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</3 Emo Anthony </3 · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:06 am Post subject: Save, or run... any difference?

Well i have been told that if a game/program has a virus and all you do is run it rather then saveing it to your hardrive it won't give you this virus... Is this true or either way you get the virus? Shocked

Rawss. · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:14 am Post subject:

Probably either way becuase if you still run it it will be n your computer, yes? So what i suggest is that downloading any file (even those you do not think will have viuses) run a virus scan (computer hardrive and intermet succurity scans should so it. [the internet succurity one isnt really as needed as the hardrive scan]). Thats what i do anyway. If im wrong, feel free to correct.

</3 Emo Anthony </3 · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:24 am Post subject:

K thank you that really helped Very Happy

Cheetah · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:49 am Post subject:

Run just stores the file temporarily while you run it, then deletes it after it's closed.

Save does just what it sounds like, saves the file permanently to the hard drive.

Simple enough?

Either way the file is being executed so it's just as dangerous either way as far as malware is concerned.

h4ckz0r's twisted soul · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

referr to the above post.
Both ways could very eaisly give you a virus...
Best bet is to scan it with your best AV if you're concerned
Though most good AVs will alert you any time it detects a running virus or some other malware

Labyrnth · Moderator Reputation: 10 Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 6301

Cheetah · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject:

Tideo · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject:

but if you save it means you havent run it and sometimes some things need to be run in order to affect you.

Eureka · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:45 am Post subject:

MF usually tells me if i go to a site or run a program that will lead to me getting a trogan or a backdoor or a malware virus.
Pesky little pieces of sh!t arent they.

Trucido · Moderator Reputation: 6 Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Posts: 2792

CrAsH OVeRiDE · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:14 am Post subject:

Ok let me explain if you hit run it still executes the virus still giving it to you but you hit save and save it on your disk and it will remain dormant unless you execute it.

</3 Emo Anthony </3 · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:33 am Post subject:

THANKS!

But i thought that as soon as you turn off your computer your ramm gets deleted... so what if right after you run a program you shut-off your computer does the virus still attack your hard-drive while its off? Or only when its on? Shocked

h4ckz0r's twisted soul · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:42 am Post subject:

</3 Emo Anthony </3 · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:43 am Post subject:

Oh... okay thats awsome then thanks guys! Razz

h4ckz0r's twisted soul · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:44 am Post subject:

Np, need any more help with anything?