OT: Technology and Geek Stuff Thread

[Drew]

What is it, this Antivirus 2008?

[The Ken]

My Dad just got this one today. And to top it off, he fell for it and gave them his CC#. Ugh!

Good lord.

50% of our service calls are for this one right now.



Drew:

XP Antivirus 2008 is one of the latest counterfeit antispyware that devastates the wolrd wide web. XP Antivirus 2008 usually come up after you installed a video codec that come with Trojan, malware and virus. XP Antivirus 2008 normally generates fake and misleading system popup error messages so end-users will be tricked into purchase XP Antivirus 2008

[The Ken]

DEB and others if you haven't seen this watch it. (note if you don't work in IT don't watch it, you will hate it)

turn up the volume and yes there is cussing but nothing else.

http://thewebsiteisdown.com/

[Drew]

My livingroom computer probably has it. (again). My sons and their friends get on that with their myspace and youtube video shit.

I've re-formatted that computer a couple of times already and it probably needs it again.

[Coop]

Drew - post 968 particularly applies to situations like that...

[The Ken]

Drew don't panic and start formatting.

Youtube no worries, myspace themselves wouldn't do it, of course content on somebody's page could.

What it does is show you a video you can see (just a preview picture) and then says it must install a player you don't have.

Run that malware link I gave you or at least try

http://trendmicro.com/housecall <very effective site, no install, free>


If you have a problem with kids and viruses etc consider deepfreeze and have the kids save their work on a flash drive.

Deepfreeze will put the computer back to exactly how you had it. You can unlock it so you can do your own work etc.

[Drew]

Yes, I took note of that earlier today. Will definately heed.

[LWC]

What is a "Slingblade" and what does it do.

[Drew]

DEB and others if you haven't seen this watch it. (note if you don't work in IT don't watch it, you will hate it)

turn up the volume and yes there is cussing but nothing else.

http://thewebsiteisdown.com/

That is funnier than hell.

[romster]

I'm glad we have so many tech savvy posters here.

Btw Drew, Dean's antispyware link worked better than trendmicro's housecall for me.

Firefox eh, Dave? Perhaps I shall check it out.

[-Deborah-]

DEB and others if you haven't seen this watch it. (note if you don't work in IT don't watch it, you will hate it)

turn up the volume and yes there is cussing but nothing else.

http://thewebsiteisdown.com/

omg lol!!!

[LWC]

Still don't know what a "Slingblade" is!

[Larsky]

Here.

[FVD]

Some folks call it a Kaiser blade, I call it a sling blade.

[Coop]

mmmmmmm hmmmmmmm