On October 23 2011 19:02 GloryOfAiur wrote:
Did you try deleting your contacts? AVA is a great last-minute antivirus, though I would suggest MacAFree or Kaspersky as a serious, paid AV.

Yes, I deleted my contacts. I dled both AVG and Avast and neither showed any viruses...

Ben...

Canada3485 Posts

October 23 2011 20:41 GMT

#22

On October 23 2011 07:37 Skiro wrote:
i had the same problem once on my hotmail account, i just changed my password and it stopped

This. My buddy told me he was getting weird emails so I changed my password and asked him to tell me if it continued. He didn't get anymore so that seemed to solve it.

pyaar

United States423 Posts

October 23 2011 20:43 GMT

#23

On October 23 2011 07:50 shabinka wrote:

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There... is a report button...
I also thought that Avira wasn't bad.

you only get it after 365 days on TL

jacosajh

2919 Posts

October 23 2011 22:55 GMT

#24

On October 23 2011 18:51 Legatus Lanius wrote:

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ive had virus alerts from clicking pictures found via google images (whether there was a virus or not i have no idea.) just sayin, you can still get viruses without running any exe files or other obvious stuff.

anyways, by far the best protection ive ever had was with noscript. i still use mse for scanning received files and stuff like that, but it makes web browsing pretty stress-free

That is precisely what's wrong with Anti-Virus. Even crap that isn't a virus, it'll go off, making you feel like "Oh at least I'm secure."

And what kind of pictures are you looking at, lol.

I'm not saying it's impossible, but really wow.

Xapti

Canada2473 Posts

October 24 2011 02:09 GMT

#25

If you're a computer savvy person (or even less savvy, as there are different options) you can use a program called a Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS), which are generally quite less system-resource heavy than many anti-virus programs.

Most security people would probably recommend having an AV with these as well, but if you get a good HIPS and know what you're doing (and aren't worried about getting infected, as long as you can figure out it's there and that it should be removed) then it isn't really necessary to have an AV as well.

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-hips.htm
I used WinPatrol before — it's really lightweight, but it felt like it wasn't reporting as much as I'd like. It only reports serious stuff, which might be desirable to most/many people. The registry monitor looks really nice, I might try it.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/probably-best-free-security-list-world.htm?page=0,6
This is actually a list I used a while ago to try WinPatrol. The other links on the page have all sorts of other security applications such as anti-virus or anti-malware.

As mentioned, NoScript extension is really good for web browsing — not only will it prevent some exploits and such, but it helps with privacy and page load time as well (although having to constantly allow critical components on websites can sorta slow down loads sometimes too, but only the infrequently visited ones)

On October 24 2011 04:15 Peterblue wrote:

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Yes, I deleted my contacts. I dled both AVG and Avast and neither showed any viruses...

If the AVs are right (which they may not be), then it's possible that your password was just compromised by a phishing attempt or something similar, and that changing the password (not on a different computer, even) would be the end of the story. I'd personally say deleting contacts was unnecessary, since it could have reported all the contacts to someone (it's host) in one e-mail anyway (or via P2P network traffic even). Generally it will send messages to all the contacts really quick anyway, so removing the contacts would be after all the messages were sent.

nam nam

Sweden4672 Posts

October 24 2011 06:53 GMT

#26

On October 23 2011 17:53 jacosajh wrote:
What's wrong with him voicing his opinion about anti-virus software?

I mean yeah, if you're the type of person who randomly clicks on bright flashing links and opens .exe files that are "supposed to be" .avi, then yeah, you probably need anti-virus. I mean really, you've won a brand new car, go ahead and click on that link. A Nigerian prince really is sending you an e-card... don't think, just open it. Microsoft really is giving you $200 for every person you forward that e-mail to. But first, you have to install this new version of IE. Wtf are you waiting for?

It's wrong because he's wrong... Wtf? We are talking about a person that potentially have a virus here not a general "do you really need a anti-virus."

On October 24 2011 07:55 jacosajh wrote:

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Because people that are malicious only upload pictures that screams "HERE IS A VIRUS" right? And it's usually a redirect, not the pictures themselves that is the problem.

LXR

357 Posts

October 24 2011 07:30 GMT

#27

On October 23 2011 06:48 YosHGo wrote:
Having no antivirus is better than having one of these above.. Except Avast is somewhat decent..

please don't listen to this. those programs are o.k. my favorite free antivirus is Avira. it's pretty non-invasive but i've never gotten a virus when using it.

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