One of my grand kids downloaded malware about six years ago (XP). ZA caught and blocked it trying to phone home. I cleaned it before it could become established. No infections since.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bitIntel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz2.50 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5
Memory
2.50 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Sound Card
SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VX 1962 wm
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB
McAfee has done a fair decent job of keeping my PC's clean for the past half decade. That or I stopped using winamp at around the same time...
Never had a virus on my linux boxes
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 EnterpriseIntel Pentium Dual E2200 @2.2GHz4GBPalit GForce 9500GT 1GB
Windows 7 = no virus infections; seldom any adware/spyware
Vista = no virus infections; various adware/spyware
Windows XP = no virus infections; a lot adware/spyware
Windows 98 = 1 virus infections which ruined the computer
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate x64AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition @ 3.4GHz (...Corsair CM2X4096-8500C5 (4 X 2GB)XFX Radeon HD 5770 / Diamond Radeon HD 5770 C...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Rig 1
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition @ 3.4GHz (AM2+)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P (AM2+)
Memory
Corsair CM2X4096-8500C5 (4 X 2GB)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 5770 / Diamond Radeon HD 5770 CrossFireX
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DS (PCI)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 932bw+ (3)
Screen Resolution
4320x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 80 GB - Windows 7 System --
WD Caviar Black 1TB - Music, Movies, Vids, Pics --
WD Caviar Black 640GB - User Profiles & Games --
WD My Book 320GB external
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Corsair Hydro Series H50
Keyboard
Logitech Desktop Wave
Mouse
Logitech LX8 Laser
Internet Speed
20 down / 2 up
Other Info
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray / HDDVD combo --
Hauppauge HVR-1250 --
Silverstone MFP-51 --
Logitech Webcam C600
I picked up a virus last week, but Malwarebytes killed it MSE didnt know what to do with it and crashed itself.... to be fair though, thats the first virus I have had since 2003 (XP+IE6) so I cant really complain
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 10 Pro x64Intel Core i5 7400 @ 3.00GHz8GB 2133Mhz DDR4 (OEM supplied)Gygabyte Windforce GTX 1050Ti (Factory Overcl...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Medion Erazer (note to self: insert model number) - with custom additions
1991 - Mac Plus running OS 6.5 (back in the day when Mac's were prong to viruses).
My Computer
At a glance
Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, K...AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 @ 3.0 Gbz12GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB, 2x2GBATI Radeon HD 4350 HD Graphics/Audio with 512MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion a4302f
OS
Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, Kubuntu 11
Win 98 + pre firewall+A/V usage = quite a few
XP (family machine, not personally used) = cleaned quite a few
XP (personal) = Zero
Vista = Zero
Seven = Zero
My Computer
At a glance
8 Pro x64i7 3770K 4.6GHz16GB G.Skill Trident X 2666mhzx2 EVGA 780 Ti Superclocked SLI
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Systems by SmartEyeball
OS
8 Pro x64
CPU
i7 3770K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77 WS
Memory
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2666mhz
Graphics Card(s)
x2 EVGA 780 Ti Superclocked SLI
Sound Card
SB X-FI Surround 5.1 PRO USB / ATH-AD900 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays
x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung
Screen Resolution
5760*1200/ 1920*1200
Hard Drives
2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black * Sony Optirac DVD
Thermaltake Theron (Highly Recommended) + Razer Imperator
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
IE, FF, WaterFox
Other Info
GT Extreme V2 Sim Racing Cockpit + 40" LCD and K/B Mouse stand ▼
Fanatec CSR Elite Wheel + Clubsport V1 Pedals + CSR shifter/7G-H ▼Saitek X52 Pro ▼ TrackIR 5 Pro
Buttkicker v2 Seat Rumbler with Dedicated 5.1 and Sub Woofer attached to frame ▼
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Bloody Big Grin
Windows 7 = no virus infections; seldom any adware/spyware
Vista = no virus infections; various adware/spyware
Windows XP = no virus infections on one, fake antivirus on another; a lot adware/spyware
Windows 98 = 1 virus infections which ruined the computer
I have to redo XP... I had a PC that my wife and I used a few years ago. At the time, it was the only PC in the house, so I had to make absolutely sure that it stayed virus free--basically, no surfing to the "seedy" sites. I had to obsess over the cleanliness of that PC like a hypochondriac.
I have an XP PC now in my garage. It's loaded with a few apps and a automobile troubleshooting program. I picked up a fake antivirus one day while I was surfing "seedy" sites... That's my "frankenstein" PC, meaning I'm always trying something new on this PC just to see if it would work. I eneded up swapping hard drives and reinstalling XP.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate x64AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition @ 3.4GHz (...Corsair CM2X4096-8500C5 (4 X 2GB)XFX Radeon HD 5770 / Diamond Radeon HD 5770 C...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Rig 1
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition @ 3.4GHz (AM2+)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P (AM2+)
Memory
Corsair CM2X4096-8500C5 (4 X 2GB)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 5770 / Diamond Radeon HD 5770 CrossFireX
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DS (PCI)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 932bw+ (3)
Screen Resolution
4320x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 80 GB - Windows 7 System --
WD Caviar Black 1TB - Music, Movies, Vids, Pics --
WD Caviar Black 640GB - User Profiles & Games --
WD My Book 320GB external
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Corsair Hydro Series H50
Keyboard
Logitech Desktop Wave
Mouse
Logitech LX8 Laser
Internet Speed
20 down / 2 up
Other Info
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray / HDDVD combo --
Hauppauge HVR-1250 --
Silverstone MFP-51 --
Logitech Webcam C600
I try out everything at least once or twice. So I get viri and that kinda cr>p everyday. Over the last few weeks I have had:
Virus 6
Trojans 10
Riskware 36
And 90 intrusions all told.
I very rarely have to re-install as I find that after testing all the antivirus out there except NOD 32 I found that the only one that keeps me safe is ? No point in saying as too many people want to knock them down. If you want the answer PM me.
>>APPLE<< ~~Old Mac made in 95: see my description of Windows ME below
>>WINDOWS<< ~~95: none ~~98: none ~~ME: good night, this thing didn't NEED viruses to be a piece of crap ~~2000: one that killed it ~~XP Home (family computer): one that killed it ~~XP Pro (personal machine): one that AVG caught and killed in about two seconds after it hit my comp
~~Vista Home Pre (family computer): one that my mom downloaded and installed 'cause it was one of those fake AV scams - I wiped it clean with MSE
~~Vista Ultimate (personal machine): none
~~Seven Ultimate (personal machine): none
>>LINUX<<
~~all distros: what's a virus?
>>UNIX<<
~~Solaris: ditto the Linux
My Computer
At a glance
7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, 7 Pro x64...Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.80GHz x648GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba A500-ST6621
OS
7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, 7 Pro x64, XP Pro x86, Linux Mint Nadia Cinnamon
MSE didnt know what to do with it and crashed itself.... to be fair though, thats the first virus I have had since 2003 (XP+IE6) so I cant really complain
That's my "frankenstein" PC, meaning I'm always trying something new on this PC just to see if it would work. I eneded up swapping hard drives and reinstalling XP.
