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i use Acronis and norton ghost,but not on the same computers...

 

I heard Norton Ghost was a little harder to use, and Acronic has the Wizard, plus resource wise Acronis is supposed to use less and also supposed to be faster. Will know when I start the project.

 

i use both norton ghosts,the latest and ghost 2003 which does the recovery and back up in dos,which i feel does a better job..
as i never had a problem with any back-ups with ghost 2003..
and i did a ton of back ups with ghosts since 2003..

both Acronic and ghost 10 backs up in windows

Acronic is faster and the file size are smaller

 

I thought I was safe too, because I run through a router which is supposedly the safest way to go. However, I put in java and after that the trojan spyware came right in through IE. I run on AOL and went to of all places the Digital Digest site, not the forum but the site. And got the trojan malware it comes in through the popup with microsoft on it and when you try to close it then the trojan deposits and starts running a program. It was awful to get rid of.

 

i never use ie to serf the net,i use firefox with cookies off..
and have spysweeper on...

spysweeper auto scans my puter at night..and then my virus program auto scanns..

 

I don't use IE, but AOL does and that is the problem. I have tried and like Firefox but it screws AOL up.

Edit: @LOCO

I don't use the DD main page either but it happened when I first went to dl the RipIt4Me prog. It sent you to that page.

 

binkie7

did ye get the 1506 update thats out..

if not here it is..or use the update switch in firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

 

binkie7
this is the reason for todays update of 1506
set firefox for auto updates


Trojan piggybacks on Firefox


New Trojan installs itself as Firefox extension, according to a security advisory by McAfee.
By Dawn Kawamoto
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: July 26, 2006, 8:33 AM PDT
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A new Trojan horse making the rounds has been installing itself as a Firefox extension, according to security company McAfee.

The FormSpy Trojan attacks computers that have already been infected with the Downloader-AXM Trojan, according to a security advisory McAfee issued Tuesday. Once FormSpy is executed, it installs itself as a component of the popular Firefox browser.

The FormSpy spyware then gleans users' sensitive information, such as credit card and bank account numbers, from the user's browser and forwards it to a malicious Web site. But this Trojan is capable of other tricks, as well, McAfee noted.

The main executable is also capable of sniffing passwords from ICQ (the "I seek you" program that alerts users to the presence of acquaintances online), FTP (file transfer protocol, IMAP (Internet message access protocol, an e-mail management program) and POP3 (post office protocol, a data format for e-mail) traffic, McAfee warned.

Although the FormSpy Trojan has surfaced, it is considered a low risk, McAfee said. What's more, users may have already taken steps to mitigate the earlier Downloader-AXM Trojan that is needed for the FormSpy Trojan to take hold.
http://news.com.com/Trojan+piggybacks+on+Firefox/2100-7349_3-6098615.html?tag=nefd.top

 

theres more crap..


JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks

Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript to map a home or corporate network and attack connected servers or devices, such as printers or routers.

The malicious JavaScript can be embedded in a Web page and will run without warning when the page is viewed in any ordinary browser, the researchers said. It will bypass security measures such as a firewall because it runs through the user's browser, they said.

"We have discovered a technique to scan a network, fingerprint all the Web-enabled devices found and send attacks or commands to those devices," said Billy Hoffman, lead engineer at Web security specialist SPI Dynamics. "This technique can scan networks protected behind firewalls such as corporate networks."

go here to read it all..
http://news.com.com/JavaScript+open...ttacks/2100-7349_3-6099891.html?tag=nefd.lede


more stuff here,this is one of the reasons i do not use McAfee

McAfee will issue a patch tomorrow for a vulnerability affecting its SecurityCenter application, a security software management tool.

The vulnerability, rated "medium" by McAfee as far as its severity, could allow an unauthorized user to run code on a remote machine, the vendor said. It affects McAfee's SecurityCenter versions 4.3 through 6.0.22.

Security vendor eEye Digital Security notified McAfee of the vulnerability on July 19. eEye withheld details of the vulnerability to not put users at risk, rating the problem as "critical."

go here to read it all
http://pcworld.com/article/id,126616;c,softwarebugs/article.html

 

Which is precisely what I got, it was a javascript trojan.

 

arniebear
when over at my site watch for warning at this board..

as all the above i posted here is posted there..and more..

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