Ive just spent 12 hours cleaning my pc of malware after one silly click made without thinking.
If any of you do ever get any issues like this i can heartily recomend major geeks to get the thing cleaned.
I class myslef as an experienced computer user but any of us can get infected.
Anyway, i can carry on looking for pron now, er i mean....
Take care.
Surf clean.
Unlucky! I hate when that happens.
I'm an IT Pro and it still happens to me from time to time.
Most important thing is to keep your OS and Anti-Virus software up to date.
Use Windows Update if you're a PC or Software Update if you're a Mac.
If you're looking for free Anti-Virus software I highly recommend Microsoft Security Essentials.
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
Matt
Quote from: count_zero99uk on 17 August 2010, 10:43:34 AM
(...) but any of us can get infected.
nope,
I'm using linux.. :D
;D
To say nix is Virus free is not true at all.
Virus writers do have a harder time in a nix environment so thats something I suppose.
I'm an Ubuntu guy myself. You?
Matt
Quote from: Megamatman on 17 August 2010, 01:22:10 PM
;D
To say nix is Virus free is not true at all.
Virus writers do have a harder time in a nix environment so thats something I suppose.
I'm an Ubuntu guy myself. You?
Matt
I mostly use debian, and it's my job to maintain hundreds several others (mostly debian too, some RedHat, Mandriva and Ubuntu)
I never found a virus on these OS (but some nasty things in scripts)
"Virus writers do have a harder time in a nix environment so thats something I suppose"Yes, many security advantages.
I'm afraid with all these new smiley's, this has to be done:
:-B :-B :-B :-B :-B
:D
Quote from: Leon on 18 August 2010, 01:14:05 AM
I'm afraid with all these new smiley's, this has to be done:
:-B :-B :-B :-B :-B
:D
;D ;D ;D
I/we respond:
B(|) B(|) B(|) B(|) B(|)
:P
..
mine is bigger !
(http://smolensk.homelinux.org/smiley1000.png)
:P :P