Security - December 2006

Well, I downloaded a "Super Codec 6.0" and I feel its responsible for the constant (fake) virus alerts and adult dating sites pop-ups (!!!) - and when I try to uninstall it, it simply reboots my pc without removing anything. Now I tried used the Norton Spyware program and I removed 4 Spyware files, but the problem persists - what do I do?

2006-12-10 00:47:47 · 12 answers · asked by Azhdeha 2

I've been told so many different things by so many people suggesting what they think is the best computer security...norton,kaspersky,avg and avast are just some of them. I'm looking for a simple yet resourceful explanation to which would be the best security for my computer. Not sure if the type of computer I have would make a difference (I have a sony vaio). Should I look for a security package that also includes an anti virus and anti spyware ( I think norton includes these) or should I get these separate?

2006-12-10 00:05:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

in my country i cant see sexy sites because of filtring how can i relaese that

2006-12-09 23:07:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

does the 'restricted sites' in (Windows XP) { Start> Control Panel> Internet Options (Category View) > Security> Restricted Sites } work in firefox as well as internet explorer?

2006-12-09 23:00:57 · 3 answers · asked by Legend 4

imtrying to buy/download antivirus software for my laptop but i dunno which one to pic. hopefully u guys can help me out. please i will appreciate if u give me a reason to pick urs....thanks for your wonderful thoughts

2006-12-09 22:59:48 · 10 answers · asked by stanezzz 1

How or where can I download an American version of the Spyware Doctor? All I could find are the Japanese version of it. Its frustrating enough to have my laptop infected with a spyware, and now I can't even download a decent antispyware to get rid of it.

2006-12-09 22:02:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, i`ve bought my daughter a pc for xmas, where can i find usefull information on how to control what she see`s, i know she won`t go looking for stuff, i need to know that certain things won`t appear on screen that she shouldn`t see.

2006-12-09 21:14:38 · 9 answers · asked by wac_coach 2

2006-12-09 18:42:31 · 14 answers · asked by Y 2

In particular I'm looking at the panda research survey site.

2006-12-09 18:35:59 · 13 answers · asked by mommajen 1

I have a Windows 2000 PC and another PC ( think it is 98 ). Both of them are connected to high speed internet. I think I have a router.

Does this mean that I have a firewall or do I need to get one?

2006-12-09 18:25:05 · 5 answers · asked by M 1

2006-12-09 17:44:21 · 9 answers · asked by The Blaze 1

I run ad-aware SE and spybot search & destroy often along with sbc spyware and virus protection. I have a terrible problem with my computer
it keeps informing me that it is infected with spyware and malware.
i cannot keep teh internet browser open for long, it closes out. sometimes there are porn pop ups even though i dont download/watch porn. and i NEVER have. so don't even MENTION that. it is almost impossable to use the computer.
i tell my father that we should restore it
but he refuses becuase we would have to back up alot of music and files
if i dont fix this computer fast i might smash it to pieces!
please help me!

2006-12-09 17:06:20 · 13 answers · asked by flowerchild 3

can anyone suggest me a fire wall which u think is good.Pls no shareware or licenseware.i would like it to be free

2006-12-09 16:59:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-09 16:52:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

what innovation(s) (not events) allowed software firewalls to be invented or made feasible?

2006-12-09 16:52:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-09 16:37:56 · 4 answers · asked by QuartzMonkey 1

When i turn on my computer it says that the NTLDR is missing and that i should restart my computer. I've done that a thousand times but it doesn't work. What do i do?

2006-12-09 16:20:57 · 18 answers · asked by krandiash 2

I run adaware and spybot and such, and im running avg right now, which i havent done in like 2 weeks. but 3 days ago i had like 51% open hard drive space, and i check tonite and i have 35%, so i went through cleaning out folders, looking for spyware and stuff. but could i have a virus? i have another 30 min probly until i find out. but just wanted to know if thats what it could be. thanks

2006-12-09 15:35:18 · 7 answers · asked by scion_xb_girly 3

I just finished a 5 page paper in Microsoft Word, 2003. I went to save it and got the message ACCESS DENIED, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS, WHAT? It is my home computer, what do I do?

2006-12-09 15:15:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

are there really that many problems with xp's security. how do i turn it off.

2006-12-09 15:07:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My sister put a password on our computer so I can’t log on how I can get in with out a password
and it’s a windows

2006-12-09 14:22:34 · 6 answers · asked by Luis V 1

when I go into safemode, it still asks me for a password...how do I get past all this? How do I either reset all the passwords or disable them? As I mentioned in a past question, I bought this laptop from a guy. It belonged to his father who passed away 5 months ago, so he dont know the password either...can someone help me?

2006-12-09 14:02:39 · 5 answers · asked by flyer 3

McAfee cant remove it when it was detected, it also altomaticly installed a stupid game Cowabanga. help me before it lags my PC!!!

2006-12-09 14:01:26 · 2 answers · asked by Stagger_Ban 1

I've changed my security settings turned off my norten security but every time I open up my yahoo games and try to play spades i can open up the table BUT i cant join a table says a popup blocker. please help me

2006-12-09 13:40:40 · 4 answers · asked by koffeenkream 1

mdl 3506 bought new black friday,hooked up right off the bat internet 6 comes up with security breach,mcafee loses files,micro soft sends patchs but breach is already made,next thing exployer seven was added,exployer 7goes crazy and wont let us back on line,e-machines should not use mcafee,reloading whole system,remember this machine has been on line less than 5 days,e-machine wake this is a wake up call what are you doing??????

2006-12-09 13:34:03 · 2 answers · asked by magwithladybug 1

My company is going to send me a computer that I will use at home. I am planning to get a wired router to network my PC now and the computer that my company will send. One thing is bothering me. The company computer that I will receive can be controlled by the IT people from my company at any time. That means, there is a possibility that they can access my PC because they're networked. I just need to share the internet connection to both computers and not sharing files. Is it possible that I can keep them from accessing our PC's hard drive? How can I do that? I really need all the help I can get before my computer arrives and before I set-up my network. Thanks a lot! :-)

2006-12-09 13:08:57 · 8 answers · asked by lexie 1

2006-12-09 13:01:23 · 3 answers · asked by lennerth a 1

Whenever I open a program like windows media player, 2 processes open under the same name (in this case wmplayer.exe) and 1 of them uses 50% of my cpu, I can end the process thats using 50% and media player still works fine , but i'm getting sick of ending a process everytime I open a program. It also happens when I up some other programs; I have run my mcafee virus scan but it doesn't find anything, so if anyone knows anything about virus and could help me, that would be great.

2006-12-09 12:57:51 · 7 answers · asked by acscejester 2

My company is going to send me a computer to use for work here at home. I am going to use wired networking for my PC now and the computer from my company. However, the IT people from my company can control their computer whenever they wan to, and it scares me to know that because that means they may be able to access our PC since they're networked. I also understand that most wired routers nowadays have firewalls in it, but I still want to be very extra careful.

I found out about the Intellimouse with fingerprint scanning and I think it's cool to know that it has to have your fingerprint to be able to login to a certain site. Can anyone share with me how this really works? Lets say I do bank transactions in our PC and I use the fingerprint scanning, will that encrypt my login information from hackers? I have tried to view Microsoft's online tour about this product, but all they explained is about convenience and not security...well, at least, that's how I understood it. :-)

2006-12-09 12:57:01 · 1 answers · asked by lexie 1

Well, i was on Rapidshare.de and downloaded a file called "virus maker" After i downloaded this i ran a exe file And soon my Everything died. my click went to the wrong time. my desktop shortcuts got deleted, nothing in my Start menu. my dirvcers deleted and no system restore. And when i try going to my computer it says, "The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your administrator" I'm really scared and don't know what to do. Please someone give me tips or a way to solve this. PLEASE I BEG YOU!!!

2006-12-09 12:42:21 · 13 answers · asked by d3monball3r3003 2