antivirus 2010

[Mano]

this may have been posted already.....I did not read them all.
This link explains how to get rid of it and how it got onto your 'puter in the first place.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivirus-2010

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Mano

[trigger2]

hhmm/....is it possible that some of the pictures i loaded onto photobucket couldve gotten infected?

Doubtful, you UPload to photobucket, not download, you give info, not get. Plus, Denholm was doing a bit of exaggeration. Most of the time, you have to give it permission to download, but it's usually something as innocent looking as "we need to run this add-on." Then shizam! You're infected.

~Trig

[Vipermann]

Just like to say that Symantec USED to have a good product. Back in the old days Symantec Corporate Antivirus was great, and the central management was awseome. Then they started with their end-point protection and it was all downhill from there.

I'd also like to throw in a vote for a newer anti-virus software called Vipre. Made by sunbelt software it has served me well so far and their rescue disk has helped me recover numerous computers that have shown up at my office with rogue spyware and viruses.

[CAP1]

here's a new thing.....


i use microsoft outlook schedule for my scheduling.

i' ve been letting windows updates get caught up.

well.....today, about 15 minutes ago, it did another update, rebooted itself, and now i have no outlook in microsoft. i still have system restore turned off after the virus crap too, so now i think i'm screwed.

[Mano]

Ever wonder who writes these viruses and malware?
It has turned into a billion dollar industry, especially when you have to
buy a new subscription every year.

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Mano

 

[Denholm]

Doubtful, you UPload to photobucket, not download, you give info, not get. Plus, Denholm was doing a bit of exaggeration. Most of the time, you have to give it permission to download, but it's usually something as innocent looking as "we need to run this add-on." Then shizam! You're infected.

~Trig

I was not exaggerating on the images part. I've found infected .gif images before.

[trigger2]

I was not exaggerating on the images part. I've found infected .gif images before.

.GIF is a layer, picture on picture put into movement. I'd like to see the infected GIF as I don't think it possible as an image doesn't have the rights needed to install software or change system settings.

[Denholm]

That file is long since gone... I'm really wondering if it was a show for purpose by AVG, though... That was back when I surfed the web just to see what would happen.

[CAP1]

it just pisses me off, that this kind of stuff keeps happening. i read about others that have these problems, and often don't respond......because i have nothign useful to help with....and it pisses me off just as bad as it does now that one got me.........

[Denholm]

What bothers me about this is the talent wasted on destruction. If half of the ability being used to program this irremovable software was targeted at something more productive, we would probably already be working on light-speed transportation.

[CAP1]

What bothers me about this is the talent wasted on destruction. If half of the ability being used to program this irremovable software was targeted at something more productive, we would probably already be working on light-speed transportation.

ya know?

i hadn't thought of it that way...and you're right.

[DREDIOCK]

Ever wonder who writes these viruses and malware?
It has turned into a billion dollar industry, especially when you have to
buy a new subscription every year.

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Mano

 

Im still rather unconvinced that the AV companies or people involved with them arent putting out at least some of this stuff themselves.
They are the ones who stand to gain the most from their existence. And loose the most if they ceased to exist.

[bagrat]

i had to remove it from my comp 2 this week, what a bug!
first time was while trying to view someones flight vid here.
second was while at photobucket.

ive got it off my comp i think but firefox no longer runs an AH is screwed up too, even if i keep uninstall an installin em'

[CAP1]

i had to remove it from my comp 2 this week, what a bug!
first time was while trying to view someones flight vid here.
second was while at photobucket.

ive got it off my comp i think but firefox no longer runs an AH is screwed up too, even if i keep uninstall an installin em'

i thought i had it beat///////////

i don't....it's going to the shop this weekend....was supposed to bne today, but they're pretty busy