Any ideas? Firstly I'm a digital age retard, me and technology aren't all that compatible so sorry if this is a dumb question or if I lack or use the incorrect terminology.
My problem is this- I bought a new laptop around 3 months ago. Someone had placed a deposit on it about 2 weeks before I bought it but never returned to the shop for it and left no contact details. This resulted in me buying my new Sony Vaio with all necessary software already installed and the laptop being ready for use when I took it home. It was the last one in the shop too besides the display one so I had little choice considering it met my budget and my needs. Its operating system is Windows 8, not sure if that has any relevance.
One of the pieces of software that came readily installed was McAfee internet security which had been doing its job until 3 days ago when it expired. Rather than paying for a new subscription I opted for Norton as I'd purchased this in the shop alongside my laptop. Before the installation process could commence my computer informed me Norton and McAfee were none compatible and I'd have to uninstall one before installing the other, so following my computer's instruction I did this. Norton was installed, seemingly no problems until....
Since making this change (and it's the only thing I can think may be the cause, plus the problem started straight afterwards) my computer is unable to stream anything; youtube, bbcIplayer, 4OD are all kaput. No porn too which is quite upsetting. Also none of the music links be it youtube originated or soundcloud are working on PV.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.123
Anti virus so just got a random sex ad pop up and pretty sure got some shit on my computer which shouldn't be on here as the only site i'm on is partyvibe on google chrome and it opened randomly in IE. my anti virus software expired and i downloaded some crappy replacement which i doubt even does much at all. so my question is anyone know of any decent free anti virus software i can download, don't want another computer to die through a virus.
Storm worm outbreak time-lapse @F Secure HQ Great video of the worlds most myterious bit of malware. People still have no idea what it is for?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH8cS1AkqiI
Flame virus hijacked Windows’ last line of defence Paul Marks, senior technology correspondentWhen a novel computer threat hits the Windows ecosystem, Microsoft usually broadcasts an update online pretty quickly. That way, 900 million PC users can "patch" the vulnerability that let the threat thrive in the first place. So a nightmare scenario for security engineers has always been this: an attacker creates a smart, spoofed Microsoft update that lets them install a virus rather than a patch.
Well, it has happened at last.
Engineers poring over Flame, the powerful (and massive) cyberespionage program that Iranian authorities reported finding in a number of industrial and military facilities last week, have discovered a module among its 20 megabytes of attack tools that creates updates that look like they hail from Microsoft. This marks a watershed in computer (in)security and one for which there is currently no catch-all preventative measure. The reason? Update authenticity relies on the use of digital "certificates" that can be faked.
"Microsoft is aware of active attacks using unauthorised digital certificates derived from a Microsoft Certificate Authority," says the Redmond, Washington-based firm in a 3 June security advisory. "An unauthorised certificate could be used to spoof content, perform phishing attacks, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks."
It's such a "man-in-the-middle" attack - a certificate posing as an honest broker between the user's PC and Microsoft - that allows Flame's fake update to go ahead. Although that certificate has now been revoked, the mechanism revealed here will doubtless be a cue for copycats. "Techniques used by this malware... could also be leveraged by less sophisticated attackers to launch more widespread attacks," warns Microsoft.
But don't worry, Flame probably isn't going to hit your PC. It is a highly targetted "toolkit" that appears to be undertaking reconnaissance for future Stuxnet-style attacks on Iranian (or at least Middle Eastern) infrastructure. The US/Israeli-developed Stuxnet worm invaded Iran's industrial computers and shook almost 1000 uranium centrifuges to pieces - but it needed to know the make, model and connectivity of the controlling computers to do so. Flame appears to have the national security pedigree of Stuxnet and its sister Duqu - and is highly targetted atstealing PDF files, computer-aided design drawings and Microsoft Office documents, presumably so that future software-based attacks can be engineered.
"This is the first time Microsoft Update has been patched. And it's a big deal indeed," says Mikko Hypponen of antivirus software house F-Secure in Finland. "However, we're lucky, because this attacker is not interested in infecting large numbers of computers. This technique has only been used in very limited and targeted attacks in The Middle East."
"The Microsoft Update hack used in Flame must have been very valuable to the attackers. We should assume they've used it in other, possibly unrelated attacks at the same time, since they must have known it would be discovered."
As for the spoof patch risk, however, all's fine: Microsoft has released a Windows update.
One Per Cent: Flame virus hijacked Windows' last line of defence
Are they over-hyping this or what?? If the virus came down as a windows patch, then were microsoft involved?? Opinions please
It does seem like the ultimate malware though. I mean tricking windows means FULL access if am right in thinking. This is by far worse than the LOLCANO virus
F secures’ cloud security ad I liked this ad for some reason, maybe I got sucked in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cYiX8ATZmQk
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New Most Potent Computer Virus!!!! There's a new computer virus that is being called the "most complex" virus to ever hit the Internet. Dubbed "Flame" this virus has infected computers mostly in the Mideast, including Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and others.
Since this virus contains 20 times as much sophisticated code as the Stuxnet, it's most likely a US military project. The virus itself is 20 gigabytes of code! It has appeared in sensitive government computers as well as those of individuals.
It can " can gather data files, remotely change settings on computers, turn on computer microphones to record conversations, take screen shots and copy instant messaging chats."
The Flame virus went undiscovered for years due to its sophistication. The US has not been victimized by this virus yet (as far as anyone is willing to admit.)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...s-exposed.html
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Urgent help needed PLEASE!!! VIRUS!! I need you guys to recomend me a free program to get to remove a trojan downloader. I have malwarebytes and ran that last night and it unlocked the scareware message that it had locked my desktop with, but now I keep getting that rundell32 has stopped workingmessage keep popping up and upon a repair program scan it told me that the trojan downlaoder is still here. Please help me team.123
ESET NOD32 antivirus is a cunt Ok not really but sort of.
It has decided to block kickasstorrents.
I have never had any problem using that site before until today. My antivirus says
[ATTACH=CONFIG]151209[/ATTACH]
Any way to try and unblock it?
:-(
EDIT: I know google is my friend and I am googling right now. Hopefully I will get it sorted... on quick glance it looks like its a new problem for everyone today....
Double edit:
ESET is NOT a cunt as previously thought. (Can't edit the title) Now I don't quite get all this computer talk but I get that it's bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMKKbwWIcYk&feature=player_embedded
Farewell kickastorrents.
Possible virus link http:// lopezqegema. chat. ru
my mates email address sent this link out to everybody in his contact list, no-ones opened it yet as we're pretty sure its a virus. ive broken the link above so you cant accidently open it, but if you see anything like this in your email inbox delete the email, do not click on the link. if anybodys gor any more info, much appreciated. :love:
best way to protect your computer so ive got my g/fs laptop and its got a avg free anti virus, but not sure if this is enough or a good enough antivirus. does anybody know whats best? on my last computer i was using avast and something else that stops cookies i think.. cant remember the name though..
help please :)
ps they need to be free..
x123
Annoyin virus. Help? Downloaded a couple of files the other day only to look on ma taskbar about an hour later to find my antivirus had turned itself off!
Now everytime I click on certain folders it takes you to this little box
When you click no (or ALT-F4) it takes you to this fake website/my computer thing which can be found ere: http://free-viruscan.com/id/4912933/4/1/
It then asks you if you want to open ie-av.exe (ok then, I'll just do that:you_crazy)
I've ran 2 virus scans but its not turned anythin up (and yeh my virus scan does check system32 and all the other system files)
I'm pretty good with computers but this has me stumped:hopeless:
Anyone had it/knows how I could find where it is on ma pc?
Oh yeh I've checked for it with spybot search and destroy as well but it doesnt show anythin. Deleted the files it came in n all but its still ere
(as you can probably see from the screenshots I'm not usin IE like it sez:wink:)
p.s Yeh my computers name is Gertrude and Cecil
*edit* WARNING [old] NEW VIRUS. Anti-virus firms are warning about a Windows worm called Sober that is starting to spread widely online. The virus emerged at the weekend and is multiplying because so many versions of Windows are vulnerable.
Many people are thought to be falling victim to it because one version poses as an update from anti-virus firms.
It also tries to hide by using many different subject lines in both German and English and by changing the name of the payload holding the virus.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3220887.stm
just checked the date on the news link and its from 2003...
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