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Post by Jeremy Strickland on Jul 15, 2008 17:17:39 GMT
There are a number of Channel Island blogs & websites, these days. I noticed, after registering with one particular forum, that my computer was infected by spyware. It took quite a while to rid my system of this bug.
It could well have been a coincidence, but I have heard concerns about this particular site from other quarters.
I am happy to say that this forum is not the suspect.
Has anyone else experienced such an infection of their computer, and if so from where do you think it came?
(I don't advise mentioning any particular site in your response, but am happy to communicate via a private message.)
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Post by Nobody on Jul 15, 2008 17:52:57 GMT
Jez, you're not the first person to express such concerns. Everyone should at least take the following basic steps to help stay safe online, no matter which sites you are visiting. 1) Get a firewall. This will alert you to when a site is attempting to connect to your computer without authorisation, and will block such connection attempts. Free firewalls are available to download from Zonealarm and Comodo. 2) Regularly check your system with a spyware/adware removal program. A couple of good free examples are Spybot and Adaware. 3) Get a virus scanner. There are a number of free examples available, Avast and Avira being two of the most popular. And of course if you don't mind spending some cash, there is a wide variety of alternatives available. |
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Post by Jeremy Strickland on Jul 15, 2008 20:50:34 GMT
Thank you for the private messages. My concerns about a certain forum appear to be shared by others.
Thanks All Seeing Eye for the links to the firewalls. I've got avast & spybot, but lack the extra security you mention.
By the way that's a very acceptable avatar you have, and in light of the subject...
You got my pride
hanging out of my bed
You're messin' around with my life
So I bought my lead
You even mess with my children
And you're screamin' at my wife, baby
Get off my back,
if you wanna get outta here alive
Freedom, give it to me
That's what I want now
Freedom, that's what I need now
Freedom to live
Freedom, so I can give
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Post by Bea on Jul 15, 2008 22:25:51 GMT
Be Safe, use protection !
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Post by davroslesueur on Sept 25, 2008 9:33:58 GMT
Given recent comments by JTM about checking blog hits, I do wonder if tracking cookies are being used by Planet Jersey?
I would suggest always having a Spyware checking programme running in the backgound.
Also, in Internet options it is worth cleaning all the cookies out on a daily basis.
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Post by Nobody on Sept 25, 2008 11:15:16 GMT
Given recent comments by JTM about checking blog hits, I do wonder if tracking cookies are being used by Planet Jersey? Given JTM's recent comments about checking blog hits, I wouldn't be surprised to discover they're using powers of magical divination learnt from old episodes of the Paul Daniels Show. |
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