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RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Calabrese - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 06:32 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Mm... Been a long time since I've done something this stupid. We've all been there, done that. Just pray you caught all the nasties before they digged in, and still, it's a good time to check you have a safe backup of all your stuff... because if something actualy ugly dug in, your best bet is to format the fuck out of your hard drive. Protip: Never. EVER. Use a downloader. Try not to even use the official ones for software; if at all possible, always download the "full"/"offline" installer versions, the ones that weigh a bit more than a couple KB. Installers and downloaders are fucking evil. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Jim_Clonk - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 06:32 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Mm... Been a long time since I've done something this stupid. >>Calls you an idiot for ever trusting a third-party download ever. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Surge - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 06:40 AM)Calabrese Wrote:....I have been using fucking pirate installers for months and haven't gotten anything....I feel lucky.(07-26-2015, 06:32 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Mm... Been a long time since I've done something this stupid. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Jim_Clonk - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 06:46 AM)Surge Wrote:(07-26-2015, 06:40 AM)Calabrese Wrote: We've all been there, done that. Just pray you caught all the nasties before they digged in, and still, it's a good time to check you have a safe backup of all your stuff... because if something actualy ugly dug in, your best bet is to format the fuck out of your hard drive.....I have been using fucking pirate installers for months and haven't gotten anything....I feel lucky. Well, pirates are the good guys most of the time. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Shaadaris - 07-26-2015 On a higher note: Shopkeemote V2! With more frame and better! On the downside it's 21.0KB, meaning I need to drop exactly 1 KB somewhere. (07-26-2015, 06:40 AM)Calabrese Wrote:(07-26-2015, 06:32 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Mm... Been a long time since I've done something this stupid. Yeah, I know... I was put off guard by the site being so popular though. Do you think a full system scan with Avast would be able to root out everything? (assuming there is more, though judging by the quality of the things it blocked, there wouldn't be anything too serious... hopefully.) I hope so because there's no way I can back up everything on this computer in any reasonable amount of time... Not to mention I don't have the right software to unlock my external hard drive on this comp so I can't right now in the first place. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Jim_Clonk - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 06:50 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: On a higher note: Malewarebytes Anti-Maleware if you really want to make sure. EDIT: Just so you don't end up on the wrong site again: https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/ RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Shaadaris - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 06:58 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote:(07-26-2015, 06:50 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: On a higher note: Oh come on I'm not that stupid. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Jim_Clonk - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:02 AM)Shaadaris Wrote:(07-26-2015, 06:58 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: Malewarebytes Anti-Maleware if you really want to make sure. But it's possible that your computer is. Also, just because I'm curious, what ROM did you try to download and from where? RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Shaadaris - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:05 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:02 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Oh come on I'm not that stupid. Final Fantasy 12 (my favorite in the series) and the DO NOT USE THIS SITE site is coolrom.com or was it .net? I don't recall. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Jim_Clonk - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:18 AM)Shaadaris Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:05 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: But it's possible that your computer is. So it's Coolrom. that explains why it's so popular. It used to be one of the best rom sites. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Shaadaris - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:21 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:18 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Final Fantasy 12 (my favorite in the series) and the DO NOT USE THIS SITE site is coolrom.com or was it .net? I don't recall. So I've heard. But now it's a den of adware and malware for those unaware. ...Sorry, I couldn't help it. Anyway, MalwareBytes found a whopping 19 problems which hilariously enough mostly were made to target chrome (I don't even have it installed, Firefox all the way.) So that's done. Now to run a full system scan with Avast and be very sad because this will take ages and hog my entire system for hours ._. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Calabrese - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 06:46 AM)Surge Wrote:(07-26-2015, 06:40 AM)Calabrese Wrote: We've all been there, done that. Just pray you caught all the nasties before they digged in, and still, it's a good time to check you have a safe backup of all your stuff... because if something actualy ugly dug in, your best bet is to format the fuck out of your hard drive.....I have been using fucking pirate installers for months and haven't gotten anything....I feel lucky. Ironically enough, pirate installers and cracks are usually the least malicious, though I have seen a few ones that were certainly dirty. After a while you learn to recognize the fishy smell no matter where the software cam from. (07-26-2015, 06:50 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Yeah, I know... I was put off guard by the site being so popular though. Yeah, popularity isn't really any indication. Cnet is really popular, or used to be, and I got tired of their installers coming with adware and malware... at one point I thought "this can't be for real, so much crap from a big site? Maybe it's a false positive?" No, it wasn't. And I wouldn't trust even a full scan with avast or MalwareBytes to root out absolutely everything once it's in. Admittedly, I'm a bit paranoid, but I know from experience the worst malware often messes with antivirus and antimalware software itself. In the old days it was pretty dumb, it was readily evident your antivirus had suddenly stopped working, but I don't think nowadays people are so obvious. The only perfect defense is preventing that kind of thing from getting installed in the first place... and you know not everyone is 100% safe, so. In any case, this is just from my own experience, I'm not the most knowledgeable person around, just an old tinkery user. Do run those full scans just in case, and keep an eye out for weird things like lots of files missing or being moved, spontaneous restarts, that kind of thing. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Jim_Clonk - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:26 AM)Shaadaris Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:21 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: So it's Coolrom. that explains why it's so popular. It used to be one of the best rom sites. Was that a complete scan or just a threat scan? RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Shaadaris - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:31 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:26 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: So I've heard. But now it's a den of adware and malware for those unaware. Eh? It said the threat scan was the best scan. There's no "complete scan" option and the custom scan's only difference is that I can select to check for rootkits... Hm, I guess I'll run that and see. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Jim_Clonk - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:36 AM)Shaadaris Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:31 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: Was that a complete scan or just a threat scan? Full scan is custom scan and then select every connected drive and all options. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Shaadaris - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:37 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:36 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Eh? It said the threat scan was the best scan. Okay, running it now. Also this is really annoying me... It's "start with windows" option is checked by default and changing it is premium only. Seriously? Yay, more things running in the background I don't want to run in the background all the time. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Surge - 07-26-2015 OBSIDIAN YOU CUNTS YOU MADE THE T-72 TOUGHER THAN A T-90 RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - SilverOtter - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:18 AM)Shaadaris Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:05 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: But it's possible that your computer is. I remember that site having clean, direct downloads, although it did get hit by a Nintendo C&D. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - Jim_Clonk - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:46 AM)Shaadaris Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:37 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: Full scan is custom scan and then select every connected drive and all options. I think it doesn't actually do that because the background scan already is a premium feature. (07-26-2015, 07:48 AM)SilverOtter Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:18 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Final Fantasy 12 (my favorite in the series) and the DO NOT USE THIS SITE site is coolrom.com or was it .net? I don't recall. It still does. They just hid it. RE: Avali Nexus Forums 2: Back with a vengeance - SilverOtter - 07-26-2015 (07-26-2015, 07:53 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote:(07-26-2015, 07:46 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: Okay, running it now. Oh, yeah. I've completely forgotten how it looked now... Although I remember only the queue downloads shoving you down the shit-tube. Did they really just move it and replace it with a modified queue-link? |