Computer virus on board?
#71
Originally Posted by debbiecharlie
Just want to notify everyone of problems I am having and hope it is fixed soon.....
Last few days I have found the board to be "acting funny" in my opinion.....then last night on my laptop, my virus protection advised that quilting board was not secure.....today I am able to view the board (at work) but I am not able to pull up websites to view fabric....so something is up! I have 2 different virus protections so something is definately wrong somewhere....for the two to notify me...
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up!
Last few days I have found the board to be "acting funny" in my opinion.....then last night on my laptop, my virus protection advised that quilting board was not secure.....today I am able to view the board (at work) but I am not able to pull up websites to view fabric....so something is up! I have 2 different virus protections so something is definately wrong somewhere....for the two to notify me...
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up!
BTW, have been in the business (computer networking) for 11 years and experienced 2 teenagers using my computer... so I am pretty comfortable in stating this.
Have you downloaded anything recently? visited a suspicious site? I don't think it is quilting board, but there could be a connection.... anyone can post a link to another website here, and if you have downloaded a pattern or something... wicked...
#72
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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When these messages about site safety pop up, PLEASE do NOT click on any message there may be about looking into a computer protection program. I did that one time several years ago and they downloaded a huge trojan, which crashed my computer. Fortunately, Geek Squad was able to recover most of it, but the HD was so heavily infected, they said they'd never seen one that bad. Kaspersky keeps out these intruders... I recommend it highly. If you get these pop-up messages often, I'd go into Security and set the security level higher, so they can't get in.
#74
I use Microsoft Essentials for my Anti Virus and it is free. Before you download it be sure to delete all other Anti Virus programs. I had Kapersky and got a virus which would not clean up. I called them and they wanted $300. to take care of my problem. Had to take my computer to someone to get rid of the virus. NO more Kaperskey for me and it was expensive. I am very happy with Microsoft Essentials as are other people I know.
#75
Originally Posted by debbiecharlie
Just want to notify everyone of problems I am having and hope it is fixed soon.....
Last few days I have found the board to be "acting funny" in my opinion.....then last night on my laptop, my virus protection advised that quilting board was not secure.....today I am able to view the board (at work) but I am not able to pull up websites to view fabric....so something is up! I have 2 different virus protections so something is definately wrong somewhere....for the two to notify me...
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up!
Last few days I have found the board to be "acting funny" in my opinion.....then last night on my laptop, my virus protection advised that quilting board was not secure.....today I am able to view the board (at work) but I am not able to pull up websites to view fabric....so something is up! I have 2 different virus protections so something is definately wrong somewhere....for the two to notify me...
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up!
#76
I had the same problem a few weeks ago , but not the board. I was told by my computer repair geek that I had too many security thingies . That one was cancelling out the other. When he took 1 off , the problem quit.
#77
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by debbiecharlie
Just want to notify everyone of problems I am having and hope it is fixed soon.....
Last few days I have found the board to be "acting funny" in my opinion.....then last night on my laptop, my virus protection advised that quilting board was not secure.....today I am able to view the board (at work) but I am not able to pull up websites to view fabric....so something is up! I have 2 different virus protections so something is definately wrong somewhere....for the two to notify me...
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up!
Last few days I have found the board to be "acting funny" in my opinion.....then last night on my laptop, my virus protection advised that quilting board was not secure.....today I am able to view the board (at work) but I am not able to pull up websites to view fabric....so something is up! I have 2 different virus protections so something is definately wrong somewhere....for the two to notify me...
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up!
#80
I saw this also but I looked twice and saw that it was pertaining to an ad that is on the site and not the site itself...just don't click on the ad. Anyway that was my take on it. Please let me know if I'm wrong.
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