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Re: [OT] Looking for help with security issue

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On 21/05/2011 17:59, Ten Blade allegedly wrote:
> As per the subject line, this is very much an off-topic question. The
> reason I'm asking it here is that I have lurked here for a long time and
> respect the technical skills of the people here more than anywhere else I
> can think of. I'm hoping you can point me to a newsgroup or website where I
> can find similiarly knowledgeable people in the field of computer security.
>
> In a nutshell, I picked up some malware the other day and I'm trying to
> find out what I need to do to be 100% sure that I've resolved the problem
> completely and have changed any passwords that may have been exposed.
>
> My first thought was that I should take advantage of the old maxim that
> "Google is your friend" and just search for answers that way.
> Unfortunately, that only revealed that there are many, many websites that
> purport to handle security issues - but few, if any, of them seem very
> credible. In fact, a lot of them seem like deliberate tricks to exploit
> user naivete about security. Many sites begin by offering you a "free
> checkup" without making any serious attempt to explain what this checkup
> does. Apparently, even though you don't know these people or their
> intentions, you are just supposed to assume that they are benevolent and
> won't do you any harm. I'm afraid that is just more than I am willing to
> do.
>
> I'm looking for a place where I can find knowledgeable people that can give
> me advice on security matters and are willing explain what they want me to
> do and convince me that those steps won't leave me in worse shape than
> before I started BEFORE I undertake any steps that they advise. I'm
> moderately technical but probably not technical enough to really be sure of
> my own understanding of issues so I'd like to find a place where I can ask
> advice of people that won't make me regret going there.
>
> I've got many basic questions and some advanced ones. I'm also on a budget,
> which is basically zero, which rules out some options.
>
> Can anyone direct me to a website or newsgroup where I can find such
> people? If so, I'd be very grateful!

It's not quite a newsgroup, not even a bunch of people, but for malware, 
I can recommend SpyBot S&D 
<http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html>. Beware of fakes, 
though. AFAIK the site I linked is the sole legitimate one.

-- 
DF.
An escaped convict once said to me:
"Alcatraz is the place to be"

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[OT] Looking for help with security issue Ten Blade <ten.blade@tenblade.com> - 2011-05-21 15:59 +0000
  Re: [OT] Looking for help with security issue Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-21 19:28 +0200
  Re: [OT] Looking for help with security issue Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2011-05-21 10:37 -0700
    Re: [OT] Looking for help with security issue Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-05-21 20:58 +0200

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