- Prevent access to your IP
- Posted by Millbrook on August 30th, 2004
* Prevent Access to your IP Address (XP Users only),
* View Premium rate & International dial-up scams,
* Protecting yourself against viruses - how to recognise them,
* Free Anti Virus software.
If you would liek to know more about these and other PC Help:
http://www.togrc.com/forums/index.php?ID=backup&
- Posted by klf on August 30th, 2004
Why go to all the trouble of providing an email address and other details to
register. All the info is available in this and other groups.
Free virus stuff, go to www.grisoft.com
Free firewall for XP *AND* others, go to www.zonelabs.com
No need to view premium rate dial up rubbish, just use a modified HOSTS file
and *LEARN NOT TO SAY YES TO EVERYTHING*. If you keep clicking yes to
download and install stuff you're in trouble.
I'd like to see you recognise a virus! Don't talk rubbish. If you were
running antivirus stuff you often wouldn't notice anything until it was
quarantined. You're talking about programs a person has installed that has
"spyware" included.
"Millbrook" <a.barton@virgin.net> wrote in message
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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.742 / Virus Database: 495 - Release Date: 19/08/2004
- Posted by Millbrook on August 31st, 2004
Please accept my Apologies.. I am new to this Newsgroup, and did not realize
that this information was offered in this newsgroup. I do not want to be
annoying. As for registering you should not have to register to view the
Computer Help Forum & the Security Forum.
Regards
Lisa
"klf" <240dl@jl.com> wrote in message
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- Posted by Millbrook on August 31st, 2004
Not everyone as Anti Virus Software, I know people should but they don't
It was just a simple document that was put on the forum :
Protecting yourself against viruses - how to recognise them
There are a few basic rules that you can follow to avoid infecting your PC with a virus. In particular avoid opening emails with attachments from people that you do not know or emailed attachments that you are not expecting.
There are five main attachment file types that you should not open from your email in any circumstances as these may be executed on your PC and may possibly cause data loss.
You should avoid files of the following types:
..com
..exe
..vbs
..pif
..scr
Sometimes you may receive documents that appear to be a valid document type; for example a word document. However you should check that the document is indeed a word document by looking at the last three characters in the filename. For example:
ThisDocument.doc
ThisDocument.doc.vbs
In all cases, the group of letters after the last . in the filename are the letters that determine what kind of data the file holds. In this instance the second file could, if opened, run a series of commands affecting your PC. This is a good illustration of why you should carefully check the filenames of files you have been sent and is a common way for viruses to infect PCs.
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As for premium rate dial up rubbish how you put it. These Actual Scams That are going on :
There are two types of potential internet scams that dial-up internet users in the UK ought to be aware of which can result in large telephone bills. These scams change the way your computer connects to the internet.
Scam 1
The first "scam" happens when you access websites that are providing premium content. These sites can be pornographic or copyright sites, such as music and films. When the website is accessed, a large number of pop*up windows will appear and you will be asked to install some software, to facilitate the downloading of that content. This process will install a dialler that will replace your default internet connection with one that dials a premium rate telephone number.
Scam 2
The second "scam" works in exactly the same way as the first one, however the number that is dialled is an international number, which can cost up to 60p per minute.
Broadband users
If you are a Broadband user you will not be affected, as long as you have disabled or removed the internal dial*up modem from your PC.
As I said in my last post I apologize, I am sorry if you consider this scamming but I do not, I feel that it is FREE HELP to people not very good with the security side of there PC.
Regards
Lisa
"Millbrook" <a.barton@virgin.net> wrote in message news:IQYYc.54$kc2.26@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
- Posted by Martin on August 31st, 2004
Millbrook wrote:
can anyone else smell ferrets? 
- Posted by Ant on August 31st, 2004
"Martin" wrote...
LOL! I must admit I did check the headers, but it doesn't look like
Debbie :-D
- Posted by Lee Higdon on August 31st, 2004
Martin wrote:
You think Debbie has a UK cousin?
- Posted by Mike on August 31st, 2004
Martin wrote:
ROFL!
I checked out the forum. Its full of "useful" advice like this little
gem which I reproduce below for your amusement which alegedly hides your
IP from the naughty internet. There is also the wonderful "How to avoid
viruses with using anti virus software" and the timeless calssic "Stop
pop-ups by repeatedly pressing ALT-F4" Completely cluless and quite
scary as they appear to be a UK computer firm. With advice like this
they are probably best avoided.
http://www.togrc.com/forums/showthre...ackup&t=117130
The world most popular Internet browser, but it is unfortunately not the
most secure. When used with its default settings the browser gives away
your IP (Internet Protocol) address as well as the web pages you have
been visiting. Luckily you can make some changes to the internet
settings with a few simple changes:
* Click START > CONTROL PANEL
* Double Click on INTERNET OPTIONS icon.
* Click the ADVANCED Tab
* Remove the tick from the options where it says : "Automatically check
for Internet Explorer updates" and "Enable intergrated Windows
authentication (requires restart)."
* Tick the box next to "Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem
compatibility)."
* Click APPLY button
* Click OK
* Restart your PC
- Posted by KsAdmin on September 2nd, 2004
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:45:18 +0100, Mike <info@michaelmoyse.co.uk>
wrote:
ROFL
Josh Austin
System Administrator
Agent Services of America
ksadmin NOSPAM @comcast.net
(remove NOSPAM and the spaces out of my email address to send email)
