Norton Internet Security / Norton AntiVirus

[Dieselman743]

Computers are not made for IE. IE comes with Windows. You do not have to use IE and if you do you are more prone to viruses and malware. Xp Antivirus 2008 which is a nasty virus shows up in  IE but not in Firefox. Firefox automatically blocks it. Using Firefox or even Opera is a smarter choice then IE. Explain to me Red how using the most popular and safe browser Firefox can cause problems. Please tell me I need to know. Once again please also show me where a pc is infected with tracking cookies. Please I want to see this. CCleaner is the most popular software out there for deleteing cookies and temp files. 5,357,591 downloads form download.com cannot be wrong.

 http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-2144_4-10315544.html?tag=mncol%3blst&cdlPid=10876371

[NY1986]

Dieselman I know you are on here like all the others, to help. I don't think your intentions are being questioned. But maybe your delivery may need a little bit of tweaking. You do appear very knowledgable and we are all lucky to have you share that knowledge.

But not at the price of what at times, and I stress at times appears, and  again I stress appears, to be a little bullying.

I really like this forum and the people who help. I know my questions can be annoying and irritating, but appreciate everyone's sense of patience with me. So in this regard I ask that you continue to help us all, but please do so in a "kinder" way. Thanks

[3000DEG]

I think that my pc is infected with a persistant Tracking Cookie. Currently we are getting daily attacks and intrusion attempts. NAV blocks most of these but i dont think all. We scan and find tracking cookies, we fix them and the attacks stop. A little while later and maybe a reboot also and the attacks start again. We scan and find tracking cookies and we fix them and the attacks stop. I think that the cookie can rebuild itself and allow the attackers to find our machine again. the machine is being damaged each time and now the entire cookies folder has disappeared and i cant find it. Ofcourse that machine is now in isolation and not used for surfing but when it goes online the attacks begin. The same wireless modem is used on many other machines but none of them are being hit.  

[Phil_D Norton Fighter]

Hi 3000DEG,

As a first step, I would suggest the following:

1) Be sure your definitions are up to date for NAV 2008.

2) UNPLUG from the internet. (This prevents the nasties from "phoning home")

3) Restart your computer into SAFE MODE.

4) Run a Full Scan with NAV in SAFE MODE. (This should prevent any malware from loading, making it easier to remove)

5) If items are found, follow the instructions recommended by NAV.

Try a restart into Normal Mode and report back to us; there is more we can do if this doesn't solve the problem.

Message Edited by Phil_D on 09-24-2008 09:22 AM

[NY1986]

The tracking cookies I get, I can almost tell exactly what websites they come from. I will delete all via scan. then go back to a particular website. then run another scan and the same cookies come up.

I am surprised though at soem of the sites taht use them, such as usahockey .com. Not sure why they'd be interested in where I go.

[Floating_Red]

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NY1986 wrote:

The tracking cookies I get, I can almost tell exactly what websites they come from. I will delete all via scan. then go back to a particular website. then run another scan and the same cookies come up.

I am surprised though at soem of the sites taht use them, such as usahockey .com. Not sure why they'd be interested in where I go.

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To see how many people are visiting the Web Site is also another use of T.C.s.

[NY1986]

thats true. I guess I always think of the worst and most negative. But then anyone reading my posts has probably figured that out :)

[Dieselman743]

Ok people one more time. Cookies and or Tracking cookies cause no harm. Read the links I posted. Do a simply test. Surf the internet as you always do. Then use CCleaner and use it to clean your cookies,temp files and history. Reboot. Run a scan with NIS and you will see no cookies found. Reboot isnt nessary but I added it in. If you want to block cookies under IE simply move the slider up in the privacy tab. Better yet use Firefox which has been proven more secure then IE. Also add in the cookies plugin if you want. If you really want to be secure then simply Sandbox your browser which is what I do. I surf and download everything in site and still never been infected. Common sense plays a big role also.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=cookie&cat=all

Message Edited by Dieselman743 on 09-24-2008 05:26 PM

[mijcar]

In Internet Explorer, just open Tools>Internet Options>Browsing History>Delete

  then select all the categories you wish to delete.

Easy as pie, no charge, no additional software to install or worry about.

[mijcar]

Or in the same area, you can View Files and select every single cookie or history item you don't want.  Phew!

Message Edited by mijcar on 09-24-2008 08:44 PM