Me vs. Malware

[quakefiend420]

ding!

i have all the tools from the consolidated security thread over in software(thanks schadenfroh :beer: ) and i'm declaring war on my htpc

i forgot to do the metafile exploit patch and now it's fubared 🙁

hopefully i can salvage it without having to reformat

i got all the other systems...dunno why i forgot that one 😱

 

[quakefiend420]

yay, i'm unlocked again 😀

booting up into safe mode now...hopefully it's not as bad as it appears :crossesfingers;

 

[Cheezeit]

Why did you get locked at first?

hmm, I have no patch against the WMF yet, is it really a threat?

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Cheezeit
Why did you get locked at first?

hmm, I have no patch against the WMF yet, is it really a threat?

iwould suggest you do it...i'm reasonably sure that's how this machine got infected...it's the only one that's got it and also the only one i haven't patched...

the mod on duty thought i was posting for technical help, after he/she reaslized i was just venting i was unlocked

 

[GoingUp]

reinstall FTW

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
reinstall FTW

i really don't want to do that....i have no clue how to save my media center preferences and i've spent a lot of time configuring this machine to function exactly how i want it to...it's hooked up to a hdtv and my reciever in my bedroom and is also connected to the home theatre upstairs...i don't even remember half the stuff i've done to it now

i knew i should have made a disk image after i got everything set how i wanted it finally...this is what i get for being lazy, i suppose 😱

 

[quakefiend420]

crap, antivir just returned 62 virii! :shocked:

poor computer 🙁

 

[zoiks]

Windows FTW.

 

[Cal166]

ewido anti-malware FTW!

try it and see for yourself