[SwaveMember]

I have a virus, to get rid of it, I have to delete everything on my computer, my pictures and downloads I can save on a disk, will my account here and elsewhere be deleted??? Will my settings be removed??? Will any pics or vids I have uploaded to Youtube or Imageshack be deleted???Wiping my computer Friday, I need an answer tonight or tomorrow

[Sub-Terra DudeMember]

Your accounts will be fine, your videos and pictures will be fine. But what do you mean by settings?

[SwaveMember]

Like my age and stuff like that

[pudderMember]

Everything on your profile is saved into a database thats on this site. Your accounts on YT and IS as well as here will be unaffected.

[SwaveMember]

Everything on your profile is saved into a database thats on this site. Your accounts on YT and IS as well as here will be unaffected.

That's what I thought, but paranoia got the best of me

[SwaveMember]

Oh crap I tried to upload a vid with the virus in my computer, when I go to upload the vid after the virus is gone, could it put the viurs back in my computer???

[pudderMember]

No. It is 100% impossible to get a virus from uploading something. All you are doing is taking a file off your computer and putting it onto a website. You are not adding a file to your comp.Now if the selected file is downloaded (I.E through a YT downloader) then it could infect another person's comp. I suggest scanning all your files just in case as it is illegal to knowlingly let a virus onto the internet.

[SwaveMember]

No. It is 100% impossible to get a virus from uploading something. All you are doing is taking a file off your computer and putting it onto a website. You are not adding a file to your comp.Now if the selected file is downloaded (I.E through a YT downloader) then it could infect another person's comp. I suggest scanning all your files just in case as it is illegal to knowlingly let a virus onto the internet.

No I mean when I do try to upload it, could my Memory Card with the file to upload, could have contracted the virus while it was plugged in my computer, and I when I put the MC back into my computer, could it give the virus back

[pudderMember]

It may be possible but viruses are usually trigger based

[Shedinja123Member]

Glad to know that I'm no the only one with computer problems. My computer is about to literally explode. Thus I have to resort to my wii for now. Man stupid viruses.

[SwaveMember]

Pormo/ED pop virus, omg their hasn't been a pop up in a looooooooooong time now!

[pudderMember]

It shouldnt be on your memory card then. Unless you have like any cookies on the card (not sure if thats possible…) Heres my suggestion: Take the card/flash drive or whatever it is and put it into a noninfected comp. Then proceed to scan every file on the disk with your best anti viral software. If its not clean it will tell you the infected files name and kill it for you. If it is clean then you have nothing to worry about.

[SwaveMember]

I don't have any anti viral software, it expired without me knowing and I didn't realize it until I had a virus, will get some though after I get rid of the virus

[pudderMember]

McAfee is the way to go. It does slow scans but is very picky. If you have a virus, McAfee will tell you. I personally don't use antiviral software. I do manual scans once every two months. I haven't ever had a virus though as all my firewalls and security software are custom built by me and I just happen to be a bit of a perfecionist.

[SwaveMember]

mcAfee is what I had before, but then it went out of business or something, and the only thing I could find was the At&t security suite, which I hate, and expired when when it's not supposed to, but McAfee came back and that's what I was going to get, and I'm locking this topic becaue I have all wof what I need to know, I'll unlock if something else comes up

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