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llariel

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #435 on: May 26, 2010, 07:24:51 PM »
I think this is recently

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« Reply #436 on: May 26, 2010, 07:26:55 PM »
could you try to reproduce it and post a screen shot of the alert in the virus/worm section? thanks ;)

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« Reply #437 on: May 26, 2010, 07:38:11 PM »
could you try to reproduce it and post a screen shot of the alert in the virus/worm section? thanks ;)

I will try, but I no have any tool to capture screen shot. Because I not have my laptop in this moment. But want to install one.

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #438 on: May 26, 2010, 07:41:02 PM »
http://www.bhelpuri.net/Snippy/ (only works with XP or older versions of windows with GDI+ installed).

Vista should have a "snipping tool" already installed though.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Use-Snipping-Tool-to-capture-screen-shots
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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #439 on: May 26, 2010, 07:42:13 PM »
could you try to reproduce it and post a screen shot of the alert in the virus/worm section? thanks ;)

I will try, but I no have any tool to capture screen shot. Because I not have my laptop in this moment. But want to install one.

you got a tool in Vista, it's called "Snipping tool" :)

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #440 on: May 26, 2010, 08:15:21 PM »
Or you guys should start a new thread, may be?

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #441 on: May 26, 2010, 08:24:07 PM »
Or you guys should start a new thread, may be?

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why ??? I just warned a user that his system was equipped with a "snipping tool"...and that's a warning thread or not ??? ;D

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #442 on: May 26, 2010, 08:26:01 PM »
I already did it though...
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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #443 on: May 26, 2010, 08:40:57 PM »
why ??? I just warned a user that his system was equipped with a "snipping tool"...and that's a warning thread or not ??? ;D

Buddy logos,

You got me wrong. Let's leave it here. Or else the topic gets hijacked.

cheers :)
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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #444 on: May 26, 2010, 09:02:17 PM »
I was just having fun :D

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #445 on: May 26, 2010, 10:05:47 PM »
Hi malware fighters,

@logos
Well back to business then, I mean get the latest threats from here: http://blog.scansafe.com/
Interesting read for the latest exploits online,

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #446 on: May 26, 2010, 10:06:42 PM »
Hi malware fighters,

@logos
Well back to business then, I mean get the latest threats from here: http://blog.scansafe.com/
Interesting read for the latest exploits online,

polonus

 ::) well thanks for the head ups then :D (not really into malware stuff right now... :P )
« Last Edit: May 26, 2010, 10:10:02 PM by Logos »

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #448 on: May 28, 2010, 09:57:21 PM »
Hi malware fighters,

Be aware of the top trend search words. These could lead to fake AV links: http://www.spamfighter.com/News-14469-Hackers-Poison-Google-Search-Results.htm
So watch your clicks, folks..stay clear of poisoned Google search results...260 000 during 2009
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=983DCD85-1A64-67EA-E4B9D36C6D646C40

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #449 on: May 28, 2010, 10:05:24 PM »
@ scythe944, Logos & nmb

The new topic is now available at:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60230.0