FTE Virus
Junior User
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 85
Likes: 1
From: Greeneville, TN
I use spybot S&D and avira antivirus, both are free and are great programs.
spybot: www.safer-networking.org
avira: www.free-av.com
spybot: www.safer-networking.org
avira: www.free-av.com
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 10,626
Likes: 7
From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
I'm not seeing any new code in mine, so I'm hoping that I was just getting alerts from my programs as to things that it kept from getting on to my machine. I'll keep looking though. This is my design computer so I have to make sure it doesn't get infected with something.
Elder User
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 905
Likes: 0
From: Inverness, Fl
I was also having problems very time I click on a page a whole bunch of pop up windows open up. I ran a virus scan on my whole pc and it found nothing. On my browser I went into tools; options; security; (warn me when sites try to install add ons) Exceptions; and I found address in there I did not allow. I removed them and had no problem since.
Elder User
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 524
Likes: 0
From: Taylorsville, UT
I saw the virus this a.m. Logged in from work using IE. We have symantec endpoint protection and it caught it and wouldn't allow the page to load. It must be in one of the ads because I hit refresh and different ads popped up and didnt see the issues that time.
Lead Driver
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 5,420
Likes: 16
From: Ouray, CO
I'm running the "free" Avast! Virus SW
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,123
Likes: 35
From: N. Fort Worth, tx
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Super Moderator
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 21,113
Likes: 3,939
From: Ohio
It is all fixed now. Since I am not a technical web guru, the virus you detected was your scanner saying it looked like it, and warned you. We had no virus floating around so you can relax.
The pop up was the problem, redirecting. The guys did a good job searching for the problem, especially for a weekend.
The pop up was the problem, redirecting. The guys did a good job searching for the problem, especially for a weekend.
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 10,626
Likes: 7
From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
Yea, they do it's just about efficiency though. Why make a virus that will only affect 10% of the computing population when you can make a virus that affects 90% of that population?
MAC isn't any more secure then a PC.