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mikepgood
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:23 pm
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Nearly got me!
Googled a topic - dentures and epilepsy, nothing dodgy. One of the links took me to a legit looking site, took a long time to load.
Then IE shut down, all the running windowed programs disappeared, Security essentials closed - or appeared to, and a legit looking interface purporting to be AVG 2012 started to "run a scan" immediately finding a virus.
Options to install fulll producet to clean the machine, nothing else would start and task manager wouldn't run.
Closed down while resisting the temptation to click anything. On restart immediately got the same interface. Safe mode and system restore fixed that.
They're getting better.
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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The fake anti-virus scan is a classic. Some are more convincing than others. However, one dirty word there. I can't imagine many people on here recommending IE  _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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Shouldn't IE prevent that sort of crap from running? 
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AlunD
Site Admin
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am
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Location: Wiltshire
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Not an unreasonable assumption to make, but sadly wrong 
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: Newcastle
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No browser does  _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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mikepgood
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:23 pm
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IE is a bit of a dirty word with me too, but at work.........  Was the most convincing one I had seen, and stubborn
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
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Location: Scotland
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chrome is awesome  _________________
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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Oh c'mon... that can't be true.
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: Newcastle
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No browser blocks javascript out the box with exception of IE on a non intranet site on a server install. JS is what most of them use aside from plugins (which are fine if its not installed) You can turn it off... but the net just isn't as good  _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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See this is why I like the NoScript plugin for Firefox.
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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+1 I use NoScript and Flashblock (blocks Java and Silverlight as well, only loading them, when you click on the "play" button). I also use a plugin to force https connections on sites, if they support https.
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm
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Unfortunately NoScript is pretty much useless for end-users - it's far too complex.
Plus it's bloody irritating, which is why I don't use it.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Really? It's too complicated for people like my dad, but I wouldn't have though anyone on here would struggle with it.
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Yes, but then most of us really aren't normal end-users. _________________Jim
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I think it's more down do patience than ability.
I'm sure my dad could easily learn to use it, he just couldn't be bothered to use it.
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