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Chad
Host
Joined: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:42 pm Posts: 13074 Location: St. Louis
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 Malaware on the forums
Several of you sent in PM's reporting malware being detected on the forums. Just to clarify there was no malware being hosted on the forums but one of our users was hotlinking a picture from a site that is a known malware hoster. The forum staff have removed these links. That site was tuckborough dot com. We have no reason to believe that anyone's computer was compromised but it wouldn't hurt to update and your virus and malware scanners. If you don't have any scanners I suggest the following free programs though there are a number of very goods ones out there: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.htmlhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... essentials
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:03 pm |
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Timespike
Wants to try and hold a conversation in Pretty
Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:34 pm Posts: 12907 Location: Marengo, IL (or, the far edge of nowhere)
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 Re: Malaware on the forums
Thanks for the heads-up! As always, FtB's moderation is fantastic. 
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:05 pm |
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Jahaili
Red Boba Fett
Joined: Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:14 pm Posts: 10325 Location: Loveland, CO
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 Re: Malaware on the forums
Timespike wrote: Thanks for the heads-up! As always, FtB's moderation is fantastic.  This.
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:06 pm |
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VaMinion
Myopic Sycophant
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 4:42 pm Posts: 2948 Location: Virginia
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 Re: Malaware on the forums
I was wondering about that...figured it was one of the ads.
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:17 pm |
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mindtakerr
Looted the Well Giant's Boots
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:26 am Posts: 10607 Location: Durham, NC
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 Re: Malaware on the forums
Jahaili wrote: Timespike wrote: Thanks for the heads-up! As always, FtB's moderation is fantastic.  This. This this.
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:28 pm |
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Timespike
Wants to try and hold a conversation in Pretty
Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:34 pm Posts: 12907 Location: Marengo, IL (or, the far edge of nowhere)
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 Re: Malaware on the forums
Also: I approve of your choice of security software, sir. 
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Aaron Stack wrote: The world would be happier with more Timespikes.
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:29 pm |
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Brandmeister
ZCE's Grandmother's Quantum Cat
Joined: Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:46 am Posts: 5783
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 Re: Malaware on the forums
Yeah, SpyBot S&D is excellent. I've used it for years. It found little problems that Symantec didn't.
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:37 pm |
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mindtakerr
Looted the Well Giant's Boots
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:26 am Posts: 10607 Location: Durham, NC
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 Re: Malaware on the forums
Brandmeister wrote: Yeah, SpyBot S&D is excellent. I've used it for years. It found little problems that Symantec didn't. I use a different Spyware software, which I believe you also use now. It's called Mac OS X.
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:56 pm |
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Bai Shen
Hot Cherry Bendovers!
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:09 am Posts: 5498
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 Re: Malaware on the forums
mindtakerr wrote: Brandmeister wrote: Yeah, SpyBot S&D is excellent. I've used it for years. It found little problems that Symantec didn't. I use a different Spyware software, which I believe you also use now. It's called Mac OS X. 
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:33 pm |
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mindtakerr
Looted the Well Giant's Boots
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:26 am Posts: 10607 Location: Durham, NC
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 Re: Malaware on the forums
_________________ Want to play Dr. Who Card game over the web? http://bit.ly/PuFW5N (forum link)
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