Community weekly poll: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005?
- 1/3/06 1:12 PM
NO VaRUcES HERE
by smittt - 1/4/06 4:14 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I Do nothing more then use the regular Windows Firewall, Spysubtract, and Spybot.
I also delete at least 90% of my incoming Email, Never even open it. There is so much junk floating around in the Email, some which looks mighty real, Like Ebay,Bank and other messages which look just like their real sites BUT ask for information or State you account is in trouble (be careful). These companies never ask for updates through Email (Never).
Down South
Only one/but trouble VundoB..
by MarDel53 - 1/4/06 4:17 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
which I believe was a Norton users only virus as I got it after updating my definitions. Only Symantec listed a tool for removal the next day. Tried everything for removal; but nothing worked. Checked out Symantec again 24 hours later and lo and behold; they put up a tool for removal; nothing else said. I am guessing a worker had nothing else better to do with his time.
Macintosh has saved me from viruses for over 10 years
by ROBOCUB - 1/4/06 4:23 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I've been a Mac user since 1988. I have experienced a total of maybe 3 virus infections which were all well over 10 years ago when Mac was at version 6 or 7, and that was on my mom's Mac, not mine. SInce then I've never had an infection that has harmed my data. We Mac users may have a smaller market share but we sure are safe from Trojans, Virus, and more importantly Spyware, which can cripple a system to a crawl. I have used WIndows systems and I'm sorry to say that keeping my system clean was a constant daily chore and worry. No thank you. I'd rather spend my time doing what I need to do on my Mac than worrying about some pests.
Virus Avoidance
by mitzli - 1/4/06 4:29 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I use two methods, we do not open unknown emails-gifs-
jpegs..etc and we have vcom software with great success. But the skinny goes like this if you don't
know the sender or company don't open it.Caveat
if you must out of cat like curiosity know what
it is scan it first.
Zero Viruses or Trojan Horses in 2005
by bfuger - 1/4/06 4:39 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
None. The secret is simple and easy to do. I own a Macintosh.
Mac Users Are Safer
by Thexyone - 1/4/06 4:46 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
And long may that last, you lot keep your PC's and your problems, I just don't need them.
protected....
by gavkoch - 1/4/06 5:03 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
reason i answered none is down to patching, firewalls, AV updates, removal tools etc.. oh and that i work for IBM helps.
# of Viruses in 2005
by tpomavil - 1/4/06 5:18 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
None on my computer. I stayed out of Napster, etc., and used AVG and Window Washer
never infected (knock wood)
by draco_lich - 1/4/06 5:22 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
Since I first signed up with an ISP in 1994 I've known about viruses and have always used a good antivirus program. As a personal rule I update the definitions at least twice per month. Some other ways I protect my computer are:
*- I use a firewall program
*- I use an anti-spyware program updated often
*- I download ONLY from sites I trust
*- I don't do any P2P file sharing
*- I don't do any chatting or IM
*- I don't open emails from senders I don't know
*- I don't allow cookies to save login information
*- I stick with a dial-up connection
*- I use Linux since 2002
I've never had a virus
by Trailhop - 1/4/06 5:26 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I don't open email unless I know who it's from. And I
very rarely open attachments. The only attachments I open are business related and I am always told by the person sending them, (via phone or in person), that they are sending the attachment.
No Virus here!!!!
by tombpsyco - 1/4/06 5:26 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I haven't had a virus on any of my computers since 1993. I have had a highspeed connecion since 1998.
Viruses Shot Down...
by effanning - 1/4/06 5:27 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I use The Zone Alarm firewall and Norton Antivirus/System Works software. If it gets past the Zone Alarm, Norton takes care of it. Norton virus definition updates are usually posted before I even hear anything about the threat. (I am a senior system engineer with L3 Communications)
Virus? What are those?
by jhoule - 1/4/06 5:30 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
Sorry guys, I've got Mac's. And the one Dell laptop is used once a week at best.
Protection software can not cope with new threats
by sandy7m - 1/4/06 5:39 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I work in different locations around the world so my laptop has come across many instances of virus or spyware attack.
On my laptop I have-
Norton antivirus (corporate)
Spybot (donations paid)
Spyblaster (donations paid)
What I think most people will not realise is that no matter how good their protection software is it will always be one step behind the enemy. So although your protection says there are no threats, there can be trojans and the like lurking in your machine that have not been detected. Some of these pieces of software will work quietly in the background to subvert your protection software and let you think that everything is well. That has been my experience
Sticking to known and trusted websites (and forums)will avoid 90% of the problems. Updating your definitions as often as practical is also good practice.
NOTE - One way I have found for checking if your machine has been subverted is to check if the Restore points in XP have been cleared out.
What I find helps greatly is to put in some effort and occasionally check the forums relating to viruses/spyware. I recently was attacked by Spyaxe. My computer was crippled by this malicious software. Spybot could only do so much and although Norton knew it was there it could do nothing to it. Luckily, the first forum I checked had a brilliant little fix for it that totally cleared it out. Forums are well worth the effort - but do some research first - that fix could just as easily have been a virus. The guys at Spybot deserve a thankyou for helping with the problem as they gave the fix the thumbs up.
No viruses on my PC, but fixed many.
by mwood_53081 - 1/4/06 5:57 AM In reply to: How many viruses or Trojan horses wreaked havoc in 2005? by Marc Bennett
I have fixed many computers that have had viruses that Norton AV has missed. In fact AVG+firewall has been the only AV that has been able to find and fix the infected files. In my HONEST opinion, AVG Professional+firewall is the best AV program on the market.
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