Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Virus ;_; Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]yoshiness[/m] at 5:17 pm on Oct. 31, 2008[quote]I just got a virus on encyclopedia dramatica... ;_; I looked up Perfection Girl, and Adobe Reader automatically launched. Norton just told me it was unable to restore the file. I don't think it deleted it. Running a scan right now. Don't be as stupid as me. Use Linux :) [b][size=3]As of right now, don't do what I just did.[/size][/b][/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post yoshiness Posted at 5:17 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 I just got a virus on encyclopedia dramatica... ;_; I looked up Perfection Girl, and Adobe Reader automatically launched. Norton just told me it was unable to restore the file. I don't think it deleted it. Running a scan right now. Don't be as stupid as me. Use Linux :) As of right now, don't do what I just did.

Replies Tavis Posted at 11:09 am on Nov. 1, 2008 Quote: from ManicD at 8:52 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from Tavis at 12:41 am on Nov. 1, 2008 Quote: from ManicD at 8:33 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from Tavis at 12:19 am on Nov. 1, 2008 Linux? Pfft. Get a mac if anything, they are invincible.       But people are yet to find something useful you can do on a MAC, and on the odd occupation that you "share the MAC experience" and manage to accomplish something whilst doing so, THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP!!!!    Professionally edit shit in every way shape and form. Do you work for an editing company? no? Then WHY IN GODS NAME, would you want a MAC? Universities require Macs for many courses, such as Business, Advertising, Video Editing, Digital Editing, and yeah, a lot of shit. ManicD Posted at 6:51 am on Nov. 1, 2008 Quote: from Ancient Rights at 5:21 am on Nov. 1, 2008 With my security settings on my laptop, I have never had problems with viruses. I don't see how people have such problems with them. AVG free Anti virus and a lil common sense not opening and downloading SHIT, i've never have a problem either Ancient Rights Posted at 10:21 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 With my security settings on my laptop, I have never had problems with viruses. I don't see how people have such problems with them. ManicD Posted at 5:52 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from Tavis at 12:41 am on Nov. 1, 2008 Quote: from ManicD at 8:33 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from Tavis at 12:19 am on Nov. 1, 2008 Linux? Pfft. Get a mac if anything, they are invincible.      But people are yet to find something useful you can do on a MAC, and on the odd occupation that you "share the MAC experience" and manage to accomplish something whilst doing so, THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP!!!! Professionally edit shit in every way shape and form. Do you work for an editing company? no? Then WHY IN GODS NAME, would you want a MAC? Tavis Posted at 5:41 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from ManicD at 8:33 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from Tavis at 12:19 am on Nov. 1, 2008 Linux? Pfft. Get a mac if anything, they are invincible.   But people are yet to find something useful you can do on a MAC, and on the odd occupation that you "share the MAC experience" and manage to accomplish something whilst doing so, THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP!!!! Professionally edit shit in every way shape and form. ManicD Posted at 5:33 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from Tavis at 12:19 am on Nov. 1, 2008 Linux? Pfft. Get a mac if anything, they are invincible. But people are yet to find something useful you can do on a MAC, and on the odd occupation that you "share the MAC experience" and manage to accomplish something whilst doing so, THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP!!!! newblader Posted at 5:22 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from Tavis at 12:19 am on Nov. 1, 2008 Linux? Pfft. Get a mac if anything, they are invincible. Just like linux then. FingerSub Posted at 5:20 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 ewww Norton is just a resource hog get something else AVG free Avast bunch of them Tavis Posted at 5:19 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Linux? Pfft. Get a mac if anything, they are invincible. bg kNIFE Posted at 5:18 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Use the crappy open source kernel of linux? Pfft.. hell no. If it is open source, it will be xBSD Solitude Posted at 5:18 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations atomictastic Posted at 5:18 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Use Avast Anti-Virus. Works like a charm. All 12 previous replies displayed.