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blocking my partner from !!!!!! sites

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  • boxst
    boxst Posts: 454 Forumite
    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    There isnt one in existence that would stop all trojans that are on pron pages
    The best thing to install is FIREFOX with the NOSCRIPT plugin, but hed probably unlock everything he shouldnt anyways

    True. Perhaps she should hand-pick the websites and then give a list of viewing pleasure for the day ...

    Steve
  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    Is there a solution that allows you to whitelis certain job based sites and only allow browse privs to that whitelist?
  • aliEnRIK wrote: »
    There isnt one in existence that would stop all trojans that are on pron pages
    The best thing to install is FIREFOX with the NOSCRIPT plugin, but hed probably unlock everything he shouldnt anyways

    I find browsing within a sandbox easier, simpler and equally sufficient.
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
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    paddyrg wrote: »
    Is there a solution that allows you to whitelis certain job based sites and only allow browse privs to that whitelist?

    Yes, they could do that if they want to be single.
  • Avoriaz
    Avoriaz Posts: 39,110 Forumite
    ailuro2 wrote: »
    ...Good Luck - hope he gets a job soon - things must be hard for him right now! ..
    Not surprising with all the !!!!!! he is looking at. ;)
  • Parva
    Parva Posts: 1,104 Forumite
    This is surely a troll? Firstly, a partner like that would be an ex-partner within minutes. Secondly, a partner using my "facilities" to view that stuff without either my permission to do so or the brains to hide it if they knew I wouldn't approve would also be history! :)
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,847 Forumite
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    What the OP needs some practical paranoia and a recovery plan.

    She needs to assume that the worst-possible situation could take place at any time, namely that
    • her important files (documents, spreadsheets, music files, videos, pictures, emails - if held on the local PC - and so on) might become inaccessible, corrupted or deleted
    • the PC has become so infected that it is agonisingly slow or otherwise unusable
    • no access to the internet is possible
    Consequently she must
    • back up, regularly, all the important user files (as above), to a rotation of USB Flash Drives, so that there is at least one uninfected copy of recent updates
    • prepare for a complete reinstallation of Windows and any other programs needed, ensuring that the original CDs or recovery disks are available
    • document the most necessary Favorites/Bookmarks in the browser(s)
    • obtain all the user names, passwords, product keys and other data needed for reinstalling Windows and other programs, accessing the internet, websites, and so on
    • ensure that a decent antivirus program is running and regularly updating its definitions, such as one of Microsoft Security Essentials, Avira Antivir, or Avast
    Obviously it is necessary to know about any infection as soon as possible after has happened, and to remove it, if possible, so a daily scan with the free versions of Malwarebytes' Antimalware (as suggested above), HitMan Pro and SuperAntiSpyware should take place (other people may suggest additional programs).

    I would suggest also that you get a cheap second-hand PC or laptop, if you can afford it, entirely for your partner's use. It will cost you a lot of time, if not money, to recover from a badly infected PC, and you run the risk of losing important files, permanently...
  • 12bdebt3
    12bdebt3 Posts: 446 Forumite
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    Parva wrote: »
    This is surely a troll? Firstly, a partner like that would be an ex-partner within minutes. Secondly, a partner using my "facilities" to view that stuff without either my permission to do so or the brains to hide it if they knew I wouldn't approve would also be history! :)

    Everybody is different.
  • Show him where the private browsing button is.
    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • Laz123
    Laz123 Posts: 1,742 Forumite
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    There's a device called a gooly crusher which detects images of flesh and a big hammer comes crashing down between the person's thighs. I think it's made by Gadgets-R-Us.
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