Piratebay gone

[glzsqd]

Most pornsites have fairly good security as they are common targets.

 

So pretty much what your saying is, websites advertising is what gives most people viruses? If that's the case(which I'm sure it is) than the simplest solution is to not click on the adds. You don't need to pay a subscription to McAfee to figure that one out.

[Mar]

[coughcoughadblockercough]

[100Coogn]

[coughcoughadblockercough]

Yep...

Coogan

[MrRiplEy[H]]

So pretty much what your saying is, websites advertising is what gives most people viruses? If that's the case(which I'm sure it is) than the simplest solution is to not click on the adds. You don't need to pay a subscription to McAfee to figure that one out.

You don't need to click anything. The second its run = displayed on your screen you're pwned.

[guncrasher]

[coughcoughadblockercough]

I have used adblocker for so long that I forgot  youtube had ads.


semp

[darkzking]

my google chrome store keeps having network failure when i try and download ad block 

[100Coogn]

my google chrome store keeps having network failure when i try and download ad block  

I know there's quite a few people, myself included, that use Pale Moon as their browser.  AdBlock works great with it.
No more youtube ads.  Check it out, if you haven't already.  

Coogan

[Tinkles]

I have used adblocker for so long that I forgot  youtube had ads.


semp

You too? 

[Dichotomy]

I would recommend ESET's products over Norton or McAfee for consumer grade products.  At least ESET will not screw up your computer so badly it can never be fixed without a full OS installation.

Ya I took your advice on that one about 7 years ago and have been virus free the whole time.  Now if I can just get my company off of the AVG crap

[Dichotomy]

You too? 

  Youtube has ads? 

[Shamus]

I had forgotten I was running adblocker, just checked it 127,751 ads blocked.

[BoilerDown]

Now that tpb is gone, where do we get our fresh torrents?

I read a story on HardOCP earlier today: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1844932

[Vulcan]

So pretty much what your saying is, websites advertising is what gives most people viruses? If that's the case(which I'm sure it is) than the simplest solution is to not click on the adds. You don't need to pay a subscription to McAfee to figure that one out.

The user doesn't need to click the ad for the malware to be delivered.

I thought you "worked in computers"? Maybe you should google "exploit".

[Masherbrum]

That thought had crossed my mind, if a reasonably priced yet not bloatware antivirus program/company even existed, or if it was just a lofty concept like world peace.

The price is right for Eset at 40$, I'll read more about them at their site.  I'm still going to just keep rolling the dice, as I've been OK so far regarding worms/trojans/big virus issues, and it's only games and such at risk on my net connected PCs and tablets anyhow, but knowing there is a good option out there should it ever be required is a good bit of intel.

I have used ESET's Smart Security (now on Smart Security 8) for the better part of seven years and have never had so much as a hiccup.   I strongly recommend it, if you're looking around.