Final Fantasy Hacktics

Ever wanted to watch someone commentate like a bored sloth over a video game? Wanted to watch him do it live? WELL NOW YOUR DREAMS HAVE FINALLY COME TRUE~!

Tonight at 8 EST, I'll be streaming Vagrant Story blind, and to celebrate (I've no clue why) everyone watching is invited to a group voice chat on skype with our members of FFH and anyone else who wants to come along! Commentate, on my commentary, my terrible skills, or the constant amounts of obscenities coming out of my mouth! So, enjoy?

Hopefully the stream will be a weekly thing, but lets see how this bout goes shall we?



Link to channel: http://www.livestream.com/GamesNowTime?t=745404

Name of user who you'll need to add on skype for the voice chat: final_fantasy_hacktics

Anyway if you haven't been keeping up, recently a "major" virus was released (depending on who you look at). While this isn't the point of the topic, we might as well be prepared, so let us see if we can do that.

This virus can currently spread a few ways, the two most common now being from visiting websites without having any protection on your computer, and using P2P with an infected file or person.

First go here to check if you have it.
http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/in ... chart.html

If you do I'll see what I can do, since you can't go to websites that I will post after that.

Anyway, if you don't you need to prepare.
First go here, and download this.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securi ... 8-067.mspx

Make sure you check which system you have, which you can check by doing this.
My controls->system, it will show you what you have.


Anyway, now download these programs,
http://www.bdtools.net/ (single computer)
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

These will let you scan for it, and it will remove it when it does find it.

From there, make sure your virus scan is up to date, and everything else is.

Also I recommend removing auto-run from your computer, which is the major start for most viruses as well, you can do this by following these instructions in this site here.
http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2008/11/ ... -asap.html

Go to the link that your operating system has down there.

Anyway, if you have anymore questions, or anything along the lines of that, then please post here or send me a PM. I'll try to get back as soon as possible.

Edit:
Recently a copy-cat virus has came out, using the same method as the conficker virus to try and infect your computer.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=113839
Giving you another reason to patch your computer to make sure nothing happens to it.
Don't worry thought, once you patch your computer then you'll be protected from both.

Edit 2: Well more information about the virus it seems. While not being a mass means of destruction yet.....it seems it wants its infected to download and pay for a certain type of virus software to "remove" the virus. So perhaps its for more of a commercial (assholes in short) means instead of super end world destruction. However, I'd recommend still keeping on your toes for the moment ladies and gentlemen, and make sure to spread the word about the virus as well.
Link:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-102173 ... 7-1_3-0-20

Edit 3:
Sort of semi update really, but doesn't matter. Anyway I recently manage to stumbled upon a whole entire work group dedicated to the conficker virus and its doing. Hopefully it'll provide a little more information then I can, and answer a few more questions. Keep safe guys.
Link:
http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/wiki/

Hello everybody, I'm Chimp Master, Or just plain Chimp or hell even John depending on what you're most comfortable with, and I would like to introduce myself to all you fine fellows here. I hope to stick around here for a while, while doing what I do best, accomplishing nothing!

I wish you all a good afternoon/morning depending on when you read this.

P.S. Voldemort why don't you return any of my calls anymore.
*cry, slit wrist, suicide*