henry d Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I was talking to my cyber(geek)guru at work about the problems we have had recently, and I`m sure that pin and the other IT bods will either bare this up or shoot it down, but he reckons that a lot of viruses are started off like this. Firstly someone makes up the malware/spyware/virus/waddever and after it is spread it is patched by the various anti virus/mal/spy companies but not before it has been spread to a goodly few and the way they go about this is by giving the punters(yes you and I) a little bait to see if we will bite, this will be some freebie to click on and then it is past your security as it doesn`t "see" the bait as it has been programmed to look for something that is already known. Then the fan and the poop are in collision mode ! I hope this is clearer than mud as my mate had to go over it a couple of times for me and please feel free to correct me if I`m wrong. Anyhow the bottom line is downloader beware !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 It is certainly true that, we will call them computer nasties, are spread this way. Often a link will claim to be a porn video of someone, click it and you have to download something to watch it - bang. Or if there is a flaw in Internet Exploder or Firefox, simply getting you to visit a "malicious" website might be all that is needed to get you. Personally I would never visit a link posted on a website, board or in an email unless I was expecting to get something like that sent, and I trust the person sending/posting it. Even then they can get hit by nasties as we all know and then you can't even trust your friends.. Remember to keep AV software up to date, run regular scans and keep windows up to date with patches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Its said that the best virus protector is between your ears... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Anti-virus wax! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Spread it on your keyboard B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I'm no IT guru but surely it helps to have a proper firewall ( like outpost) and a thorough anti-virus (F-Prot) on yer 'pooter! Never had a squeak of difficulty since i've had those two installed and I click on loads of rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 This is somewhat over simplified, mostly because its late and boring, however.. A Firewall can be thought of as a bouncer with a guest list. If your nasty isn't on the list, he isn't getting in. Clicking on links on the internet can be thought of as adding names to the guest list, the bouncer isn't going to stop the nasties coming in. You asked for it, your firewall won't help you. Firewalls aim to protect you from "things" on the net you don't ask for, anti-virus and anti-spam are there if things get through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Cheers Pin, you learn something everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Pin, I have an older PC that runs on ME. I used to use Zone Alarm as a firewall but it is no longer supporting ME. Is there another firewall out there that is as good as Zone Alarm (and FREE ). G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 My honest opinion is Zone Alarm sucks, I don't know an awful lot about windows ME I would have to do some research, however if it were me I would upgrade to XP - ME was never any good to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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