just- Posted July 7, 2007 CID Share Posted July 7, 2007 Hi Guys A new board to discuss about pc security from viruses to scams and things to protect from them like anti virus and firwalls has been created for you here http://www.testmy.net/b-138 tell us what you think about this section? good or bad idea? should have been here for a long time? will you post more ? will you come more to this site? will it help you pick the new anti virus? does it help with protecting you network with a firewall information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siryak Posted July 8, 2007 CID Share Posted July 8, 2007 Sounds good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 8, 2007 CID Share Posted July 8, 2007 Great idea. Definately time for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted July 8, 2007 CID Share Posted July 8, 2007 good idea, this will at least help filter out some of the topics that are about this if it all ends up in one section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted July 9, 2007 CID Share Posted July 9, 2007 Hi Guys A new board to discuss about pc security from viruses to scams and things to protect from them like anti virus and firwalls has been created for you here http://www.testmy.net/b-138 tell us what you think about this section? good or bad idea? should have been here for a long time? will you post more ? will you come more to this site? will it help you pick the new anti virus? does it help with protecting you network with a firewall information? Great idea JUST , should have been here for a long time? ,IMHO Ihave been attempted to be plished twice on my Papal account (failed but one nearly fooled me ), and my bank account has been cloned , but nothing to do with the internet and computers , and it has taken 3 months to get the money returned , , I now keep a debit account card with minimal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 9, 2007 CID Share Posted July 9, 2007 but isn't revoking the direct debit just as easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted July 9, 2007 CID Share Posted July 9, 2007 but isn't revoking the direct debit just as easy? Yeah, only 3 visits to the bank , many phone calls , The bank staff sugested I had bought the phone and then forgot about it , and it has only taken 3 months to get the money back , still the upside is whenever I visit the bank the staff huddle behind the secureity screen , and remember my name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 9, 2007 CID Share Posted July 9, 2007 i miss the ease of direct debts and transfers in europe though the way it is done in the states is archaic. people even still use cheques to pay in stores sometimes. i remember 10 years or so ago when my bank told me to use up the last of my eurocheques since they were being phased out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted July 11, 2007 Author CID Share Posted July 11, 2007 i am glad you guys like the new section Roco it wasnt my idea per say it was the members and staff as a collective i was there just to facilitate make good use of the section get informed and inform other people and if u got any question just post them u never know how many geeks are out there and might know a few things to help you out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted July 14, 2007 CID Share Posted July 14, 2007 I think that the new section's a good idea, but it seems to have disrupted the link to "off topic discussion" See this link http://www.testmy.net/t-20195 Or maybe Momma T just typed the wrong link Anyways, I think it would be nice to have a Vista sub-section in the Help section too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted July 14, 2007 CID Share Posted July 14, 2007 uh...no that's the horror movies topic that i moved to off topic...what does that have to do with this topic... that may be the one that got moved to the wrong board first but i fixed it right away...the links r fine...huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted July 14, 2007 CID Share Posted July 14, 2007 when I click on the "off topic discussion" link, I get the "PC security" page. And yes it's still the case, but the horror movie link works properly. Then again you might just have forgotten to correct it. The link does go to b-138 indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siryak Posted July 14, 2007 CID Share Posted July 14, 2007 when I click on the "off topic discussion" link, I get the "PC security" page. And yes it's still the case, but the horror movie link works properly. Then again you might just have forgotten to correct it. Works right for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted July 14, 2007 CID Share Posted July 14, 2007 Huh, that's weird, when I hover my pointer over the "Off Topic Discussion" link the bottom left space of my browser indicates http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?board=138 It might be only a "problem" on my computer but I'm baffled as to what causes it. I'l try when I get access to another computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siryak Posted July 14, 2007 CID Share Posted July 14, 2007 Mine shows: http://www.testmy.net/b-56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted July 15, 2007 CID Share Posted July 15, 2007 fixed...i forgot to fix that link...thx for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted July 16, 2007 CID Share Posted July 16, 2007 After trying with another comp, I get the same link as you do Siryak. So idk what caused it but now it's fixed. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted July 17, 2007 CID Share Posted July 17, 2007 i miss the ease of direct debts and transfers in europe though the way it is done in the states is archaic. people even still use cheques to pay in stores sometimes. i remember 10 years or so ago when my bank told me to use up the last of my eurocheques since they were being phased out. I Love Checks its the only way i accept money and paypal yeah it was about time this section was added i think most users need a place to ask "hey is this site safe/legit" which is often awnser by a no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 17, 2007 CID Share Posted July 17, 2007 yeah it was about time this section was added i think most users need a place to ask "hey is this site safe/legit" which is often awnser by a no if you have to ask yourself the question you can usually answer it yourself with a no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 if you have to ask yourself the question you can usually answer it yourself with a no... on that ,dont ever ignore that gut feeling , that odd 6th sense , (it saved my life once , literaly ) OK, back on topic Wireless conections, how safe ? and the differance between WEP and WPA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 roco...this particular topic is to see how u feel about the new board...ur supposed to post ur questions /answers/concerns in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 on that ,dont ever ignore that gut feeling , that odd 6th sense , (it saved my life once , literaly ) OK, back on topic Wireless conections, how safe ? and the differance between WEP and WPA ? wep uses an up to 128 bit key for the transfer of information. it can be brute forced fairly quickly. wpa uses a passphrase to set up a connection and then a key generated from that key for each transmission for each transmission.(it's a lot more complicated, but that's it in a nutshell) since it recalculates new keys so much it is slower than wep, it is not actually certified for WiFi because of that, but it is a lot more difficult to break. one has to interrupt the connection then be able to listen in on the connection being rebuilt to be able to draw conclusions about the initial key. and all this multiple times. then one can try to force a disconnect again and log on to the net as the connections are rebuilt. if you can use wpa or even better wpa2 if the last ounce of speed isn;t an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 pc security boards... http://www.testmy.net/b-138 check it outhttp://www.testmy.net/b-138 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 roco...this particular topic is to see how u feel about the new board...ur supposed to post ur questions /answers/concerns in there :oops: Sorry, I thought that is where I was , My last night was definitely a case of more haste less speed or was that, one case to many ? BTW, thanks for the explanation Reso... Time to turn this wagon train around and head over to = pc security boards... http://www.testmy.net/b-138 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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