NOD32 - which version are you using

[Noreen]

Also note that you shouldn't use the uninstall program on Control Panel, use only the one via Start, as Rik said.

[psp83]

I use NOD 32 v4 on this machine and ESS v4 on my laptop.

There was a few issues with both versions on windows 7 when it came out. kept saying you didn't have permission to save files but they fixed that.

Both NOD 32 & ESS v4 run fine for me.

[Rik]

Thanks, Paul.

[Noreen]

Well, I'm going to wait and see how you get on, Rik.

[Rik]

Thanks. No pressure then.

[Lance]

Just go for V4 Rik, as that way you won't be so far behind when V5 comes out!

[Rik]

 

You know me too well, Lance.

[mrapoc]

We need v5 asap tbh, Nod32 is falling behind the competition, i dont care about extra features other than something like "norton insight" or w/e its called

But detection is falling and i no longer feel safe from new threats - they also need to improve trojan/spyware/adware protection

My gf woke me today:

"It says here your under attack?!"

"What? That looks like a UAC prompt but iv never seen that before...CLOSE IT Quick!"

Closed it and it then had another fake windows alert telling me to scan...closed it and another download prompt came up

Nod32 should intercept this imo

[Rik]

That's what happens when you let your gf play unsupervised, Sam.

[mrapoc]

haha

"What site where you on?"

"Facebook"


...

[Rik]

Say no more.

[psp83]

We need v5 asap tbh, Nod32 is falling behind the competition, i dont care about extra features other than something like "norton insight" or w/e its called

But detection is falling and i no longer feel safe from new threats - they also need to improve trojan/spyware/adware protection

My gf woke me today:

"It says here your under attack?!"

"What? That looks like a UAC prompt but iv never seen that before...CLOSE IT Quick!"

Closed it and it then had another fake windows alert telling me to scan...closed it and another download prompt came up

Nod32 should intercept this imo

For NOD32 to stop this they will have to monitor Javascript in websites and change it when some dodgy script is spotted.. Norton got a new hole torn for this!! That's why some speedtest sites never worked with norton enabled.

To stop this, download the no script & adblock plus plugin for firefox.

[mrapoc]

ill try no script however adblock always made browsing laggy and choppy, giving me a headache

[Niall]

haha

"What site where you on?"

"Facebook"


...

That will be the fake "...has viewed your photo" virus. If you're daft enough to click the link (if it was your photo that had a comment made against it, you would get a normal message, not a request to install an app!) then you start having virus fun! I've seen a lot of people fall for it. In fact, I had one in my inbox this morning. Facebook gets a lot of grief for virus things, but at the end of the day it isn't facebook it's malicious users as usual trying to riddle your PC with a virus plague

As I mentioned before, as with all things, if you yourself install a virus then it will generally bypass anti virus software. There are sites out there (I found one the other day that was from a hacked advert on someone's Wordpress page) that pops up and blocks your browser from going back, or closing it. If you shut the browser it will simply act as if you've asked it to save the tabs and load on restart so you have to right click and close the tab in the browser.

I imagine these are pretty difficult to block as you can be blocking a legit page on a site if you manually add a block rule in your router, add block, AV etc. Still, if a site has been hacked I just block the site and don't use it again. While it's not their fault I think it's not worth the risk if they use software that can be hacked (after all Wordpress is updated VERY frequently)