I can vividly remember, when i downloaded a free image online, without knowing it was wrapped around with a malware, and i forgot, i turned off my anti-virus . And that was how i got my system hijacked, i can no longer operate my system, without an Ad redirecting my browser to an Ad page.
And i really suffered to get my system back to the normal state.
I was really thankful though, because it was not some ransomware kind of virus 😀
Yes, So bad that I had to do an clean install of the OS and had to clean out the drive. it was some years ago and it came in as I was downloading something. it want into the system files
No, I have never had to deal with that problem,... Occasionally I have found Windows malware/viruses , that some how
got into my files, but they have no effect on a Unix like system, and I just delete them. I suppose they came from some
image I downloaded or something.
Our previous home desktop was hit by a virus. We had photos printed in a cyber shot via usb drive. When we used the usb again, the anti virus was flashing an alarm. Ironically, the malware couldn't be removed so we had to resort to a website that offers free service. It was scary because during that time, our archive was not up to date.
I got infected once long before when I downloaded and installed a software. I had a free anti virus at the time which was unable to detect the malware. Thanks to that incidence that made me use a licensed anti virus which helps much to protect my computer from such hazards.
I had automatic pop ups on my desktop. I tried several free antivirus and also malware removal softwares that advertise but none were effective. Finally I had to re-install Windows.
I have been keylogged before when I was younger from messaging someone on ebay for online game items, and they jacked everything I had on that online game.
Malware is total hell on a computer. In fact, if it has it, then it's not worth even using. However, not to jinx myself, but mine hasn't been infected in years.
One should check everything they download, before down loading it. E-mail as well is a good source of
"vuriuses",trojans , mal-ware of all sorts, never download and unzip a file attached to a e-mail, unless you are absolutely sure
the sender is someone you know and trust, and expect them to send a file,...but really sending attached files by e-mail is not really a very good or safe method any way.
"mywot.com" has a lot of information on how to check sites and files before downloading.
Adware back when I was a little kid on windows downloading club penguin hacks lol. Now days though I'm a technically competent individual and malware isn't an issue for me.
