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Good choice. I totally hosed my work laptop yesterday after visiting. Tough way to start a Monday morning without it.
Just blocked again kinoprivate.phnet.us, a program that wants to download. Why is this still showing up after days?
The only way to control this HOT item is to have every program that wants to download to be posed to the user if he wants to download. Then avoid this download.
Have you contacted these phnet people? Can you put a server block on this address for the rest of us?
The only way to control this HOT item is to have every program that wants to download to be posed to the user if he wants to download. Then avoid this download.
Have you contacted these phnet people? Can you put a server block on this address for the rest of us?
I'm getting the big Red warning from chrome about this site. Never seen this before. Odd thing is, I don't see it when hitting "New Posts". Only when accessing a specific forum like "Feedback" or trying to read a thread.
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We have a big conference call coming up with two different IT companies in a few minutes. I'll report back to all.
I use the NoScript plugin for Firefox. It blocks any ******* such as flash, java, etc that try to access your computer. I would recommend trying it out, just for a little bit. It will really shock you when you first use it and you see how many sites and ******* are trying to access your computer at any given time. For example right now on this page all of the following are trying to run ******* on this page:
google-analytics.com, 2mdn.net, googlesyndication.com, yardbarker.com, widgetserver,com, doubleclick.net, and of course cyclonefanatic.com.
The only problem is that you have to whitelist legitimate sites that use those plugins such as youtube for videos or other things to make them work. It's probably not for everybody all the time, but I'd still recommend trying it once. You can always remove it if you don't like it.
google-analytics.com, 2mdn.net, googlesyndication.com, yardbarker.com, widgetserver,com, doubleclick.net, and of course cyclonefanatic.com.
The only problem is that you have to whitelist legitimate sites that use those plugins such as youtube for videos or other things to make them work. It's probably not for everybody all the time, but I'd still recommend trying it once. You can always remove it if you don't like it.
FYI - there's a version for Chrome called NotScripts. Just installed it and seems to be working well.
Just take your pc to geek squad and tell them CF sent you for the bulk discount.
I kid =) bad timing?
I kid =) bad timing?
Well could you please inform me how i can get rid of the virus that i received by just coming to this site? I have tried several things to get rid of it and nothing is working so anything you can tell me would be nice...
Some of you that are getting alot of issues. Do me a favor. Go to Start>Run. Type in regedit and hit enter. ****MAKE NO EDITS, you can further pooch your machine if you dont know what you are doing****When that window pops up, use the tree to the left. Go to HKEY_Local_Machine>Software>Microsoft>Windows>Current Version and click on Run. You will see a list of stuff on the right. In alot of cases you will see a pointer to a weird filename 43ghjg43j.exe, stuff like that. If you feel comfortable, you can send me a screen shot or type up a list of whats in there and I can tell you if you have any junk running from there.
Do the same from:
HKEY_Current_User>Software>Microsoft>Windows>Current Version
What happens alot of the time is that spyware removers will grab most of the problem but not all since these things can rename themselves and rerun on next boot up. It requires the removal of the command in the registry to end the cycle.
Do the same from:
HKEY_Current_User>Software>Microsoft>Windows>Current Version
What happens alot of the time is that spyware removers will grab most of the problem but not all since these things can rename themselves and rerun on next boot up. It requires the removal of the command in the registry to end the cycle.
Just wanted to put it out there that I'm getting my first "harmful site" alerts today whenever I click on a thread.
I've been on here using the latest Firefox and haven't had any issues. I do run Noscript as one of my extensions though, and highly recommend it to any Firefox users here.
It allows you to choose what can run on any given page and can potentially save you from situations like we're seeing here at CF.
It allows you to choose what can run on any given page and can potentially save you from situations like we're seeing here at CF.
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Thanks bos (and everyone). My issues seem minor, but that is my concern, some kind of remnant. My laptop is new enough it wouldn't take a lot to set it to the factory settings, which obviously I prefer not, but now would be the best time to do so.
IE and FF I don't seem to have any problem. Chrome, except for the big warning to stay away (which I do), the only remaining problem when going to a forum was that it goes to the bottom of the forum to start. It went away earlier yesterday but was doing it again at the end of the day.
Later today I'll do as you suggested.
IE and FF I don't seem to have any problem. Chrome, except for the big warning to stay away (which I do), the only remaining problem when going to a forum was that it goes to the bottom of the forum to start. It went away earlier yesterday but was doing it again at the end of the day.
Later today I'll do as you suggested.
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