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#1 OFFLINE   abarbarian

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Posted 21 July 2012 - 05:40 AM

http://www.ubuntuvib...ux-to-wipe.html


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Jumpshot is a fully automated solution for solving Windows PC frustration. You plug one of the Jumpshot USB sticks into a Windows PC, reboot it, and magically all Trojans and viruses on the system will be destroyed.

Jumpshot is currently on Kickstarter. While initial goal was $25k, it has raised over $75k and 49 days are still left in campaign.

I do not know how good this will be but the concept and the graphics for the advert tickled me fancy. :Laughing:
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 08:38 AM

Yeah, they were pretty good! :lol:

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Posted 21 July 2012 - 10:29 AM

Very cool stuff! Linux to fix Windows. Not the first time that's been done. ;)

But to do it in an all encompassing solution like that is very cool!
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 11:29 AM

Hey! That looks familiar. Where have I seen that? ;)

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Posted 21 July 2012 - 11:33 AM

Neat project :thumbsup:
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 09:45 PM

Definitely an interesting project.  However, keep in mind that there are times when the latest drivers are not the greatest.  More than that, claiming "magically all Trojans and viruses on the system will be destroyed" is a bit over the top. No A/V or anti-malware app is that good.
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Posted 22 July 2012 - 05:17 PM

That's true. No cleaning tool from any OS can say that. Although it can do a pretty good job and maybe even better than ones that have to run on the running system, but you are right. None are that good to say 'magically all Trojans and viruses on the system will be destroyed." Course they don't say all rootkits/RATS. ;)
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 09:47 PM

Love how they are making it "cute" and amusing. A cure for PTSD (Persistent Tech Support Disease). :D
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 10:10 PM

I thought that was a very imaginative and professional presentation. I was impressed. If I ran Windoze, I'd buy one just for fun... er, if I actually had any money. ;)

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 01:47 AM

Hello,

I wonder what antivirus software they've licensed?  I'm assuming they are not using Clam AV.  It will be interesting to see how removal stacks up for some of the more complex things.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 08:11 AM

I thought they would use ClamAV. It will be interesting to follow the progress of this project anyway. They certainly have ambitious goals.
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Posted 24 July 2012 - 12:58 PM

They could be using anything, actually... AVG and Avast! both have Linux versions, as do other providers. While the thumb drive OS may be Linux, the anti-virus app is still searching for Windows virii and malware, so pretty much anything would work as long as it could be run in Linux.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 11:26 PM

View Postgoretsky, on 24 July 2012 - 01:47 AM, said:

Hello,

I wonder what antivirus software they've licensed?  I'm assuming they are not using Clam AV.  It will be interesting to see how removal stacks up for some of the more complex things.

Regards,

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 12:47 AM

I got in on this at the "early adopter" $30 level. It looks really cool. I'm excited to see how it works. Considering they are going to get around 5x what they initially asked for (they're at ~$120k and originally asked for $25k) they can probably do more than they originally promised.





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