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Author:  mikepgood [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:56 am ]
Post subject:  An Internet Nasty
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.
Author:  JJW009 [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
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 :lol:
Author:  Linux_User [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
Shouldn't IE prevent that sort of crap from running? :?
Author:  AlunD [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
Linux_User wrote:
Shouldn't IE prevent that sort of crap from running? :?

Not an unreasonable assumption to make, but sadly wrong :roll:
Author:  finlay666 [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
Linux_User wrote:
Shouldn't IE prevent that sort of crap from running? :?

No browser does :(
Author:  mikepgood [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
IE is a bit of a dirty word with me too, but at work......... :cry:

Was the most convincing one I had seen, and stubborn
Author:  brataccas [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
chrome is awesome :evil:
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
finlay666 wrote:
Linux_User wrote:
Shouldn't IE prevent that sort of crap from running? :?

No browser does :(


Oh c'mon... that can't be true.
Author:  finlay666 [ Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
ProfessorF wrote:
Oh c'mon... that can't be true.

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 :)
Author:  l3v1ck [ Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
See this is why I like the NoScript plugin for Firefox.
Author:  big_D [ Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
l3v1ck wrote:
See this is why I like the NoScript plugin for Firefox.

+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.
Author:  rustybucket [ Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
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.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
rustybucket wrote:
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.

Really? It's too complicated for people like my dad, but I wouldn't have though anyone on here would struggle with it.
Author:  rustybucket [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
l3v1ck wrote:
rustybucket wrote:
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.

Really? It's too complicated for people like my dad, but I wouldn't have though anyone on here would struggle with it.

Yes, but then most of us really aren't normal end-users.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: An Internet Nasty
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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