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So, my computer got a huuuge virus. It infected our entire registry and eventually erased the hard drive and I lost all my files. This is the third time it's happened to me. I was actually in the middle of backing up my files, so don't tell me to do that. I can re-import all the music I had (I have most of the CDs and I'll borrow the rest from friends) and all I lost were all my saved AIM chats.
The comouter guy said AIM lets in certain viruses, but I really doubt that being signed on for about three hours a day allowed someone to hack my computer to the point of having NO hard drive left whatsoever. I know you can get those "annoyance" viruses that send messages to your whole buddy list, but nothing this serious
My dad continues to blame me for all these problems, and I'll admit that it's partially my fault (www.lyricsspot.com got hacked or whatever, and I got a Trojan from it, but I erased it compeltely before it infected the computer). However, he's left his email open, and I've seen his internet history. He goes on dating sites, "friend" sites, et cetera. I know he's not getting these by accident because he even has an account. I've gotten popups from the same site, and it's not the kind of thing I should be seeing, put it that way. I'm pretty sure we got the virus that destroyed our computer (for the THIRD TIME!!!) from one of these sites.
So I guess this is sort of a two-part question- what virus was this and HOW DID IT GET IN??? we have firewalls, I do three virus scans twice a day, and the worst site I go on is myspace!! Also, is there a way to approach my dad about this without him accusing me of spying on him?
Sorry it's so long (and the two questions are related so I didn't know how to separate them) but any help is much appreciated! (link)
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Well, first off, how do you know that your data is 'destroyed', what caused you to believe that you had a virus? What was it that happened? You failed to tell us what virus scanner you were using. You also need to be running anti-spyware of some sort. I recommend the free and powerful 'spybot search and destroy' (links at the bottom). As for your lost data, it's most likely not due to a virus. Viruses aren't usually written to 'destroy your HD'. You said you were backing up your data, how were you doing this?
Do you use Internet Explorer? Run firefox, some people will argue against this, but I like it, so run it... Next, what is it that you download? Is your version of XP up to date? Auto-update?
I need more information before I can assess the situation...
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Spybot_Search_and_Destroy/1043809773/1
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I added more info. The guy who checked out the computer said my data was gone, but the folders were still there. So I'm really confused (not to mention mad) I was using CD-Rs to back up my data (it was all pictures and music. But the pictures I still have on SD cards, so no family memories lost, thankfully!!)
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