My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU

[icymist]

Yesterday, I tried to get on the DU on my room mates notebook. It's a rather small machine, something called 'Eee' and she received it as a gift from her sister to keep in touch. She has got it hooked up with a wi-fi connection, and frankly, it is so fast that I even thought of buying one as a backup for quick internet. That is, until I tried to navigate over to the DU and was greeted with the message that "Trend Micro Security considers this site to be dangerous" and said that it was a "fraud and a scam". This is the virus protection that comes with this notebook, from the manufacture. My room mate says that she is "very concerned that her notebook seems to have a political agenda". Needless to say that I will not be buying this device.

[Drale]

1. Why doesn't she delete that software and

download either Microsoft security center (if its a PC) or Malwarebyes? I've used both those programs and they both work really well.

[icymist]

2. I'll let her know about those.

She's not exactly computer literate, and sometimes, I'm not even sure about computer things. I mostly rely on the nice young man at Staples to help me out. Besides, it's her notebook. What concerns me is that this program is from the manufacture, put into a device that is only $250.00 in price and will be the only device that a lot of people can afford.

[Drale]

3. Sometimes websites get blocked by accident

Macafee was blocking a table top gaming companies website for me and thats when I stopped using Macafee. lol

[hobbit709]

4. Both Malwarebytes and Microsoft Security Essentials are free.

[kestrel91316]

7. I use both those and am VERY happy with them!

[icymist]

8. The Microsoft Security Essentials isn't free

We just tried to get a scan after downloading this program and then before it would fix any problems, it wants a registration form filled out which includes a credit card number and a billing of $29.95. That is not free.

[LiberalAndProud]

9. Where did you download from?

Because it is free from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx

[icymist]

12. I typed Microsoft Security Essentials into the address strip

She downloaded it from there. Did I just make a big 'no-no' on her notebook? We placed this into the trash.

[LiberalAndProud]

15. If you didn't give them any cc info, I think you're probably safe.

I hate the scanners that download for free, but need some money to clean up what they find. Yeah, like I really believe their shitware found a virus. I'm guessing you got to one of those sites instead of where you intended. It's a scam, but generally not deadly to your computer.

[icymist]

17. We dumped it into the trash right away. Didn't give out any CC info.

Think I'll empty her trash now.

[steve2470]

16. There's a lot of convincing looking ads for antivirus software that are scams

I think, unfortunately, you ran into one of those. The scam ads force you to pay money for software that is totally ineffective and worse yet, infects your machine with a virus and/or "trojan" (a virus that "phones home" to a nasty server to steal your information off your hard drive or turn your machine into a spambot machine).

[steve2470]

10. "Microsoft Security Essentials is a new, free consumer anti-malware solution for your computer."

http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx

[icymist]

18. I just clicked on your above link and it's absoultly a different site.

I'll empty her trash and download this one. Thank you :)

[hobbit709]

19. I don't know what and where you downloaded that but I wouldn't trust it

Go here and get it.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx

[Aerows]

5. How do you stop Trend Micro from blocking a site?

Answer:
open main Trend Micro console
goto internet email and controls
under protection from web threats , click "settings"
click "Edit your list of approved websites"
click add website
enter in your website like this : "http://*.google.com/*
and also http//google.com/*


Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_stop_trend_micro_PC-cillin_blocking_websites#ixzz1MeBAxAr6

Hope this helps :).

[Grey]

6. I have an Eee and

have no problem getting to DU, must be a setting somewhere inside.

[Electric Monk]

11. You've got a star, the OP doesn't. My guess is it has something to do with the ads.

Maybe the OP could try a different browser, like Firefox with adblock, and see if that solves the problem.

[icymist]

13. Could you please explain how donating or not on my computer

affects how my room mates notebook works? Really, I wish I had the money to donate, but I don't. I barely get by with what little I do make. Anyway, how in the world would having a star by my name make someone on a different computer have a better run? I'm not trying to make trouble, but think this is a legitimate question.

[tblue37]

14. Some ads contain malware--for example, malware that can

hijack your browser to another site (and maybe do other enfarious things, too!). So the antivirus program won't let you access a site with ads of that sort.

If you donate a little, though, you will get a donor star, and no more ads. That's a win-win.