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donatelife

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went to respond to a post and came up with a big old warning, icons iconator with the host of malware, saying harm can be done without consent on this site, anyone else having this problem? i really dislike the idiots that do this sort of (name you own word)

lisa

 
there is no malware etc EVER on this site

if you have a problem send me specifics otherwise posts like this are meaningless. If you got such a warning it was likely that your computer or browser is compromised.

Norton will only check certain viruses and if you haven't updated the virus definitions to the latest at that very moment, you can still miss the ones that are currently most common. Bottom line is that running a scan is fairly useless if your definitions are not up to date.

If funds are short, try Avast which offers a free version and IMHO is at least as good as Norton.

You'll need a utility that specifically checks for malware, adware as well as something that scans for trojans.

AdAware is pretty good for adware- and they offer a free version. Link attached. For trojans you'll need to come up with your choice from a search.

It is also possible that if you came to the site from another site that they have some sort of frame that you don't see but it is running something surreptitiously.

And if you are really concerned and have some extra cash get yourself a Mac and you won't need to worry about such things. Even a used Mac will be better than a brand new PC IMHO. Definitely in terms of not having to deal with viruses but I'd rather use my 5 year old Mac G5 (PPC) desktop than a brand new Windows PC. (I spend most of my time on my Macbook Pro)

Adaware

 
I use both Avast and AdAware (free versions). They are good at what they do...

...but I always run one after the other.

I got a virus from my Skype account late last night. Two scans from Avast didn't show a thing, but an AdAware scan pulled up three virus files that were high level threats. AdAware cleaned them out.

So stinkin' annoying!

Michael

 
I've been on Macs for 17 years with NO virus trouble, no compromises.

At my other job I'm on a PC that runs Windows 7 (don't even get me started). The corporate network is ALWAYS being compromised- amazing. The full-time team of IT people is constantly fixing.

 
so good to hear that others don't have problems....

I don't either, only have problems posting to Meryl, is your 'puter all right Meryl?

 
The interesting thing is that if there was a mass migration to Macs...

...the hackers and virus generators would attack them as well.

Michael

 
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