Rising Sun Downloaders A heads up :Virus's

Akula4745 · 06-05-09, 06:17 AM

I have messed around with Ubuntu (not on my new machine yet) and it is super silky smooth... too bad we cannot run our games on it. As RR said... maybe someday.

I did want to recommend the solution for me which has been far better than any anti-virus software - Smoothwall Express firewall - www.smoothwall.org - its open source so its FREE... and it is the BOMB for network protection. Sure there are other options... but SE is stable and solid with clear controls. Take an old PC and load it up... then be shocked at the number of daily intrusion attempts you get (I was). Have not had any kind of trojan or worm or malware issue since I started using Smoothwall. Do yourself a favor and check it out...

Rockin Robbins · 06-05-09, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Akula4745

Have not had any kind of trojan or worm or malware issue since I started using Smoothwall. Do yourself a favor and check it out...

OOOOOOOOO! Sounds great. I've been really happy with Comodo but an open-source alternative sounds excellent.

Rockin Robbins · 06-05-09, 05:37 PM

OK, here is the scoop. Left alone, Avast! will protect you whether you wish to be protected or not. It just will not let you run the FOTRSbugfix001.

So we have to be as nasty to Avast! as it is to us. In your system tray (lower right hand corner of your screen, you see the Avast! icon with the "a" on it. Right-click that and choose "Pause Provider" then "Standard Shield." Avast! will pop a warning window on you to attempt to scare you out of making the change. "Your computer might be at risk. Click this baloon to fix the problem."

Refuse to be intimidated. Now you can run FOTRSbugfix001.exe right out of the rar file. It will ask you where FOTRS is and then apply the patch. You might as well run the Carrier Upgrade now too. When you're done, delete the rar files so Avast! won't have a cow.

Right-click the Avast icon again, choose "Resume Provider" then "Standard Shield" and you are back in business with Avast! none the wiser. Enjoy FOTRS!

06-05-09, 06:17 AM	#1
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	I have messed around with Ubuntu (not on my new machine yet) and it is super silky smooth... too bad we cannot run our games on it. As RR said... maybe someday. I did want to recommend the solution for me which has been far better than any anti-virus software - Smoothwall Express firewall - www.smoothwall.org - its open source so its FREE... and it is the BOMB for network protection. Sure there are other options... but SE is stable and solid with clear controls. Take an old PC and load it up... then be shocked at the number of daily intrusion attempts you get (I was). Have not had any kind of trojan or worm or malware issue since I started using Smoothwall. Do yourself a favor and check it out... __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu" Last edited by Akula4745; 06-05-09 at 12:34 PM.

06-05-09, 05:37 PM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Instructions to defang Avast! to install FOTRS patch OK, here is the scoop. Left alone, Avast! will protect you whether you wish to be protected or not. It just will not let you run the FOTRSbugfix001. So we have to be as nasty to Avast! as it is to us. In your system tray (lower right hand corner of your screen, you see the Avast! icon with the "a" on it. Right-click that and choose "Pause Provider" then "Standard Shield." Avast! will pop a warning window on you to attempt to scare you out of making the change. "Your computer might be at risk. Click this baloon to fix the problem." Refuse to be intimidated. Now you can run FOTRSbugfix001.exe right out of the rar file. It will ask you where FOTRS is and then apply the patch. You might as well run the Carrier Upgrade now too. When you're done, delete the rar files so Avast! won't have a cow. Right-click the Avast icon again, choose "Resume Provider" then "Standard Shield" and you are back in business with Avast! none the wiser. Enjoy FOTRS! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS