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  1. Matt Matt

    Dear Windows: if I use system restore one time to fix a virus, that is not your cue to install a million updates every time you shut down.

    Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:35:48 UTC from web
    1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

      @zeldatra Then stop getting viruses

      Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:36:15 UTC from web
      1. Matt Matt

        @abigpony This wasnt even a huge virus either. It was a tiny virus which played random ads on my desktop.

        Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:37:59 UTC from web
        1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

          @zeldatra Well don't download viruses. it's that easy.

          Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:40:07 UTC from web
          1. Matt Matt

            @abigpony But this ad says that "Virus.exe" can help me organize my files!

            Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:42:08 UTC from web
            1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

              @zeldatra Stop this madness.

              Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:42:30 UTC from web
              1. Matt Matt

                @abigpony Norton says "Virus.exe" comes from an untrustworthy source. Thats ok, I trust it.

                Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:43:30 UTC from web
                1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                  @zeldatra Nortons actually does that quite a bit honestly.

                  Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:51:24 UTC from web
                2. Scribus Scribus

                  @zeldatra It's like, if you don't trust the source, how can you expect the source to trust you?

                  Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:53:06 UTC from MuSTArDroid
            2. tekkdan tekkdan

              @zeldatra I'm the 1000000th visitor, and the ad is flashing, I must click on it!

              Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:43:19 UTC from web
              1. Matt Matt

                @tekkdan Wait, I just refreshed, now it says I'm the 100th... Oh well! Free stuff is free stuff!

                Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:44:43 UTC from web
          2. Bit Shift Bit Shift

            @abigpony Straight-up this. If you're using an even halfway modern browser, and on a system that's up to date, there are very few ways you can be infected other than clicking on something you shouldn't.

            Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:44:13 UTC from web
            1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

              @bitshift Tell that to PinkiePie.

              Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:45:54 UTC from web
            2. Matt Matt

              @bitshift Just remember that I have a little sister who downloads anything that looks cool. Like stupid ****ing mouse cursors.

              Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:46:28 UTC from web
              1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

                @zeldatra Oh my god lock her out of the computer D:

                Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:46:55 UTC from web
              2. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                @zeldatra Have separate user accounts for each family member.

                Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:46:59 UTC from web
                1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

                  @redenchilada ... Separate OSs

                  Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:47:36 UTC from web
                  1. Scribus Scribus

                    @minti I have a "Linux Journal" that goes over setting up a bunch of server machines and using one terminal to get into all of them so you can just be like "keystroke, BAM! Mac OS X. BAM! Linux. BAM! Windows" etc.... Always kinda wanted to set it up.

                    Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:50:58 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                2. Matt Matt

                  @redenchilada Already on it, you gotta use a password to install anything now.

                  Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:47:41 UTC from web
                  1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                    @zeldatra Good.

                    Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:47:56 UTC from web
              3. tekkdan tekkdan

                @zeldatra Look! It's Smiley Central. MUST DOWNLOAD.

                Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:48:05 UTC from web
    2. Stumperman Stumperman

      @zeldatra What in the world are you downloading.

      Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:36:43 UTC from web
      1. Matt Matt

        @stumpy Blender. ****ing Blender was the last thing I remember downloading before I got the virus. To this day I don't trust any 3D animation programs.

        Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:39:24 UTC from web
        1. tekkdan tekkdan

          @zeldatra Blender? How did you get a virus from that?

          Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:40:01 UTC from web
          1. Matt Matt

            @tekkdan I don't know. Maybe it wasn't blender. Maybe it was just an advertisement on some website which was funneling adware into my computer.

            Sunday, 14-Oct-12 02:40:45 UTC from web