RebellionXXI said:We had a recent virus outbreak at my work, and it's turning out to be a real pain in the ass.
We nicknamed it the 'Computer AIDS', since it spreads through thumbdrives and it disables your antivirus software.
Yeah, I know. I'm going to Hell for that one.
Anyway, my AV software was up-to-date enough to catch the virus on my home computer, but when it tried to remove the virus it wound up corrupting the registry (don't ask me how) and I had to reinstall windows.
I've had pretty good luck with viruses over the years and this my worst virus story that I can remember, but I know it's nowhere near as bad as some people's virus encounters. So what's your worst virus story, Escapist?
NOTE: To anybody who plans to say something like "I use Linux/Mac, so I don't get viruses! DURR HURR! SERVES YOU RIGHT, STUPID WINDOWS-USING PISSIANTS!", we all understand that your operating systems are so unpopular that hackers don't consider them worthy targets. However, some of us actually like playing games on our computers, so please don't troll.
Blatant ignorance and/or trolling aside, worst virus I've ever had was one which essentially stopped me from connecting to the internet...fun times. other than that just crappy standard ones.