OMG wtf is going on...

[OREOSpeedwagon]

So I'm in Kazaalite and I start downloading the song "There, There" by Radiohead. I go in the kitchen for about 2 minutes and come back and its done downloading. I wonder whats going on, since I'm on dialup. So I start downloading another Radiohead song and I'm getting 45kb/s down. On dialup. WTF. So I go to play the songs and nothing plays. At this point I'm pretty damn confused. So I go to download another song and I'm getting the normal 6kb/s. Damn, I thought I was on to something.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: bryce
So I'm in Kazaalite and I start downloading the song "There, There" by Radiohead. I go in the kitchen for about 2 minutes and come back and its done downloading. I wonder whats going on, since I'm on dialup. So I start downloading another Radiohead song and I'm getting 45kb/s down. On dialup. WTF. So I go to play the songs and nothing plays. At this point I'm pretty damn confused. So I go to download another song and I'm getting the normal 6kb/s. Damn, I thought I was on to something.

check for viruses.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: bryce
So I'm in Kazaalite and I start downloading the song "There, There" by Radiohead. I go in the kitchen for about 2 minutes and come back and its done downloading. I wonder whats going on, since I'm on dialup. So I start downloading another Radiohead song and I'm getting 45kb/s down. On dialup. WTF. So I go to play the songs and nothing plays. At this point I'm pretty damn confused. So I go to download another song and I'm getting the normal 6kb/s. Damn, I thought I was on to something.

check for viruses.

 

[d33pt]

you were probably downloading a fake file. it's full of nothing, so it came quickly because your modem was able to compress it

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: d33pt
you were probably downloading a fake file. it's full of nothing, so it came quickly because your modem was able to compress it

That's what I was thinking happened. I'm going to check for viruses anyway, but .mp3s can't contain viruses can they? I've got view file extentions on, the only extentions on the files are .mp3.

 

[RossMAN]

I would check for viruses AND scan for spyware as well.

 

[illusion88]

Originally posted by: bryce

Originally posted by: d33pt
you were probably downloading a fake file. it's full of nothing, so it came quickly because your modem was able to compress it

That's what I was thinking happened. I'm going to check for viruses anyway, but .mp3s can't contain viruses can they? I've got view file extentions on, the only extentions on the files are .mp3.

im pretty sure that they cant contain a virus. But perhaps you have a preexisting virus or virri. hmm...

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: illusion88

Originally posted by: bryce

Originally posted by: d33pt
you were probably downloading a fake file. it's full of nothing, so it came quickly because your modem was able to compress it

That's what I was thinking happened. I'm going to check for viruses anyway, but .mp3s can't contain viruses can they? I've got view file extentions on, the only extentions on the files are .mp3.

im pretty sure that they cant contain a virus. But perhaps you have a preexisting virus or virri. hmm...

I'm pretty sure they're fake files because I'm only having this problem with songs from the new Radiohead album. They're also the only ones that will download at 45kb/s.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Okay sh!t...I open up avast anti-virus and it tells me there's the virus Win32:KWBot-D infecting c:\winnt\system32\cmd32.exe. Not good

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Okay sh!t...I open up avast anti-virus and it tells me there's the virus Win32:KWBot-D infecting c:\winnt\system32\cmd32.exe. Not good

It was nice having you on this board.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Okay well wtf...I can't repair the file because it says the source file is in use (cmd32.exe) and I can't delete it, it gives me the same message. WTF am i supposed to do??

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Okay well wtf...I can't repair the file because it says the source file is in use (cmd32.exe) and I can't delete it, it gives me the same message. WTF am i supposed to do??

Format, reinstall.

 

[glen]

reboot
hit f8
run virus scanner

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Okay well wtf...I can't repair the file because it says the source file is in use (cmd32.exe) and I can't delete it, it gives me the same message. WTF am i supposed to do??

Format, reinstall.

Damn, I guess that's the only solution to this then isn't it?

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Okay well wtf...I can't repair the file because it says the source file is in use (cmd32.exe) and I can't delete it, it gives me the same message. WTF am i supposed to do??

Format, reinstall.

Damn, I guess that's the only solution to this then isn't it?

Reboot first and rerun antivirus whatever, see if it deletes then, if it isn't expunged in the reboot.

If that works, uninstall Kazaa

 

[RealWarlock]

Use CyberScrub to delete "access denied" files.

It'll automatically reboot and delete it for you.

 

[BillGates]

That oughta teach you to use Kazaa..... and download radiohead..... and have dialup.....

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: BillGates
That oughta teach you to use Kazaa..... and download radiohead..... and have dialup.....

haha...LMAO...

 

[damonpip]

Hmm so I guess the evil people have figured out how to put a virus in a mp3, or else OREOSpeedwagon opened an exe, thinking it was an mp3.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Yeah, I avoid P2P file sharing (actually all forms of it) mainly for trwo reasons:
1) I don't like viruses
2) I buy my own software (I'm not saying I'm better than you, this is just my belief)

And yes, .mp3 can contain viruses. I saw an article awhile back that said someone figured out how to put a virus in a .txt as well. If I find the link I'll post it, but this shows how insecure obtaining files from unknown sources is very dangerous.

 

[JEDI]

why didnt your virus scanner catch it and stop it b4 it infected your system?!

hm..will norton antivirus stop something like this happening???

 

[Challenger]

Always scan for viruses before opening ANYTHING you download

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: JEDI
why didnt your virus scanner catch it and stop it b4 it infected your system?!

hm..will norton antivirus stop something like this happening???

norton will if your virus def's are up to date...but apparently most people are too lazy to update

 

[Challenger]

Originally posted by: rudeguy5757

Originally posted by: JEDI
why didnt your virus scanner catch it and stop it b4 it infected your system?!

hm..will norton antivirus stop something like this happening???

norton will if your virus def's are up to date...but apparently most people are too lazy to update

I set mine to check for updates daily!

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: rudeguy5757

Originally posted by: JEDI
why didnt your virus scanner catch it and stop it b4 it infected your system?!

hm..will norton antivirus stop something like this happening???

norton will if your virus def's are up to date...but apparently most people are too lazy to update

I'm one of those people that's too lazy...I'm gonna check for updates daily from now on.