Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to rec.audio.misc
|
|||
|
|||
Some strange virus on audio cds...
Some friend of mine recorded me on cds some (rather) rare 80's music on
cds.(Don't think I'm pirating, this music is impossible to find in shops-we are talking about Laura Braningan etc.).I discovered that when I put one specific cd in my computer's DVD ROM drive my computer will hang/reboot, which is very unusual, since in 3 years of everyday hours long operation I have no blue screens or anything.And furthermore, when the cd is in the drive, the (virus?) will disable it, so that you can't eject the cd.Until I used a pin in the drive's little hole, to manualy forcefully eject it, the computer didn't come back.The computer's now on for 35 mins. and so far no problems, thank god.I also scanned the registry and msconfig and c:\programms and AFAIK there are no malicious entries...So, play only original cds in your computer and when in doubt use some cd player, they are immune to viruses. -- Tzortzakakis Dimitrios major in electrical engineering mechanized infantry reservist dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr |
#2
Posted to rec.audio.misc
|
|||
|
|||
Some strange virus on audio cds...
"Tzortzakakis Dimitrios" wrote in
message Some friend of mine recorded me on cds some (rather) rare 80's music on cds.(Don't think I'm pirating, this music is impossible to find in shops-we are talking about Laura Braningan etc.).I discovered that when I put one specific cd in my computer's DVD ROM drive my computer will hang/reboot, which is very unusual, since in 3 years of everyday hours long operation I have no blue screens or anything. The CD and/or the drive is marginal. The drive might be slowly degrading, as this is a pretty severe response to an iffy CD And furthermore, when the cd is in the drive, the (virus?) will disable it, so that you can't eject the cd. The drive is locking up internally when it tries to read the disc. Yes, its probably on its way out the door. Until I used a pin in the drive's little hole, to manualy forcefully eject it, the computer didn't come back. The drive is probably a sick puppy. The computer's now on for 35 mins. and so far no problems, thank god.I also scanned the registry and msconfig and c:\programms and AFAIK there are no malicious entries... Shouldn't be any, because this was a pure hardware fault. So, play only original cds in your computer and when in doubt use some cd player, they are immune to viruses. You're over reacting. |
#3
Posted to rec.audio.misc
|
|||
|
|||
Some strange virus on audio cds...
I would try another CD drive.
-- Jerry G. "Tzortzakakis Dimitrios" wrote in message ... Some friend of mine recorded me on cds some (rather) rare 80's music on cds.(Don't think I'm pirating, this music is impossible to find in shops-we are talking about Laura Braningan etc.).I discovered that when I put one specific cd in my computer's DVD ROM drive my computer will hang/reboot, which is very unusual, since in 3 years of everyday hours long operation I have no blue screens or anything.And furthermore, when the cd is in the drive, the (virus?) will disable it, so that you can't eject the cd.Until I used a pin in the drive's little hole, to manualy forcefully eject it, the computer didn't come back.The computer's now on for 35 mins. and so far no problems, thank god.I also scanned the registry and msconfig and c:\programms and AFAIK there are no malicious entries...So, play only original cds in your computer and when in doubt use some cd player, they are immune to viruses. -- Tzortzakakis Dimitrios major in electrical engineering mechanized infantry reservist dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
It's amazing what you can find when you look. | Audio Opinions | |||
Artists cut out the record biz | Pro Audio |