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| Thread ID: 93040 | 2008-09-02 00:33:00 | Virus control | rob_on_guitar (4196) | PC World Chat |
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| 701901 | 2008-09-02 00:33:00 | Just a question, can a virus be programmed to overtake your complete system & can a virus be programmed to delete all of your files of everything. Are there any famous viruses that do this? Just a work discussion we are having.:badpc: |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 701902 | 2008-09-02 00:44:00 | Why not remove your AV and find out first hand? | Cicero (40) | ||
| 701903 | 2008-09-02 01:00:00 | in a word - yes! They can potentialy do anything at all on your computer. These days tho most virus carry some type of payload rather than just being destructive (spyware/keylogger/bot control/etc) this one was just a destructive type tho (www.securityfocus.com) and some of these older ones (www.tribuneindia.com) deleted (some of/lots of) your files too |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 701904 | 2008-09-02 01:40:00 | What is the most famous virus? | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 701905 | 2008-09-02 01:58:00 | There isn't really one answer to that. At the moment the Storm worm is pretty terrifying. Historically, I suppose the Anna Kournikova virus springs to mind. Most modern viruses have a profitable (for the creator) payload, and don't just smash and break everything. Recently there's been a new variant on the Gpcode which encrypts data with certain file extensions using a 1024 bit RSA algorithm. It then asks for money to decrypt it. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 701906 | 2008-09-02 02:16:00 | Notable viruses here (en.wikipedia.org) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 701907 | 2008-09-02 02:21:00 | What is the most famous virsu?,one that we have never heard of is my guess. Or I at least I have not,have you? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 701908 | 2008-09-02 02:40:00 | A computer virus is just like a normal virus. One that deleted everything wouldn't be any use, because it wouldn't be able to spread itself once it was finished. The Ebola virus has never spread very far for that reason. People die too quickly, and so they're unable to pass it on to enough people for it to proliferate. An effective one is one that does some damage on lots of computers, not one that does a lot of damage on some. Well, that's what I think. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 701909 | 2008-09-02 02:48:00 | The one that erases your BIOS chip. Chernobyl wasn't it? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 701910 | 2008-09-02 02:55:00 | What is the most famous virsu?,one that we have never heard of is my guess. Or I at least I have not,have you? Cicero, aren't you confusing famous with effective? |
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