I think a mod gave me a virus.

[Infidelrbp]

I got a new computer a week ago and i finally got oblivion up and running again.

 

i've not had any problems working vista so far with the game until today. i DLed a few mods and now i get promts to delete my recylcle bin and My computer icons. Makes noises from my cap lock and num lock keys when i press them.

 

Anyone else ever get these problems from DLing any mods.

 

i also don't have any anti virus software. any advise one what i can use to fix this with out doin a full restore, or maybe a free program.

[WoogieMonster]

i've not had any problems working vista so far with the game until today. i DLed a few mods and now i get promts to delete my recylcle bin and My computer icons.

I don't know if that is a virus (very well could be) or if Vista is reacting in a bad way to something you're doing.

 

Makes noises from my cap lock and num lock keys when i press them.

http://txpress.blogspot.com/2007/04/make-w...u-hit-caps.html

 

i also don't have any anti virus software. any advise one what i can use to fix this with out doin a full restore, or maybe a free program.

Are you insane? Fix this now:

http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

[LHammonds]

Anyone else ever get these problems from DLing any mods.

No.

 

i also don't have any anti virus software.

You should not use a computer without one. If you do (including downloading files), you are simply asking for trouble. And at this point, you probably cannot isolate where the virus came from if you do have one. I doubt it was from Oblivion mods though...there would be a hundred posts about it if that were the case and if there was a single report about an infected mod (which could only be if it was compiled into an EXE) then it would be removed from TESNexus immediately (well, hidden first, then confirmed by admin before deletion)

 

Almost all mods uploaded here are contained in archives (.7z, .zip, .rar).

 

The files inside these archives are usually .esp, .nif, .dds, .txt, .wav, .mp3, .jpg

 

Viruses can only spread and infect your computer via executable program files such as .exe, .com, .dll, .vbs

 

So if I were you, I'd take a look at what files you have downloaded and if any of them are executable program files, I recommend you upload them to VirusTotal and have them scanned by over 30 different virus scanners so you will actually have a good idea if a file is infected or not.

 

I also recommend you take steps to protect your PC. Since you have Vista, you might want to check out Avast since it is free for personal use. I set it up for my wife's laptop since Comodo does not yet have a Vista version.

 

LHammonds

[tyreil829]

i use mcafee so its a bit better i pay for mine and it works! its just annoying to use but it gets the job done

 

Carth Onasi

[ihateregisteringeverywhere]

It's better just because you're using it? That's a bit of stretch isn't it?

 

I've tried many AV-es, but concluded that Kasperski is the most profesional product that money can buy.

[Michlo]

It's better just because you're using it? That's a bit of stretch isn't it?

 

I've tried many AV-es, but concluded that Kasperski is the most profesional product that money can buy.

 

Umm and we're supposed to listen to someone who prefers "safe browsing"? What the heck is that anyway?

 

I concur about Avast. I used the free and now paid version and I love it. It has consistently out performed both my old favourite (Norton) and McAfee.

 

I've worked in IT for many years, for what it is worth but even without that, most internet users will tell you the same thing:

 

DO NOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET WITHOUT VIRUS PROTECTION AND AN ANTI-MALWARE/SPYWARE PROGRAM.

 

Cheers.

[myrmaad]

It's better just because you're using it? That's a bit of stretch isn't it?

 

I've tried many AV-es, but concluded that Kasperski is the most profesional product that money can buy.

 

Umm and we're supposed to listen to someone who prefers "safe browsing"? What the heck is that anyway?

 

I concur about Avast. I used the free and now paid version and I love it. It has consistently out performed both my old favourite (Norton) and McAfee.

 

I've worked in IT for many years, for what it is worth but even without that, most internet users will tell you the same thing:

 

DO NOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET WITHOUT VIRUS PROTECTION AND AN ANTI-MALWARE/SPYWARE PROGRAM.

 

Cheers.

 

Avast is good, Kaspersky is better. McAfee and Symantec are both pretty crappy from my perspective. Symantec is resource hog that is ill-mannered and cantankerous. McAfee used to be better but has gone downhill in the last decade.

 

I worked in IT myself for ten years before I went back to school to switch to a career in law. Not that I think that should matter.

[buddah]

I work as a high speed internet/networking technician for a major communications company, you spent money for a new computer and didn't get some kind of virus protection and connected to the internet?

 

Well you get what you ask for, most ISP's have free antivirus/spyware/firewall protection included with your subscription to their services which is usually downloadable, I would look into that as a first option (for support purposes). Regardless, get some protection for your investment before playing a game.

[ihateregisteringeverywhere]

What is safe browsing exactly?

 

I don't realy know. Magic probably.

 

No realy, you're right, no browsing is TRULY safe. Not even with AV software - you still might get to know the latest security threat before your favorite AV company hears about it.

 

Then again the last time I had a virus was 5 months ago.

 

How did I know without an AV soft? The pc behaved awkwardly, it's realy easy to tell if you're not running many programs on the background, found out that rundll was trying to open more than 10 simultaneous TCP/IP connections. Found out that something's scanning the whole ip range on my local network. Used file monitor to find out what was running rundll, deleted the file using the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce registry key.

 

MAGIC.

[nosisab]

What is safe browsing exactly?

 

I don't realy know. Magic probably.

 

No realy, you're right, no browsing is TRULY safe. Not even with AV software - you still might get to know the latest security threat before your favorite AV company hears about it.

 

Then again the last time I had a virus was 5 months ago.

 

How did I know without an AV soft? The pc behaved awkwardly, it's realy easy to tell if you're not running many programs on the background, found out that rundll was trying to open more than 10 simultaneous TCP/IP connections. Found out that something's scanning the whole ip range on my local network. Used file monitor to find out what was running rundll, deleted the file using the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce registry key.

 

MAGIC.

Safe Browsing is an extension from Google that learned from another big software corporation that names are more important than facts. It was renamed to Phishing protection, a more fitting name. It works, mainly, using google enormous history database of potentially insecure sites.

 

No unique security tool must be completely trusted, no firewall, no AV, no rootkit hunters, no malware detectors in general is enough "per si", they must be used in co-working way, covering the gaps each one have.