virus detected on several links
09-24-2012, 11:27 PM
#4
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: The Granite City, Scotland
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Be careful of a virus that looks like an Adobe Acrobat update. It appeared on the bottom left of the screen and if you press it you will infect your computer.
If you are ever in any doubt about whether to click on updates, go in to your actual computer settings to check whether updates are available.
If you are ever in any doubt about whether to click on updates, go in to your actual computer settings to check whether updates are available.
09-26-2012, 12:17 AM
#6
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
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it is not a virus. it's a pop-up ad.
my own theory is that one of the ads being pushed through the space is infected with adware or spyware.
the techs try to block all pop-ups but this one is particularly annoying and was programmed to elude most defense measures.
when the invisible ad/spyware tries to install itself, our own anti-virus programs prevent it.
mine activates the additional step of temporarily blocking all traffic from the website.
that's why it's necessary to shut down the browser completely to get rid of it.
therefore, it's a "good-news-bad-news" thing. the ad and having to close and restart the browser is a pain in the butt. on the other hand, that's at least proof that our AV programs are protecting our computers. it's also important to remember that the board itself is not infected with a virus. as long as you have good AV software installed on your computer and keep it up to date there's nothing to worry about.
if you know how to take a screen-shot, please do that if you get the false AV notice.
send it by email to [email protected]
they will appreciate any clues we can provide to track down the source and block it.
they have identified one ad so far and taken appropriate steps.
the fake Adobe Update is new. i will report that.
i am 99.9999999% sure none of our ads are the source of that but knowing about it, the techs can triple-check and watch for it.
my own theory is that one of the ads being pushed through the space is infected with adware or spyware.
the techs try to block all pop-ups but this one is particularly annoying and was programmed to elude most defense measures.
when the invisible ad/spyware tries to install itself, our own anti-virus programs prevent it.
mine activates the additional step of temporarily blocking all traffic from the website.
that's why it's necessary to shut down the browser completely to get rid of it.
therefore, it's a "good-news-bad-news" thing. the ad and having to close and restart the browser is a pain in the butt. on the other hand, that's at least proof that our AV programs are protecting our computers. it's also important to remember that the board itself is not infected with a virus. as long as you have good AV software installed on your computer and keep it up to date there's nothing to worry about.
if you know how to take a screen-shot, please do that if you get the false AV notice.
send it by email to [email protected]
they will appreciate any clues we can provide to track down the source and block it.
they have identified one ad so far and taken appropriate steps.
the fake Adobe Update is new. i will report that.
i am 99.9999999% sure none of our ads are the source of that but knowing about it, the techs can triple-check and watch for it.
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10-01-2012, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Posts: 1,330
Started having trouble yesterday -- when I try to access board via e-mail notification (the you-have-a-message and to access it, go here). The screen top header looks like it wants to come up,then the whole page goes blank on me. I need to access by going thru www.quiltingboard.com, Also having a lot of problems with screen freezeups. Something else going on? Is it me or the board?
10-03-2012, 07:11 AM
#10
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Frederick, OK
Posts: 2,031
I’ve been getting notices from my Norton software off and on for quite a while. It usually closes my IE browser. It's Windows Internet Explorer 9, version: 9.0.8112.16421, with update 9.0.10. It’s past due for an upgrade, so maybe that could be part of my problem.
It seems like I’m getting it when I mouse over something while scrolling through the threads, but I’m not sure. Here's the one I got a few minutes ago....
CD in Oklahoma
It seems like I’m getting it when I mouse over something while scrolling through the threads, but I’m not sure. Here's the one I got a few minutes ago....
CD in Oklahoma
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