Comments on: I Got God Damned Malware

By: yourlocalloser

yourlocalloser — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:11:38 +0000

YEAH. I got the same lame problem too. ‘Cept sometimes my computer doesn’t even boot up now. I’m going to try to re-install my winXP. Luckily I have everything I need on a second HD.

BTW. Anybody know if when I re-install onto my main HD, should I leave my second HD detatched, and then attatch it after everything his all set? Or does it matter? I’ve done re-installs before but never with 2 HDs.

By: Aviraldg

Aviraldg — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:35:52 +0000

I experienced something similar recently. While looking for a anonymous proxy , I stumbled upon a toolbar in explorer that I hadn’t seen before. A virus scan toolbar. Wait, this wasn’t explorer [b]it was a ditto image of explorer in chrome[/b] that yelled out loud that my box had a virus and I needed to install their “antivius”[sic] software to remove it… This is quite scary – I can imagine a less experienced computer (like my mom) user to fall for it and install the great antivius software.

By: Hockeyflyers

Hockeyflyers — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:52:33 +0000

Wow I would have never thought of that. Maybe you’re right…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:19:05 +0000

I had this same malware problem. Like you I did some research ind found that i should try out Anti-Malware by Malware Bytes, and it worked. My computer was back to just how it was. I kind of makes you think, if that program is the only one that can get rid of that malware, maybe they’re just the same company trying to get more publicity and money.

By: xot

xot — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:57:18 +0000

The “Aw, snap!” error page always brings a smile to my face. I went through something very much like this a few months ago after years of prideful folly. Watch out for those “blocked” pop-ups in Chrome, they load in the background.

By: FredFredrickson

FredFredrickson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:03:42 +0000

Yeah, you’re right – the newest version is not beta. The version I had on my computer, however, was the original (and very beta) launch version.

Before Chrome was released, I was excited about their presentation that showed each tab being independent of the whole program, so you could close a problem tab without losing your entire browser. In practice though, I’ve rarely had an instance where one tab has stopped responding and I have been able to close it and have the rest of the tabs survive. Usually, if one goes down, the entire program locks up.

That might be better in the newer version though. Once I’ve gotten over my new found fear of Chrome, I’ll have to give it a shot again.

By: Polystyrene Man

Polystyrene Man — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:32:30 +0000

I remember when I first got Google Chrome I made it my mission to crash a tab just so I could see the “Aw Snap!” image.

…pretty sure it’s not in beta anymore, by the way.

By: FredFredrickson

FredFredrickson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:44:23 +0000

I got too busy for the holidays, and wasn’t able to get it past the simple engine stage it’s in now.

I’ll probably release the executable / source soon – since I had to re-install everything on my computer, I’ve been holding off on digging up my old copies of Photoshop and Illustrator because I am thinking about buying the Premium Production package Adobe has… and I need Photoshop to edit pics for my blog.

By: Dmaster270

Dmaster270 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:00:05 +0000

Whatever happened to your Comp04 entry?

By: FredFredrickson

FredFredrickson — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:09:07 +0000

Noted and corrected – thanks for letting me know. I’ve added a link to your site too, if that’s alright.