Welcome to Your Worst Malware Nightmare

[PlutoDelic]

funny, i never had such things like spy/ad/malware

W2k + Sygate + Firefox (NoScript) protects me perfect...perfect

Oooo. A walk in the garden, smiling and innocent, just waiting for a big, bad snake to rear up its head and bite. Never say never. You just don't know what's lurking in the background that you haven't seen yet.

actualy no, its not the sense of using software, its the sense of what the software does, sygate has and intergrated IDS, if an attack is found, the NIC shuts off for 600 seconds, i turn off alot of services (NetBT included, but it isnt really stopable unless u delete the driver, i didnt cause i need it for DHCP and DHCP depends on NetBT) so that makes me secure localy, you have to be carefuly in ICMP too, thats the biggest hole

sygate gives u a feature to browse stealthy, that means it cuts alot of things on the HTTP HEADER, i even have problems to come on THIS forum if that feature is ON

the only problem that i have is PINFI, or PUTI, not that im infected, its just the thing that i get peoples DVD's or Flash sticks and they have it, but STINGER seems to remove it easily

thnx to sygate and to XP (that proved me that it sucks, and now i use w2k) my windows is 5 years virus/ANYTHINGware free and i have to mention that i never used any active anti-virus software on my computer, its all about the technique HOW TO BROWSE and to know how windows works...

and yea, linux is defenitely better, if u use it, dont bother to post here , very bad that my CPU doesnt have an SSE2 extension, i wouldnt hesitate to install Tiger on it, forever

 

[duclosa]

Hey!

Here is my 2 cents...

knowing that
1) Windows may not be the most secure OS around
2) only Windows runs Heroes of MM V, GRAW, AOEII, FEAR, (insert any game here)...
3) Office may not be the safest suite around
4) the level on integration between Access-XL-WORD allows you to do amazing things. This only exist within Office, thanks to VBA
5) very easy to find programs/drivers for Windows

Therefore, Windows is the ONLY OS I can use.
Here is what has worked so far for me: I use VMware and Ubuntu/Firefox for everything but the most trusted sites (TG, banking, the university...).
I run Kapersky and Webroot, with the occasional run of Spyware Doctor and AVG anti-Spyware on a weekly basis. All automated, of course...

Of course, you can use MacOS or any other flavor of UNIX, but that would not work for me... What, you don't game?

 

[eofu]

I live in a small town and have alot of Friends/Customers that call about about Malware(if the know that have it or not) so I have become good at removing most. I use

ad-aware se ( picks up most )
Spy-bot SnD (picks up the rest), I have the tea-timer running.
AVG free
and windows defender

my XP home box is behind a router at all times.

and I have seen some infections that have rendered systems completly unusalable!

did one a couple of months ago that would take 45min - hour to boot
and took me about 8 hours of hard work with all my tools to put it right. the customer would not let me do a reinstall due to buisness data on the machine (no backups)

Dosen't that suck? Everytime the system boots up and I see a p2p program then I know that it is most likely spyware. If people would take just some simple steps this could all be avoided.

 

[eofu]

funny, i never had such things like spy/ad/malware

W2k + Sygate + Firefox (NoScript) protects me perfect...perfect

Oooo. A walk in the garden, smiling and innocent, just waiting for a big, bad snake to rear up its head and bite. Never say never. You just don't know what's lurking in the background that you haven't seen yet.

actualy no, its not the sense of using software, its the sense of what the software does, sygate has and intergrated IDS, if an attack is found, the NIC shuts off for 600 seconds, i turn off alot of services (NetBT included, but it isnt really stopable unless u delete the driver, i didnt cause i need it for DHCP and DHCP depends on NetBT) so that makes me secure localy, you have to be carefuly in ICMP too, thats the biggest hole

sygate gives u a feature to browse stealthy, that means it cuts alot of things on the HTTP HEADER, i even have problems to come on THIS forum if that feature is ON

the only problem that i have is PINFI, or PUTI, not that im infected, its just the thing that i get peoples DVD's or Flash sticks and they have it, but STINGER seems to remove it easily

thnx to sygate and to XP (that proved me that it sucks, and now i use w2k) my windows is 5 years virus/ANYTHINGware free and i have to mention that i never used any active anti-virus software on my computer, its all about the technique HOW TO BROWSE and to know how windows works...

and yea, linux is defenitely better, if u use it, dont bother to post here , very bad that my CPU doesnt have an SSE2 extension, i wouldnt hesitate to install Tiger on it, forever

I agree its all about technique. If you know the world of security then you can better protect yourself. I too have not used a Anti Virus program for about 5 years and never got a virus/trojan/spyware. I Don't also use any spyware prevention programs either. I remember a paper the NSA release about how to secure Windows it was simple things believe it or not like turning off ICMP returns and setting Windows built in encryption on. But I do disagree about the Windows Xp being less secure then Windows 2000. They are actually the same in a sense.

 

[Toanomudd]

I have often joked that I have fed my family for years off of spyware (repairs).

I use CA etrust... primarily because it has a free 1 year subscription. I only use the anti-virus. I also use Windows defender... I have assumed in this case it is in MS best interest to keep Windows usable. What I cant get is how people get infected. The only time a PC of mine had a virus is when I inadvertantly transfered data from a corrupt customer pC onto my pc over the network for convenience. Later that night I went to my PC only to find the pc in lockdown from CA. I have noticed that 95% of pc spyware is porn based.... I have found that it is not good for return business to inform your customer that.

Here are some tips for the novice:

IMHO Norton and McAfee are resource hogs (seem to be preoccupied with trying to get you to pay for more protection). All of the PC's that I have repaired for spyware use either of the two. Often the main problem is that Mcafee blocks IE from the web because of a configuration problem.

Use XP SP2 and when the firewall says you do not have antivirus installed click on the "tell me more... " link it will take you to free antivirus programs listed on a MS webpage.

ad-aware and spybot are only good if you slave your hard-drive on another computer. I like SpySweeper but am pissed that you have to pay in order to clean viruses now. That said I do like both programs. Windows Defender is good, and I like the active protection.... that is something the other free programs often make you pay for.

USE FIREFOX... I personnally think it is faster than MS IE anyhow

If you need a quick shot of porn... use google image search and stay within the google window. Yahoo has a video search too! (Dont ask how I know this)!!!

Give your hand a break and stay away from the really nasty porn sites.... your mother raised you better than that! Seriously I would stay away from sites unless it is like Playboy, Hustler etc.

If you are not a novice than u probably know more than me and have different opinions.... please dont call me moron this is only my opinion.😉

my two cents...

 

[Koolguy]

Hey guys. There seems to be a lot of chat on here, so please forgive me if this has already been answered and I didnt see.

Recently I installed some un-validated software on my girlfriend's computer, and apparently it had some mal-ware/spyware in it (Damn torrents!). Well, I was trying to find the right install icon, and clicked on one that generated several popups, which have not subsided. Im pretty sure I can kill those if I invest in some anti-virus. The big problem seem to be her right click feature.

Somehow this crazy malware hacked her right click feature, and turned off a few other things. We can no longer do right click in windows explorer, or my computer. Would anyone know a software that would fix that, or how to get it back the way it was without re-formatting?

Reformatting is a last resort, because she lives hundreds of miles away. I dont want to walk her through it on the phone. As well, somehow she turned off the system restore. So reversing it is not an option.