.org back up

**bobbin** · 05-15-2009, 23:52

There was a malware messing the site up, if you tried to visit the site while it was down I'd suggest giving you computer the once over with a malware/viris scanner.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=261141

**Aemilius Paulus** · 05-15-2009, 23:55

I though they were working on the site, as the symptoms I have observed looked suggested that. But who knows? I could have been easily incorrect.

In any case, wrong forum, Vasiliy. Try the Watchtower or at least the Entrance Hall.

**Vasiliyi** · 05-16-2009, 05:41

Honostly, I rarely post anywhere other than here and the AAR section.

**bobbin** · 05-16-2009, 14:29

Did anyone manage to pick up any malware from trying to visit the site when it was down? I got one but don't know if it was from here.

Its gone now so "Hurrahh! my drives are clean"

**DaciaJC** · 05-16-2009, 14:46

I ran a full system scan and found nothing. I heard that using Firefox + NoScript helped to prevent the malware from infecting computers. I'm running the latest build of Firefox. Can anyone tell me what NoScript is?

**julius_caesar_the_first** · 05-16-2009, 14:59

I ran a scan with SpyBot and found quite a lot of things but not RedSheriff. I'm not surprised that things popped up since my last scan was several month ago.

**Drewski** · 05-16-2009, 15:11

Originally Posted by Frontline1944

I ran a full system scan and found nothing. I heard that using Firefox + NoScript helped to prevent the malware from infecting computers. I'm running the latest build of Firefox. Can anyone tell me what NoScript is?

Basically what it says, it stops Java and other scripts automatically running within web pages. Some of these are used to attack/compromise your PC, although the vast majority are benign..

It may stop you viewing some sites properly, but you can fiddle around with it, to allow which sites are trusted etc...(apparently, I don't yet use it myself)

**Ludens** · 05-16-2009, 15:18

Originally Posted by Drewski

Basically what it says, it stops Java and other scripts automatically running within web pages. Some of these are used to attack/compromise your PC, although the vast majority are benign..

It may stop you viewing some sites properly, but you can fiddle around with it, to allow which sites are trusted etc...(apparently, I don't yet use it myself)

I do use it. It's a bit annoying at first, because you have to independently allow all of your trusted sites (those that use Java, at least), but that requires only two clicks and afterwards everything works as normal. I didn't pick up anything from yesterdays problems, or at least Spybot SD and Windows Defender didn't find anything.