Virus on here?
Hotshot
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 13,484
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From: Stevens Point, WI
Stupid hackers. What do they get out of doing stuff like this besides a laugh? Does someone actually pay them to do these things or something?
I have heard before that anti virus companies will have people put out viruses just so people have the "need" for anti virus software. True or not I can believe it.
I have heard before that anti virus companies will have people put out viruses just so people have the "need" for anti virus software. True or not I can believe it.
Lead Driver
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 8,180
Likes: 669
From: Scio, OR
1) Webroot secure is blocking the Malware and isn't notifying you.
2) Webroot secure isn't recognizing the Malware and you're infected. Most Malware doesn't make it's presence known to the user.
Based on the possibility of #2 above, I would grab ANY of the free anti-virus/anti-malware programs and do some scanning on your machine. Spybot S&D is free and does a pretty good job. Malware Bytes is one of the best, IMO, and you can download a free trial, find out if you're infected, clean it up and then uninstall it.
Avast and AVG anti-virus/malware are both free and very good. I happen to prefer Avast over AVG. But that's because AVG let one by on me once. Although it was probably just a fluke.
FTE Leadership Emeritus
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 111,873
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From: Wharton, NJ
Unfortunately most hacking is done offshore where we have no jurisdiction for prosecution. We have on occasion had domestic hacking that have been dealt with accordingly, but we still have an ever growing world of very smart kids with too much time on their hands and do it for kicks.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 2,726
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From: Slatington, PA
I'm getting that too using firefox on my laptop. It stopped for a while, but started back up today again. Really annoying!
Junior User
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 77
Likes: 0
From: NW Wisconsin
No virus problems here, but then again I cheat...Mac's rule! LOL Seriously though, I did run a full scan on my only PC (use it for my Ham radio stuff,) just to be safe. Only problem I am having is with Safari dropping to be bottom of the page when I load a page.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 8,640
Likes: 4,727
From: Itinerant
Did a full system scan and Malwarebytes full system scan and nothing found. 1st line of defense must be working. 2nd line of defense will be checking back tomorrow to see if that warning stops popping up.
Hotshot
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 10,101
Likes: 40
From: Pa
My Microsoft Security Essentials software blocked it. The SE is better than any other antivirus Ive used and its free. Norton is a joke compared to it.(had Norton for years) Never paying for antivirus again.
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FTE Leadership Emeritus
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 23,174
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From: Stephensville WI
My Avast antivirus does say there is a malicious threat. It appears to be in the advertising.
Infection Details
URL: http://theclickhosting.com/jscript/adpix...
Process: file://C:\Documents and Settings\Jo\Loca...
Infection: url:Mal
For all you guys who say your antivirus is not picking anything up, you may want to run a spyware detector on your computer.
Infection Details
URL: http://theclickhosting.com/jscript/adpix...
Process: file://C:\Documents and Settings\Jo\Loca...
Infection: url:Mal
For all you guys who say your antivirus is not picking anything up, you may want to run a spyware detector on your computer.
Senior User
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 471
Likes: 1
From: Pocatello, Idaho
Man I just spent 3 hours with tech support. I was reading a post on here and lost everything. The virus deleted my whole hard drive. Now I know where I got the Virus. Luckely most was recovered. I have McAfree and it didn't catch it until it was to late.
Now for a little non Ford advertising. I have tech support thru PC PROTECTION CTRL CENTER, a program from Office Max. It is a 1 year of pc protection. I have used it now twice in the last year. The first time paid for the program, so it has deffently paid for itself now.
This just Pisses me off when hackers go after the little guy, when they could go after big brother.
Now for a little non Ford advertising. I have tech support thru PC PROTECTION CTRL CENTER, a program from Office Max. It is a 1 year of pc protection. I have used it now twice in the last year. The first time paid for the program, so it has deffently paid for itself now.
This just Pisses me off when hackers go after the little guy, when they could go after big brother.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 20,589
Likes: 2
From: Charlotte, NC
So......I heard a couple of 'Norton' minions already....What do y'all use? Any recommendations?
I'm certainly no expert. Got a brand new Toshiba laptop from Best Buy a coupla weeks ago and got 6 free months of anti-virus protection. The girl who rung me up was one of the house 'geeks' from the Geek Squad....didn't ask my opinion, just grabbed a CD and said she'll give me the one SHE likes. It's Kaspersky. I know not to get between a geek and their tech advice, so I just rolled with it......
Seems to work OK (through my inexpert eye). About every 2 days, I'll get a 'databases out of date' message from Kaspersky and download their latest. Anyone use it? If not, what's YOUR fave?
I'm certainly no expert. Got a brand new Toshiba laptop from Best Buy a coupla weeks ago and got 6 free months of anti-virus protection. The girl who rung me up was one of the house 'geeks' from the Geek Squad....didn't ask my opinion, just grabbed a CD and said she'll give me the one SHE likes. It's Kaspersky. I know not to get between a geek and their tech advice, so I just rolled with it......
Seems to work OK (through my inexpert eye). About every 2 days, I'll get a 'databases out of date' message from Kaspersky and download their latest. Anyone use it? If not, what's YOUR fave?
Lead Driver
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 8,180
Likes: 669
From: Scio, OR
I'm currently using the free version of Avast. It caught all the attempts that were happening earlier today. With me, I was getting an alert almost every time I opened a new page.
I like that it seems to work well. I definitely like free. They update virus signatures about twice a day. And it doesn't seem to use a lot of memory or processor time, which is also a plus for me.
It's been about 10 years since I worked professionally in computers, and back then you would never use the words "Microsoft" and "Security" in the same sentence. But I have heard good things about Microsoft Security Essentials lately. I've never even looked at it so I know nothing about it. But I would expect a Microsoft product to integrate better with their operating systems.
I like that it seems to work well. I definitely like free. They update virus signatures about twice a day. And it doesn't seem to use a lot of memory or processor time, which is also a plus for me.
It's been about 10 years since I worked professionally in computers, and back then you would never use the words "Microsoft" and "Security" in the same sentence. But I have heard good things about Microsoft Security Essentials lately. I've never even looked at it so I know nothing about it. But I would expect a Microsoft product to integrate better with their operating systems.