my hard drive has been infected by trojan files. the main culprit was a warez site. my browser was mozilla firefox. i use mcafee antivirus and spybot s&d, along with hijack this.
as an alternative, if i use "firefox portable", will my hard drive be susceptible to trojan attacks?
i like warez sites, but am looking for an alternative way of browsing.
2006-10-16 17:39:08 · 8 answers · asked by 0821l_4a8^#y$855 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Yes, it is possible - no alternative to avoid getting Trojans, except not using the 'net. Anytime you access the Internet, you are opening your PC up for possible infection. That's why you have got to protect yourself. Do you keep your malware programs updated and the virus definitions updated as well? Windows Update, when was the last time you did that?
Are you sure that the culprit was the warez site? Do you download freebies? Music, videos, programs, screen savers, avatars, graphics, etc,... guess what you are probably downloading with the free stuff...? Do you scan everything you download before you open it?
You may like warez sites, but WHERE d'ya think they come from? Stay far away from them, else you'll be spending much time and money repairing your PC.
Oh yeah, don't try it on a MAC - curiosity got to me as well as MAC arrogance. I visited a warez site KNOWING that the chance of my MAC getting infected was practically nil (114,000 PC viruses vs 85 MAC viruses) and tempting the fates, my AV program caught a Trojan downloader.
2006-10-16 17:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by midnightlydy 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, the main culprit is YOU! You're the one who downloaded a file and then opened it or played it BEFORE you scanned it for viruses! So don't blame anything or anyone but yourself. You MUST scan any file you download, wither it comes from warez or your grandma, BEFORE YOU OPEN IT! You've got the tools, learn to use them... You can use Warez or any site, bottom line though SCAN IT BEFORE YOU OPEN/PLAY IT!!!!!!!!!! Then, you'll never ever be infected. good luck :-)
2006-10-17 06:40:13 · answer #2 · answered by Army Of Machines (Wi-Semper-Fi)! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should probably stop going to warez sites if you don't want trojans. Regardless of browser.
2006-10-16 17:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well while use a P.C. your files will always be susceptible to invasion...use a stronger anti-virus program or switch operating systems
2006-10-16 17:47:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to get a free mcafee siteadvisor plugin for your browser, and follow their wisdom
2006-10-16 17:43:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,they can sneak in..happened to me alot. It totally sucked. I learned not to download anymore,and not as much. I just go to www.youtube.com now
2006-10-16 17:40:40 · answer #6 · answered by yahooaddict 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be
2006-10-16 17:40:13 · answer #7 · answered by stewman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very much . ?
2006-10-16 17:48:12 · answer #8 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋