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Re Virus on ESLPrintables home page

alien boy

Re Virus on ESLPrintables home page

Here is a little bit of info about the virus:

http://threatinfo.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?vname=HTML_IFRAME.KS

http://www.bitdefender.com/VIRUS-1000387-en--Trojan.HTML.IFrame.F.html

http://www.viruslist.com/en/viruses/encyclopedia?virusid=125408

Basically, the virus is scripted behaviour embedded in the web page. In plain English it means that if you can view the page then the virus will be activated. The virus is actually placed inside the programming that makes the web page functional.

Until Victor can check & correct the coding there isn �t actually much that anyone can do, so please be patient.

Cheers,
AB

4 Oct 2009

aftab57

I agree with you AB. One question though, Are our computers in any danger of being infected? Is there a risk in continuing to log into this page?

Thanks

4 Oct 2009

serene

Thanks a lot Alien Boy for enlightening us about the virus. I have the same question with Aftab though. Could anybody answer please?

Thanks

4 Oct 2009

alien boy

The risk seems to be confined to the home page, so I don �t expect there is an issue using other pages on the site.

I �ve been able to log in & do other things via the home page without issue, so it is more of an annoyance than a risk for me....

Cheers,
AB

4 Oct 2009

serene

Thanks a bunch, Alien Boy!

4 Oct 2009

_babz

i don �t know if its the virus

BUt.....for the past couple of weeks...i haven �t been able to access this site from home...so far, it works well at home

and just recently....when i restart my internet....i am able to access the site for just a small period of time.....quite annoying...i have no clue what it could be

i deleted all my cookies...but...it still occurs......if anyone wants or knows whats going on...please email me at

please pm me!

thanks!

4 Oct 2009

Hazza

Alien boy-there a new Microsoft anti - virus program available.Do you know if it is any good.

4 Oct 2009

alien boy

Hi Hazza!

Apparently it �s not bad. It detects & blocks everything free software should but apparently its scanning time is a little long. That �s just reviews from the beta version that I �ve read.

I have also heard it has a good user interface - easy to use but reasonably powerful.

If you have a legal copy of windows on your machine then it might be quite good!

This is a useful review, with screenshots & comments from users, of the beta trial:
http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/microsoft-security-essentials-review-with-screenshots/

& this is a little more thorough:
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/mse.asp

If I hear/read anything else, I �ll let you know!

Cheers,
AB

4 Oct 2009

Hazza

Thank you!!!!!

4 Oct 2009

eng789

Thanks A B.

4 Oct 2009

alien boy

4 Oct 2009