RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2018 I was trying to get that completed a few weeks ago but it caused the chronic slowdown of performance. It is, however, completely unconnected and use of https would not have been of any benefit in this instance. I've been given a mug for Christmas saying "no one knows what I do, until I don't do it" which seems very apt to the situation. Very grateful that you're seemingly always on guard. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 Hi Andy, ...snip... I too had to converse with the missus in the absence of my favourite forum... Kindest Regards, Shed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Gough Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I figure that if the Russian Mafia can't protect my computer then no-one can. Personally I've found Kaspersky to be the best AV software I've used and when, like others have said, I did a Malwarebytes sweep yesterday as a belt and braces it found nothing amiss. Doing it's job seemingly without the holes of Micro$oft's string vest security. There again I'm not a Government agency so all Vlad's techie farties can get hold of is my collection of bus porn and the Teledu Mawddach advertising department's production archive. Don't think that will compromise National Security. I believe Lloyd-George used to confuse the Germans by speaking Welsh on the phone to the British embassy in Paris during WWI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 Uninstall Avast - it is unlikely to stop anything other than windows defender from doing its job! What's so bad about it (other than pestering you in order to sell the paid version)? The last time I looked it seemed to get decent marks in reviews. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I believe Lloyd-George used to confuse the Germans by speaking Welsh on the phone to the British embassy in Paris during WWI. Confused the hell out of the British Embassy too! (Carruthers old chap, there's this mad Welshman on the phone again!) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 The Americans used the Navajo language in the 2nd world war; the Indians came up with a code in their own language to confuse the enemy. Until its declassification in 1968 it remained the only oral military code never to have been broken by the enemy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 What's so bad about it (other than pestering you in order to sell the paid version)? The last time I looked it seemed to get decent marks in reviews. I have a sideline in cleaning up PCs after virus attacks. Half of them have Avast installed, and the other half have AVG. This rather tells how effective both products are in the real world. All other products appear to do the job, but many have side effects of slowing down PCs to be unusable. Microsoft may not be the perfect solution, but it does appear to work and does not slow down your PC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I have a sideline in cleaning up PCs after virus attacks. Half of them have Avast installed, and the other half have AVG. This rather tells how effective both products are in the real world. All other products appear to do the job, but many have side effects of slowing down PCs to be unusable. Microsoft may not be the perfect solution, but it does appear to work and does not slow down your PC. There's a difference between having AV software installed and updating definitions regularly, doing scans regularly and not clicking dodgy links! As you say, the most heavily promoted AV packages tend to be memory hogs, so the choice boils down to not being able to do anything (you don't get viruses because you don't get that far!) or running AV software with a lighter touch and less effectivity. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Back to using my laptop after a few days away over the Christmas period. i want to run a malware check after the forum attack, did a google search for Malwarebytes and a few came up. Is there any recommended or are they all much of a much? Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Back to using my laptop after a few days away over the Christmas period. i want to run a malware check after the forum attack, did a google search for Malwarebytes and a few came up. Is there any recommended or are they all much of a much? Steve. https://www.malwarebytes.com/ Go for the free home version initially. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Thanks Andy. Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesthecat Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Not sure if related but forum won't remember log in details have to keep submitting them when I visit. Am using iPad Cheers Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 3, 2019 Not sure if related but forum won't remember log in details have to keep submitting them when I visit. Am using iPad Cheers Mark Have you clicked the 'remember password' box? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesthecat Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Have you clicked the 'remember password' box? Yes I did each time and typically this morning it's remembered me! Thanks Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesthecat Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Yes I did each time and typically this morning it's remembered me! Thanks Mark And now forgot me again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 And now forgot me again! It may be worth clearing any rmweb cookies from your browser Mark and trying again; it sounds more like that than anything hanging over from the earlier issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Once upon a time Windows defender was a bit of a joke. These days it is one of the better ones. For what it's worth, most large corporate and government installations use Symantic Endpoint. My personal windows gear has Defender + Malwarebytes running in tandem. It was the latter that prevented the RMweb page from being redirected to the rather poor ransom site. I had a look using a VM instance and the only thing that page does is annoy and keep pushing dialog boxes to prevent closure or navigation away. If you get one of these, the fastest solution is to give your computer the 3 finger salute (ctrl alt del), bring up task manager, and kill the browser process(es). Just don't let your browser restore your last session when you restart it. I'm lucky that part of my work involves managing and implementing Security Operations modules for our client's ServiceNow platforms. That means I have a personal development instance and a full blown Vulnerability detection and management tool to play with. I get daily updates from NIST and all my hardware is scanned for known vulnerabilities on a regular basis. For the geeks out there, on average from a vulnerability discovery to MS issuing a patch is around 100 days. Red Hat and Ubuntu patches average around the same. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJGraphics Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Not sure if related but forum won't remember log in details have to keep submitting them when I visit. Am using iPad Cheers Mark I would never let any mobile device "remember" log-in details or passwords as, if stolen, it could potentially allow someone access your personal data. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 I would never let any mobile device "remember" log-in details or passwords as, if stolen, it could potentially allow someone access your personal data. John It's just taken me 15 minutes to remove anything to do with connectivity and satnav files from a car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted January 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2019 It's just taken me 15 minutes to remove anything to do with connectivity and satnav files from a car. If you also wiped your fingerprints off I'd be a bit worried about parking near you.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 If you also wiped your fingerprints off I'd be a bit worried about parking near you.... Yes, Tcut was involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted January 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2019 And now forgot me again! In Settings, Safari, you might have the setting called "Ask Websites Not to Track Me" turned on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hi Andy, I am finding a number of photographs are not showing. In particular in your recent Hornby new releases and in one or two other threads. Gordon A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Having a few probs as well, some of the buttons not working and pages taking an age to load. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Heavy loads today due to the topics you're looking at. It'll settle down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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