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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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 Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:44 pm Post subject: Many of our computers running V3 went belly-up last week |
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So the computer guys at our school have been working harder than usual due to a USB virus Ahn Labs V3 apparently missed. Whatever it was programmed to do, it did it and ate enough of Windows to merit full reinstallations on several computers here.
A friend had computers at his school suffer the same. None of us running other AV software had any issues.
Anyone else have the same happen? |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Bwahahahaaa! I HATE V3. It destroyed my old computer. It was an ancient machine to begin with, but I had it running alright, and then Ahnlabs updated and KAPOW, so laggy it was unusable. |
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dazzed
Joined: 26 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| never install Korean anti-virus programs. Going to kill your comp and slow it down slower than a snail. |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Another reason to hate V3 is that it rarely seems to stop unwanted crapware from Korean companies. I wouldn't at all be surprised if there weren't some kind of pay program to assure Korean companies won't get their crapware removed. The crapware is often worse than the viruses, and it makes no sense as to why it isn't blocked, as it is generally built off of code automatically flagged and deleted by non-Korean antiviruses. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| dazzed wrote: |
| never install Korean anti-virus programs. Going to kill your comp and slow it down slower than a snail. |
Ah, but here is the rub. The computer networks at the public schools are required to check any computer connecting to said networks. The server program automatically checks for the presence of V3. If it's present, then one can use the network. If not present, then the program is installed and off to the network. At least, that's the requirement/procedure in Busan. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| dazzed wrote: |
| never install Korean anti-virus programs. Going to kill your comp and slow it down slower than a snail. |
Ah, but here is the rub. The computer networks at the public schools are required to check any computer connecting to said networks. The server program automatically checks for the presence of V3. If it's present, then one can use the network. If not present, then the program is installed and off to the network. At least, that's the requirement/procedure in Busan. |
It was the same in my public school in Seoul. Automatic install. |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| We had a similar set-up here for a while. I just installed Zone Alarm's Free Firewall and was anal about what I allowed to be installed on my machine. There is a program the network tries to install to check for Ahn. I just blocked it, and had no problems using the network. |
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Savant
Joined: 25 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:29 am Post subject: |
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Think I read this week an article that said Ahn Labs wanted to increase its overseas sales this year.
Why is the Ahn Lab creator held in such high esteem in Korea? Kudos to his charity work and everything but his company's software really blows. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:14 am Post subject: |
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| Savant wrote: |
Think I read this week an article that said Ahn Labs wanted to increase its overseas sales this year.
Why is the Ahn Lab creator held in such high esteem in Korea? Kudos to his charity work and everything but his company's software really blows. |
Why is Hansoft's Hangul word processor, which possibly blows worse than Ahn Lab's stuff, so popular in Korea? Answer: it's Korean. |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Also, FYI, Ahn has a feature that keeps it from being uninstalled unless you have the password. If it detects it has been uninstalled (usually after a reboot) then it just installs itself again. It may be that, and not just the network causing you issues. |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| Savant wrote: |
Think I read this week an article that said Ahn Labs wanted to increase its overseas sales this year.
Why is the Ahn Lab creator held in such high esteem in Korea? Kudos to his charity work and everything but his company's software really blows. |
Why is Hansoft's Hangul word processor, which possibly blows worse than Ahn Lab's stuff, so popular in Korea? Answer: it's Korean. |
Did you catch the article about how Hansoft was going out of business because nobody pays for the software? Had to laugh at that.
When we were having other Ahn V3 probs last year, I begged my school to get rid of it and get Kaspersky's business solution (which offers itself at a very good price in Korea). Kaspersky is a FAR superior product with world-wide acclaim. But nnooooo.... the excuse was "we paid for Ahn, so we're keeping it." Wish they would have "paid" for something that worked this year. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| Did you catch the article about how Hansoft was going out of business because nobody pays for the software? Had to laugh at that. |
Again? That's hilarious. Last year, I asked the Korean math teacher in my office how much Hangul 2010 cost--I was just curious. He responded, "I have no idea. Nobody pays for Hansoft's stuff. Anyway, all their stuff is just a rip-off of other companies' products, with a Korean label slapped on."
He got no argument from me. |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| when I worked at a public school I got rid of V3. It kept trying to reinstall itself so while it was installing I killed the process for it. enough of it was installed so it didn't try reinstalling, but since it wasn't completely installed it wouldn't run. |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:20 am Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| Did you catch the article about how Hansoft was going out of business because nobody pays for the software? Had to laugh at that. |
Again? That's hilarious. Last year, I asked the Korean math teacher in my office how much Hangul 2010 cost--I was just curious. He responded, "I have no idea. Nobody pays for Hansoft's stuff. Anyway, all their stuff is just a rip-off of other companies' products, with a Korean label slapped on."
He got no argument from me. |
It sounded more like a plea to the race to me.
"Ohhh.... nobody pays for our software, so this Korean icon of pride is about to go under unless we get some money!" |
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dazzed
Joined: 26 May 2007
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| Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| Also, FYI, Ahn has a feature that keeps it from being uninstalled unless you have the password. If it detects it has been uninstalled (usually after a reboot) then it just installs itself again. It may be that, and not just the network causing you issues. |
Sounds like one of those Crazed Korean girls that stalk you til you leave the country. LOL |
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