ozzieeagle

Just found a Keyboard logger on my computer at the last possible minute. My AVG Virus scanner stopped a program going into action... Called Play.exe. Which enabled just as I logged of my banks Site. Thank you AVG !!!

I monitor my computer a hell of a lot having had 4 lots of kids using them and being on line since 1994, but the above was my closest call yet.


Aside from have a kids dedicated computer, which I know will be down most of the time with the crap they tend to download, I think it's time to do something drastic. Bugger it I like an easy life, however it looks like I cannot take the Software option of security anymore, as that was so bloody close.

BTW... The program that enabled Trojans to be Downloaded... The innocent sounding..."Smiley Central' Which my Daughter actually uses for emoticons in msn messenger.

Nomore

my PC crashed last week...daughter goes on this Piczo sight and downloads allsorts of crap full of viruses.
Took it to a computer shop...$75 an hour to sort it they had it 2 days!
found 12 viruses on it.
Crazy thing is we had Norton anti-virus and firewall on it.
What the hell!!!!!

andrew63

Using XP Pro?
My kids profiles don't allow programmes to be downloaded - only the administrator. Which is me, with password protection.
Could that happen to me?
PS: Use AVG too freeware but they are starting to charge next year!

Andrew

ozzieeagle

Hmm good tip...

Should have done that years ago.

right now I'm playing with Hijackthis, which is right at the limit of my capablity.

gedge

are they?
i wondered that recently when i got the expiry note on my PC, but i just followed the link to get the newer 7.5 which afaik will remain foc
failing that get avast, it's just as good

iPom

Why not set up your kids an account on the computer, and make it so they have to check with you before downloading stuff. If you hold the admin account, then there shouldn't be anything downloaded under your account. Easy to do on a Mac - of course. Not sure about a PC. Kids shouldn't be using the main account anyway, just in case they delete or move something important.

Norton doesn't get everything... Spybot is good (and free) and there are others.

fraser

According to Bob, avast is far superior to AVG.

iPom

Just repeated what you said. DOH!

gedge

yeah i tried it but found my aging laptop struggled with it, the AVG somehow seems a lighter load

fraser

Strange, that's the exact reason Bob told me to get Avast because it was indeed lighter

matt-and-jenny

Hate to sound smug (and know it will bite me on the bum one day), but... I've never had a problem, as I use a mac
J.

ozzieeagle

For some silly reason, I overlooked this option.... Most people have said, get another computer. Which I kept putting off. I'm Setting up this password admin stuff now. I suppose I must have enjoyed "fixing things" but I've never had to deal with anything as serious as just what happened before. Only excuse i"ve got is, I've not had to use computers as part of my working life since 1980.

Thanks for the obvious tip, the only analogy I can think of is it's a bit like being told the letter U always follows the letter Q.

Bit embarrased now

soapy©

great tip Andrew
i have been doing this for a while now and it saves me a lot of hassle

brido

I used to use Norton but now after picking up endless viruses i use AVG and Spyware doctor,which is great.
I also downloaded Ccleaner and run that too.

I will never use online banking as i still dont believe my info would be 100% secure.

Nightshifts over,time for a before

iPom

Me too, but there are viruses out there that affect Macs...just not as many. One day...