machine error

[Empty_5oul]

right now i have a bit of a problem with my machine as i cant get any shortcuts or anyhting to work. then only way i can access certain stuff is through ctrl alt del and click new task "iexplore" for example. nothing in my startbar comes up but the mouse changes to its loading timer pose.
any ideas,

i dunno if marmot / turtle caused this but i hav eonly had the problems since i installed it ????

[Empty_5oul]

i seem to have solved the problem by running my anti virus, spyware removal etc now they are finding loads ????
when i ran them last night they found nothing but now AVG got 2 viruses and spybot a good few infected files.

this was the hardest one to lose: http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojhaxdoorh.html

[Ototero]

Wernt you running AV all the time ???

[Empty_5oul]

yep, it runs all the time

but real time virus protection isnt that greta unless you pay - i have tried panda [free version] (which is suppose to be best real time) but i got fed up with balloon popups that blocked everything.

machgine seems good now though, hopefully some other programs will work now as i have been stuck with 17 - i think that saved me though as no-one could do anyhitng on my comp seeing as on normal all the processor was used. trojan writer prob thought i had a crap old machine if they tried to access me.

[Beerknurd]

I scan for viruses, check for spyware, and run ad-aware 1 time per week.... Is that enough????

[BigDawg]

personally i think 2 to 3 times a week is a better choice. I run spybot every day and my nortons checks my system every other day at 3am.

[Beerknurd]

I don't go to too many websites or download anything so the ad-aware and spyware hardly ever find anything.

[AMDave]

Depends on how your network is configured at the time.

The PC running my internet connection gets the most attention.

The others are at least once a week. More often (with max heuristics) if I'm suspicious of something or if I see a newby on the prowl.

[vaughan]

Daily automatic virus scan of entire system - AVG 7 registered.
AdAware SE 1.05 and Spybot 1.3 prior to any internet banking session (so its at least once a week).
PC used for dial-up internet connection also has TDS-3 (Trojan Defence Suite) registered version and ZoneAlarm Pro registered version.
Cable internet via a router that has NAT. Confirmed my systems are stealthed by running Gibson Research security checks.
Switched from Internet Explorer to FireFox too.

[Ototero]

I think you got all bases covered ;)

[AMDave]

vaughan,

for those of us who may have lost it, could you re-post the URL for Gibson Research. Ta.

[BigDawg]

www.grc.com

[vaughan]

Thanks Bill, beat me to it. I was sleeping.
Also TDS-3 is an Aussie company based in Perth, Western Australia. They are at www.diamondcs.com.au
TDS-3 has a confusing interface (to me anyway) but the suite is as strong as you can get for fighting off internet nasties.

[Empty_5oul]

i tried it a while back but also found it confusing and got fed up with it. I find using somehting like norton or AVG gets the trojan and then i follow the route and delete the file myself, programs that say they do it for you often fail due to all common virus protection being blocked by the virus itself or placing itself in the safe list.
i doubt you will ever better doing it the old way, seeing as 9/10 times you have to go in manually anyway once the automated protection fails lol

[BigDawg]

have you tried spybot search and destroy. it works flawlesley with my nortons. I havent had to do a manual delete yet.

[Empty_5oul]

yep, spybot doesnt get trojans though only certain bits of them not the whole app.
bits are left --- i have been using spybot for a while now at least 1yr // 2 years ish.

[Beerknurd]

Oh well, It hasn't let me down yet. I'll continue the once a week thing...

[BigDawg]

yep, if it isnt broken, dont fix it. ;)

[Beerknurd]

You tryin' to out post me Newbie???

[BigDawg]

MOI???
No, it just seems like it since i end up talking to you alot. :D

[Beerknurd]

Just remember one thing.... the more you post the more I post. then you will never catch me.... :lol:

[BigDawg]

look at it this way, i am helping you reach your potential :lol:

[Beerknurd]

Well I appreciate that. I do seem to be rather motivated.....

[Empty_5oul]

you definaltey seem to be flying up the ranks bill,
72 posts in what - 1 week ????
i think that is probably a record in the amount of posting for the time signed up, yours is
9.00 posts per day which is bigger than beer's, so you are leading at something

[BigDawg]

well, i never see anyone in the amd chat room, hopefully messenger will cut back on some of the posts. if we can all get online at the same time

[Beerknurd]

It's hard cause of the time zone diffrence.

[jlangner]

I need to up my post count - I seem to be dropping back. I'll never be a whore. :cry: :cry:

[Beerknurd]

only 500 to go... Your halfway there. :thumbleft:

[BigDawg]

yep, you need to hurry up or i will catch you :lol:

[deviant_kine]

i guess this isn't a quality vs. quantity issue? i'll give fair warning that i will flood every thread with my nonsense... once i am through with finals.

[Beerknurd]

Well then... I smell a challenge.... I'll start getting my fingers ready.....



"You can't outpost the whore"

[AMDave]

Maybe I haven't out posted you here Beer,
but you mausn't have been looking at your TKC and WhatPulse rank
:lol:

[Beerknurd]

I really only type in here.... I'm at work all day long and then I go to school... In here is the only thing that goes to my goal... Aside from a few emails here and there.....

[AMDave]

We type a lot more than we think.

I worked from home the other day & found that I hit over 19,000 keys in 8 hours !

[Beerknurd]

I work in a corporate building.. I'm afraid that if I tried running it at work I would get caught and fired.... So I don't think I'll try that.. :lol:

[deviant_kine]

Well then... I smell a challenge.... I'll start getting my fingers ready.....



"You can't outpost the whore"

it is a challenge. i'll even create some threads that'll please the inner postwhore in all of us. :twisted:

[Empty_5oul]

after reading a few of the previous posts and the quality vs quantity issue, i think you should only post if there is a reason.

[BigDawg]

Bump

[Beerknurd]

after reading a few of the previous posts and the quality vs quantity issue, i think you should only post if there is a reason.


:cry:

[deviant_kine]

after reading a few of the previous posts and the quality vs quantity issue, i think you should only post if there is a reason.

i'm always for quality, but you've gotta admit there are times where you just want to do something that has no relevance to anything at all. plus the postwhores gotta be pleased too don't they?

[Beerknurd]

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