Hacktool

brioche

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I just discovered that my browser had silently blocked a virus called Hacktool, which can allow someone to gain root, or control, over your computer.
The reson I am posting this here is that the computer downstairs actually got infected with Hacktool (I am a bit better at updating virus software than the rest of the family.) The only two sites the computers had in common were Literotica and Yahoo!. I personally think it was Yahoo!, but decided to post this anyway, because either way we probably have a fair number of Yahoo! accounts, yes?

Interestingly, I have NAV and they have McAfee. So that might have something to do with it.
 
For Windows users I highly recommend the free software AVG. It's as good as the expensive stuff, I've never had a problem. Very highly reputable.
 
I've got AVG. While it hasn't found anything nasty yet, I'd like to think I don't visit places that'll land me with nasties either. Who knows? :)
 
Etoile said:
For Windows users I highly recommend the free software AVG. It's as good as the expensive stuff, I've never had a problem. Very highly reputable.
i've heard this touted by others as well. Out of curiosity, how memory intensive is the product and how many processes does it run while in idle mode? i'm asking because i've about had it with NAV and its overhead.
 
Hi AA. I'll try to answer you, but please bear in mind, I'm kinda clueless here. I have Windows XP and I like AVG better than NAV. AVG finds more junk and it usually intercepts it right away. When I'm not actively scanning, it has 4 processes running and it takes about 24000k in the memory. I have it set to scan every 24 hours, in the middle of the night, because when it is scanning, it tends to slow every thing down. But I've not had nearly the "issues" that I had when I was running McAfee or NAV. I was using NAV as my primary when I had that major meltdown 2 years ago that resulted in getting a new tower.

If that didn't help, tell me what I missed please, and I'll try again. I hope that made sense. Mornings like this are when I miss my coffee!
 
snowy ciara said:
Hi AA. I'll try to answer you, but please bear in mind, I'm kinda clueless here. I have Windows XP and I like AVG better than NAV. AVG finds more junk and it usually intercepts it right away. When I'm not actively scanning, it has 4 processes running and it takes about 24000k in the memory. I have it set to scan every 24 hours, in the middle of the night, because when it is scanning, it tends to slow every thing down. But I've not had nearly the "issues" that I had when I was running McAfee or NAV. I was using NAV as my primary when I had that major meltdown 2 years ago that resulted in getting a new tower.

If that didn't help, tell me what I missed please, and I'll try again. I hope that made sense. Mornings like this are when I miss my coffee!

Does your computer have to be on to do its scanning? It does with NAV. I do it once a month because it takes over an hour and I'm not usually on the computer that long, but when I scanned it the other day I noticed that quarantine had 2 items.
I haven't had any issues with NAV. It's caught 2 viruses. I was surprised with the second one, because it didn't TELL me. It did with the first.
I use NAV, Spybot S&D, and Adaware. I think the combination gets most things.
 
brioche said:
Does your computer have to be on to do its scanning? It does with NAV. I do it once a month because it takes over an hour and I'm not usually on the computer that long, but when I scanned it the other day I noticed that quarantine had 2 items.
I haven't had any issues with NAV. It's caught 2 viruses. I was surprised with the second one, because it didn't TELL me. It did with the first.
I use NAV, Spybot S&D, and Adaware. I think the combination gets most things.
Yes, you computer must be on for any program to work.

But, if you never turn your computer on, you don't need any of them. :rolleyes:

Sorry, just a little humor. :D
 
Okay, I'm new to Windows. (Shoot me, I miss my Mac!) I've got AVG, which deep scans every day and I'm running XP, home version. I'm wondering if anyone's bought Windows One Care yet and if it's worth my while to use it intead?
 
I did work experience at a computer place, and they sold NAV. Everybody there said that if many companies didn't require NAV, they would trash it, as it caused them more problems in service work than it solved.

I seriously spent like two hours trying to get NAV's retarded internet security to not block pogo from some woman's computer.

NAV is to be hated.
 
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