Troll virus
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Forum Description: Help us improve the site from a tech standpoint
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6535
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Topic: Troll virus
Posted By: Peter
Subject: Troll virus
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 11:19
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As soon as I logged onto the Forums today, my Norton Antivirus program informed me that it had 'blocked an internet worm intrusion attempt." (A "Trojan Horse") has anyone else experienced problems since the serious trolling activity of Saturday/Sunday? The site itself may well be under attack, and not just from pornography. Thoughts/advice from the computer-savvy among us would be most appreciated! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
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Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 11:34
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Two different (and updated) antivirus at home and at work didn't show anything wrong in the forum.
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 11:53
 That's reassuring, and thank you, Nacho, but COULD a troll put a virus in a post, and if so, how is the site protected, Max? (I don't want to spread fear here, just wondering....) ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 13:40
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The problem is that my firewall has been set not to alert me anymore-just to deal with it appropriately. It is highly unlikely you could get a virus from logging onto a site such as prog archives. A troll could not put a virus in a post. A trojan horse usually tries to place some kind of spyware on your computer and unless you are using a program such as Spybot S&D or Adaware (both free) your computer probably has loads of the buggers on it. I used to get the most trojan warnings from browsing Amazon and listening to sound clips from albums on the site.But like I said I have instructed my firewall not to inform me anymore. |
Peter wrote:Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 00:49
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^ Thanks Tony -- that too, was reassuring.
(I'd hate my little son to see me inadvertantly "look" at stuff like that.) Oh well -- some unbalanced souls would rather destroy than create, and choose to make enemies over friends....
Regrettably "It's a wild world -- and it's hard to get by just upon a smile...." ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Sorry all, if I may have seemed a bit paranoid, but seeing the sicko's graphic images here freaked me out a bit, I guess.