Infected while on this forum! ###Issue solved 2011-10-08###
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Microsoft Security Essentials free and it works great
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/secur...s/default.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/secur...s/default.aspx
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Well, there you go. Free spyware & anti-virus software is FAR from safe, obviously. However, if you don't mind dealing with the occasional worm/virus, tracking cookies, etc. and the possible harm they can do to your data & hard drive, then free is the way to go. Me... I'm not that ballsy. I use Norton Internet Security.
Vipre is not a free program! It has been rated #1 by PC World a number of times. I used to have Norton, Vipre is much better in my opinion. Look it up before you call it out as no good!
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I've used trend micro to disinfect computers with norton and viper on them 
http://us.trendmicro.com/us/home/index.html
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When the post opened, the Open Cloud AV Malware popped up with the post. I wish I could remember the title of the post but I was distracted by the infection. I went back and looked later but I never found a post that looked like the one I opened.
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That's the funny thing, I didn't click on a link at all. I clicked on a post in the Sportster section of the HD Forum.
When the post opened, the Open Cloud AV Malware popped up with the post. I wish I could remember the title of the post but I was distracted by the infection. I went back and looked later but I never found a post that looked like the one I opened.
When the post opened, the Open Cloud AV Malware popped up with the post. I wish I could remember the title of the post but I was distracted by the infection. I went back and looked later but I never found a post that looked like the one I opened.
displays it's self. Hordes of people have contracted it and I doubt
you got it here. It just popped up at a random time. My son had
it on his home pc, imitates Microsoft windows to look legit.
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I personally don't think you could just open a post here and get infected either, I have never seen that and I've been here since 2005, if so we'd have done had a ton of folks complaining right now especially since you don't remember the post you opened.
Also anytime you have a problem here like that make it a point if you can to give us all the details such as the post you opened that's very important. I use AVG and spybot plus defender, you have to be very careful when you click on any window that pops up period whether you are here a HDF or anywhere, I have had the same deal lately I do believe and it's been captured by my anti-virus. Yes a virus/malware/adware can be dormant as said above.
Thanks for bringing it to our attention, better safe than sorry any day.
Also anytime you have a problem here like that make it a point if you can to give us all the details such as the post you opened that's very important. I use AVG and spybot plus defender, you have to be very careful when you click on any window that pops up period whether you are here a HDF or anywhere, I have had the same deal lately I do believe and it's been captured by my anti-virus. Yes a virus/malware/adware can be dormant as said above.
Thanks for bringing it to our attention, better safe than sorry any day.