JasonR Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 McAfee SiteAdvisor NavigationContentSidebarFooter Navigation Utility Navigation Contact us Content Warning: Dangerous Site Whoa! Are you sure you want to go there? http://e46zone.com/forum/ may be risky to visit. Why were you redirected to this page?When we visited this site, we found it exhibited one or more risky behaviors. McAfee SiteAdvisor keeping me protected! Back Visit anyway Footer And it's always red is this summit to worry about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob- Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Been like that for months. I turned site advisor off in the end because it got annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blair Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Mcafee being middle & end of the problem! momo and RickyZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonar Daddy Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 sophos reporting no problems,only time it blocked access completly was on the two occasion`s site was hacked....as said..mcafee being a drama queen again!!! RickyZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 It's a historical thing, it was flagged when the site got hacked and they keep it flagged. I should see if I can get them to remove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 thanks for clearing that up Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Why do you need antivirus? Do you constantly drink cough mixture in case you get a cough too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Why do you need antivirus? Do you constantly drink cough mixture in case you get a cough too? Not really, since your body learns from previous infections (and those of others in the case of immunisation), and uses antibodies to try to fight any infection. Those are inherent in your body, and you often have no idea of what your antibodies are dealing with or preventing. Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yeah, my brain learns from previous dodgy downloads of software too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 LOL - if life was only that simple. I get the whole argument of why have antivirus - but attacks, hacks and other incidents can happen in a wide variety of clever ways and not always due to hang around on the cyber equivalent of dirty street corner or backstreet boudoir. Lets face it, people do make mistakes, and often click/view/access things that they probably know they should not, or do not have the common sense to realise are not sound. As a favourite saying sums up, "the more idiot proof you make the system, the better the idoit you produce". People are idiots, and hence we will always need antivirus and the like. In some instances, you do not have a choice but to use it (work computers etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 lol I love this debate, it seperates people who really know about security from people who think they do. Let's talk about strong passwords next Agree that making something idiot proof is a good idea if you want to reduce the amount of work for yourself. Some would argue that it's better to increase the amount of work you have in these times of austerity though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Mit, surely in this day and age where everything is becoming more and more advanced internet security would be more useful now than ever before, I would imagine even someone as sensible as you gets caught out occasionally no ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Mit's right, technically if you're a 'smart user' then there's no need for an anti virus. It doesn't hurt to have one though. I have no intention of ever having need for my airbags, but I like to know it's there should the worst happen. RickyZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) I don't need my airbags either, but it's more trouble than it's worth taking them out. I've had accidents that would have set off an airbag in the olden days if I had an airbag, and got out of the car without a scratch. I think all this health and safety stuff is a load of nonsense and because of all the safety gizmos we've become more detached from the driving experience and less responsible for our actions (and we are basically rolling around in cruise missiles if you think about it). It should also be more trouble than it's worth taking out antivirus from the operating system, but the EU antitrust regulators won't let anyone do that. Microsoft tried it previously with their conveniently pre-installed web browser and java virtual machine Edited August 1, 2012 by mit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thing is, I can't really see why you wouldn't want MSE running in the backgruond. It's so light you'd not even notice it's running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Lets try keep this on topic,'site security', just to remind you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Oh yeah... Entry is £10 on the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Do I got in for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
