A thread about: viruses, spyware and whatnot

Here's what to do: also download Spybot S&D and a program called Hijack This. Run them both; have Spybot fix what it finds, and set it to immunize your machine, but don't have Hijack This fix anything yet, because it also lists harmless and important functions. Post your Hijack This scan log at cexx.org, and those fine folks will talk you through a cure.

http://www.andyrathbone.com/tips/netsend.html

Doing things now!

1. the pop-up.
2. shutting down IE if I go to search anything on Google.
3. occasionally reconfiguring IE's home page to a search page with no internet address.
4. adding porn links in my IE favorites.

when I've right-clicked on the pop-up to check properties, I've gotten addresses like:

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/MSFT/images-crr/index_r1_c1.gif

searching on any variation of that doesn't bring up anything. And Spybot ain't helping. And I think it's fucked up my Norton Utilities, too. Any help out there?

1. Use Firefox
2. Scan for viruses

Scanning for viruses doesn't work as my Norton has gone all batty. What is Firefox?

Seriously, I'd recommend getting a different virus thingy, it's doing stuff that's too weird to be just spyware.

http://www.vet.com.au/

my mum called me earlier today, and i had to patiently explain to her never to install anything advertised in a pop-up ad...

Anti Virus Program
Firewall
Spyware Remover

And update all these regulary and have the firewall running constantly. I recently got my comp clean and it's great, so...here's what I use (these are all free and no trial)

Anti Virus: AVG http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

Firewall: Zone Alarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

Spyware: Ad-Aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ AND Spybot Search And Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Which free security software do you think works best? What is your favorites?

I plan on downloading a couple programs but am having trouble choosing from a huge list

www.apple.com/macbook/

I use AVG and haven't had any problems.

I use avast! and haven't had any problems.

I guess I've decided on avsat!, zonealarm and malwarebyte's
I might switch to AVG if avast sucks

Critical flaws revealed to affect most Intel chips since 1995

Most Intel processors and some ARM chips are confirmed to be vulnerable, putting billions of devices at risk of attacks. One of the security researchers said the bugs are "going to haunt us for years."

http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-flaws-affect-every-intel-chip-since-1995-arm-processors-vulnerable

Keep up dude we’re on the intel thread

i did search for exploit : /