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Principia Discordia => Apple Talk => Topic started by: Suu on December 05, 2010, 03:27:45 PM

Title: Fucking virus!
Post by: Suu on December 05, 2010, 03:27:45 PM
Anyone know how to get rid of hotfix.exe? My finals depend on it.
Title: Fucking virus!
Post by: Suu on December 05, 2010, 03:28:46 PM
And no Linuxfags allowed!
Title: Re: Fucking virus!
Post by: Madi on December 05, 2010, 03:54:15 PM
See if any of the suggestions on this forum thread help:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=65312.0 (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=65312.0)
Title: Fucking virus!
Post by: Suu on December 05, 2010, 04:09:54 PM
I cant load it on my phone.
Title: Re: Fucking virus!
Post by: Richter on December 05, 2010, 04:29:36 PM
Found one site that recommends opening Windows in Safe Mode, CTRL ALT DEL to end the Hotfix.exe process, then removing it from the registry.
http://security-wire.com/tag/get-rid-of-hotfix-exe-virus
Title: Re:
Post by: Suu on December 05, 2010, 05:26:47 PM
I tried that. Even went into dos. The process won't let task manager load.
Title: Re:
Post by: Suu on December 05, 2010, 05:53:24 PM
For those that want to do more research. Its called ThinkPoint.

Either way I'm having a friend come in on remote access in a bit.
Title: Re: Fucking virus!
Post by: Suu on December 05, 2010, 08:58:00 PM
All gone.

Phew.

Way to scare the SHIT out of me the week of finals.
Title: Re: Fucking virus!
Post by: the last yatto on December 05, 2010, 10:42:27 PM
Quote from: Suu on December 05, 2010, 03:28:46 PM
And no Linuxfags allowed!

You know if you were using an android tablet, that this might have not happened? :D
Title: Re: Fucking virus!
Post by: Bruno on December 06, 2010, 03:49:47 AM
I like the new bootable AVG.

http://www.avg.com/ww-en/avg-rescue-cd
Title: Re: Fucking virus!
Post by: Lies on December 06, 2010, 10:09:24 AM
This thread disappointed me, I thought some new virus was discovered that makes you incredibly horny and sick. 
Title: Re: Fucking virus!
Post by: the last yatto on December 06, 2010, 07:14:45 PM
Spanish flu?
Title: Re: Fucking virus!
Post by: Jasper on December 06, 2010, 07:33:07 PM
Quote from: Lysergic on December 06, 2010, 10:09:24 AM
This thread disappointed me, I thought some new virus was discovered that makes you incredibly horny and sick. 

There is.  You get it from your parents.  It's called DNA or something.
Title: Re: Fucking virus!
Post by: the last yatto on December 07, 2010, 08:52:59 AM
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af256/yattoksc/IMAG0266.jpg)

The pointy stick that comes with it, sucks, but that's easily solved