Internet Security

[Seva Lurker]

My browser of preference is Mozilla's Firefox. Well it seems to have (several years ago no less) teamed up with Google to protect us from ourselves.

Now I do not deny there is way to much 'phishing' and 'malware' floating around the web. However, my AV and internet security do an adequate job of stopping it.

Anyway, for those (like me) getting the Google safe browsing problem with Firefox or Chrome, the solution seems to be to use Interet Explorer. I personally DO NOT like using IE for ANYTHING, but there are some times when there is no choice. This may be one of them.

It is too bad that Firefox / Google do not give us the option of permanently accepting accessing the site. At least I have not found that option in my searches, but then I was using Google (hey I just woke up). I may have to try another search engine.

Okay, a bit more info. First using 'Bing', I found this site that is 'supposed' to allow us to turn 'safe browsing' on or off. Well for me it did not work.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/safesearch-off/

Now there was link on the 'blocked' notice (this is not an attack site) that has an option that will stop this. In Firefox, go to your Tools/Options menu and click the security tab. Then uncheck the 'block reported attack sites' and then click OK.

You may want to restart Firefox, but I didn't and things are now working nicely.

[Max #01]

I am getting browser warnings from google about this site. It seems one of your banner ads is sending out malicious software. FYI.

The same thing happened to me last night. I use Firefox and all the bells & whistles went off when it blocked USASG.

[Aacountyman]

I am getting browser warnings from google about this site. It seems one of your banner ads is sending out malicious software. FYI.

[SirMister]

[Deleted by Admin]

============================================

Greetings Gentlemen,

With all due respect, I would very much appreciate it if you would not use my forum to publicly solicit or exchange information on how to find and/or use my competitor's website(s).

Thanks,

Jackson

[Bizzy Muhn]

I read somewhere that CCleaner removes these files.

While CCleaner works, it's kinda annoying when it deletes site preferences to legit regularly visited forums / sites. It also doesn't help that whomever has access to your router can see where you've been dredging on the internets even after you've cleaned out your history! With that said, I use TOR to visit sites anonymously and when am done, I close TOR and fire up my regular browser and don't have to worry about anyone seeing my web history. With that said nothing is foolproof.

[Papa Rotzi]

Since we are on the subject of PC's and such, here's something you all should know from a privacy perspective. WIndows has a file, "index.dat" That that tracks ALL of your web pages accessed, URL's visited, even all emails sent if using Outlook or Outlook Express. There are ways to delete these files, but it's not easy. Here's a youtube link that describes what I'm talking about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev3Lew9czkA GOOGLE the term "index.dat files" and read up on them. You can erase all of your cookies, history, etc. But these puppies can give you away. Just an FYI. I read somewhere that CCleaner removes these files. NOT SURE on that so research is needed to confirm. Just letting all you guys know about the "backdoor" Windows has to trap our sorry asses.

[Xxxx9998]

I had a problem recently where my pc was going really slow when surfing the web, turns out new version of my antivirus software has a setting to virus check every webpage and every link. Rather than just look for viruses in downloads etc. This setting is definitely valueable, but if you are surfing (reasonably) reliable websites, you can switch off and see a noticeable improvement.

Back when I used Windows machines, I swore by program called "CCleaner" for finding and erasing all of the flotsom that can clog up a PC. Not sure if it's still around, but 3 years ago it was a good program to have.

[Ga Marky Mark]

Don't have a Mac, got an HP with Windows 7 and IE 9. I've cleared all cookies, temp files, etc, run antivirus, malware, etc. Nothing seems to help. The machine is 2-3 years old, has a AMD Phenom 9750 quad-core 2. 4 Ghz 64-bit processor and 8 GB memory. It came with Vista, then I did the free upgrade to Windows 7, so I don't think I can reinstall it as the upgrade was probably a one time offer. Strange thing is the slowdown happened 2-3 months ago, about the time I downloaded IE 9. However, I can't seem to revert back to IE 8 as my installed programs don't even show IE 9.

If you know of a good Windows cleanup program, I'd appreciate it. I always do a Windows update weekly and use Sytem Tools to do a disk cleanup weekly as well in addition to auto-running antivirus and anti-spyware.

I would download CC Cleaner or History Kills. They do a good job of cleaning up your disk of all the fragments. You might want to run a De Frag hard drive and then do a Check Disk. Do a massive clean up and lining up all the program files seems to make my computer run a lot faster.

[Navingp]

Back when I used Windows machines, I swore by program called "CCleaner" for finding and erasing all of the flotsom that can clog up a PC. Not sure if it's still around, but 3 years ago it was a good program to have.

CCleaner is still alive and I have been using for last 3-4 years.

[Papa Rotzi]

Back when I used Windows machines, I swore by program called "CCleaner" for finding and erasing all of the flotsom that can clog up a PC. Not sure if it's still around, but 3 years ago it was a good program to have.

The newest versions from MacAffie and Norton (to name two.) , look at, scan and scrub every effing thing. These programs can seriously impact your performance. Just another thought. I doubt it's your actual computer or IE9, but who the heck actually knows.

[Papa Rotzi]

The newest versions from MacAffie and Norton (to name two.) , look at, scan and scrub every effing thing. These programs can seriously impact your performance. Just another thought. I doubt it's your actual computer or IE9, but who the heck actually knows.

Don't have a Mac, got an HP with Windows 7 and IE 9. I've cleared all cookies, temp files, etc, run antivirus, malware, etc. Nothing seems to help. The machine is 2-3 years old, has a AMD Phenom 9750 quad-core 2. 4 Ghz 64-bit processor and 8 GB memory. It came with Vista, then I did the free upgrade to Windows 7, so I don't think I can reinstall it as the upgrade was probably a one time offer. Strange thing is the slowdown happened 2-3 months ago, about the time I downloaded IE 9. However, I can't seem to revert back to IE 8 as my installed programs don't even show IE 9.

If you know of a good Windows cleanup program, I'd appreciate it. I always do a Windows update weekly and use Sytem Tools to do a disk cleanup weekly as well in addition to auto-running antivirus and anti-spyware.

[Captain Howdy]

Did all that. Do you happen to run Skype, MSN and Yahoo Messenger while perusing USASG?

Nite,

I'm downloading HD porn files from Reality Kings using Firefox and reading USASG on Google Chrome on my Macbook Pro and encountering no slowdown issues on either one. You may want to consider Mac Cleanser (if you're on a Mac) or the Windows equivalent to really scrub your cache, eliminate the flash cookies and other nonsense that accumulates over time. Not sure if that's going to help in your situation, but it's worth a try.

Hope that's helpful.

CH

[Papa Rotzi]

But not MSN. But do keep multiple browsers open and sometimes run Netflix on the TV (wifi) at the same time. And I'm on DSL not cable.

4 gig dual core MacBook Pro that's 3 years old, running Snow Leopard 10. X. So nothing fancy.

Did all that. Do you happen to run Skype, MSN and Yahoo Messenger while perusing USASG?

[Niteluvr]

Clean out your cache and cookies and revert back to IE8 perhaps? I use Safari (Mac) and Chrome with NO ISSUES whatsoever. With this new release the site appears to be faster than ever for me. Just my two centavos worth.

Did all that. Do you happen to run Skype, MSN and Yahoo Messenger while perusing USASG?

[Papa Rotzi]

Clean out your cache and cookies and revert back to IE8 perhaps? I use Safari (Mac) and Chrome with NO ISSUES whatsoever. With this new release the site appears to be faster than ever for me. Just my two centavos worth.

Jackson,

What's the best browser to use for USASG? Seems for the past 2-3 months the site has slowed down. I click on a link and it takes forever to load with IE 9. Also have tried Firefox and Google Chrome. Chrome is slightly better but pages still take way too long to load. Any advice?