Talkbass malicious ?

MickMichaels · #1 09-12-2008, 02:06 AM

Hey anyone who can help !! My Boss (pig vomit) today accused me of visiting malicious sites after finding out that my computor had crashed our server because it was infected with over 20 viruses !! Because I have talkbass open most days and read posts I was wondering if anyone had downloaded any viruses on this site. I don't know much about viruses but can u really get them from a forum (might be a dumb question).
Anyway any advise would be great. Many thanks.

JimmyM · #2 09-12-2008, 02:15 AM

Pig Vomit? You guys get the Howard Stern Show in Australia? Crazy!

Anyway, nope, never got a virus or spyware or malware of any kind on here, although for a couple days I was getting gay porn ads. But I think they've worked out that bug

MickMichaels · #3 09-12-2008, 02:27 AM

[quote=JimmyM;6255739]Pig Vomit? You guys get the Howard Stern Show in Australia? Crazy!

Thanks man, only seen the stern movie, I work in radio so anyone in management is called 'Pig Vomit'.
He thinks i'm crusing porn all day but i suspect the virus came in on email. Thanks for your reply I'm real pissed at this douche bags attitude & needed to vent. Back to trying to decide on a preamp stompbox !! any suggestions on that one ?

Mik

JimmyM · #4 09-12-2008, 02:29 AM

Sansamp VT. Not real versatile but totally nails Ampeg tones to the wall. If you want something that's more transparent, I like my EBS Microbass II, but it's not real cheap.

Bruce Lindfield · #5 09-12-2008, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MickMichaels

Hey anyone who can help !! My Boss (pig vomit) today accused me of visiting malicious sites after finding out that my computor had crashed our server because it was infected with over 20 viruses !! Because I have talkbass open most days and read posts I was wondering if anyone had downloaded any viruses on this site. I don't know much about viruses but can u really get them from a forum (might be a dumb question).
Anyway any advise would be great. Many thanks.

I remember reading that it's very rare to actually get viruses through visiting forums or using the internet generally and that most viruses are from people loading infected cover disks off magazines...or opening attachments on emails?

I saw a statistic that 98% of viruses arrive via email.

MickMichaels · #6 09-12-2008, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

Sansamp VT. Not real versatile but totally nails Ampeg tones to the wall. If you want something that's more transparent, I like my EBS Microbass II, but it's not real cheap.

I'm leaning towards the sansamp but still havent checked out the ebs or sadowsky. I have that singing James Brown doll in my loungeroom !! It still dances and plays I feel good but the mouth dosn't move anymore !! My dogs hate it !!

MickMichaels · #7 09-12-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

I remember reading that it's very rare to actually get viruses through visiting forums or using the internet generally and that most viruses are from people loading infected cover disks off magazines...or opening attachments on emails?

I saw a statistic that 98% of viruses arrive via email.

Thanks mate.

JimmyM · #8 09-12-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MickMichaels

I'm leaning towards the sansamp but still havent checked out the ebs or sadowsky. I have that singing James Brown doll in my loungeroom !! It still dances and plays I feel good but the mouth dosn't move anymore !! My dogs hate it !!

Yeah, I love that doll. Mine still works well, knock on wood.

PilbaraBass · #9 09-12-2008, 04:28 AM

our corporate firewall is like a tank and I haven't seen anything malicious get through in years...

Talkbass is clean, I assure you.

come on fess up what OTHER sites are you visiting???

uh huh...thought so...

Bruce Lindfield · #10 09-12-2008, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass

our corporate firewall is like a tank and I haven't seen anything malicious get through in years...

Talkbass is clean, I assure you.

come on fess up what OTHER sites are you visiting???

uh huh...thought so...

What usually happens is that people email their friends files with "funny" pictures or video - they get opened and contain viruses.

I can remember a time a few years ago where the office I was in got infected and it was tracked down to a CD that was given away free on a magazine cover.

Visirale · #11 09-12-2008, 05:17 AM

It was probably the porn, not talkbass.

Phalex · #12 09-12-2008, 06:21 AM

Talkbass Malicious!! That's a song title if I ever heard one!

Bass Boy · #13 09-15-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

I saw a statistic that 98% of viruses arrive via email.

Just sent you an email, Bruce...

Pilgrim · #14 09-15-2008, 04:53 PM

It ain't Talkbass.

So if your computer was the source, it came from somewhere else. Chances are it's email-related.

GregC · #15 09-15-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Phalex

Talkbass Malicious!! That's a song title if I ever heard one!

Or a new TB club.

Phalex · #16 09-15-2008, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by GregC

Or a new TB club.

Ooooooo.......

Can I be #2??

Silaxian · #17 09-15-2008, 06:03 PM

A little "bass porn".

Edit: The moderator scrubbed this pic, even though I thought it was very "softcore", with no nudity. Oh well, rules are rules. Oops

**Josh Ryan** · #18 09-15-2008, 06:19 PM

TB = Clean. I imagine you have an IT dept of some sort? If you've nothing to hide, ask to see the logs that prove it.

MickMichaels · #19 09-16-2008, 01:27 AM

Thanks to you all, today i arrived at work to find new anti viral software installed on my computor. Still no apology from pig vomit however !! Talkbass is still proudly in my favourites list.

Cheers !!

fenderhutz · #20 09-16-2008, 01:44 AM

Sounds like your "IT" staff didn't have an up to date anti virus or keep the operating system updated. Some viruses happen due to not having updates.