Virii, All Of The Place.

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  • Lt_PatchLt_Patch Join Date: 2005-02-07 Member: 40286Members
    210000

    Final guess.

    Are you going to run one for the spyware content?

    If so, I choose 10000
  • Fatal_ErrorFatal_Error Join Date: 2005-01-15 Member: 35840Members
    Yeah, look for porndialers too, those are a KILLER.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    mmmm porn dialers, they make my tingleparts ooze moistness
  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    I'll create a seperate thread for the spyware/malware as I have yet to have the time to even start that scan.. and I will be using three different programs.

    List as follows:

    Ad-Aware SE Personal
    Spy-bot Search & Destory
    Microsoft Anti-Spyware

    :-)

    I'll be home in about 7 hours, so keep those guesses coming and lets hope this is the last run needed.
  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    What the crap....213213 virii
  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Pulse+May 25 2005, 08:42 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pulse @ May 25 2005, 08:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I don't see <i>my</i> guess up there.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • RobertoRoberto Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14591Members, Constellation
    edited May 2005
  • Fatal_ErrorFatal_Error Join Date: 2005-01-15 Member: 35840Members
    Lol, I'm going to run a virus scan right now. Haha, once I had 2000 copies of the same worm, that took a while to clean.
  • funbagsfunbags Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17099Members
    I thought my 280 was bad.


    ...
  • ShoeboxShoebox Join Date: 2004-11-15 Member: 32817Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cyndane+May 23 2005, 11:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cyndane @ May 23 2005, 11:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well as some of you know, I occasionally do freelance computer fixoring for people who can't take care of their computers themselves.

    Today I picked up two units, one is a brand new HP pavilion in the box, so of course they just wanted me to add avg, remove norton and add any spyware eliminaters.

    The second one, is an older compaq persario, now while this in and of itself isn't so bad, the fact they are on dialup means I was expecting few if any virii/spyware/malware/etc.

    As soon as I attempted to load AVG on there (I have fixed this one before, and I installed AVG 6.0 in Sept of 04) the database said it is out of date. Ok, so they forgot to update it once or twice, not a big deal no?

    Wow, was I wrong last update is from sept 22, of 2004. Which is the date I fixed it initally. Of course on startup AVG said there were virii but it wasn't leting me run anything, like windows explorer... so I removed the harddrive, put it in my puter, and booted up and I deleted the AVG Vault folder (where the virii go when they can't be healed), there were over 168,000 files in that folder (various files that were infected). As of right now I am running AVG on that HDD, and after an hour into it, it has so far found 8600 DIFFERENT virii...

    Please tell me I am not insane for thinking this is absurd for a dial up internet connection. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ah crap... im on dial up. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> but i do use AVG, Firefox, and Ad-Aware Professional blocker thingy so i think im in good shape.
  • Quantum_MooseQuantum_Moose Join Date: 2005-03-05 Member: 43643Members
    I have never had more then like 4, do you guys go purposly looking for these nasty things?
  • Fatal_ErrorFatal_Error Join Date: 2005-01-15 Member: 35840Members
    No, it was actually one worm that duplicated....AND DUPLICATED... Jeez, thank god that they were easy to clean.
  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    edited May 2005
    Alright the nightly 9 pm update(You won't believe this):

    1. In addition to the 31,921 monday, and the 62,777 found yesterday, we found 44,370(went to the opt-prefix for names) more today.

    2. Which makes a grand total of 139,068 (without final scan done yet.)

    3. I am running THE FINAL SCAN NOW.

    4. That means if you would like to update your guesses do so now.

    5. This WILL BE THE LAST TIME I ACCEPT GUESSES, so make them count.

    6. If this wasn't the alien A.I. we were looking for thats sucks, but if it was I would like to say I have single-handedly saved the human race from a future matrix.
  • EMP_DemonEMP_Demon Nothing to see here. Join Date: 2005-01-28 Member: 38754Members, Constellation
    200,000. Final Answer.
  • AldarisAldaris Join Date: 2002-03-25 Member: 351Members, Constellation
    And changing mine yet again to 195,000
  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    150,329

    you should stop giving us updates.. it takes away from the exitement...
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    142,000

    Plus or minus 500.
  • ChronoChrono Local flyboy Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18989Members
  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    Eh I'll stick with whatever I guessed last.
  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    *bumps* keep guessing, :-)
  • Lt_PatchLt_Patch Join Date: 2005-02-07 Member: 40286Members
    Depends on what scan pattern you are running.

    If you're scanning RAM, then %windir%, then %system32%, then the whole system, I'd say around 190000 now.

    If you've forgotten to turn off System Restore... Best make that 380000...

    You <i><b>have</i></b> turned off System Restore...


    Haven't you?
  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Pulse+May 25 2005, 02:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pulse @ May 25 2005, 02:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Pulse+May 25 2005, 08:42 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pulse @ May 25 2005, 08:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I don't see <i>my</i> guess up there.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    Man, has Pulse even guessed yet? He should really participate in this.
  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    O_o

    187,000 viruses.
  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    Upate: Scan will be finished today around 3 pm.. I will announce the winner then.

    It has been running for around 18 hours now.

    Good luck to all those who guessed.
  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    edited May 2005
    FINALLY THE VIRII SCANNER HAS FINSIHED:
    1st Scan : 31,921
    2nd Scan: 62,777
    3rd Scan: 44,370
    4th Scan: 48,814
    Final Scan: 180,001



    That grand total of virii found is: 311,383 DIFFERENT TYPES.

    That means the winner of the CONTEST IS:



    <span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'> REV with a guess of 330,000 </span>

    A Pm has been sent to the winner, and I shall start the malware/spyware scan after thsi finishes cleaning off the rest of the virii.
  • PithlitPithlit Join Date: 2003-05-07 Member: 16120Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Computer over
    V1ru$ = very yes!
  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
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