Warning Net54's hacking problem

[V117collector]

Originally Posted by Leon

I appreciate your informing the board of an issue.....seriously....as far as other problems, no, I am not aware of any in the last several months since the change to this board, except for the one Matt caught and posted about. Are there others I am unaware of?

I need a "loan" and you pretty much answered my question ....take care

Leon I think you sound paranoid?

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=115278

[Leon]

Originally Posted by V117collector

Leon I think you sound paranoid?

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=115278

I am NOT paranoid, am I? Seriously, am I paranoid. I don't think I am....but maybe I am ....

here's a link for you Brad....if you searched on the word "virus" it was the 3rd thread down...
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ighlight=virus

[Rob D.]

Could this be a result of some of the whales maybe hacking the site to get a look at what's posted on the B/S/T before the rest of the board members have a chance to buy the really good stuff?

[HRBAKER]

Rob,
Trust no one, double (well, you know the rest).
Jeff

[barrysloate]

Hey man, this thread is making me paranoid.

[Kawika]

[collectbaseball]

I'm always up for a good conspiracy theory, but it looks to me like it's a problem on your end. Suggestions:

1. Try re-installing Internet Explorer.
2. Switch from using IE to Firefox as your internet browser. It is free, and generally regrded as better and more secure than Internet Explorer. You can see a list of security features, as well as the download page, here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/features/#security
3. Run some anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-adware programs on your computer. Suggestions for free programs that can do this (some do different things than others, some features overlap):
Spybot Search and Destroy (What it does)
Lavasoft's Ad-Aware
CCleaner (What it does)
Avast Anti-Virus (What it does)

Note that depending on what you have running, doubling up may not be a good idea (for example, if you have McAfee or Norton running then you probably shouldn't run Avast as well... multiple antivirus programs can conflict with each other). I especially like Spybot S&D and CCleaner. They're great programs and can often get rid of a ton of crap bogging down the performance of your computer. I'm unsure if any of these suggestions will solve your exact problem, but I would recommend all of that to any internet user. Unless you have done all of the above I would hesitate to make the accusation that Leon et al are huddled together in some server room monitoring your keystrokes. I imagine they have better things to be doing. If you don't mind me asking, what is the name of the anti-keylogger software you are using? I imagine that some of the alternatives I listed above would be more effective in preventing your computer from being infected by malware.

Edited for formatting.

[barrysloate]

David- did you happen to notice David Crosby playing with Buffalo Springfield in that video? He of course was not a member of that band, but played with them at the Monterey Pop Festival...a little rock music trivia.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by collectbaseball

I'm always up for a good conspiracy theory, but it looks to me like it's a problem on your end. Suggestions:

1. Try re-installing Internet Explorer.
2. Switch from using IE to Firefox as your internet browser. It is free, and generally regrded as better and more secure than Internet Explorer. You can see a list of security features, as well as the download page, here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/features/#security
3. Run some anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-adware programs on your computer. Suggestions for free programs that can do this (some do different things than others, some features overlap):
Spybot Search and Destroy (What it does)
Lavasoft's Ad-Aware
CCleaner (What it does)
Avast Anti-Virus (What it does)

Note that depending on what you have running, doubling up may not be a good idea (for example, if you have McAfee or Norton running then you probably shouldn't run Avast as well... multiple antivirus programs can conflict with each other). I especially like Spybot S&D and CCleaner. They're great programs and can often get rid of a ton of crap bogging down the performance of your computer. I'm unsure if any of these suggestions will solve your exact problem, but I would recommend all of that to any internet user. Unless you have done all of the above I would hesitate to make the accusation that Leon et al are huddled together in some server room monitoring your keystrokes. I imagine they have better things to be doing. If you don't mind me asking, what is the name of the anti-keylogger software you are using? I imagine that some of the alternatives I listed above would be more effective in preventing your computer from being infected by malware.

Edited for formatting.

I would add Malwarebytes to that list.