I'm a dumbass.

[Sur Realis]

Stupid me got a virus on my computer. Now, before you start spouting off random suggestions for a quick fix, I shall tell you my position.

-No Windows Recovery CDs
-Control Panel inaccessible
-Firewall and Virus Scanner disabled

Heres why, and you shall see I'm a freaking' dumbass. The virus upon which got into my computer affects everything on the computer's hard drive. Anything I tried to do from the moment I got the virus I got a message saying I did not have proper access, and my Virus Scanner notified me of an infected file that couldn't be fixed. I had the choice of ignoring or quarantining. Guess what I did to 33 different .dlls? I quarantined run32.dll, and most importantly, how the hell this can happen I don't know, I quarantined my own virus scanner. What this means is I can't use my virus scanner, and I can't do shit relating to Control Panel. Recovery Points are out.

How the hell I can still use the computer is a mystery, though the only thing I can do is use my internet browser (which has a plug-in for IRC chat), use Yahoo Messenger, and AIM. I've tried everything, and can't get BYOND to work. Which sucks. I miss Hunting Grounds. *Weeps*

In retrospect, its amazing this computer still WORKS. Here is a summary of its history:

-5 hardcore Viruses
-7 system recoveries (With the CD)
-2 OS upgrades. 98->ME->XP
-Taken apart THREE times
-8 YEARS OLD!!!
-660 MHz
-Started with 64 MB RAM. I can't make that up.
-The biggest of it all, a whopping thirteen (13) Blue Screens of Death.

And before anyone suggests 'get a new computer,' realize that my dad gets around 1100 monthly, and has to pay for diabetes medicine. We dun have the money.

[Assailant]

Um, I'd say its time to retire old faithful. Get a new computer. It'd cost more if you fix your current one.

[Jumin]

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they've helped me out ALOT with malware problems. hopefully you'll find help there.. make sure you read the stickies before posting though so that you will get a reply

[Hikari]

Oh! Nya, I've gotten a virus that wiped out 'every' single file, and I wasn't even able to start the computer without getting a message. Every single thing was killed, and I lived about 2 weeks on my Uncle's Laptop, and I wasn't too active on THG back then. So all I really did was talk on Yahoo, and check my website. My uncle was able to get someone to fix the computer for free, which we are suuuper grateful for, but I'm the only one that uses the computer anyway, so I have to be really careful so that I don't have to relive that memory again, and my uncle told me that it costs alot of money to have it fixed, so that free thing was a huge gift.

I'd say that you should get it fixed before something big happens. It might've been something you download. My Virus Scanner has a schedule to scan a certain time, and I scan even after I download something, and I still get a virus once every several hundred scans. It's a really big deal to fix your computer before everything goes down. Plus, if you have important stuff or music that you have, it's a good thing to back it all up. But that's just a small suggestion since you aren't able to do too much.

Mew, I'm not saying that you should get a new computer, but to get it fixed or checked on how big the virus is, what you can do to help it, and if the person says that you should get a new one, it's best to not take it as an answer. Nya, I might not be setting a good example though...>.o Mew, just do what you think is right, and hopefully everything goes okay! Good Luck!!

[Rand]

I'll give you all the best advice ever for this.

1. Do not click suspicious things on Myspace, in messages OR profiles. If you don't know what it is, it's a virus.

2. Do not use Limewire. Ever. Everyone who does that I know magically gets a virus shortly after. Ares, however, has never given me problems.

[Sur Realis]

Oh, trust me, I'm REAL careful about what I download, and I normally scan things multiple times, with my virus scanner, and virusscan.jotti.org, but I got the virus through haste and I was too sleepy to go through all that, and I thought it wasn't going to be a virus anyway.

And I don't use MySpace. I'm anti-Myspace, its stupid. I'd prefer IRC or something.

[Hikari]

^^ Okay, good to know you're cautious about your Downloads and you're Anti-Myspace. I think it also counts on sites you go to and those pop-ups. It could be a virus from a while ago that just appeared because it became a big threat or maybe something that your Computer never detected before.

It's really hard to keep your computer from being Virus-Free, but I guess it's hard not to, not knowing the sites. I use AVG Anti-Virus, and it does detect Viruses fast, and can be scheduled to Scan during the times you don't go onto the computer, so you don't have to waste time scanning.

I really don't have anything else to say about keeping yourself from Viruses, and Mister Rand did say alot already. The best way to probably scan every several hours, considering many people go onto about 100 sites in 10 minutes. Try and find out if the Virus is still there and just keep yourself from accessing the Control Panel, because the Virus might be lurking to find a way to take over your computer. Nya, be super careful!