Please see https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.a...rofile/sean.roe for all the infomation about me.

Hi, I'm jpshortsuff. I trained for removing Malware at WhatTheTech, with a bit of extra stuff at Malware Removal University. I'm pretty active, you'll see me around a lot of the time, often just watching, but I do some helpful stuff as well sometimes.
I am currently studying Computing/Computer Science and am about to start a course at University in the subject. Hopefully I will go into the Software Development industry after this, but who knows where I'll end up.
Music is my other passion, I listen to it whenever I can. Mainly metal. Beer is good too

See you around

Home Forum: WhatTheTech, 247Fixes
Operating System(s): Windows XP (Media Center) + Ubuntu Linux
Anti-Virus: Avast! Free
Firewall: Comodo
Additional Security Software: WinPatrol
Internet Browser(s): Firefox

1. What led you to become a Malware Fighter and to volunteer your expertise online?
Became infected myself and was helped out at WhatTheTech. From that moment I decided I wanted to learn and help people as well.

2. Have you always been into computers? Is computing a passion, career, or hobby for you?
Pretty much been into computers since I came to use them. At the moment its a hobby, hopefully be a career eventually, once I'm done with education.

3. Are there any other sites that you donate your time to?
Sites that I am authorized to help at (bold means help most active at):

• 247Fixes
• AntiSlyware
• BestTechie
• Castle Cops
• Icrontic
• Malware Bytes
• Malware Removal
• Newbie.org
• Security Cadets
• Spyware Warrior
• Tech Support Guy
• WhatTheTech

4. What is the average of number of HijackThis logs a week you do and how long does it take for you to research one?
Varies a lot depending on how busy I am with my education. Ranges from about 2-3 to about 8-10

5. Do you have any other interests in computing besides Malware Removal?
I enjoy programming, and that's where my education is heading.

6. Did you build your own PC?
No, may well do in the future though.

7. Do you ever get asked to help someone with their computer offline?
No on any large scale, things like people asking me how to do something in MS Word and stuff.

8. What is your must-have requirement for sitting at your computer?
Music.

9. When was the last time you've been infected (not intentionally)?
March 2007

10. Can you be found in the #killspyware chat room?
Yes, pretty frequently.

Home Forum: GeeksToGo
Operating System(s): Windows Vista Ultimate x64/Windows XP Professional
Anti-Virus: None
Firewall: None
Additional Security Software: None
Internet Browser(s): Internet Explorer 7/FireFox/Opera
Area(s) Of Expertise: Malware, Hardware, Software, Windows OS's

1. What led you to become a Malware Fighter/Tech Helper and volunteer your expertise online?
My Brother

2. Have you always been into computers? Is computing a passion, career, or hobby for you?
I would say all of the above.

3. Are there any other sites that you donate your time to?
Several

4. What is the average of number of HijackThis logs a week you do and how long does it take for you to research one?
I used to do between 30 and 40 a week, but now it's closer to 10-15 logs a week. When it comes to the research, it really depends on the type of log I'm doing.

5. Did you design/make your own PC?
Yes

6. What is your least favorite thing about building/upgrading a PC?
All the times I end up scraping myself on the case.

7. When was the first time you built your first system? How many computers have you built since then?
Probably back in 2003, since then I'd say a good dozen or so for various people.

8. Do you ever get asked to help someone with their computer offline?
More then I care to remember.

9. What is your must-have requirement for sitting at your computer?
Pepsi and Beer

10. Can you be found in the #killspyware chat room?
Yes

Home Forum: BleepingComputer / HijackThis.de
Operating System(s): Windows XP
Anti-Virus: AntiVir
Firewall: Kerio 2.15
Additional Security Software: Router, Winpatrol
Internet Browser(s): FireFox

1. What led you to become a Malware Fighter and to volunteer your expertise online?
The infected computer of my flatmate back in 2005

2. Have you always been into computers? Is computing a passion, career, or hobby for you?
Eversince I can remember; did study IT for a while; now a hobby as my career took a u-turn in relation to pc's lol

3. Are there any other sites that you donate your time to?

bold are the forums mostly present:

• BleepingComputer
• HijackThis.de
• Protecus
• Atribune.org
• 247Fixes
• UploadMalware
• Malwarebytes

4. What is the average number of HijackThis logs a week you do and how long does it take for you to research one?
I dont actually know to be honest. I take a set of logs at once and depending how fast the cleaning process goes, I take more. I do however have the time constraint of only doing this in evening times due to work. How long to research? Never really stopped the time. Usually pretty fast though. Tend to be overly thorough at times lol (guess thats the German blood) and thus causing sometimes unnecessary extra research time).

5. Do you have any other interests in computing besides Malware Removal?
If I have time, I try to do programming, I tend to read a lot of rss feeds, and chat with my friends whom I d otherwise have difficulties keeping in touch with (different countries across the globe).

6. Did you build your own PC?
No

7. Do you ever get asked to help someone with their computer offline?
Frequently

8. What is your must-have requirement for sitting at your computer?
Music / tv, Coffee on the weekends

9. When was the last time you've been infected (not intentionally)?
~2004. Cannot remember lol

10. Can you be found in the #killspyware chat room?
Yes

Staff should be able to post replies to this let me know if you cant.

Hello...

I am rigel. I have worked with computers for 23 years, and currently work for a school district in upstate South Carolina - USA. I have limited malware removal experience, but am competent with hardware and software. Students will keep you busy all day - everyday, so I get tons of ojt by keeping up with the latest hacks/infections/sand removal.

About the real world me... I have a wife and two sons. - a dog and a llama as pets. I am a 20 year volunteer firefighter / 12 year medic with our local emergency services. I also volunteer for a "DreamTeam" foundation, that allows kids with disabilities to play sports. I am also active in my church with missions. I play softball, golf, volleyball and fish.

Now for the rubber stamp

Home Forum: BleepingComputer - Mod
Operating System(s): Windows XP and Vista Ultimate
Anti-Virus: Avast
Firewall: Comodo Pro
Additional Security Software: Many
Internet Browser(s): IE7 and Safari
Area(s) Of Expertise: Hardware and Software - Staring Web design

1. What led you to become a Tech Helper and volunteer your expertise online?
I like to help when able

2. Have you always been into computers? Is computing a passion, career, or hobby for you?
All of the above.

3. Are there any other sites that you donate your time to?
BleepingComputers

4. Did you design/make your own PC?
Home yes - Work No X 3

5. What is your least favorite thing about building/upgrading a PC?
Cutting myself on the cheap cases -

6. Do you have any other interests in computing besides your main field?
I would like to learn more about malware/web design/graphics. Just have to find the time.

7. Do you ever get asked to help someone with their computer offline?
Yes

8. What is your must-have requirement for sitting at your computer?
A great chair - and a working mouse. The last one only squeeked twice after I shot it.

9. When was the first time you built your first system? How many computers have you built since then?
1989 - ????

10. Can you be found in the #killspyware chat room?
When I am on IRC, you can find me there. Honestly, it depends on my call volume.

ok ok. I'm Kat! *shock* I'm an Admin here at 247, and proudly so! I've been around the game nearly five years now, with no sign of getting tired of it all!

Home Forum: GeeksToGo
Operating System(s): Windows XP Professional
Anti-Virus: Nod32
Firewall: None
Additional Security Software: None
Internet Browser(s): Firefox
Area(s) Of Expertise: Malware, Hardware, Software, Windows OS's, Networking

1. What led you to become a Malware Fighter/Tech Helper and volunteer your expertise online?
do I HAVE to go into that story again?


2. Have you always been into computers? Is computing a passion, career, or hobby for you?
nope. I didn't get "in" to computers until about five years ago. It's all of the above, really. I work from home, working for Chris Pirillo as his Assistant.

3. Are there any other sites that you donate your time to?
Too many to list. ALL of them, pretty much.

4. What is the average of number of HijackThis logs a week you do and how long does it take for you to research one?
I used to do tons of them, but I rarely take one anymore at all. I spend too much time teaching and being an Admin.

5. Did you design/make your own PC?
Yes

6. What is your least favorite thing about building/upgrading a PC?
none

7. When was the first time you built your first system? How many computers have you built since then?
six months or so ago

8. Do you ever get asked to help someone with their computer offline?
More then I care to remember.

9. What is your must-have requirement for sitting at your computer?
Pepsi

10. Can you be found in the #killspyware chat room?
Yes all day every day! I'm connected 247

Hello. My name is Billy Robert O'Neal III. Bill, and/or Billy for short (not William, because that's not my name). I am a High School student, and started using Dad's 486DX when I was 3 years old. (Which was bought the year I was born, 1990, and was the family computer for 10 years afterward. 300MB hard disk. Really fun when the CMOS battery died and one had to type in all the info every time you used the thing) (Played with MS Paint on Windows 3.1) I got into a game called "SimTower", which got me interested in possibly programming my own games. In 6th grade, I started to experiment with C++. Many people would have me constantly fixing their computers, which got me more into the service related field.

I am currently in the process of programming some tools to help the helper, but I'll release those when they are ready to be useful All of my gui tools are Visual Basic.net, because I don't know Win32 API yet, but my command line stuff is C++. Hopefully I will be getting better because I just got an internship with a software development company called PreEmptive Solutions.

Home Forum: BleepingComputer.com
Operating System(s): Windows 98 (in a VM for old games), Windows 2k, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Fedora 8 (upgrading to 9 sometime here)
Anti-Virus: None. (Do use the ESET OnlineScan every once in a while...)
Firewall: DD-WRT router
Additional Security Software: None.
Internet Browser(s): FireFox 2/3

1. What led you to become a Malware Fighter and to volunteer your expertise online?
I got a job as a tech at a local PC repair shop called Eikons Consulting, Inc. I worked there for a year and a half, and I taught myself how to use HJT to remove some stubborn infections by reading HJT topics at BC.com. Eventually, I wanted to give back to the BC.com helpers who had gotten me out of a lot of sticky situations

2. Have you always been into computers? Is computing a passion, career, or hobby for you?
Since I was 3. Currently a career and a hobby.

3. Are there any other sites that you donate your time to?
Not yet....

4. What is the average of number of HijackThis logs a week you do and how long does it take for you to research one?
Average is... Oh, 10-15 a week. It would be more, but I'm limited to 10 open CMFs. As far as time goes, it goes from 5 minnutes to several hours depending on the issues and infections present.

5. Do you have any other interests in computing besides Malware Removal?
Software Development. This is my target career. (Some nifty tools to follow if I ever get the damn things done)

6. Did you build your own PC?
I could, but no, I needed Dell to do it so I could finance it.

7. Do you ever get asked to help someone with their computer offline?
Every time I go to work

8. What is your must-have requirement for sitting at your computer?
My room can't be a pigsty.

9. When was the last time you've been infected (not intentionally)?
~5 years ago.

10. Can you be found in the #killspyware chat room?
Honestly don't even know how to get there.

Hello all!

Billy3

Hi there,

My name is Mike (hopefully you figured that out ).
I'm 16 years old and speak English, German and Spanish. I'm a sports maniac and do almost any water related sport there is (Kitesurfing, wakeboarding, skiing,
Windsurfing, diving etcetera...). I also play the guitar and love music, to name some bands - The Kinks, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and Jack Johnson, Oasis, and Cat Stevens.

Home Forum: GeeksToGo!
Operating System(s): Windows XP
Anti-Virus: McAfee
Firewall: McAfee
Additional Security Software: Spyware Blaster, MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware
Internet Browser(s): Firefox

1. What led you to become a Malware Fighter and to volunteer your expertise online?
Pure interest

2. Have you always been into computers? Is computing a passion, career, or hobby for you?
It's a hobby, I only started getting into it about two years ago

3. Are there any other sites that you donate your time to?
GeeksToGo! and 247Fixes

4. What is the average of number of HijackThis logs a week you do and how long does it take for you to research one?
At the moment I'm taking around 20 logs per week, thankfully it's getting a bit easier to review logs and doesn't take hours anymore for most logs

5. Do you have any other interests in computing besides Malware Removal?
Programming, although I really need to learn it...

6. Did you build your own PC?
Nope

7. Do you ever get asked to help someone with their computer offline?
Nope

8. What is your must-have requirement for sitting at your computer?
My glasses

9. When was the last time you've been infected (not intentionally)?
Never actually.

10. Can you be found in the #killspyware chat room?
Yes, friendly bunch of people, come and join!