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yelloweye

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I finally trashed my XP Panasonic laptop...
Sent it straight to the dump, with Spybot Search and Destroy, Avast Antivirus, SafeZone Browser, XP Pro, and tons of Sandboxes.
The last straw... SafeZone Browser would not load Adobe Flash Player, therefore, no video.

This time around I have an HP ENVY with Spybot and Avast Antivirus with SafeZone...
however; SafeZone will not load videos and shows a "Adobe Flash Player not installed, click(here) to install, message". AFP would
not install.

First Call:
A Avast Technician wanted $179.00 US to "correct the problem", which he said was caused by Spybot, and McAfee which came
preinstalled. The McAfee installation expired but left traces... I uninstalled Spybot and McAfee but the no video problem persisted.

Second call:
Avast Technician said " the no video in SafeZone is because SafeZone is not a browser ". It is used to secure banking transactions.
He did not offer any other explanation or correction before he terminated the call. :grandpa:
 
Hello yelloweye,

yelloweye said:
First Call:
A Avast Technician wanted $179.00 US to "correct the problem", which he said was caused by Spybot, and McAfee
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Where was the Avast Technician contacted? How did he reach his conclusion and that it would take $179.00 US to "correct the problem". :blink:

yelloweye said:
Second call:
Avast Technician said " the no video in SafeZone is because SafeZone is not a browser ". It is used to secure banking transactions.
He did not offer any other explanation or correction before he terminated the call. :grandpa:
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Did you know Avast has a free forum, one topic picked at random: Safezone Browser

Best regards.
 
tashi said:
Hello yelloweye,



Where was the Avast Technician contacted? How did he reach his conclusion and that it would take $179.00 US to "correct the problem". :blink:



Did you know Avast has a free forum, one topic picked at random: Safezone Browser

Best regards.
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http://www.avast.com/en-ca/support : The $179.00 is for one year unlimited tech support.
No I did not know about their forum.

Did you catch the message that Avast is no longer using the name "SafeZone Browser"?
They are saying that it is called "SafeZone" and that it is not a browser" . :)
 
Hi yelloweye,

yelloweye said:
http://www.avast.com/en-ca/support : The $179.00 is for one year unlimited tech support.
No I did not know about their forum.

Did you catch the message that Avast is no longer using the name "SafeZone Browser"?
They are saying that it is called "SafeZone" and that it is not a browser" . :)
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I don't have Avast installed but do see their forums contain a lot of information for their users. :)

yelloweye said:
First Call:
A Avast Technician wanted $179.00 US to "correct the problem", which he said was caused by Spybot, and McAfee
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If accurate as posted I'd like to understand how our software is seen as a problem requiring $$ to resolve?

Best, tashi
 
tashi said:
Hi yelloweye,



I don't have Avast installed but do see their forums contain a lot of information for their users. :)



If accurate as posted I'd like to understand how our software is seen as a problem requiring $$ to resolve?

Best, tashi
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On the first call the tech said that the problem, " no video playback in SafeZone ", was caused because " Spybot and McAfee "
were on my system, he gave no explanation. He ran a program called HitMan Pro which reported " no problems found ". I refused
the payment and terminated the call. The second called Technician gave no reason for the " no video playback in SafeZone ",
other than to say that SafeZone is not a browser... So what it seems that they were/are saying is that SpyBot and McAfee
are the problem for locking out Adobe Flash Player, but " SafeZone is not a browser " even after I uninstalled SpyBot and McAfee
and Hitman Pro found no problems... I do not know what that means in Virtual terms, what/how virtual " SafeZone " is doing/performing
as part of a Avast antivirus program.
Virtual Antivirus...?
" Virtual Antivirus SafeZone Browser " is what I am looking for.
 
yelloweye said:
On the first call the tech said that the problem, " no video playback in SafeZone ", was caused because " Spybot and McAfee "
were on my system, he gave no explanation. He ran a program called HitMan Pro which reported " no problems found ". I refused
the payment and terminated the call. The second called Technician gave no reason for the " no video playback in SafeZone ",
other than to say that SafeZone is not a browser... So what it seems that they were/are saying is that SpyBot and McAfee
are the problem for locking out Adobe Flash Player, but " SafeZone is not a browser " even after I uninstalled SpyBot and McAfee
and Hitman Pro found no problems... I do not know what that means in Virtual terms, what/how virtual " SafeZone " is doing/performing
as part of a Avast antivirus program.
Virtual Antivirus...?
" Virtual Antivirus SafeZone Browser " is what I am looking for.
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Anyone can run HitMan Pro. ;)

Other than this how is your computer running?
 
tashi said:
Anyone can run HitMan Pro. ;)

Other than this how is your computer running?
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The techs also run reg cleaners and other third party Windows cleaners,
but of course anyone can do that as well.

What part does Spybot play in the Virtual environment, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbleed ?

USB3 ready, ENVY is quick and clean especially driving a wireless Internet ENVY 4502 $47.00 printer. Windows 8.1
preinstalled is a bit of a clunker but plenty good enough...
HP TouchSmart takes some getting used to.
 
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tashi said:
Hello yelloweye,

Regarding the heartbleed bug and how to protect yourself see: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/04/heartbleed-bug-what-can-you-do/



Please expand on your query, "Virtual Spybot."

Spybot's home page: http://www.safer-networking.org/

Regards.
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From: http://www.safer-networking.org/

" Home
Designed for home users or the home office
Full antispyware and antivirus protection so
there are no worries about conflicts with
other antivirus software plus: "

From: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/04/heartbleed-bug-what-can-you-do/

" It is entirely possible that we may see a second wave of attacks against this bug, as it appears also to be present in a great deal of Internet hardware
and third-party security products, such as specific commercial firewall and virtual private network (VPN) tools. "

"there is nothing to prevent attackers from replaying the attack over and over, all the while recording fresh data flowing through vulnerable servers.
Indeed, I have seen firsthand data showing that some attackers have done just that; for example, compiling huge lists of credentials stolen from users
logging in at various sites that remained vulnerable to this bug. "
 
yelloweye said:
From: http://www.safer-networking.org/

" Home
Designed for home users or the home office
Full antispyware and antivirus protection so
there are no worries about conflicts with
other antivirus software plus: "

From: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/04/heartbleed-bug-what-can-you-do/

" It is entirely possible that we may see a second wave of attacks against this bug, as it appears also to be present in a great deal of Internet hardware
and third-party security products, such as specific commercial firewall and virtual private network (VPN) tools. "

"there is nothing to prevent attackers from replaying the attack over and over, all the while recording fresh data flowing through vulnerable servers.
Indeed, I have seen firsthand data showing that some attackers have done just that; for example, compiling huge lists of credentials stolen from users
logging in at various sites that remained vulnerable to this bug. "
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... what can I expect of Spybot, what will Spybot do in this environment? ...

in the virtual private network (VPN)
http://www.starwindsoftware.com/ms-...mpaignId-360&gclid=CMDBn6mA578CFQwNaQodkzYAWg

running:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/...JJUx_suP_CpjSEdSi8_z9U/preview?sle=true&pli=1 (bitcoin mining)

https://coinbase.com/ (with an eWallet)
 
Hello yelloweye,

yelloweye said:
... what can I expect of Spybot, what will Spybot do in this environment? ...
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I'm not sure what you mean, personally I checked the sites I frequent for the OpenSSL vulnerability back in April and changed my passwords where necessary.

You can do so yourself, from krebsonsecurity that I linked previously.

For this reason, I believe it is a good idea for Internet users to consider changing passwords at least at sites that they visited since this bug became public (Monday morning). But it’s important that readers first make an effort to determine that the site in question is not vulnerable to this bug before changing their passwords. Here are some resources that can tell you if a site is vulnerable:
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http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/
https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/
http://heartbleed.criticalwatch.com/
https://lastpass.com/heartbleed/

Another link: http://heartbleed.com/

Regards.
 
tashi said:
Hello yelloweye,



I'm not sure what you mean, personally I checked the sites I frequent for the OpenSSL vulnerability back in April and changed my passwords where necessary.

You can do so yourself, from krebsonsecurity that I linked previously.

http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/
https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/
http://heartbleed.criticalwatch.com/
https://lastpass.com/heartbleed/

Another link: http://heartbleed.com/

Regards.
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Were you in VPN when you changed your passwords?
Were you using Spybot at the time?
What does Spybot do in VPN? :scratch:
 
Hello yelloweye,

yelloweye said:
Were you in VPN when you changed your passwords?
Were you using Spybot at the time?
What does Spybot do in VPN? :scratch:
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No VPN, just surfed to the sites which I knew had already updated and changed passwords.

Kind regards.
 
Hello yelloweye,

yelloweye said:
For this entire thread I have been in VPN, avast SafeZone, and have entered the forum by way of
http://forums.spybot.info/forum.php , which is on my avast browser bar. What protection has
Spybot provided while I have been working the thread?
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You are using VPN, Avast SafeZone and this site isn't infected so what protection are you expecting from Spybot at its home forums? :scratch:

Spybot overview: http://www.safer-networking.org/private/

Best regards.
 
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tashi said:
Hello yelloweye,



You are using VPN, Avast SafeZone and this site isn't infected so what protection are you expecting from Spybot at its home forums? :scratch:

Spybot overview: http://www.safer-networking.org/private/

Best regards.
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Quote Originally Posted by yelloweye View Post
From: http://www.safer-networking.org/

" Home
Designed for home users or the home office
Full antispyware and antivirus protection so
there are no worries about conflicts with
other antivirus software plus: "

From: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/04/h...at-can-you-do/

" It is entirely possible that we may see a second wave of attacks against this bug, as it appears also to be present in a great deal of Internet hardware
and third-party security products, such as specific commercial firewall and virtual private network (VPN) tools. "

"there is nothing to prevent attackers from replaying the attack over and over, all the while recording fresh data flowing through vulnerable servers.
Indeed, I have seen firsthand data showing that some attackers have done just that; for example, compiling huge lists of credentials stolen from users
logging in at various sites that remained vulnerable to this bug. "
... what can I expect of Spybot, what will Spybot do in this environment? ...

in the virtual private network (VPN)
http://www.starwindsoftware.com/ms-v...FQwNaQodkzYAWg

running:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...sle=true&pli=1 (bitcoin mining)

https://coinbase.com/ (with an eWallet)

I do not like to be redundant... but, what is Spybot doing in the VPN environment?
 
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