Comments for Ducktoes Spyware Blog http://ducktoes.com/blog Get your web feet wet, safely Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:45:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Trojan and Virus Alert! Phoney Hallmark E-card! by Administrator http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/06/trojan-and-virus-alert-phoney-hallmark-e-card/#comment-10370 Administrator Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:06:55 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/07/trojan-and-virus-alert-phoney-hallmark-e-card-2/#comment-10370 Thanks for the help. I agree!! I discovered SuperAntiSpyware free edition while trying to remove Windows XP 2008, the most difficult virus/trojan I've tried to clean. I will add SuperAntiSpyware in my list of fixes and removal tools in my other post on the Hallmark card virus. Thanks for the help. I agree!! I discovered SuperAntiSpyware free edition while trying to remove Windows XP 2008, the most difficult virus/trojan I’ve tried to clean.

I will add SuperAntiSpyware in my list of fixes and removal tools in my other post on the Hallmark card virus.

]]> Comment on Trojan and Virus Alert! Phoney Hallmark E-card! by Pink http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/06/trojan-and-virus-alert-phoney-hallmark-e-card/#comment-10334 Pink Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:25:19 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/07/trojan-and-virus-alert-phoney-hallmark-e-card-2/#comment-10334 I did the same my computer slowed down a bit, scanned it with SuperAntiSpyware free edition & it found Trojan.Dropper/SVCHost -Fake.Process. In case anyone needs help in getting rid of it. Pink I did the same my computer slowed down a bit, scanned it with SuperAntiSpyware free edition & it found Trojan.Dropper/SVCHost -Fake.Process. In case anyone needs help in getting rid of it.

Pink

]]> Comment on Hacked!! by WordPress Installation & Upgrades - 1955 Design http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/28/hacked/#comment-9478 WordPress Installation & Upgrades - 1955 Design Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:27:14 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/28/hacked/#comment-9478 [...] I recently had some difficulties with a client website that had been hacked. During my research to find a solution to the problem, I stumbled upon a post about a similar problem over at www.DuckToes.com. [...] [...] I recently had some difficulties with a client website that had been hacked. During my research to find a solution to the problem, I stumbled upon a post about a similar problem over at http://www.DuckToes.com. [...]

]]> Comment on Hacked!! by Administrator http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/28/hacked/#comment-8888 Administrator Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:52:46 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/28/hacked/#comment-8888 Hi David, Thanks so much for your comment!! It's good to hear from someone in the same predicament. I found that an unfinished draft of one of the posts of my blog had been tampered with. The hacker had somehow added hundreds of prescription drugs words to the end of the draft . I did not see the words until much later when I deleted the old draft. I don't know what else they did. But I understand that some Word Press versions prior to the final version have security holes. I guess everyone is supposed to make sure to update to the newest version of Wordpress. I tried but made a mess of things and now am scared to try again. I am considering hiring a Wordpress expert to do it. Hi David,
Thanks so much for your comment!! It’s good to hear from someone in the same predicament.

I found that an unfinished draft of one of the posts of my blog had been tampered with. The hacker had somehow added hundreds of prescription drugs words to the end of the draft . I did not see the words until much later when I deleted the old draft. I don’t know what else they did. But I understand that some Word Press versions prior to the final version have security holes. I guess everyone is supposed to make sure to update to the newest version of Wordpress. I tried but made a mess of things and now am scared to try again. I am considering hiring a Wordpress expert to do it.

]]> Comment on Hacked!! by David Zemens http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/28/hacked/#comment-8634 David Zemens Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:58:48 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/28/hacked/#comment-8634 Cathie, I noticed a post of yours on the WordPress forums about this problem. I have the same issue with a blog I control and I cannot for the life of me resolve it. Any chance you can contact me at the email address I supplied to write this comment so I can ask a question or two of how you resolved your issue? Cathie, I noticed a post of yours on the WordPress forums about this problem. I have the same issue with a blog I control and I cannot for the life of me resolve it. Any chance you can contact me at the email address I supplied to write this comment so I can ask a question or two of how you resolved your issue?

]]> Comment on Trojan and Virus Alert! Phoney Hallmark E-card! by Administrator http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/06/trojan-and-virus-alert-phoney-hallmark-e-card/#comment-3916 Administrator Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:47:17 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/07/trojan-and-virus-alert-phoney-hallmark-e-card-2/#comment-3916 I did too, on my Mac, and nothing happened!! So I wouldn't worry. But if I downloaded it to a Windows machine, I'd worry big time and run a virus software right away to get it off of there. I did too, on my Mac, and nothing happened!! So I wouldn’t worry. But if I downloaded it to a Windows machine, I’d worry big time and run a virus software right away to get it off of there.

]]> Comment on Trojan and Virus Alert! Phoney Hallmark E-card! by Anna http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/06/trojan-and-virus-alert-phoney-hallmark-e-card/#comment-3071 Anna Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:15:16 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/07/trojan-and-virus-alert-phoney-hallmark-e-card-2/#comment-3071 I received a similar email and stupidly clicked on the link. It downloaded the file to my "Downloads" folder and I did not click on it to open it, but rather moved it to the Trash. I have a Mac. Should I be concerned that my Mac has this virus? I received a similar email and stupidly clicked on the link. It downloaded the file to my “Downloads” folder and I did not click on it to open it, but rather moved it to the Trash. I have a Mac. Should I be concerned that my Mac has this virus?

]]> Comment on Stop! Freeze! Drop that E-mail Attachment! by Doug Woodall http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/02/stop-freeze-drop-that-e-mail-attachment/#comment-979 Doug Woodall Sat, 03 May 2008 15:23:44 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/05/02/stop-freeze-drop-that-e-mail-attachment/#comment-979 It saddens me when friends and family ask me why their puter is so slow. When I ask em what type of sites they visit, I know the answer before they say it. And you are so right about email attachments, they open em anyway, even after Ive told them to call me if they suspect a suspicious email. Its the excitement of not knowing what it contains I guess. Give the Ms. my best. It saddens me when friends and family ask me why their puter is so slow.
When I ask em what type of sites they visit, I know the answer before they say it.
And you are so right about email attachments, they open em anyway, even after Ive told them to call me if they suspect a suspicious email.
Its the excitement of not knowing what it contains I guess.
Give the Ms. my best.

]]> Comment on Opera is Better, Reader Claims by Swarz http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/27/opera-is-better-reader-claims/#comment-743 Swarz Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:15:43 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/27/opera-is-better-reader-claims/#comment-743 Hi Cathie, I'm sorry to read you had problems with Adsense, recently you are not the first that I heard with Wordpress and a similar problem. I'm very pleased that you like Opera, because I think we share a common "psychosis": keep you PC tidy and running smooth. For personal use I have Avira (aka Antivir) since years, not invasive but efficent and always been free for personal use, its made by Germans and spotted nasty stuff that Norton (useless), Mcaffee (unreliable), AVG (straange) or Avast (good but big) were not seeing. Check it out at www.free-av.com , Hope it will do for you. oh! and yes, spybot search & destroy once in a while. Thanks for your compliments and thanks once again for the nice website you introduced me. To say it all, I currently speak German and Spanish as well, at the same level of english, this is what I'm paid for (European Customer Manager). Now I'm with the idea to begin with Japanese (as always, I learn new languages all by myself), I just have to find the time for it :D Kind Regards, Carlo Hi Cathie,
I’m sorry to read you had problems with Adsense, recently you are not the first that I heard with Wordpress and a similar problem.

I’m very pleased that you like Opera, because I think we share a common “psychosis”: keep you PC tidy and running smooth.

For personal use I have Avira (aka Antivir) since years, not invasive but efficent and always been free for personal use, its made by Germans and spotted nasty stuff that Norton (useless), Mcaffee (unreliable), AVG (straange) or Avast (good but big) were not seeing. Check it out at http://www.free-av.com , Hope it will do for you.
oh! and yes, spybot search & destroy once in a while.

Thanks for your compliments and thanks once again for the nice website you introduced me. To say it all, I currently speak German and Spanish as well, at the same level of english, this is what I’m paid for (European Customer Manager). Now I’m with the idea to begin with Japanese (as always, I learn new languages all by myself), I just have to find the time for it :D

Kind Regards,
Carlo

]]> Comment on Task Manager is not a To Do List by Doug Woodall http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/27/task-manager-is-not-a-to-do-list-2/#comment-727 Doug Woodall Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:16:34 +0000 http://ducktoes.com/blog/2008/04/27/task-manager-is-not-a-to-do-list-2/#comment-727 The best part here is that you've educated another person in how to correctly use a computer. She will learn more about what processes are running and maybe avert having her personal data stolen. Great job. The best part here is that you’ve educated another person in how to correctly use a computer. She will learn more about what processes are running and maybe avert having her personal data stolen.
Great job.

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