Anti-Virus

computer suddenly crawls--any ideas
I recently upgraded to Avira 10. Since then (but not immediately after) quite often my computer suddenly slows way down to where it isn't really usable (about a minute pause when I depress a key or click on something). Avira and malwarebytes do NOT report any problems. I can right click the icon and uncheck the a... 26 Apr 2010 18:19

McAfee IDs standard Windows file as a virus. Affects thousands of corporate clients
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36694120/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ I have no beef with McAfee just saw this on MSNBC. Personally I am very satisfied with NIS 2010..although conceivably it could happen to any AV vendor..but hey wait..don't they do a simple test run first to validate an update they... 23 Apr 2010 20:29

W32.Wecorl.a (or Variant) Infection across enterprise
My company has just been hit with what seems to be a massive infection of a new variant of the W32.wecorl.a virus. It has spread and infected a large number of systems in our HQ office and for our remote users. Users boot up and log in then they get a notice from McAfee that an infection was detected and the syst... 23 Apr 2010 20:29

Recovering from the Flawed McAfee Update
Recovering from the Flawed McAfee Update By Tony Bradley http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/194740/recovering_from_the_flawed_mcafee_update.html?tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl Nothing ruins an IT administrator's day faster than a software update from a security vendor wreaking havoc on the computer systems it i... 24 Apr 2010 17:13

Recovering from the Flawed McAfee Update
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:13:22 -0600, "Buffalo" <Eric(a)nada.com.invalid> wrote: David H. Lipman wrote: From: "Buffalo" <Eric(a)nada.com.invalid> Leythos wrote: In article <cbbb0479-515a-437c-bbfd-2a2a5bc67f52 @q31g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, ron916(a)gmail.com says... Perhaps ... 23 Apr 2010 20:29

McAfee IDs standard Windows file as a virus. Affects thousands of corporate clients
littlecharlie(a)home.edu wrote: Again I am so very sorry for intruding in to your newsgroup with such an untimely and obviously inappropriate message..let me be totally candid about my feelings on this grievous issue you have admonished me for... . . . . . . . . . . . I... 23 Apr 2010 20:29

TT Livescan Update Details 4-21-10
Sorry about the delay with the release update, as I'm still hammering out a few minor tweaks with the scanner and the packer database. The new release (along with appropriate database revisions) will be done within the next 48 hours, if all goes according to plan. The engine for the packer database currently take... 27 Apr 2010 19:02

t AVAST
Christine Avast dit rien. Peut-etre essayez une des groupes en Francaise. Cette groupe est dans L'anglaise -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. http://www.microsoft.com/protect "christine" <pc.246(a)gretarve74... 23 Apr 2010 17:18

Window$ Explorer - file extension hack?
http://www.changmw.com:8080/file.extension.hack.jpg How could it be possible? Look at the file names in the command prompt and then on the Explorer! -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.33... 20 Apr 2010 15:34

My Yahoo Redirect Problem
If there's a better place to post this, please advise. When trying to go to my home page, my.yahoo.com, I started getting a GoDaddy.com page instead. Same problem if I pick the My Yahoo link from the main Yahoo.com page. Title at top of page still says my.yahoo.com. Page indicates that "This web page is park... 23 Apr 2010 20:29