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« Reply #1 on: 24 December, 2008, 05:39:06 PM » |
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Many of these sites are almost impossible to shake once you find yourself there, with the malware/spyware being downloaded no matter what you do.
Even clicking on the "Close Window" or "Cancel" button starts the download in most instances.
My solution being, If you have a firewall, click on the "Shutdown All" or "Lock Internet" option IMMEDIATELY, then Restart. As a last resort, if you have no other option, pull out your phone connection, but you'll have to be quick as often these files are quite small and down load in 15 seconds or so, much faster, if you have a fast connection.
If your anti virus or anti spyware is any good it will catch 99% of them anyway, but is it worth taking the risk?
Never submit to any sites offering a "Free Scan" of your computer for Spyware/Malware or Trojans. The scan is free, the solution that they give is usually not. Most of them return false positives, just to try and get you to purchase their software. Quite often the advertised software is of little use anyway. This surprises and annoys me, as often as not, the software in question is offered my otherwise legitimate companies.
Not so long ago, I was suckered into a similar situation, the Scan told me of 286 "dodgy files and traces of past and present infections. I duly got hold of a latest version, registered copy of the same software and ran it, and my infected files/registry entries fell to about 30 entries. To add insult to injury it had absolutely no lasting effect on the Spyware, as it returned when I rebooted.
If you do have an infection that is not being detected or removed by your AV software:
(1) Go directly to the site of your AV software company and check for updates or removal tools.
(2) If you know the name of the infection, Google it for suggestions. This takes time to sort the wheat from the chaff, but often ends up being the best solution.
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