Posted on 04 February 2016. There's likely no Internet user that hasn't, at some point, been tricked into clicking on a deceptive "download," "install," or "update" button.
They are usually shown via ads, mimic dialogue boxes of legitimate software or sites, or look like they the "belong" to the site and will produce content that relates to it:
http://www.net-security.org/images/articles/download-button-04022016.jpg
Most websites offering free software downloads are guilty of the latter deception. Full Article
Google declares war against deceptive download buttons
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The rule of thumb is be aware of what you are downloading and from where, make sure the site it legitimate.
Well, another case of foot in mouth for the behemoth...closing the barn door after the horse has bolted I think.
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I use a combination of apps to help avoid this. 1-Webroot 2-Malware bytes anti-malware 3-Malware Bytes anti-exploit and if I get caught by something... I use a combination of 1-Norton's CleanSweep (old but very usefull in getting most of a bug out of my computer, and if I happen to delete too much from my root, I use Tweaking Computer Windows Repair to fix it. Yes, it is a lot of different apps but all it takes is one wrong click and .....CRAP!!!
My husband got a virus on the server at his office....he calls tech support and they tell him to factory reset and reinstall everything. I went in there with my Norton's and Tweaking...virus gone in 20 min.
If you can lay your hands on that old piece of free software, that was packaged with the old turbotax back about 15 yrs ago, get it! it's old and clumsy on versions newer then XP, but the in-duh-viduals spreading this crap don't realize that you can remove most of their intrusion allowing you to go in and delete the rest line by line. Better then factory reset!
My husband got a virus on the server at his office....he calls tech support and they tell him to factory reset and reinstall everything. I went in there with my Norton's and Tweaking...virus gone in 20 min.
If you can lay your hands on that old piece of free software, that was packaged with the old turbotax back about 15 yrs ago, get it! it's old and clumsy on versions newer then XP, but the in-duh-viduals spreading this crap don't realize that you can remove most of their intrusion allowing you to go in and delete the rest line by line. Better then factory reset!
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Hi Thia
What you say is interesting but one does need to be careful when running older software on versions of Windows that they were not specifically designed for as under the covers things move on and sometimes, as you have said, the old software can remove something that it is not supposed to.
As for Tweaking.com's Windows Repair...I use that too...but again it should be used with care as it has been know n that when a users tries to repair their Windows installation with it and actually ends up 'over repairing' things...again, one can end up with a problem Windows installation.
To get rid of viruses & malware it is best to either (i) use something specifically designed for the job like WSA, (i) get professional help from the likes of the Webroot Support Team...free to holders of active subscriptions or (iii) to restore a previously taken clean image of your hard drive.
Just my thoughts on the topic...for what they are worth. ;)
Regards, Baldrick
What you say is interesting but one does need to be careful when running older software on versions of Windows that they were not specifically designed for as under the covers things move on and sometimes, as you have said, the old software can remove something that it is not supposed to.
As for Tweaking.com's Windows Repair...I use that too...but again it should be used with care as it has been know n that when a users tries to repair their Windows installation with it and actually ends up 'over repairing' things...again, one can end up with a problem Windows installation.
To get rid of viruses & malware it is best to either (i) use something specifically designed for the job like WSA, (i) get professional help from the likes of the Webroot Support Team...free to holders of active subscriptions or (iii) to restore a previously taken clean image of your hard drive.
Just my thoughts on the topic...for what they are worth. ;)
Regards, Baldrick
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