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Originally Posted by lucky21a
This is not the first time hackers hack into the banner adds on the site... I advise getting ad blocker plus and just blocking all adds on this site.. all the time... Unless the owners get professional about security around here
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Sorry to hear people were still having issues. I was and then I wasn't. I wonder if you were picking up a "fresh image" of the page (or running the old one that had the virus)...
1) The nature of the virus from what I saw was a Java applet that was
trying to run on my PC. Norton blocked it. Virus averted. So, as long as that piece of evil Sh*t didn't run. I believe you are ok and nothing really happened.
For me at 9:21p - eccie is bevahing the same way it did in days past before the attack.
2) Getting an Add blocker like lucky21a suggested is a HORRIBLE idea. If we all blocked all adds, eccie would no longer be able to operate off its add revenue and would no longer be able to be offered for free. Instead we'd be paying $30 a month or more for it. I'd rather buy an annual subscription to Norton and be safe
on all sites I visit. Furthermore, blocking adds doesn't make you safe from all viruses.
It is not the presence of adds that hurts your computer. It's some dumb F*ck who decides to attack a community. If it's not through a trojan add, it will be through some file attachment. They will always find a way. That is why Norton, Kaspersky and others are CONSTANTLY having to code new protection.
3) Most of us today HAVE good Anti-virus software that is up to date on its definitions. THAT is the REAL SOLUTION.