Post by: elkslayer069 on April 20, 2011, 02:23:48 PM
Post by: JKEEN33 on April 20, 2011, 03:11:42 PM
Post by: shedcrazy on April 20, 2011, 03:13:37 PM
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on April 20, 2011, 03:14:42 PM
Post by: JKEEN33 on April 20, 2011, 03:31:24 PM
same here, any Ideas ?
No ideas, but it started whith the site updates for me. As a side, any luck with that Eastern I keep hearing you talk about?
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 20, 2011, 03:37:05 PM
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on April 20, 2011, 04:09:30 PM
Well, luck ? ...yes,....... for him. !same here, any Ideas ?
No ideas, but it started whith the site updates for me. As a side, any luck with that Eastern I keep hearing you talk about?
Have met him twice in the field, He is still taunting me... :bash:
heading back for round 3 Friday, going to another spot this evening after my daughters b-ball practice.
Post by: Missing on April 20, 2011, 07:30:25 PM
Post by: Alchase on April 21, 2011, 12:04:34 PM
Post by: FC on April 21, 2011, 04:35:49 PM
Also try Malwarebytes Anti-Malware program (free version)
Malwarebytes is the best single program you can use in my opinion. Norton IS a virus and Mcaffee is a joke. If you use the free version of Malwarebytes you do have to run it manually but it's very simple to do. If you actually buy it then it is even better and you get real-time protection with it.
Spybot is ok if you can't find anything better.
http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/ (http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/)
go to the right upper corner there and download the latest version, install, update and run a complete scan.
FWIW I think Ray tweaked the site so that those on dial-up didn't actually have to download the pictures so as to speed things up for them.
Post by: Alchase on April 22, 2011, 12:11:50 PM
Neither of these are very good at keeping the crap out of you PC.
Programs like AVG and Avast are proactive, the keep a constant connection with a string of servers that actively scan anything you tell it to before it gets to your PC.
I have been using the free version of Avast (even though it is free, it was rated the best Spyware/virus protector 3 years in a row) for over 6 years now, with great results.
BTW, in case some of you did not know...the best way to keep crap off your PC is to no go where the crap is "cough porn cough", and do not click on email links that you do not know who the sender is.
Post by: FC on April 22, 2011, 04:20:34 PM
BTW, in case some of you did not know...the best way to keep crap off your PC is to no go where the crap is "cough porn cough", and do not click on email links that you do not know who the sender is.
I agreed with you for the most part up until this part here. Porn gets a bad rap for being a place to get viruses, the worst I have ever seen were all caused by "kid" sites. I have seen more browser hijacks and trojans from kid sites than anything else. Other things to watch for are places that tell you that you "YOU ARE A WINNER!!!!", anyone who is offering something for free, any .exe that someone emails you etc. When in doubt, don't click on stuff!
FWIW, AVG is the best of those two IMO Alchase, it has a much lower resource overhead. I've used both and both work pretty well but Avast really seemed to eat up the resources and slow systems down on startup in comparison to AVG.
Post by: 1Shot2Kills on April 22, 2011, 07:40:36 PM
Post by: saylean on April 22, 2011, 08:02:47 PM
Download CCleaner as well.
Run CCleaner, run antimalware...that usually takes care of any issue.
Post by: runamuk on April 22, 2011, 08:16:45 PM
BTW, in case some of you did not know...the best way to keep crap off your PC is to no go where the crap is "cough porn cough", and do not click on email links that you do not know who the sender is.
I agreed with you for the most part up until this part here. Porn gets a bad rap for being a place to get viruses, the worst I have ever seen were all caused by "kid" sites. I have seen more browser hijacks and trojans from kid sites than anything else. Other things to watch for are places that tell you that you "YOU ARE A WINNER!!!!", anyone who is offering something for free, any .exe that someone emails you etc. When in doubt, don't click on stuff!
FWIW, AVG is the best of those two IMO Alchase, it has a much lower resource overhead. I've used both and both work pretty well but Avast really seemed to eat up the resources and slow systems down on startup in comparison to AVG.
I run AVG now and use malware bytes.....and have done pretty good but hadnt thought to update and run the system for a while being just me and I dont surf much "bad" ie porn stuff...so ran it and sure enough last time my kid was here my puter picked up cooties from those stupid free game sites...he can surf oodles of porn and nothing its those dumb game sites and myspace another one with all kinds of crud files.... try AVG it even tells you if the porn you want to surf is safe ;) just sayin in case you are into that sort of stuff... :chuckle:
Post by: grandpawrichard on April 23, 2011, 09:01:30 AM
Dick