Check your PC for Spyware
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Category: Your ideas for this website
Forum Name: Your thoughts for YachtsandYachting.com
Forum Discription: What do you think we should be featuring on YachtsandYachting.com
URL: http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4156
Printed Date: 27 Jun 25 at 12:06am
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Topic: Check your PC for Spyware
Posted By: JimC
Subject: Check your PC for Spyware
Date Posted: 07 May 08 at 7:57pm
| If you got onto the forum first thing this morning. The hack was certainly trying to infect my box: I haven't checked to see if it got in yet. |
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 07 May 08 at 8:05pm
| It's a good idea to have antivirus and antispyware software on your computer. We're patching things back together now but it's going to be a long night... and it's already been a long day! |
Posted By: Contender 541
Date Posted: 07 May 08 at 8:40pm
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My antispyware software kicked in this morning - at which point I wondered what was going on
Best of luck tonight Mark - your work (and that of your assistants) is always appreciated
------------- When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780 |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 07 May 08 at 9:03pm
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Same with me i was a little worried !!!! Good old sophos works a treat though!! ------------- |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 07 May 08 at 9:23pm
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Logged on at work, didnt notice anything but thats probably because it runs descretly in the background. Also tried on my phone, if that get buggered up, I'd be happy, I hate the thing!! ------------- |
Posted By: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 07 May 08 at 9:58pm
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get linux... And well done and thanks for getting the site up and running.again - I didn't realise how much I am in and out. It is such a valuable resource. On the linux front, I now only use Ubuntu on my front line home PCs and it is a much more relaxing experience. I only use Windows for Sailwave (I can't get it to run under Wine) and testing sites for IE. ------------- Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else |
Posted By: kanga
Date Posted: 08 May 08 at 3:44pm
yes mine was infected with a javascript file 1[1].js.................in temporary internet file sub folder.......... 
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 08 May 08 at 7:01pm
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Yep same here. Not a very nasty malware but a bit of a pest. Full PC scan took quite a while and slowed work down so much that I vented my frustration on the garden. Zap! That bindweed suffered severe losses and we can't lose little children in the lawn any longer! Perfect weather to be hacked, I say...
(sorry Mark, I'm sure you had a frantic, nerve-boiling, angry day trying to sort out the mess some idiots landed you in and we're very grateful you've fixed it - I also get more birthday wishes, which is a bonus! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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) Posted By: SUGmeister
Date Posted: 09 May 08 at 11:55am
yeah, i was going to say what was all the fuss about but then i realised too that i only use ubuntu! As for sailwave it works perfectly under wine for me, though why, i'm not sure! ------------- Simon SUGmeister I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me. |