A day or two ago AVAST! AntiVirus warned me I was attempting to access a dangerous website. (I don't remember what website it was.) I took the warning and didn't access the website.
Later I did a sweep with AVAST! It reported three malware infections. All 3 were of High severity and of the same type (Win32:Malware-gen).
Two of the infections were within two different copies I had of the GMER executable, one on my main...
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apparent keylogger malware infection
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How to create system-level Windows user account in Windows XP Pro?
How do you create a Windows user account with system-level priveleges (above administrator-level), and why would you want to? I'm running Windows XP Pro. -
I guess that sounds plausible. Thanks. -
mysterious Windows update message
I booted up and got a message from Windows saying that it had done an automatic update that involved a reboot. But there was no mention of this when I last turned off the computer. It's not possible Microsoft turned on my computer to perform an update, is it? If not, then what happened here? -
recommend appropriate OCR program?
Can anybody recommend an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) program that can do what I need it to do?
Here's the situation: Over a period of time, I figured out the chords to about 280 songs. Yeah, I know you can get the chord progressions to songs online, but they tend to be very inaccurate. I worked on each song until I was positive it was exactly right. (It made sense to do it since I was getting paid.) And I wrote down each song,... -
clawton:
Do you know if it would detect a key logger?Leave a comment:
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flash drive resident antimalware app?
A while back someone suggested having, as part of your antimalware arsenal, some app that could be installed on a flash drive which could supposedly detect any spyware / malware on whatever computer the flash drive was plugged into. (I think the app was DOS-based, and it could work even if the system was severely compromised, although I'm not sure about those two points.) Could anybody tell me about this app? And would it detect a key logger? -
multiple tabs disappear
Recently my browser started to repeatedly lose the ability to support multiple tabs. In Internet Explorer 8, I click on the drop-down menu arrow on the right side of the Command Bar's Home button, select Add or Change Home Page from that drop-down menu, and then select "Use the current tab set as your home page" in the Add or Change Home Page dialog box. Then I launch another instance of the browser and close the original one. Then I've... -
Running two A/V apps simultaneously doesn't cause a conflict? I'm surprised to hear that; I've seen it written all over the net.Leave a comment:
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questions about antispyware apps
I have some questions about antispyware apps:
1. I know you're not supposed to run 2 antivirus apps at once, but that you CAN run 2 scanner-only antispyware apps at once. But should you not run 2 real-time-protection antispyware apps at once?
2. Other than the fact that spyware "spies", just what is the difference between a virus and a spyware app? In other words, why can you run one antivirus app at the same... -
how to REALLY change logon screen saver timeout time
I've repeatedly tried to change my logon screen saver timeout time via
Start | Run regedt32 | HKEY_USERS\.DEF AULT\Control Panel\Desktop\S creenSaveTimeOu t
but although it faithfully stores the number of seconds I want, it keeps actually timing out after 10 minutes no matter what. It wouldn't matter otherwise, but having more than one user accounts necessitates reentering the password for the desired account as if you... -
where to find comparative software reviews
Can anybody tell me where to find comparative software reviews that would indicate the most secure OS, antivirus, antispyware / antimalware, firewall, clean-up utility, browser, malicious website warning, etc.? -
Logging into Windows for websurfing
When logged into Windows, it's safer to websurf in a limited user account (rather than an administrator user account) because then if you do get infected by malware, the malware won't have administrator account privileges, and so has less ability to harm your computer. But what if you're logged into a limited user account (and not simultaneously logged into an administrator user account) but you're running any software (such as HideMyIP) with administrator... -
IE8’s Protected Mode vs. PC Tools Firewall
IE8’s Protected Mode can run at low integrity, under which applications can't be launched without the user's permission. Am I right that there’s no point in enabling this, since PC Tools Firewall is already prompting me as to whether I want to allow applications to be launched? Or does IE8’s Protected Mode also offer other protection as well? -
SpywareBlaster vs. WOT, IE8's SmartScreen, and OpenDNS
Am I correct that WOT, IE8's SmartScreen, and OpenDNS checks the URLs of websites online against their own databases, while SpywareBlaster checks URLs against IE’s resident list of Restricted Sites? And that in addition, SpywareBlaster also changes Windows and browser settings to block bad sites? -
is Web of Trust better than IE8's SmartScreen filter?
Is WOT's list of bad websites better than Microsoft's?
And does WOT enable you to download their list (like an anit-virus program lets you download a list of virus definitions)? Because that's not what SmartScreen does. It sends the URLs to Microsoft to check, which sounds like an invasion of privacy to me. -
how to run SpywareBlaster
To run SpywareBlaster 4.2 (Free Edition), apparently every time I boot up I have to manually launch it and then click Enable All Protection, right? Even then I don't see it in Windows Task Manager (under either the Applications or Processes tabs), or in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area. What gives? -
BobLewiston started a topic sharing documents between administrator and limited accounts in Windows XP Proin Windowssharing documents between administrator and limited accounts in Windows XP Pro
In Windows XP Pro, in addition to an administrator account, I also have a limited account for going online. (Yes, I also take virtually all of the other recommended precautions against malware.)
I want my administrator and limited accounts to be able to share all my documents (as well as my favorites and Desktop items), with the limited account to have the same privileges as my administrator account to create, read, write, edit, save,... -
I of course meant in addition to the many rigorous security precautions I'm already taking.Leave a comment:
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administrative / limited dual accounts & the internet
In Windows XP, in addition to an administrative account, I have a limited account for the internet (to help safeguard against malware).
Should I log off of my administrative account before accessing the net via my limited account?
And is there any way for a website to infect you other than actually going to that website?
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