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Robert
Intermediate Member
Username: Okierat
Post Number: 279
Registered: 05-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 - 02:22 pm: | 
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Question to the collective.Why do I get a pic of Picard when I say that?) This is the second time this year this virus has hit my computer. I currently use McAfee through att.net, but it appears they don't do a good job of stopping this virus. Is there a good anti-virus/spyware program that will protect my computer? |
Paul Hayslett
Senior Member
Username: Paulhayslett
Post Number: 2428
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 - 02:30 pm: |
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AVG. The free version works well if you keep it up to date. Supplement with weekly Spybot scans for another layer of security. And use a name-brand (SonicWall, Cisco, Belkin) hardware firewall at your cable or DSL modem.
But, of course, nothing is bulletproof. My son let one in by clicking on an infected link on some web site. It took about an hour for it to infect 4 of the 6 computers in the house and another hour before my subnet was blacklisted for spewing spam. I lost a number of hours cleaning that mess up. |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 11322
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 - 04:44 pm: |
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Yes, the best firewall and anti-virus software in the world won't protect you if you ignore the warning messages and let the virus in anyway. I have twin teenage stepdaughters (they're 17 but "young" for their age) who clicked on a link that promised pictures of animals or some such that came with a nasty worm. If they had been teenage boys they would have been downloading porn. Like Paul, it took me a couple of hours to clean up the mess. |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 7353
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 - 06:37 pm: |
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Another vote for AVG and Spybot. I've been using them for years and as much web surfing as I do, I've never gotten a virus. |
dhacker
Senior Member
Username: Dhacker
Post Number: 2032
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 - 09:49 pm: |
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Yep . . AVG, Spybot, and if you really wanna go nuts, there's another program called SuperAntiSpyware that adds yet a 3rd layer. |
Jeff Preston
Intermediate Member
Username: Jeffpreston
Post Number: 409
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 03:42 pm: |
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My favorite with my Windows machine is NOD 32. Nothing on the MAC. |
Skotrat
Senior Member
Username: Skotrat
Post Number: 1090
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 04:24 pm: |
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If you have a router firewall your best bet is to start using the features that it has built in...
My advice would be start block any and all ad banners as many times that is where the problem will start.
It is also possible to block TCP/IP ports and that is also a good place to start...
(Message edited by skotrat on February 27, 2010) |
Skotrat
Senior Member
Username: Skotrat
Post Number: 1091
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 04:37 pm: |
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Oh yea...
If you are not using a router / firewall then you should get one. |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 3060
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 04:45 pm: |
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WARNING:
http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=yoyo.org
Norton has issued a Virus Threat warning about the website Skot is sharing. |
Skotrat
Senior Member
Username: Skotrat
Post Number: 1092
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 05:58 pm: |
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Nice...
I have never used their docs...
Just the list... Good thing I do not do this for a living
It is also nice to know that Bob can actually post something with facts behind it...
I will remove my link... |
Skotrat
Senior Member
Username: Skotrat
Post Number: 1093
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 06:09 pm: |
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for what it is worth I have used the yoyo site for ad server lists for a long time and never had an issue with the site |
Skotrat
Senior Member
Username: Skotrat
Post Number: 1096
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 07:56 pm: |
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McAfee rates the site as safe...
http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/yoyo.org |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 3062
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 08:50 pm: |
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Skot, Thanks for the snide remark. Not usually your style, but it gave me a warm fuzzy. I wasn't trying to make you look bad by posting it, but I rarely get those pop-up warnings from Norton and thought it worth mentioning.
Looking closely at the warning it appears that there is one link within the site to worry about. If you think it is safe, click away:
http: // pgl.yoyo.org /sircam / Shingles_17.doc
(I broke it up with spaces in case someone accidently clicked it.) |
Skotrat
Senior Member
Username: Skotrat
Post Number: 1097
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 10:00 pm: |
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just a joke bob...
nod nod
wink wink |
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