everyone read this it will save you hart brack

[stagecoach106]

i have been off line for two days due to a very big trojen on my computer from some web site which has
broke it  and it hat to be recoverd with the loss of all my phots from the last 4 years so i have to start my fleetlist all over agen so please can you back you photos up on to a memery stick so thay are safe and not going to be lost in vires 

regards jamie

[Tony]

That's a major problem going to some web sites.  Usually the web site being accessed is one of those "under-the-counter" "plain-brown-wrapper" types - best left well alone.

[samw]

Yes Jamie, What have you been looking at?

On a serious note however, viruses like this only tend to come from questionable websites/spam emails which people open, although some normal sites can be infected but this is like 1 in a million chance!

SW

[Tony]

I would suggest that you get one of the better known Virus programmes.  I use AVG and have found it works - for me that is.  Also a good email scanner is recommended.

[delsons]

Surely, Jamie, you have a decent antivirus program installed? AVG, which I have used for years, and Avast are both very good free ones, and they scan emails. Also, you need an anti spyware program. There are several free ones such as A squared free and Super Antispyware free. Collectively, these should stop problems like the one you have experienced. Also, use a decent firewall - the Windows free one is useless. Zone Alarm is free and very effective, though you may have to turn off the email protection if it clashes with the antivirus email scanner.

[samw]

Can 2nd 3rd the recommendation of AVG - V8 seems to have a higher level of protection.
Also suggest using Spybot and Lavasoft Ad-Aware for removing spyware and CCleaner to generally keep all your temp files cleaned up

delsons - XP SP2/3 Firewall is much better than the stock one with XP - I've never had any issues with it anyway!

SW

[delsons]

Sam, Spybot and Ad-Aware were pioneers, but are not so good now as some of the other anti spyware programs. Another good free one is Spyware Doctor.

Also, Windows Firewall only acts on incoming traffic, and can be disabled by hackers. I wouldn't trust it for a moment.

CCleaner is very good, and has a totally safe registry cleaner, too.

[samw]

Never used spyware doctor so cannot comment - may look at it when I have a Windows PC to play with

SW

[Martin]

The most important thing with these programmes is they must be kept up to date. They are useless if they are not kept up to date.

[delsons]

I now use both SUPERAntiSpyware free and ASquared free, as they each employ a different system for detecting spyware. I update them weekly, or before I run a check. I run each of them alternately once a fortnight - so, collectively, I check weekly. Antivirus programs should be updated daily. AVG gives a daily prompt. 

[chopper]

I use Norton Anti Virus and Cloudmark. Both very effective and automatically updated on line. Not free though.

[Bob]

Hello,

I use AVG (the latest version is superb), and the latest version of Comodo Firewall.
I also have Spybot S&D, Spyware Terminator, and Spyware Doctor all installed, just in case.

I know that Delsons and I both use Opera as our main browser, this browser is inherently safer than any other browser for Windows on the market, that includes the latest Release candidate for Firefox too. If you're not already doing so Jamie, I would strongly suggest using a different browser than Internet Explorer.

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

[delsons]

Bob, I concur absolutely with your comments about Opera. Nothing, absolutely nothing, equals it.

[Bob]

Bob, I concur absolutely with your comments about Opera. Nothing, absolutely nothing, equals it.

Hello Roger,
The latest beta release of Opera 9.5 is stunning in my opinion .

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

[Adam Dowling]

Bob, I concur absolutely with your comments about Opera. Nothing, absolutely nothing, equals it.

Hello Roger,
The latest beta release of Opera 9.5 is stunning in my opinion .

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

I will give that a go I think...I'm still on Opera 9.2.
I agree though...replace Internet Exploiter with someting else...

[Suzy Scott]

Jamie,

Thought you said that you had a Mac, or am I thinking of another Jamie? 

[stagecoach106]

 i gave that to my big sister for uni cause i did not use it a lot   i do have avg and it good it was from free online games

regards jamie

[delsons]

Back on the subject of internet browsers, an article in the Technology section of the Guardian today raves about version 3 of Firefox, and, just below it, is a letter saying Firefox version 3 is total c***! You pays your money......

I shall stick with Opera. I am not too keen on the black/grey panels of the new version 9.50, but that is a small drawback to this excellent browser.

[Derrick Pancel]

I would recommend saving photographs to a CD immediately after downloading from a digital camera / memory stick.

It's a good idea to perhaps have a second, back-up CD in case one is damaged accidentally later on.

Even in the year 2008, technology has its limits and is not fail-safe 

[stagecoach106]

iv'e just got a 128gb usb hard drive drive


regards jamie

[Bob]

Back on the subject of internet browsers, an article in the Technology section of the Guardian today raves about version 3 of Firefox, and, just below it, is a letter saying Firefox version 3 is total c***! You pays your money......

I shall stick with Opera. I am not too keen on the black/grey panels of the new version 9.50, but that is a small drawback to this excellent browser.

Hello Roger,

If you go to Tools - Appearance - Windows Native, you'll be taken back to an appearance something more akin to earlier versions of Opera.
The latest incarnation of Firefox was also released with a fairly major security flaw, which was known about in advance...

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

EDIT:- Typonese

[Adam Dowling]

Back on the subject of internet browsers, an article in the Technology section of the Guardian today raves about version 3 of Firefox, and, just below it, is a letter saying Firefox version 3 is total c***! You pays your money......

I shall stick with Opera. I am not too keen on the black/grey panels of the new version 9.50, but that is a small drawback to this excellent browser.

Hello Roger,

If you go to Tools - Appearance - Windows Native, you'll be taken back to san appearance omething more akin to earlier versions of Opera.
The latest incarnation of Firefox was also released with a fairly major security flaw, which was known about in advance...

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

I tried opera....but it doesn't support my photo gallery, so I'm stuck with using Firefox for now

[Bob]

Hello Adam,

<nosey mode> What software / address do you have for your gallery? </nosey mode>

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

[Adam Dowling]

Hello Adam,

<nosey mode> What software / address do you have for your gallery? </nosey mode>

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

picasaweb.google.com/adam.dowling99
I can view photos with Opera, it just won't let me edit captions or link to them.

[Bob]

Hello Adam,

<nosey mode> What software / address do you have for your gallery? </nosey mode>

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

picasaweb.google.com/adam.dowling99
I can view photos with Opera, it just won't let me edit captions or link to them.

Hmmmm, that's weird, it works fine for my Picasa Gallery.

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

[Adam Dowling]

Hello Adam,

<nosey mode> What software / address do you have for your gallery? </nosey mode>

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

picasaweb.google.com/adam.dowling99
I can view photos with Opera, it just won't let me edit captions or link to them.

Hmmmm, that's weird, it works fine for my Picasa Gallery.

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

....although I am using a slightly older, non-beta version of Opera, but I have found before that Macintosh and Windows versions of browsers can differ quite a bit sometimes!

[delsons]

Hello Roger,

If you go to Tools - Appearance - Windows Native, you'll be taken back to san appearance omething more akin to earlier versions of Opera.
The latest incarnation of Firefox was also released with a fairly major security flaw, which was known about in advance...

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

Thanks Bob. That appearance is so much better.

[Bob]

Hello Roger,

If you go to Tools - Appearance - Windows Native, you'll be taken back to san appearance omething more akin to earlier versions of Opera.
The latest incarnation of Firefox was also released with a fairly major security flaw, which was known about in advance...

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

Thanks Bob. That appearance is so much better.

My pleasure Roger

[Adam Dowling]

Hello Adam,

<nosey mode> What software / address do you have for your gallery? </nosey mode>

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

picasaweb.google.com/adam.dowling99
I can view photos with Opera, it just won't let me edit captions or link to them.

Hmmmm, that's weird, it works fine for my Picasa Gallery.

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

Riiiight.....problem solved!
...by upgrading from Opera 9.26 to Opera 9.5.
And it works fine with the gallery!!!

[Bob]

Hello Adam,

<nosey mode> What software / address do you have for your gallery? </nosey mode>

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

picasaweb.google.com/adam.dowling99
I can view photos with Opera, it just won't let me edit captions or link to them.

Hmmmm, that's weird, it works fine for my Picasa Gallery.

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.

Riiiight.....problem solved!
...by upgrading from Opera 9.26 to Opera 9.5.
And it works fine with the gallery!!!

Well done that man

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.