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(Message started by: athos on Jan 27^th, 2005, 2:03am)

Title: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by athos on Jan 27^th, 2005, 2:03am

applications were downloaded by my kids that somehow set my security prefs in IE to zero. Once down applications could download at will.. then the vireuses and trojan horses came...

Complete drive lost.... and only 3 month old backups.

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by Gator on Jan 27^th, 2005, 2:29am

Do you have another computer that is fully up to date with all the security updates and virus updates? You could pull the corrupted drive and slave it and run an all files virus scan on the drive. After the virus scan, copy the data to a safe place and reformat & reload the drive. Copy the data back into their proper folders. Should be minimal data loss. Of course any programs you don't have disks to reload will be toast.

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by athos on Jan 27^th, 2005, 2:36am

I have recoverd everythign that I could... Boot sector was corrupt

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by K-9 on Jan 27^th, 2005, 2:36am

That really sucks!!!

computer illiterate Chuck

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by Woobie on Jan 27^th, 2005, 2:53am

Hey Ken ---------

Long time no see!!

sorry about your computer... i know nothing... so I just wanted to say I'm sorry...

Ramon was asking about you the other day... where you been??

tina :-*

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by athos on Jan 27^th, 2005, 3:10am

Hey Woobs,

trying to get my computer back...

I learned the Value of Backups

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by floridian on Jan 27^th, 2005, 8:28am

Our family policy is that internet stuff must be done on linux unless there is a damn good reason to use windows. Haven't had a problem on the linux side, used to get routine infections on the windows side. Check out Xandros Linux - it is easy enough for anyone to use. Most of my computers have dual boot - WinXP and Xandros - a menu pops up when turning on the computer. If windows is not actively chosen, the computer goes into Linux.

www.xandros.com

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by brain_cramps on Jan 27^th, 2005, 9:31am

on 01/27/05 at 02:03:49, athos wrote:

applications were downloaded by my kids that somehow set my security prefs in IE to zero.

I'd be curious WHAT they were downloading... :o

grant

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by vig on Jan 27^th, 2005, 9:33am

bummer bro,
:'(

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by sandie99 on Jan 27^th, 2005, 10:17am

My deepest sympathies.... [smiley=hug.gif]

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by floridian on Jan 27^th, 2005, 11:46am

on 01/27/05 at 09:31:47, brain_cramps wrote:

I'd be curious WHAT they were downloading... :o

grant

There is software that lets you log the keystrokes to keep tabs on the young'uns. 8)

But there are tons of seemingly innocent sites offering kid-games that will install adware and spyware. There are also some webpages that don't require downloads or any end-user agreement to puncture IE and invade your machine.

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by ZAIRA on Jan 27^th, 2005, 12:12pm

Quote:

Lost Everything on my computer

I'm sorry... :'(

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by Kirk on Jan 27^th, 2005, 2:22pm

I do an incremental back up of my ~~p()rn~~ data every evening. Seems to work.

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by the_old_man on Jan 27^th, 2005, 9:39pm

I've started using firefox instead of IE and 99% of my problems have disappeared...no viruses, no hijackers, no problems at all. It's a free download and transfers all your settings from IE so you keep your favs and homepage and everything. If you don't like it, you can go back to IE at any time. I've been using it for about 3 months and have never been happier.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

The Old Man

Title: Re: Lost Everything on my computer
Post by cootie on Jan 27^th, 2005, 11:05pm

I was downloading cool WILDCAT pics for my wallpaper on my desktop and a popup told me I had to download some sort of stupid installer with a familiar name so I checked ok.........."wrong".......bad move !! Trojans and you name it !!!! I wasn't payin attention.....my brouser sucks now.....dunno what is wrong. All web pages look like they were designed by second graders. Huge letters and blan.....can't use cool stationery anymore in email (outlook) or apply colors to type or anything now....lot of blackgrounds are jus white on web pages and too big of letters and have tried everything to fix it. (even talked to tech support) Even reinstalled IE 6 but is the same. Found anouther brouser (Advanced brouser it's called ?) and is the same but bit faster. Firefox, Mozilla and Opera were slower then shit. My antivirus became uncomapatible and can't recieve this years subscription I bought online......arghhhh !! Can anyone get linux ? I have windows XP.....wonder if it would help me too ? Brouseless brouser Pam

Edit: cuz my spelling sucks....alot of things suck these days !!!!