Trojan warning

by stardesk Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:19 pm

Hi folks. While I was trying to post a joke on Newsfix, everything locked up. I switched everything off, broadband etc, and shut down the pc. When I started up today my security prog' said it found and has deleted a trojan. So, I don't know if it was someone on Newsfix or from elsewhere. Be alert to these threats.

by Guest Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:30 pm

stardesk wrote:Hi folks. While I was trying to post a joke on Newsfix, everything locked up. I switched everything off, broadband etc, and shut down the pc. When I started up today my security prog' said it found and has deleted a trojan. So, I don't know if it was someone on Newsfix or from elsewhere. Be alert to these threats.

I am pretty sure some sort of cyber attack is under way
i am getting a lot of dos attacks and attempts to spoof ip address reported by my network monitoring software

by Guest Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:39 pm

I've not had any problems or alerts. I use Kaspersky security, should I be worried? Trojan warning Scared13

by eddie Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:47 pm

No problem here as yet
I'll keep my eyes peeled

by Guest Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:48 pm

feelthelove wrote:I've not had any problems or alerts. I use Kaspersky security, should I be worried?

Not especially No basically its slowing the net down

watch this

http://www.digitalattackmap.com/understanding-ddos/

by Guest Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:00 pm

korban dallas wrote:
feelthelove wrote:I've not had any problems or alerts. I use Kaspersky security, should I be worried?
Not especially No basically its slowing the net down

watch this

http://www.digitalattackmap.com/understanding-ddos/

by Original Quill Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:59 pm

Two days ago someone took over my computer in my presence...amateurs. I still have the evidence, on my daily sheet. I have an emergency drop switch, which I hit and everything went off immediately. I think I know who it is.

I've been watching since.

by Guest Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:58 am

Original Quill wrote:Two days ago someone took over my computer in my presence...amateurs. I still have the evidence, on my daily sheet. I have an emergency drop switch, which I hit and everything went off immediately. I think I know who it is.

I've been watching since.

took over your computer .....how so ?

by Original Quill Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:44 pm

korban dallas wrote:
Original Quill wrote:Two days ago someone took over my computer in my presence...amateurs. I still have the evidence, on my daily sheet. I have an emergency drop switch, which I hit and everything went off immediately. I think I know who it is.

I've been watching since.
took over your computer .....how so ?

There is a worm, available commercially, which can be planted in a computer, and allows the off-site 'visitor' to operate your very machine, even in your presence. Sometimes it is quite comical...s/he makes a move, you reverse the move, s/he does it again...quite clearly, it takes the 'off-site' visitor some time to realize what is happening.

But I don't stick around to play games. I simply hit the drop switch. My drop switch cuts ALL power from the wall, including the computer and the router, and the batteries...I then isolate the system and remove the threat.

by Guest Mon Apr 13, 2015 6:25 pm

Original Quill wrote:
korban dallas wrote:
took over your computer .....how so ?

There is a worm, available commercially, which can be planted in a computer, and allows the off-site 'visitor' to operate your very machine, even in your presence. Sometimes it is quite comical...s/he makes a move, you reverse the move, s/he does it again...quite clearly, it takes the 'off-site' visitor some time to realize what is happening.

But I don't stick around to play games. I simply hit the drop switch. My drop switch cuts ALL power from the wall, including the computer and the router, and the batteries...I then isolate the system and remove the threat.

planted or downloaded ?
because planted implies some direct physical access to your machine and that`s a whole different problem

Ps just pulling the network cable will work just as well
and your less likely to damage your machine/HD than with a sudden power loss ........just saying that`s how you end up with bad blocks on your HD

pps
unless your wireless connected in witch case just turn off the router

by Andy Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:04 pm

Original Quill wrote:Two days ago someone took over my computer in my presence...amateurs. I still have the evidence, on my daily sheet. I have an emergency drop switch, which I hit and everything went off immediately. I think I know who it is.

I've been watching since.

Hss the hallmark of Hugh Jardon.
Perhaps he is out on parole and dancing again to Deans puppet strings.

by nicko Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:13 pm

Ffs handy,give it a rest, every thing you post is a knock at Flap, the Tories or Ukip.

post something entertaining.

by Guest Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:52 pm

Knocking Flap, the Tories and UKIP is the best entertainment going, it's so easy, they are all so risible.

by Andy Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:03 pm

nicko wrote:Ffs handy,give it a rest, every thing you post is a knock at Flap, the Tories or Ukip.

post something entertaining.

I do.
Your stock reply is that Labour caused it a decade ago.
I would post more , but Dean is poised on his hotline to the police.

by Guest Tue Apr 14, 2015 11:29 pm

A similar thing happened to me when I posted here early last year.My usual skull & crossbones avatar was changed for one of a painting of flowers.

I & a member of admin pretty well worked out which poster was responsible & fortunately that poster left the site shortly afterwards.

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