I'm going through AIM withdrawal

speediva · #1 04-09-2006, 10:48 PM

Okay, so here's the story.... I am a Mac user. I don't get viruses on my Mac. I start using a PC laptop as my primary means of getting online stuff done. I use AIM to keep in touch with people... I have a friend who sends me an IM with a photobucket link. I click it... then my laptop DIES. I get spyware, adware, viruses... you name it, that crap was on my computer.

Now, I have a computer-geek friend who cleans up most of it, but since it's not a paying gig, he doesn't finish the job. After dealing with popups and a virus that can't be "quarantined", I decide to just start new and reformat my hard drive. I spend several hours in the reformatting process yesterday, and then several more trying to get back all my "essential" software that I had on this computer before the shyte hitteth the fan... this is where the AIM thing comes back into play.

I go to aim.com and try to download AIM Triton (which I had already downloaded on this computer before the whole virus thing) and the script won't run... it comes up with an error and I have no idea what to do. Please tell me I don't have to reformat my hard drive again just to get freaking AIM back on my computer. Any ideas of what else I can do?

Toksin · #2 04-09-2006, 10:51 PM

Triton's a piece of shit. PM me your email addy and I'll email you an older AIM version you can use.

Damien · #3 04-09-2006, 10:52 PM

try the older version or set your comp back to the last time it saved all the data. my brain is tired so i dont know technical terms, but format it from a couple days, weeks, or w/e back. everything should be fine.

Colov99 · #4 04-09-2006, 10:54 PM

try the gaim beta 2.0 version. (just google gaim). it doenst get all the anoying virus links. either that or try trillian. Also try using Ewido (www.Ewido.net) to remove/protect from spyware. works really well much better then most software.
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speediva · #5 04-09-2006, 10:57 PM

ToSKin,
You've got PM.

vinnym86 · #6 04-09-2006, 10:58 PM

yeah, i had taht photobucket link thing happen to me, but luckily my anti-virus was able to quarantine it. i posted up on "Scams" thread as soon as it happened, its still there

speediva · #7 04-09-2006, 11:04 PM

Well, see... I had Norton antivirus on my computer as a free 60-day trial thing... but I didn't purchase the full thing, so it was outdated, so it didn't catch it... I think I'll just stop using my laptop for internet stuff and just use my Mac for that so that it doesn't happen again.

imtheoneandonlyD · #8 04-09-2006, 11:05 PM

I just never click links like that. Usually i get those virus links when im in "away" mode. Its always something stupid like OMG IS THIS YOU!!!!

Damien · #9 04-09-2006, 11:07 PM

AOL still offers older versions of AIM on the site. Also, go to download.com and keep getting a new antivirus or, give me sometime and ill get a full version of, i think it's norton or the other one. i could get something else i guess...'

i myself am too lazy but if you make me think about it...

imtheoneandonlyD · #10 04-09-2006, 11:09 PM

I dont mind triton, only thing i dont like is that i can just type an away message. I have to pick a saved one. That or i just havent taken the time to check it out.

vinnym86 · #11 04-09-2006, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by saturntangerine

Well, see... I had Norton antivirus on my computer as a free 60-day trial thing... but I didn't purchase the full thing, so it was outdated, so it didn't catch it... I think I'll just stop using my laptop for internet stuff and just use my Mac for that so that it doesn't happen again.

listen, DONT, whatever you do, DONT put in any important info anymore in ur laptop. If you read that thread i put in Scam's, my friend had the same thing, it got sent to all her friends on her buddy list, and so on and so forth, but she actually got infected cuz she clicked the link, no one else but me did, and i was able to quarentine it. She went to buy Norton online, gave her creit card #, and the next morning, she got a call from her bank, and had to cancel 2 big transactions, and cancel her account.

speediva · #12 04-09-2006, 11:12 PM

I must be looking in the wrong places b/c the other versions I find are for like Windows ME and Windows 98 and stuff... oh well... I don't feel like looking very hard.

As for clicking the link... it's a friend who always sends me stupid links and emails to crap so I didn't think twice about it.

vinnym86 · #13 04-09-2006, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by imtheoneandonlyD

I dont mind triton, only thing i dont like is that i can just type an away message. I have to pick a saved one. That or i just havent taken the time to check it out.

i can't stand triton. good thing i've got the old aim executable saved. i don't know why, but i just can't stand it. i thin i'm afraid of change, lol.

speediva · #14 04-09-2006, 11:14 PM

I already reformatted my hard drive, and none of the spyware or adware or malware is still on here (I looked). The only thing I don't have back is a fully operational antivirus... so I don't know if the virus is still on here or not.

vinnym86 · #15 04-09-2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by saturntangerine

I already reformatted my hard drive, and none of the spyware or adware or malware is still on here (I looked). The only thing I don't have back is a fully operational antivirus... so I don't know if the virus is still on here or not.

try downloading a full version and using a crack. also, ad-aware helps.

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