Kensh
Alright, so what happened was I downloaded Java (please don't tell me that I should have read the info, I did I just didn't think that it would be that bad), and I got these Ask.com update stuff, and it is incredibly frequent. I even click yes to the update, but it appears as if nothing has happened. I then try to delete it, and it gives me an error message (Error 2738.Could not access VBScript run time for custom action .) that I have been scouring the internet for the answer to. I already went to the Command prompt as well, and that has not worked. Someone please give me an answer! It really bothers me! 10 points!
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Have you tried: Start/Control Panel/Programs and features. Locate Ask and "Uninstall" it. After that you may need to enter the Registry and delete any file or folder pertaining to this site. Make sure to export a copy of the Registry before make any changes to the Registry.
Have you tried: Start/Control Panel/Programs and features. Locate Ask and "Uninstall" it. After that you may need to enter the Registry and delete any file or folder pertaining to this site. Make sure to export a copy of the Registry before make any changes to the Registry.
how do people create a virus and send it to other computers and steal there information?
dannyj2225
well i read that viruses can go on a computer and then take all your information, but how do they make it or what ever
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suzie, the correct answer is given in my post. And it is NOT dangerous whatsoever. As long as someone isn't dumb enough to give very specific and detailed information, it's all good.
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Having anti-virus software DOES NOT put you at little to no risk of receiving a virus. New virii (plural of "virus") are written each day. If you don't update the AV software, you are already at a high risk.
And it takes VERY LITTLE effort to write a virus. You don't have to know a complicated, low-level programming language, such as C++, to write a harmful virus.
Do you remember the "Melissa" virus, or the "I Love You" virus? They were both written in simple VBScript. They attached theirselves to files with .JPG and .MP3 files, to name a few, and renamed theirselves to something.jpg.vbs.
And since the majority of users hide file extensions for known file types, they would then see the .jpg file, for example, as something.jpg, with the real file being something.jpg.VBS, which is a VBScript file.
The virus would then access the Windows Address Book, attach the original file to the e-mail, write a short message, and send itself to ALL contacts in the address book.
Then you have that many more people who are infected with the same virus.
And if you have a virus, you have a virus. There is no "most virii aren't really viruses" to it. Virii range from simple annoyances to very harmful/damaging scripts/software. Don't let anyone mislead you on that one.
They can easily steal information. They can tap into cookies and other stored files, looking for sensitive and personal information.
They can also create a keylogger as part of the virus. A keylogger monitors all key strokes from the "victim's" keyboard. They then instruct the virus to save the information on the local computer, and the virus e-mails that file to an e-mail address.
Or they could create a simple, custom server software, that receives the file. That's a common way to get saved passwords, credit card info., etc.
Why do you think I NEVER save my passwords? HeHe. Like AIM, Yahoo! Msgr., MSN, Windows Live (TM), etc. Even websites, like Yahoo! for e-mail.
I hope you have a good understanding now. =)
E-mail me at the_dadd_from_tn2005@yahoo.com if you have more questions, or if you want to know anything that shouldn't really be discussed publically. And I DO NOT mean, "Hey, can you give me help writing a virus?" or some shit like that. LoL.
But I can give you some general information.
--EDIT--
suzie, the correct answer is given in my post. And it is NOT dangerous whatsoever. As long as someone isn't dumb enough to give very specific and detailed information, it's all good.
--END EDIT--
Having anti-virus software DOES NOT put you at little to no risk of receiving a virus. New virii (plural of "virus") are written each day. If you don't update the AV software, you are already at a high risk.
And it takes VERY LITTLE effort to write a virus. You don't have to know a complicated, low-level programming language, such as C++, to write a harmful virus.
Do you remember the "Melissa" virus, or the "I Love You" virus? They were both written in simple VBScript. They attached theirselves to files with .JPG and .MP3 files, to name a few, and renamed theirselves to something.jpg.vbs.
And since the majority of users hide file extensions for known file types, they would then see the .jpg file, for example, as something.jpg, with the real file being something.jpg.VBS, which is a VBScript file.
The virus would then access the Windows Address Book, attach the original file to the e-mail, write a short message, and send itself to ALL contacts in the address book.
Then you have that many more people who are infected with the same virus.
And if you have a virus, you have a virus. There is no "most virii aren't really viruses" to it. Virii range from simple annoyances to very harmful/damaging scripts/software. Don't let anyone mislead you on that one.
They can easily steal information. They can tap into cookies and other stored files, looking for sensitive and personal information.
They can also create a keylogger as part of the virus. A keylogger monitors all key strokes from the "victim's" keyboard. They then instruct the virus to save the information on the local computer, and the virus e-mails that file to an e-mail address.
Or they could create a simple, custom server software, that receives the file. That's a common way to get saved passwords, credit card info., etc.
Why do you think I NEVER save my passwords? HeHe. Like AIM, Yahoo! Msgr., MSN, Windows Live (TM), etc. Even websites, like Yahoo! for e-mail.
I hope you have a good understanding now. =)
E-mail me at the_dadd_from_tn2005@yahoo.com if you have more questions, or if you want to know anything that shouldn't really be discussed publically. And I DO NOT mean, "Hey, can you give me help writing a virus?" or some shit like that. LoL.
But I can give you some general information.
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