Computer woes

[formariz 12,038]

Just got my computer back today. Last week before the show while searching for information on a Snapper lawn mower and clicking on such site with it, Firefox browser immediately started opening hundreds of windows. Everything in browser got changed to Russian. Trojans bypassed virus programs and even after many scans virus programs were unable to delete it. Everything was quarantined with the exception of three items and upon reboot all malware and Trojans reestablished themselves back into computer. Never had anything like this happen before.

[wallfish 17,973]

That sucks. It's kind of like loosing your wallet whereas it's not the end of the world but it's a real pain in the a--

[oldredrider 2,553]

Dang Cas, you just can't catch a break. Hope you can get it straightened out.

[formariz 12,038]

Time will tell now.$170.00 later it seems fine for now. Also installed new antivirus program, Bit defender which seems to have a good reputation and reviews. It actually detected another Trojan and cleaned it. That is after the $170.00.It seems that many of these Trojans reinstall themselves since they are in the root files.

[bc.gold 3,406]

1 hour ago, formariz said:

Just got my computer back today. Last week before the show while searching for information on a Snapper lawn mower and clicking on such site with it, Firefox browser immediately started opening hundreds of windows. Everything in browser got changed to Russian. Trojans bypassed virus programs and even after many scans virus programs were unable to delete it. Everything was quarantined with the exception of three items and upon reboot all malware and Trojans reestablished themselves back into computer. Never had anything like this happen before.

 

May as well blame the Russians  for your computer hack, everyone else does.

 

 

[formariz 12,038]

Just now, bcgold said:

May as well blame the Russians  for your computer hack, everyone else does.

 

Virus did change everything to Russian. Should have been a Portuguese virus and I would have been able to live with it.

[bc.gold 3,406]

3 minutes ago, formariz said:

Virus did change everything to Russian. Should have been a Portuguese virus and I would have been able to live with it.

 

 

Pick one then your problems are over, https://distrowatch.com/

 

Rank	Distribution	HPD*
1	MX Linux	4645
2	Manjaro	3218
3	Mint	2047
4	elementary	1524
5	Ubuntu	1493
6	Debian	1308
7	Solus	1073
8	Fedora	1039
9	openSUSE	874
10	Zorin	806
11	deepin	767
12	antiX	697
13	ReactOS	627
14	KDE neon	598
15	CentOS	597
16	Arch	577
17	ArcoLinux	568
18	PCLinuxOS	500
19	Parrot	485
20	Kali	481
21	Lite	427
22	Mageia	422
23	Puppy	400
24	Lubuntu	396
25	Peppermint	392
26	Pop!_OS	371
27	FreeBSD	363
28	Alpine	338
29	SparkyLinux	336
30	SmartOS	333
31	Tails	333
32	Slackware	330
33	Ubuntu Kylin	314
34	Xubuntu	312
35	Ubuntu MATE	310
36	Q4OS	295
37	Archman	289
38	Endless	274
39	Kubuntu	271
40	Red Hat	251
41	Nitrux	250
42	Kodachi	249
43	Netrunner	248
44	OpenMandriva	244
45	Void	241
46	Gentoo	239
47	4MLinux	238
48	Voyager	237
49	GhostBSD	231
50	ClearOS	223
51	Ultimate	213
52	TrueOS	209
53	Android-x86	207
54	ArchBang	201
55	Bluestar	199
56	KaOS	198
57	Devuan	197
58	Trident	196
59	Septor	193
60	Fatdog64	188
61	ROSA	187
62	Sabayon	187
63	Bodhi	185
64	DragonFly	185
65	Condres	182
66	Feren	179
67	Slax	178
68	Chakra	176
69	Ubuntu Budgie	174
70	KNOPPIX	172
71	ArchLabs	167
72	LXLE	167
73	NixOS	165
74	BackBox	164
75	Ubuntu Studio	163
76	NuTyX	162
77	ExTiX	161
78	MakuluLinux	160
79	Emmabuntüs	159
80	SwagArch	158
81	Robolinux	156
82	BlackArch	155
83	Qubes	153
84	Clonezilla	152
85	OpenBSD	148
86	Tiny Core	147
87	NomadBSD	144
88	Artix	140
89	LibreELEC	140
90	SteamOS	137
91	Haiku	135
92	Trisquel	135
93	Oracle	134
94	Vector	134
95	AV Linux	133
96	Calculate	130
97	BunsenLabs	128
98	Elive	127
99	HardenedBSD	125

[peter lena 9,225]

used to have to get my puter tuned up, since getting NORTON 360 , and a malware counter site, THAT I REGULARLY USE , NO MORE ISSUES. you have to realize that everything today is open to get infected on line. you have to run your security and clean up anything that has found your site. i usually run it every wk to 10 days , my puter is much happier , don,t let the malware build up, stay after it , pete

[formariz 12,038]

On 6/26/2019 at 7:36 AM, peter lena said:

used to have to get my puter tuned up, since getting NORTON 360 , and a malware counter site, THAT I REGULARLY USE , NO MORE ISSUES. you have to realize that everything today is open to get infected on line. you have to run your security and clean up anything that has found your site. i usually run it every wk to 10 days , my puter is much happier , don,t let the malware build up, stay after it , pete

I pretty much always did the same, however this time the virus was able to bypass all the safeguards I had. I was told by tech that it pretty much is the most devastating form of malware out there, and that it is sort of an evolving thing that knows how to defend itself and stay hidden with no sign until the opportunity presents itself to strike.

[nylyon-(Admin) 7,878]

It's really important now a days to be sure that you have good backups too.  The worst kind of virus out there is ransomware where in the background it encrypts your files, then days / weeks / months later it decides it's time to get you to pay and pops up a message to pay them otherwise your files will remain encrypted and you'll not have access to them.  Keep good backups!

[bc.gold 3,406]

How to log straight into win 10.

 

By default, Windows 10 displays a Logon Screen requesting that you enter a password before it will finish booting up into Windows, and it will display this screen even if you haven’t created a password for your user account.

Dealing with the Logon Screen can be an unnecessary annoyance if you know you are the only person that will ever have access to your computer.

Luckily, Microsoft made it fairly easy to configure Windows 10 to skip the Logon Screen and have the machine boot straight to the Desktop. Here’s how: 

Note: If your computer has more than one user account AND you aren’t the only person who uses this machine, you might want to carefully consider whether you really want to disable the Logon Screen.

If you decide that you indeed want to disable the Logon Screen, continue with step 1 below…

1 – Press the Windows+R key combination to open a “Run” box.

2 – Type (or copy and paste) netplwiz into the Run box, then press the Enter key. The “User Accounts” dialog box will open.

3 – Click on your user name to select it, then uncheck the box beside Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.

4 – Click Apply. The “Automatically sign in” dialog box will open.

5 – If this account has a password assigned to it, type the password into both of the password fields. If the account doesn’t have a password, simply skip this step.

6 – Click OK, then click OK again.

Note: If your computer has more than one user account, you’ll need to repeat this procedure for each of the remaining users that wish to bypass the Logon Screen.

If none of the user accounts are set to require a password in order to boot into Windows, the system will automatically log into the account that was active when the machine was last shut down.

In that case if a different user wants to log into their account they’ll have to press the Windows+L key combination to exit the current account and log into theirs..

That’s all there is to it. After you have completed the steps listed above your computer will skip the Logon Screen and boot straight into Windows (shaving a bit off your PC’s boot time).

 

[nyquil junkie 225]

I suffered from Microsoft poisoning for decades.  Linux Mint cured my disease.

 

I used to fix everyones computers, who know me.  All microsnot systems. 99% of them were software faults failures and issues. Now they call, I say "are you running windows? If so I can't help you.  I can wipe it clean and put Linux on it and cure your problems but thats it"

 

Nobody ever takes me up on my offer. Its like they enjoy pain and suffering.

Edited March 4, 2021 by nyquil junkie

[bc.gold 3,406]

On 3/4/2021 at 11:43 AM, nyquil junkie said:

I suffered from Microsoft poisoning for decades.

 

How can the wealthiest company in the world remain as the biggest screw up.

 

Half hour Win 10 update this morning and now the OS no longer recognizes my Samsung camera. Probably more surprises waiting to be discovered.

Edited March 30, 2021 by bcgold

[bc.gold 3,406]

On 6/25/2019 at 6:06 PM, formariz said:

Just got my computer back today. Last week before the show while searching for information on a Snapper lawn mower and clicking on such site with it, Firefox browser immediately started opening hundreds of windows. Everything in browser got changed to Russian. Trojans bypassed virus programs and even after many scans virus programs were unable to delete it. Everything was quarantined with the exception of three items and upon reboot all malware and Trojans reestablished themselves back into computer. Never had anything like this happen before.

 

Terminate and stay resident virus, if it has not written itself to the boot sector removing the bios battery for a couple of seconds will get rid of the persistence, TSR probably injected itself onto your computer  from an infected web site.

 

Mature adult entertainment sites were popular target sites to inject malicious code.

 

Used to my favorite site, Astalavista.

 

What is Astalavista.box.sk? Astalavista.box.sk is one of the Web's most popular and primary destinations for hackers and security experts in the World since 1994 and is also known as the original search engine for hackers circa the 90's and continues to attract thousands of loyal and long-time visitors across the globe on a daily basis.

Edited March 30, 2021 by bcgold

[8ntruck 7,732]

 @bcgold - "pick one and your problems are over".  This is a list of what - anti-virus software, operating systems, viruses? 

 

My hands on working knowledge of operating systems ended with a 4140 IBM mainframe and Fortran IV.  I never had the need to learn about the working guts of the current PC's. 

[Handy Don 13,877]

13 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

and Fortran IV. 

Made some nice pocket change helping fellow students debug their Fortran programs while I was in college. I learned last year that an enhanced Fortran is still the language of choice for many atmospheric modeling programs (i.e. the things that forecast weather). Seems current versions of the language compile into extremely efficient code.

[bc.gold 3,406]

2 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

 @bcgold - "pick one and your problems are over".  This is a list of what - anti-virus software, operating systems, viruses? 

 

My hands on working knowledge of operating systems ended with a 4140 IBM mainframe and Fortran IV.  I never had the need to learn about the working guts of the current PC's. 

 

How many dumb terminals were connected to the 4140.

[8ntruck 7,732]

13 hours ago, bcgold said:

 

How many dumb terminals were connected to the 4140.

This was running the CADAM drafting system.  I think we had 3 or 4 video processors, each driving two work stations connected to the mainframe along with 3 or 4 dumb terminals.  Also had the standard printer, plotter, card reader, modem (a 9600 baud hot rod!), and tape deck. Our IBM rep. described the system as a dozen screens hooked up to a hand calculator.  The mainframe was pretty much maxed out on cpu cycles.

 

That list of yours - those are anti-virus software?

[bc.gold 3,406]

3 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

That list of yours - those are anti-virus software?

 

It's a list of Linux variations built on the same kernel.

 

Appears that Asus the manufacture has employed Bitlocker, the boot sector is encrypted with a key stored on Bitlocker a Microsoft based cloud service. This encrypted key is preventing me from removing Win 10 then installing Linux.

 

The cure,replace the SSD.

 

Deploy and manage Bitlocker and FileVault in a single console. Real-Time Laptop Tracking. RemoteKill®. Mobile Device Management.

[bc.gold 3,406]

4 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

This was running the CADAM drafting system.  I think we had 3 or 4 video processors, each driving two work stations connected to the mainframe along with 3 or 4 dumb terminals.  Also had the standard printer, plotter, card reader, modem (a 9600 baud hot rod!), and tape deck. Our IBM rep. described the system as a dozen screens hooked up to a hand calculator.  The mainframe was pretty much maxed out on cpu cycles.

 

That list of yours - those are anti-virus software?

 

When old computers were abundant a Linux operating system was developed to use the mother boards arranged in a cluster, this small cube cluster below probably out performed your old IBM mainframe.

 

Google for economics uses a cluster and not mainframe.