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2011/03/25 20:55:58
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Fixture of Dakka
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Just had a narrow escape from a malware attack (and no, I was not on a porn site - it was Total Film). Usual thing - Trojans! Worms! Click here to download a program to stop them infesting your computer! - Fortunately I've been here before, so I shut down the internet and ran my anitvirus software (which found one risk - a cookie  ).
The thing is, I thought I put a stop to this nonsense by setting my pop up blocker to its highest level, but it still got through. Any other suggestions to block these things?
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2011/03/25 20:56:54
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
Inside your mind, corrupting the pathways
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Stop looking at porn while pretending to be on Total Film? 
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2011/03/25 20:57:18
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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[SWAP SHOP MOD]
Yvan eht nioj
In my Austin Ambassador Y Reg
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What browser are you using?
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And what sort of on demand AV / anti-spyware are you running?
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2011/03/25 20:58:08
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Fixture of Dakka
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No idea, the one that came with the laptop (acer).
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Windows Internet Explorer I think
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/03/25 20:59:00
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2011/03/25 20:59:27
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
Inside your mind, corrupting the pathways
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If you go to http://download.cnet.com/windows/ you can get spybot search and destroy, which will find most things and is free. You can also get Avast, which is an anti-virus program (you just need the free version).
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/03/25 21:00:00
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2011/03/25 20:59:31
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Fixture of Dakka
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filbert wrote:What browser are you using?
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I'm using Norton Anti-virus
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2011/03/25 21:01:40
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Yvan eht nioj
In my Austin Ambassador Y Reg
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Really wouldn't recommend using IE if you can help it unless you are on 8 or 9 which aren't as flawed as earlier versions.
Get hold of Spybot (as Silver mentions). I also run Lavasoft Ad-aware (the free version) as well as Avira AV (which is also free). They all have a 'real-time' scan function that should stop the majority of nasties (unless you have a habit of visiting the most dodgy sites).
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2011/03/25 21:12:46
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Fixture of Dakka
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Ok, will give it a go. Cheers Filbert/Silver 
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2011/03/25 21:26:17
Subject: Re:Narrow escape from Malware
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Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper
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Use Firefox as a browser, get the add-ons AdBlock and Flashblock. This will cut risk down considerably.
Ad-Aware and Spybot are good, but I use Malwarebytes which I find is a better product (and free like the others).
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2011/03/25 21:35:23
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I run
AVAST
the Uniblue suite
SUPERAntiSpyware
And regular sweeps with
CCleaner
My computer is clean, I think.
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2011/03/25 21:36:50
Subject: Re:Narrow escape from Malware
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Fixture of Dakka
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I can't recommend Malware bytes stonly enough. i use IE, run McAfee and it still cleans better. catches all kinds of goodies my kids
usually pick up! http://www.malwarebytes.org/ and i run the free version. i would suggest checking every so often for updates.
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"But i'm more than just a little curious, how you're planning to go about making your amends, to the dead?" -The Noose-APC
"Little angel go away
Come again some other day
The devil has my ear today
I'll never hear a word you say" Weak and Powerless - APC
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2011/03/25 21:40:43
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Yvan eht nioj
In my Austin Ambassador Y Reg
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The key point to take away is that no single AV / anti-malware program is foolproof. You need to run them in parallel to get best results. What one misses, the other finds and vice versa.
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2011/03/25 21:41:44
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Savage Minotaur
Chicago
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Lol norton. Terrible program.
Spybot Search and Destroy should take out anything major.
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2011/03/25 22:00:00
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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If you can be bothered to pay for it (and I'm not) kaspersky is supposed to be ultracool.
Spybot is good, I just got pissed off with dealing with the teatimer eating up my ram and finally deleted it.
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2011/03/25 22:12:51
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Yvan eht nioj
In my Austin Ambassador Y Reg
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:If you can be bothered to pay for it (and I'm not) kaspersky is supposed to be ultracool.
Spybot is good, I just got pissed off with dealing with the teatimer eating up my ram and finally deleted it.
They all have their overhead - tis the price one pays. My current set-up has 12GB RAM so I don't notice it much
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2011/03/25 22:57:16
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Warp-Screaming Noise Marine
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Yeah I had a virus today too.
It just popped up.
I logged out,logged onto a back-up profile and did a system restore.
But man I hate that crap.
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2011/03/25 23:11:17
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Fixture of Dakka
On a boat, Trying not to die.
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Haha!
Chowderhead uses a Mac meaning that only a few viruses can affect him!
... It also means I can't play DOWII....
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2011/03/25 23:50:41
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
Inside your mind, corrupting the pathways
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Chowderhead wrote:Chowderhead uses a Mac meaning that only a few viruses can affect him!
Because people who make viruses know Mac users have suffered enough
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2011/03/26 00:08:49
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Infiltrating Broodlord
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Chowderhead wrote:Haha!
Chowderhead uses a Mac meaning that only a few viruses can affect him!
... It also means I can't play DOWII....
What? I can't hear your post over the roar of all the video games I am able to play.
hows minesweeper treating you? Oh, don't have that either? Ouch...
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2011/03/26 01:45:10
Subject: Narrow escape from Malware
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Bane Knight
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I'd suggest you do your browsing in an isolated virtualized machine. VMware is your friend. It takes more than a little knowhow to attack the underlying machine from a virtualized browser and you always have the option to simply wipe out the virtualized machine on a whim.
Also, my DOWII works just fine on my mac. Thank you very much.
Edit: How? See above for a clue.
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Alternatively I'm a magical internet fairy.
Pho indignation *IS* the tastiest form of angry!
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