[merged]armada2.exe and anti-virus

posted on December 5th, 2010, 9:40 pm

Yeah, whitelist it.

posted on December 5th, 2010, 9:54 pm

You can just rename the .ldl to .exe and get rid of the old .exe
IMO having more than 2 Gigs available isn't all that necessary for FO. How much RAM does FO in a 3v3 normally use?

posted on December 5th, 2010, 10:01 pm

Murphy's Law says about 5MB more than what you have available.

posted on December 5th, 2010, 11:20 pm

ive never had fleetops come close to using my ram of 2gb. i presume it uses less than a gig on most computers.

i dont use norton so i dont know how to add stuff to norton's white list. but it has be possible. just read the help files/manual to find out how to add stuff to the exceptions.

or you can join the rest of the internet and abandon norton.

posted on December 5th, 2010, 11:29 pm

It's definitely possible to add to the whitelist for Norton: go to Change Settings, Configure Settings (under centralized exceptions) and add the FO folder.

None of my AV has caused issues so far for FO, Norton included however.

posted on December 5th, 2010, 11:37 pm

It's definitely possible to add to the whitelist for Norton: go to Change Settings, Configure Settings (under centralized exceptions) and add the FO folder.

None of my AV has caused issues so far for FO, Norton included however.

you use norton

posted on December 6th, 2010, 12:03 am

I'm just going to put this out there, but how about you get rid of your anti-virus and avoid all of these headaches you're having?

For those of you that are going to cry about not having an anti-virus, here's a fact, anti-virus programs hardly do anything. A virus can have it's signature changed easily and it will slip right past the anti-virus program you're depending on.

If you do get a virus, the cleaning process is the same regardless if you have an anti-virus program or not, so don't waste your time, money and computer resources on useless protection. You're not getting your money's worth...

Case in point, I have 5 computers in my house, none of which have had anti-virus programs for 3 years now and I've had no problems.

That's my 2 cents...

posted on December 6th, 2010, 12:06 am

you use norton

Free with my university   

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posted on December 6th, 2010, 12:09 am

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i think with proper care you can reduce the risk of getting viruses a lot. but having an antivirus with real time protection is something i find useful. this way i can download a file even if it looks crap, and my av will let me know.

i definitely wouldnt pay for av nor use one that slows my comp down. thats why i use NOD32, i chose it particularly because it is light on the computer.

having an av is also a safety net, in case new ways of spreading viruses are developed, there is a higher chance of catching them.

Free with my university   

lol norton is so bad that it is worth negative money.

for free you can get something of superior quality.

its amazing that symantec sell norton. their own developers have admitted that the code has got so old and speghetti twisted that its impossible to change it now.

its funny microsoft have actually managed to make a better av product, these are the people who brought the world internet explorer and windoze. it seems mse is a thoroughly non offensive product.

posted on December 6th, 2010, 12:23 am

I'm just going to put this out there, but how about you get rid of your anti-virus and avoid all of these headaches you're having?

For those of you that are going to cry about not having an anti-virus, here's a fact, anti-virus programs hardly do anything. A virus can have it's signature changed easily and it will slip right past the anti-virus program you're depending on.

If you do get a virus, the cleaning process is the same regardless if you have an anti-virus program or not, so don't waste your time, money and computer resources on useless protection. You're not getting your money's worth...

Case in point, I have 5 computers in my house, none of which have had anti-virus programs for 3 years now and I've had no problems.

That's my 2 cents...

Well if you are a highly skilled person with computers then you can get away with not having antivirus software but what you fail to mention is that 99.999995% of computer users do not know enough about computers to go without a antivirus. All a antivirus is conveinence. I myself use it because it saves me from having to go thru a bunch of fuss when I do pick up something. And before someone says some fucktarded thing like safe browsing habits prevent catching a virus or other malware all safe browsing habits do is decrease you chances of being exposed to potential infections it does NOT eliminate the risk.

Also there are many ways to minimize your risk to malware and such but nothing is as safe as never turning on your pc......yes abstinence is the best form of protection against malware and everything else.

I also notice you say the cleaning process is the same for if you have or do not have antivirus software yet you do not shed one iota of knowledge on that topic. You fail to mention what you personally do to keep your 5 pcs safe....you fail to mention if you use sandboxes or virtualization etc....your post offends because you make a generalized statement with a very generic and uninformative report of evidence a la your "case in point"

posted on December 6th, 2010, 12:51 am

Well if you are a highly skilled person with computers then you can get away with not having antivirus software but what you fail to mention is that 99.999995% of computer users do not know enough about computers to go without a antivirus. All a antivirus is conveinence. I myself use it because it saves me from having to go thru a bunch of fuss when I do pick up something. And before someone says some fucktarded thing like safe browsing habits prevent catching a virus or other malware all safe browsing habits do is decrease you chances of being exposed to potential infections it does NOT eliminate the risk.

Also there are many ways to minimize your risk to malware and such but nothing is as safe as never turning on your pc......yes abstinence is the best form of protection against malware and everything else.

I also notice you say the cleaning process is the same for if you have or do not have antivirus software yet you do not shed one iota of knowledge on that topic. You fail to mention what you personally do to keep your 5 pcs safe....you fail to mention if you use sandboxes or virtualization etc....your post offends because you make a generalized statement with a very generic and uninformative report of evidence a la your "case in point"

Wow, peanut-butthurt and u-jelly sandwich anyone? I wasn't trying to be arrogant to anyone, just offering another alternative with an example, but you're just a plain dick.

First, I assume that the people visiting this site are slightly more capable of dealing with computers over the 99.99999% of people out there.

As far as your questions about what I do, I do nothing. No virtualization, no sandboxing. The extent of my safety net is NoScript on Firefox. I continue to visit all sites of interest, including the occasional porn site.

As far as cleaning my computers if I do get something, I just toss in UBCD4Win for a couple of hours, let it do it's thing and move on (Don't bitch about UBCD being too advanced. It may be, but it's substantially better than the PoS you're depending on). Your installed anti-virus program may get a couple of viruses you have, but it will more than likely miss the vast majority of viruses on your computer all while smiling back at you and telling you you're safe.

Quit being a dick.

For everyone else, I would say that MSE is better than Norton.

posted on December 6th, 2010, 12:59 am

Ok, let's cool off here please - no need to start name calling or rushing into things . This thread is about helping people, not debating the virtues of one antivirus over another, so let's leave that to another thread where the tempers can run hotter

posted on December 6th, 2010, 1:25 am

Good evening all.

First time poster, so bear with me here.  Just a quick clarification about this armada2.exe thingy.  Does it affect whether you install it from an original Armada II CD?  I only ask because...surprisingly...I HAVE an original Armada II CD (must be at least 6 years old.  Can't remember when the game was made).

I did install it from the original CD, and I didn't get any warnings from my Anti-Virus software, so I'm assuming I'm ok in that regard?

Thanks

posted on December 6th, 2010, 1:32 am

Nope, won't be affected by that . Just the antivirus program doing its "duty" 

posted on December 6th, 2010, 10:40 am

kaspersky now gives green light on the loader. should be no need for manually whitelisting when using that av