 How did I get infected?, With steps so it does not happen again! |
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  Jan 20 2008, 10:32 AM
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Feb 8 2008, 07:44 AM
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QUOTE(ruby1 @ Jan 20 2008, 09:32 AM)  any comments about the possible unsafe practice of closing the 'nasty' windows via the X, which may 'hide' a 'malicious intent' If you click the "X" it tells the program to quit. It sends a "exit" command to the program. This exit is processed by the program and malicious coders can have code execute upon the receipt of the "exit" command. Programs for the most part close themselves with this, so relying on a suspicious program to exit nicely without doing harm is much in the same as asking a home intruder to leave without stealing or breaking something. By closing it via task manager (or google a very nifty thing called process explorer) it in effect bypasses the reliance on the program to play nice. Basically windows is then forcing an exit. Thereby reducing the possibility of a threat. I know there are far more technical terms to use in my description, and there might be more to it, but it seems this has rang fairly true in my experiences. Now, if you get a browser popup with that "X" you will need to kill your browser in the task manager. I know that it is annoying to retrace your steps on what page you might have opened, but its far better than retracing an entire windows reinstall, or going through the removal of viruses. Anyway, the net is one person safer each time ANY security help is read and listened to, so have a good one be safe. |
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Mar 7 2008, 10:56 PM
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Thanks for the suggestion sir. When I was using internet explorer two years earlier, I got infected once. But now I am using mozilla firebox as a browser. What are the security suggestion for this browser?
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Apr 5 2008, 09:50 AM
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a forum member Group: Members Posts: 1,616 Joined: 27-August 07 Member No.: 153,171 |
having found this
http://www.geekgirls.com/security_spyware_prevention.htm if you scroll down to browsers QUOTE Close pop-ups using the X in the top right-hand corner this I for one do NOT advocate as the X is known to be a route to harbour nasty critters I have also located another which suggests to use the X to close the window I thought it was well known that the X can harbour a nasty just waiting to infect your computer |
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