I'm dealing with some kind of malware/virus masquarading as an AV program. I rebooted my computer in safe mode with networking - does that mean that I can't access the Internet? I'm trying to update my various protective programs and can't get any of them to update. Firefox was giving me some kind of proxy server message. Help?
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smonster - Jan 05, 2011 3:13:43 pm PST #15813 of 25501
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Dana - Jan 05, 2011 3:15:38 pm PST #15814 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I would try at first running in Safe Mode without networking and doing all the scans you can. The virus is probably blocking your attempts to update.
smonster - Jan 05, 2011 3:25:09 pm PST #15815 of 25501
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Dana, I ran Avast and it didn't find anything. Everything else (CCleaner, AdAware) hasn't been updated in probably at least a year if not years.
Trying what you recommended.
DCJensen - Jan 05, 2011 3:32:52 pm PST #15816 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Try Malwarebytes.
Oh, and check the "connections" tab in the internet Options Control Pane,, click on the lan setup button and un-check proxy if it is checked. A lot of malware sets your proxy enabled to redirect things or just be a pain.
smonster - Jan 05, 2011 3:51:10 pm PST #15817 of 25501
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Checked the Connections tab, proxy was not checked. Rebooting in safe mode with networking so I can download MalwareBytes.
smonster - Jan 05, 2011 4:01:18 pm PST #15818 of 25501
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Malware Bytes running, 5 infected objects and counting! Woot! Off to take a shower, fingers crossed this does the trick.
eta post-shower, 7 objects and counting. Going to bed now. Thanks again, y'all.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2011 5:22:14 am PST #15819 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Going back a bit -
Why wouldn't you just use a NAS with internal SATA bays?
Mainly so I can use the hard drives I have now which are cheapo USB-only ones. But with storage being so cheap these days I probably am better off getting something like your link and just transferring everything.
tommyrot - Jan 06, 2011 12:57:16 pm PST #15820 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Two points of view:
Why You Might Really Like the Mac App Store in the Long Run
I just installed 10.6.6, and looked at the App Store briefly.
Una - Jan 06, 2011 1:34:41 pm PST #15821 of 25501
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
For what it's worth (on an old conversation), I have an external USB hard drive plugged into my Airport Extreme wireless base station and it's been working great. (It's actually where my Time Machine backups go.)
le nubian - Jan 06, 2011 2:25:56 pm PST #15822 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."