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- on Tue 07 Apr 2009
- 10:57:30 AM UTC
Agreed
Any form of transfer from one machine to another, whether by copying files onto CD or via USB devices carries a certain amount of risk and in the case of USB and CD/DVD they should not be allowed to autoplay so that they can be scanned for malware first.
As FlyAqua has said, it is most likely that you installed an add-on that contained malware, which does happen.
I'm a Virgin Media user and to be honest I would not use nor recommend their antivirus as it isn't that effective. There are many better AV's, Alwil, Avast etc which are free and work very well and out perform ISP's built in protection.
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- on Tue 07 Apr 2009
- 12:22:00 PM UTC
Infected question.
Hi, FlyAqua and cotojo..Thankyou both for your quick replys..
Just one more thing please. Panda vaccine has disabled Auto Run,
so if i do copy another CD of music can i scan it in the drive safely
before i copy the tunes or would the virus jump on to my PC anyway?thanks for your time guys.............cheers...p...............
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- on Tue 07 Apr 2009
- 12:28:59 PM UTC
Re: Infected question
Hello Paul,
With Autorun disabled when you pop the CD in the drive scan it with your AV or have the files scanned online with:
http://virusscan.jotti.org
http://www.virustotal.comBefore copying the files it would bee worth scanning for malware first to avoid transferring from PC to CD.
You could scan the whole iTunes folder:
ESET:
http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/index.php
F-Prot:
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
Ewido anti-spyware and anti-malware:
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan -
- on Tue 07 Apr 2009
- 12:37:12 PM UTC
Infected question.
Hey, cotojo,wow thanks for that quick reply i
just checked back to look into the AntiVirus progs
you suggesed. thanks for your time,....cheers........p........... -
- on Tue 07 Apr 2009
- 01:04:47 PM UTC
Hey Paul !!
I was just looking over a USB Drive that I'm about to loan one of my colleges at work. On it I have the Portable version of MalwareBytes Anti-Malware and guess what ?
As soon as I clicked on it to update the definitions, "asquared" guard came up to notify me That A "Trojan Dropper.Agent-IK" was detected .
This is another False Positive from our beloved "asquared" AntiMalware. This Trojan is not a Trojan but, part of the definitions of MalwareBytes. This makes Three false positives from this AntiMalware that I had to deal with.
I did a search and it came up on several security forums as a False Positive back in early March of this year. This should have been fixed by "asquared" but still hasn't.So, I wouldn't worry about being infected by the CD that you inserted in the DVD reader.
To be on the safe side when you insert a USB Drive in a PC or notebook , even though the Autorun has been disabled , you can also press down on the Shift Key on your Keyboard at the same time as inserting the USB Drive. This will ensure that, the Drive will not open automatically .
You can also scan the E:/ or G:/ Drive by Right Clicking on that particular drive letter and choose the AntiVirus or the asquared entry in the Context Menu. This will scan that Drive only and assure you that there is no infected files .
Athlonite.
Your help is always needed.
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- on Tue 07 Apr 2009
- 02:40:09 PM UTC
False posative
Hi,Athlonite Thanks for that,I had A2 on trial and didnt
have any problems as it is recomended on a few forums
I got the full licence. THANK YOU ALL for you time and
sound advice im leaning bit by bit each day and my
paranoia is going away....ha...hacheers...guys.........p........................
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- on Tue 07 Apr 2009
- 06:55:35 PM UTC
I gave up on a-squared a long time ago
I gave up on a-squared a long time ago as it gave too many false positives.
Malwarebytes MBAM has had a few False Positives but they are fixed usually in minutes of reporting them:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showf... -
- on Wed 08 Apr 2009
- 07:19:28 AM UTC
I gave up on a-squared a long time ago
Hi, YoKenny,Now ive spent my money on it
im gonna keep it, i got it to replace PC Tools
Spyware Doctor (full licence) becaues it wouldnt
work on this pc,just hope they fix the F,P.s.cheers.......p.................
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- on Wed 08 Apr 2009
- 11:12:12 AM UTC
anti-malware apps
Each machine is configured differently, so there is no 'one size fits all' and using a layered approach also means trying various programs to see which work and which don't.
For some PC Tools works well whereas for others it can be a nightmare, same with a-squared and many others.
It's a case of finding what works for you and your configuration :-)
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- on Wed 08 Apr 2009
- 11:19:23 AM UTC
P.C.Tools
I had Spyware Doctor and had no serious complains till I wanted to get rid of it.I uninstalled it from the Uninstall Programmes list and it left a lot of damage.All red lights came on in security centre.Windows Defender and Firewall were turned of but even worse I could not even get back on the net.In the end I had to do a system restore.Download Spyware Doctor again and this time uninstall it with Revoe Uninstaller.That got everything working again but I no longer am a fan of P.C.Tools.(G.O.M.with Honours).
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- on Thu 09 Apr 2009
- 06:53:28 AM UTC
witch is best
Hi,BobJam..Yes your right im finding its
a Test for whats best for you Trail and error
it will come with experience i guess..cheers................p..................
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- on Thu 09 Apr 2009
- 10:59:54 AM UTC
Re: Right
It is largely trial and error because of different configurations.
I have 3 desktops and a laptop setup differently and when I setup my daughters laptop it was finding:
a) what worked well
and
b) what worked for her so that she was comfortable using the different apps.This applies to setting up any machine, there is always plenty of advice about which is the best, but the best has to be what the end user is comfortable with and increases their own confidence and abilities.
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- on Thu 09 Apr 2009
- 11:08:44 AM UTC
Advice is cheap
Experience and Wisdom are earned.
What's good for the Goose is not necessarily good for the Gander as they are a bit different after all.
Maybe that's why I'm a GOM.
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- on Thu 09 Apr 2009
- 12:10:35 PM UTC
Comfort level
That comfort level thing that Colin is speaking of is really important. Assuming the program has met the "works and plays well with others" criteria and doesn't mess up your system. then the other thing to consider is: DO YOU REALLY LIKE IT. That can be as simple as the GUI. IOW, are you comfortable with the way it looks and feels? Can you navigate around to easily find the things that you want?
If you're not comfortable with it, then that most likely means you won't use it much or maintain it. That can make things like antimalware programs absolutely useless. You might as well not have one . . . and we all know what that means.
Keep posting here, and we GOMS (Colin too) will keep you straight.
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- on Thu 09 Apr 2009
- 12:29:30 PM UTC
GOMS
I'm working soooo hard on my image LOL
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- on Tue 07 Apr 2009
- 01:25:52 PM UTC
FP's
Don't you just love them! Too many flying around at the moment :-)
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- on Wed 08 Apr 2009
- 12:28:28 PM UTC
Infected question.
Hi,all thanks for your comments. on my other
PC Spyware Doctor detected my Virgin pc guard
sevices as malware i had to ask them to contact
virgin uk themselves to resolve the problem.On my new PC
before i registered the free scan still detected virgin
as bad after that i had trouble trying to get full licence
so i got my money back they did this with no problem
and quickly....cheers..........p............
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- on Wed 08 Apr 2009
- 03:22:02 PM UTC
np_gp.dll
Adobe used getPlus as their download manager and np_gp.dll was part of getPlus, not sure if Adobe still uses getPlus. I think they have their own download manager now...
Maybe CCleaner would rid those useless DLL's and stuff, you should give it a try.
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- on Thu 09 Apr 2009
- 02:40:16 PM UTC
Infected question.
Hi,yes im finding the more time im using this new
machine the better it runs and whats good for it
and whats not so good.Its just a matter of how much
time i put into it..
thanks for your time..cheers.............p...........................
Infected question.
Hi,all,Ii would like to know if i can get Infected by
a CD i copyed some tracks to my PC off a friends CD.I have Panda vaccine..
Then a sceduled scan by A2 anti,malware(Full licence)
found this..
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\np_gp.dll Deleted Trojan-Dropper!IK
i removed this then did a deep scan and it showed up again,So i uninstalled
FF with Revo uninstaller advanced removal..Then ran a deep scan it came back
clear,Turned on this morning and ran deep scan with A2,MBAM,superANTISPY,
AND VIRGIN ANTIVIRUS.All came back clean,Could this have came of the CD??
thankyou for your time.............cheers.........p...................
If You Dont Ask You Will Never Know..