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liftsiron

liftsiron

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Never open a link in anyone's sig. or thread unless you know the person is legit. Many of these spammers have links to where spyware is added or other wise harmful devices maybe added.
 
A while ago, I clicked on a link that I thought was sent by DHL (I was waiting for a package) ... within minutes, my netbook was infected by trojan horses. I had to pay a tech guy $50 to clean it up! :shoot4:
 
Great advice Lifts.

I ban anyone with a sig link to a moneymaking or porn site among others. Problem is that after they're banned the sig goes away and no one knows why they're gone. ;)
 
and emails are the worst, they are getting really creative in realistic emails trying to get you to click on the link or open a file. here is a tip, if you get one of these antivirus 2010 spyware attacks or similar, try a system restore to a previous healthy date, this can buy you some time to do a comprehensive spyware and virus check. had a system come through the shop the other week that had a record 1300 viruses on it!!

jb
 
If I don't know you or heard of you, you are deleted. Don't care how many millions I'll going to lose.

JohnnyB
 
I had my virus scanner block a web page yesterday from a link I clicked on at Lockouts forum!! It said "the page contain a trojan horse and other maliscus mailware viruses please dont not visit this site again"..
 
I go through computers quicker than i got through phones due to virus's.

Its a real coward act, id love to meet one of these guys face to face.
 
DLEATO said:
I go through computers quicker than i got through phones due to virus's.

Its a real coward act, id love to meet one of these guys face to face.
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Have you ever considered switching to an operating system (e.g. Linux) that isn't susceptible to viruses?

Mirrorshades
 
im a BIG believer in several programs that are available free on download.com

malware bytes = there are some malwares / trojans that nothing else will remove
adaware
avg
superantispyware
 
DLEATO said:
I go through computers quicker than i got through phones due to virus's.

Its a real coward act, id love to meet one of these guys face to face.
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Im almost certain it'd be the same people that made your computer or fix your computer. They give you a virus, you pay them to fix it and eventually buy a new computer which then makes them all more money. A never ending cycle.
 
MpressMC said:
Im almost certain it'd be the same people that made your computer or fix your computer. They give you a virus, you pay them to fix it and eventually buy a new computer which then makes them all more money. A never ending cycle.
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that actually makes sense.all those comp geeks that got picked on in high school are now top computer designers,can build them from scratch and write any program they want.writing a virus knowing that the average person like me who can't fix the problem of knows anything about operating systems will just bring it to them to have it looked at,fixed or but a new one.hmmmm...
 
sigman roid said:
So you cant get viruses on linux?
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For all practical purposes, there are no linux viruses. I have read that there are maybe a dozen or so, mostly developed as proofs of concept, but there are no llnux viruses in the wild.

What few anti-virus packages there are for Linux are mainly for people running mail servers and other systems that may provide services to Windows clients. The idea is that the antivirus will help prevent the Windows clients from getting infected -- the linux machines themselves are immune.

I've been running Linux for about a dozen years now, and I don't have an antivirus on this machine -- I don't need it.

Mirrorshades
 
basskiller said:
you can, but hackers intentions are to get as many people as they can.. less users use linux, so they don't write as many viruses for that system
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One of the reasons LInux is less susceptible to viruses is the way that Linux/Unix permissions work. In order to make a file executable, I have to set the executable bit -- there is no such thing as just appending a .com, .exe, .bat, or other file extent to a file making the file executable.

As far as the argument about fewer users running Linux goes, you have to remember that the majority of servers on the Net run a Unix or Linux of some type. Google's search engine alone is powered by something on the order of 5,000-10,000 machines running RedHat Linux.

Mirrorshades
 
liftsiron said:
Never open a link in anyone's sig. or thread unless you know the person is legit. Many of these spammers have links to where spyware is added or other wise harmful devices maybe added.
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so what your saying is that i shouldnt have clicked that linked that took me to a BBW website? :wackit:
 
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