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My comp got hacked
Staaf:
--- Quote from: Viashino Cutthroat on February 17, 2009, 01:43:55 pm ---Yes and no. You'll still be on Windows, and you'll still be running without a firewall, and you'll still be dumb and eating candy given to you by strangers.
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obviously
--- Quote ---Anything is possible once you lose control of your machine, but if you only have normal data (e.g., pictures of cats and Lawrence Welk MP3s) on the other partitions, you are probably okay to keep them. Any software should be re-installed though.
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ok thanks for the help.
steven_m64:
a clean install of windows after backing up some of the files you want to keep and just after windows install a good free anti-virus such as AVG free edition and a free firewall such as zonealarm or comodo.
then make sure you don't fall for any tricks from people again.
it would also be a smart idea to change all passwords for all Internet accounts you have on a clean pc.
Staaf:
--- Quote from: steven_m64 on February 17, 2009, 01:52:49 pm ---
then make sure you don't fall for any tricks from people again.
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yeh tanks, im usually very cautious with anything anyone ever sends, i feel like such a douche. anyways i'm gonna do the reïnstall now (crosses fingers)
VC:
+1 for properly spelling reïnstall.
Staaf:
--- Quote from: Viashino Cutthroat on February 17, 2009, 02:09:52 pm ---+1 for properly spelling reïnstall.
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thank you kindly ;D
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