 2006
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throw pills at it, Dr. Mario style.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| Probable Muppet wrote: |
The link GP provided is incorrect. The tried and true way to get rid of a virus of this nature is to do the following:
1: Open up your computer.
2: Obtain a 9 volt battery and a screw driver (flathead or Philips, doesn't matter)
3. Take the screw driver and place the end of it to the C MOS chip on your motherboard.
4. Position the metallic part of the screw driver so that it is touching your RAM while its end is still touching your CMOS. (Note: Any other stuff the metallic part of the screw driver is touching is bonus)
5. At this point take the 9 volt battery and touch the connections to the screw driver.
6. you should hear an "electical noise".
Hope this helps.
Edit: I will add this to the Sydeopedia link later if I am feeling generous. This level of computer expertise does not come cheap after all. |
Better ways to achieve Probable Muppet's results:
1) Hit your computer with a sledge hammer about 3 or 4 times.
2) Put your computer in the dish washer
3) Take a shower with your computer
4) Open the case, put bird seed in the computer and put it outside.
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TheRoboSleuth
Title: Sleuth Mark IV
Joined: Aug 08 2006
Location: The Gritty Future
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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
Posts: 4274
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Or you could stop looking at the websites with everyone hugging. (obscure Simpson's refernce)
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King
Title: CTE
Joined: Apr 27 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 1506
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Spybot has not found anything either. Not sure what is going on, however this morning when I logged in, other embedded videos are not doing it anymore. Very strange.
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
Posts: 5042
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yeah i had the same issue the other day
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M3GA MAN
Title: The Big A
Joined: Jun 19 2008
Location: Nowhere.
Posts: 1963
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Yup, video here are fine now. It's weird. If my computer is destroyed, I will fucking hunt the guy who made this virus down and kill him with my bare hands.
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
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| M3GA MAN wrote: |
| Yup, video here are fine now. It's weird. If my computer is destroyed, I will fucking hunt the guy who made this virus down and kill him with my bare hands. |
no you wont
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MOGHARR
Title: The Original CandyWafer
Joined: Apr 05 2007
Location: Under Jolly Roger
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Just be glad it isn't that fucking karna or brastk shit I had a few weeks ago.
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