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Cha Cha · 10-06-2011, 03:07 PM

I keep getting a reoccuring virus on my computer at work.

YT is safe, right? The only places I visit during the day are YT and Facebook aside from work associated with online sites. For the 3rd time in two weeks, my computer has gone in to be cleaned up. The first places I go when I get it back are....YT and FB. LOL. I am paranoid our IT person is going to come back and tell me these places are what's causing my problem and I'm going to be banned during the day....

(by my boss). The virus, whatever it is..is a root kit. It automatically redirects my computer and disables my anti-virus program and my malware program, then has a party at my expense. It seems to be a popluar one going around right now. Please tell me it's not likely YT. I can do without FB

..... What ever is going on at work, is not affecting my computer at home, but I have a different antivirus program.

Princess10 · 10-06-2011, 03:45 PM

***Knock on wood*** my pc has been ok, but Facebook carries tons of problems. A lot of losers have nothing better to do than find ways to cause pc chaos in our lives.

There are links on there that have seemed super legit, posted by close friends & when I've clicked them my anti-virus immediately blocks this or that & warns me to never return to the site.

If it's happening frequently can you try an 'elimination diet'?

Stay off a site for a while then add another frequently used one & see if you can find the source that way?

Maximo · 10-06-2011, 03:58 PM

I'm betting it is Facebook.

Cha Cha · 10-06-2011, 04:21 PM

I have heard FB can be bad for viruses, and I am pretty cautious there. Our company does not skimp on our computer needs, yet it still got through. It just goes to show I guess that they are everywhere and getting smarter all the time. So frustrating.

Wylie's Mom · 10-06-2011, 05:22 PM

YT is safe from viruses, but I've sure had my share of picking them up elsewhere. And sometimes, you pick them up - but don't really see their full effects until later. Also, it could be one of your coworkers who picked up a virus at some other site...and then it made it over to your system. Always blame it on the coworker

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Maximo · 10-06-2011, 05:28 PM

Yes, blame the coworker! LOL. Email attachments.

Cha Cha · 10-06-2011, 05:59 PM

I like the co-worker plan

. There are only 3 of us, but one of them sends the majority of the emails that go through our office. I dont' even open them and read them all. Can she send a virus, but not have the effects of it herself?

Maximo · 10-06-2011, 06:23 PM

Her machine would probably be affected too.

chachi · 10-06-2011, 06:24 PM

Facebook is really bad place for getting viruses

BabyGirl Rosie · 10-06-2011, 06:48 PM

I have always heard that FB was bad. But I will be honest, the last virus I got was when I looked up recipes. My machine also had to be taken in. So, honestly I think you can get them anywhere. This was something I never understood. Why you could be so bored to sit around and think up ways to give people's computers a virus.

Cha Cha · 10-06-2011, 07:21 PM

About FB, is the whole site vulnerable or is it just clicking on links, advertisements and playing games that put you at "higher" risk?

Cha Cha · 10-06-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

I have always heard that FB was bad. But I will be honest, the last virus I got was when I looked up recipes. My machine also had to be taken in. So, honestly I think you can get them anywhere. This was something I never understood. Why you could be so bored to sit around and think up ways to give people's computers a virus.

How did you know it was the recipe site? As of right now, our tech can't tell me where my virus is coming from.

Princess10 · 10-06-2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Cha Cha

About FB, is the whole site vulnerable or is it just clicking on links, advertisements and playing games that put you at "higher" risk?

I think the whole site is vulnerable, but the links, etc. increase your risk even more.

One of the pages that got blocked was some celebrity dirt that I knew had just happened & it was like my ex co-worker posted it so I went to see.

A couple months back it showed my sister's bf was tagged in a photo & the photo looked to be a girl in a bra. I went to see wth it was & the whole page was trouble, tagging & adding people without their knowledge at all then hacking your fb or whatever.I've also seen comments with trampy looking girls saying dirty things...click my site, and these are on friends/family pages that I know are not provoking such things.

I was checking my dd's email a while back, she's on yahoo, well it had an email from me at an aol account I haven't used in years. I apparently sent it to her, then she sent it to all of her friends w/out knowledge. The subject line said something like "Boss Finally I Am" or some other improper English line.

My lil friend · 10-06-2011, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Cha Cha

How did you know it was the recipe site? As of right now, our tech can't tell me where my virus is coming from.

Im on a different computer tonite because between the virus and the protection software,my hard drive is gone gone. I go to FB & YT,the other evening I was looking up knitting patterns and my computer caught something there. My tech support (husband) was able to salvage my personal information. Pretty sure he will have to reload the operating system inorder for me to get my computer back.

BabyGirl Rosie · 10-07-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cha Cha

How did you know it was the recipe site? As of right now, our tech can't tell me where my virus is coming from.

My antivirus popped up something while I was on the site and I wrote it down. However, it didn't stop it. Whatever it was just kept multiplying. I think he said I had 170 + bad things by the time he got to it.

10-06-2011, 03:07 PM	#1
Cha Cha Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play Posts: 7,069	Who is spreading the germs? I keep getting a reoccuring virus on my computer at work. YT is safe, right? The only places I visit during the day are YT and Facebook aside from work associated with online sites. For the 3rd time in two weeks, my computer has gone in to be cleaned up. The first places I go when I get it back are....YT and FB. LOL. I am paranoid our IT person is going to come back and tell me these places are what's causing my problem and I'm going to be banned during the day.... (by my boss). The virus, whatever it is..is a root kit. It automatically redirects my computer and disables my anti-virus program and my malware program, then has a party at my expense. It seems to be a popluar one going around right now. Please tell me it's not likely YT. I can do without FB ..... What ever is going on at work, is not affecting my computer at home, but I have a different antivirus program. __________________ Shelly and the girls Moka Mylee

10-06-2011, 03:45 PM	#2
Princess10 Banning Queen Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home of the Kalamazoo Wings, MI. Posts: 3,122	*Knock on wood* my pc has been ok, but Facebook carries tons of problems. A lot of losers have nothing better to do than find ways to cause pc chaos in our lives. There are links on there that have seemed super legit, posted by close friends & when I've clicked them my anti-virus immediately blocks this or that & warns me to never return to the site. If it's happening frequently can you try an 'elimination diet'? Stay off a site for a while then add another frequently used one & see if you can find the source that way? __________________ For The Night Is Dark & Full Of Terriers

10-06-2011, 03:58 PM	#3
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,047	I'm betting it is Facebook. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

10-06-2011, 04:21 PM	#4
Cha Cha Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play Posts: 7,069	I have heard FB can be bad for viruses, and I am pretty cautious there. Our company does not skimp on our computer needs, yet it still got through. It just goes to show I guess that they are everywhere and getting smarter all the time. So frustrating. __________________ Shelly and the girls Moka Mylee

10-06-2011, 05:22 PM	#5
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	YT is safe from viruses, but I've sure had my share of picking them up elsewhere. And sometimes, you pick them up - but don't really see their full effects until later. Also, it could be one of your coworkers who picked up a virus at some other site...and then it made it over to your system. Always blame it on the coworker ! __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

10-06-2011, 05:28 PM	#6
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,047	Yes, blame the coworker! LOL. Email attachments. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

10-06-2011, 05:59 PM	#7
Cha Cha Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play Posts: 7,069	I like the co-worker plan . There are only 3 of us, but one of them sends the majority of the emails that go through our office. I dont' even open them and read them all. Can she send a virus, but not have the effects of it herself? __________________ Shelly and the girls Moka Mylee

10-06-2011, 06:23 PM	#8
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,047	Her machine would probably be affected too. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

10-06-2011, 06:24 PM	#9
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Facebook is really bad place for getting viruses __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

10-06-2011, 06:48 PM	#10
BabyGirl Rosie I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies Posts: 18,980	I have always heard that FB was bad. But I will be honest, the last virus I got was when I looked up recipes. My machine also had to be taken in. So, honestly I think you can get them anywhere. This was something I never understood. Why you could be so bored to sit around and think up ways to give people's computers a virus. __________________ Momma to three sweet Yorkie girls Rosie Marie, Mikki Leigh , and Lily Mae Grace!

10-06-2011, 07:21 PM	#11
Cha Cha Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play Posts: 7,069	About FB, is the whole site vulnerable or is it just clicking on links, advertisements and playing games that put you at "higher" risk? __________________ Shelly and the girls Moka Mylee