Stupid computer! And stupid me!

[Trepa_Mayfield]

I downloaded a virus on my computer Wedensday. Stupid! I should have known that game was bad–don’t quite remember which one it was, so I cant warn–but I downloaded it anyway. And of course it was swarming with viruses. Not only have I got virus alerts from vista security (much more annoying than windows security), but a stupid pseudo-anti spyware virus calling itself Spy Shredder keeps trying to force itself on the computer! Not only that, but the stupid !@#$ing vigilante security has locked me out of the C drive, D drive, network card (and thus the internet (I’m posting this from the library)), even the display for the desktop! About the only good thing is that Norton came up negative.

Advice?

[Duck_Duck_Goose]

Yeah: e-mail a mod and ask to have this moved to General Questions, you’ll be much more likely to get help there than in the Pit.

ETA: because some of the GQ regulars disdain to hang out in the Pit, so they’ll never even see your thread.

[drachillix]

@pedescribe

I downloaded a virus on my computer Wedensday. Stupid! I should have known that game was bad–don’t quite remember which one it was, so I cant warn–but I downloaded it anyway. And of course it was swarming with viruses. Not only have I got virus alerts from vista security (much more annoying than windows security), but a stupid pseudo-anti spyware virus calling itself Spy Shredder keeps trying to force itself on the computer! Not only that, but the stupid !@#$ing vigilante security has locked me out of the C drive, D drive, network card (and thus the internet (I’m posting this from the library)), even the display for the desktop! About the only good thing is that Norton came up negative.

Advice?

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if you have a major issue getting online or getting apps to install and have access to another puter you can connect the drive to a functioning PC and scan it from there. Make sure your AV software is up and updated when you do it. The chance of cross contamination is actually fairly small.