01-25-2003, 07:03 AM | #1 |
Lord Soth
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I came home 30 min ago and my brother told me that great majority of his mp3s turned to -name-.mp3.vbs. Same goes for .jpg and some other filetypes. Yay! Quick Google search proved my darkest fears: it is a worm. So I d/l a fix and it really fixed part of those back to normal. But not all.
I had Norton AntiVirus installed when I bought the PC. But my Windows collapsed a month ago, and a reinstall was a must. Can I download NAV w/o paying $44? I'd rather reinstall again. Help. Please, help. Any thoughts? [ 01-25-2003, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: Vedran ]
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01-25-2003, 07:48 AM | #2 |
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The way you named this thread it sounds like you're happy about it, perhaps no ones responding for fear of catching it [img]tongue.gif[/img]
I felt like saying : Congrats on the worm! is it a boy or a girl!? [img]tongue.gif[/img] Seriously tho I thought hte patch for Norton was free if you've already got the software on yoru computer somewhere. Also, if all else fails there's rapid restore...
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01-25-2003, 07:58 AM | #3 |
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And here I was reading the thread title thinking you actually HAD a worm. Like a tapeworm. Or something.
Well. NAV is annoying. If you didnt have it installed as part of a software package AFTER your computer was sold to you, it tends to be annoying and starts to charge you for upgrades (so far as I can tell.. I'm not really sure why, but this seems to be the case amongst people I know)
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01-25-2003, 09:35 AM | #4 |
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Norton is a pain if you dont have an install disk. Another option would be going to www.webattack.com and downloading a diffrent anti virus soft ware. You can also get a fire wall there to keep things out of your machine.
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01-25-2003, 09:57 AM | #5 |
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Lol, I thought it was a pet worm you brought in from the garden!
Oh well, glad its virtually sorted!
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[img]graemlins/kidding.gif[/img] On a more serious note, my PC had NAV installed when I bought it. But I don't have installation disc. I shall try to get it, tho. BTW, upgrades were detected automatically, and free of charge. Is there a forum where I could ask for help? I would rather skip Googleing. Thanks, people, *casts Bless and grants 5000XP to each one of you*. [ 01-25-2003, 02:05 PM: Message edited by: Vedran ]
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