Re: malware

[Ray]

I've been using Prevx on 2 machines for over 12 months and I've not encountered any problems with it crashing other software or any other issues either.

[Gary]

I've been using Prevx on 2 machines for over 12 months and I've not encountered any problems with it crashing other software or any other issues either.

Same here Ray, but if it does Prevx help are very on the ball, they will even do remote sessions to see what's wrong

[armadillo]

Probably uploading all of your personal data!

LOL. That was the first thing I thought of. Not sure how to decide when security software is malware, either by accident or design

I guess much of it is not malware as such, just nuisance ware. 

[Gary]

LOL. That was the first thing I thought of. Not sure how to decide when security software is malware, either by accident or design

I guess much of it is not malware as such, just nuisance ware. 

I know some people that fit into that category  Generally  the ones asking me to look at their pc/laptop after they clicked on free whatever pop ups

[armadillo]

I know some people that fit into that category  Generally  the ones asking me to look at their pc/laptop after they clicked on free whatever pop ups

Like this?

[armadillo]

Pity, if you had gone to Wilders and talked to Prevx help they would have made sure that was fixed in the next release, Prevx scans your machine and then compares anything that looks erroneous with its data base, then if need be downloads a removal tool.

Oh no!!, not registering on another forum. Seriously, I suppose I could still do that. The thing with this particular issue is that PrevX crashes the program even when PrevX monitoring is disabled. So it is not something that PrevX is objecting to in the program. Rather it is some kind of unintended conflict. Comodo was riddled with those and I was pleased to get rid of it. I am rather reluctant to saddle myself with another such.

Or steals or your data 

[armadillo]

I've been using Prevx on 2 machines for over 12 months and I've not encountered any problems with it crashing other software or any other issues either.

But they now have enough of your data to make a Ray clone 

I am sure they are nice guys really.

[Rik]

Like this?

[Gary]

Like this?

[Technical Ben]

Back in my school days, I'd learn that you always press the OK button. No need to read the box. "Windows needs to turn off" Ok. "Do you wish to install the game". Ok. "Do you want to save" Ok. "Do you wish to format". Ok... oh wait.  
I learnt the hard way.

My advice then was read it, or press cancel.

[Rik]

Isn't Windows wonderful.

[Gary]

But they now have enough of your data to make a Ray clone  

I am sure they are nice guys really.

You still can talk to the guys that make it on Wilders if you have issues, that's where the support forum is. Sadly they have been bought out by Webroot, for now they still seem independent but how long that will last who knows, good small companies with original ideas seem to get swallowed up, and their tech just gets assimilated, a bit like the Borg really  

[Gary]

Isn't Windows wonderful.

Well it lets  the light in 

[pctech]

People often ask at work whether I can see their screen (I can't as we don't use remote assistance) as I can recall the wording for pretty much all of the messages in the software we supply along with the Windows standard dialogs and confirmation requests.

[Rik]

I used to be able to recite all the arcane codes wwhich WordPerfect for DOS used. I don't remember any now, though.

[pctech]

Ah WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, I remember Mum doing an advanced course on that.

[Rik]

The hard part was remembering what each screen colour represented in terms of styling.

[armadillo]

My sister still uses WordPerfect for DOS. When she got a new PC, she told the shop she wanted Word Pefect and they said it could no longer be installed. I got my sister to explain to me how she used Word Perfect and then I realised she meant the DOS version and not Windows! So I talked her through copying the relevant folder from her old machine to the new one and she has been happy ever since.

[armadillo]

Back in my school days, I'd learn that you always press the OK button. No need to read the box.

That's a lot of two ton concrete blocks.

[Baz]

update on this problem I had. It seems like I have finally got it sorted and it may have just been the fact that I had turned off the 'how windows alerts you' section in the security centre.I have also done some extra checks with other programs and they all appear clean.

In another thread I also mentioned about a Google problem I had with getting redirected to totally different sites to the link, this seems to be sorted to.Will keep an eye on it.

Thanks for every ones input and help.


many thanks also to Armadillo for his amazing tutorials and patience while helping me with this.Greatly appreciated   

[Rik]

Glad you're in the clear, Baz.

[Simon]

And us! 

[Rik]

 

[Baz]

And us! 

     

[armadillo]

many thanks also to Armadillo for his amazing tutorials and patience while helping me with this.Greatly appreciated   

Thanks Baz.