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Originally Posted by GR8 WHITE
Whatever it was, it downloaded over 11,841 files into my computer as well as the VUNDOO Virus, to include something like 8000+ spyware...all at once. It was a nightmare. But the nightmare has ended through reformatting the computer. : (
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Yeah, once that happens, the best thing to safely do is reformat it and reinstall.
I humbly submit that the problem was most likely pilot error. I'm honestly not saying that to be mean. My point is that there are a million ways for such a thing to happen, and you don't even have to be doing anything illegal, immoral, or fattening to run into problems (although certain things are surely more dangerous than others). Ultimately, the only real defense is understanding; no system can ever be created to protect against operator error, and a computer is a very, very complex system - many orders of magnitude more complex than most people even realize. So in the end, yes, you can reduce your risk by a learning a few obvious things such as "don't run an executable that's claiming itself to be a music file". But there will always be both technical and social engineering ways for someone to jack your system *unless* you learn enough about how it works to not fall prey to them.
Just my $0.02. Glad you got your system back.
