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    Thread: Torrent hash
Post: Re: Torrent hash

I am glad your degree did kick in. I won`t use it. I downloaded from LL download page and I definitely agree they should both match although I ran a sophos scan on the files and no corrupted files wer...
tomt Off Topic 4 4,623 06-10-2017, 03:16 AM
    Thread: Torrent hash
Post: Torrent hash

I am sure it is due to my lack of knowledge but why when doing a download for a fresh install of LL 3.4 64 bit does the torrent hash not match via check sum but the md 5 does?  At least one of the two...
tomt Off Topic 4 4,623 06-09-2017, 11:01 PM
    Thread: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU
Post: Re: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU

tomt link Wrote: (06-09-2017, 01:29 PM) -- [quote author=tomt link=topic=4307.msg32783#msg32783 date=1497010401] Sorry. Glad you got it all sorted. Sometimes it`s the obvious we overlook. The only ap...
tomt Other 12 12,545 06-09-2017, 01:35 PM
    Thread: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU
Post: Re: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU

tomt link Wrote: (06-09-2017, 12:13 PM) -- Sorry. Glad you got it all sorted. Sometimes it`s the obvious we overlook. The only app using high resources on mine is Pulse Audio Control. Cheers. --
tomt Other 12 12,545 06-09-2017, 01:29 PM
    Thread: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU
Post: Re: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU

tomt link Wrote: (06-09-2017, 12:13 PM) -- Sorry. Glad you got it sorted. Sometimes it`s the obvious we overlook. The app using high resources on mine is Pulse Audio Control. Cheers. --
tomt Other 12 12,545 06-09-2017, 01:27 PM
    Thread: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU
Post: Re: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU

Sorry. That`s the only suggestion I can offer. Perhaps someone with more knowledge can help.
tomt Other 12 12,545 06-09-2017, 12:13 PM
    Thread: Linux is hard to Use
Post: Re: Linux is hard to Use

Indeed. Thank you all who make it work so well. Cheers.
tomt Off Topic 15 8,116 06-08-2017, 11:17 PM
    Thread: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU
Post: Re: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU

If you decide you want to use sophos after install do an update. Sudo /opt/sophos-av/bin/savupdate After update you can run a scan. Simply copy and paste this in your terminal. sudo savscan -arch...
tomt Other 12 12,545 06-08-2017, 11:11 PM
    Thread: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU
Post: Re: Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU

Do yourself a favor and use the free sophos. It does not slow my computer down at all and actually prevents unlike Clam maleware. Here is a step by step guide to install https://www.youtube.com/watc...
tomt Other 12 12,545 06-08-2017, 11:09 PM
    Thread: Simple to use Anti Virus frontend for Linux
Post: Re: Simple to use Anti Virus frontend for Linux

Thank you for reminding me. Here is the article I read. Cheers
tomt On Topic 16 10,748 06-04-2017, 11:38 PM
    Thread: Simple to use Anti Virus frontend for Linux
Post: Re: Simple to use Anti Virus frontend for Linux

I have been using sophos for sometime and it does not slow my system down at all. It runs in the background and you can do scans anytime you want. Unlike Clam it actually prevents maleware before it g...
tomt On Topic 16 10,748 06-04-2017, 11:16 PM
    Thread: HTTPS
Post: HTTPS

For added security, I post a link some may be interested in. I have added it to all three browsers I am using. https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
tomt On Topic 2 2,863 02-06-2017, 07:26 PM
    Thread: corrupted file back
Post: Re: corrupted file back

I do not understand this. I did a fresh install of LL 3.2 and 3 days later the corrupted file was back. In every distro I have tried, the js corrupted file returned when using Firefox with the excepti...
tomt Security & Bug Fixes 9 9,424 02-04-2017, 04:31 PM
    Thread: corrupted file back
Post: Re: corrupted file back

Well, fresh install with Firefox and Chromium and no sign of the file. Can`t seem to find this. Weird. Could not open /var/run/user/1000/gvfs Could not open /usr/lib/thunderbird/hyphenation Could no...
tomt Security & Bug Fixes 9 9,424 01-30-2017, 06:03 PM
    Thread: corrupted file back
Post: Re: corrupted file back

Trinidad I appreciate all your effort to re-produce the problem. Your explanation is well above my pay grade, at any rate I re-installed LL 3.2 and stayed within the repos from LL light however I no...
tomt Security & Bug Fixes 9 9,424 01-30-2017, 04:31 PM
    Thread: corrupted file back
Post: Re: corrupted file back

trinidad, I always had Google Chrome it is not new to me. I left windows 5 or 6 years ago and started fresh with Firefox all over again with the profile. I don`t have any devices and wiped my hard dr...
tomt Security & Bug Fixes 9 9,424 01-28-2017, 06:54 PM
    Thread: corrupted file back
Post: Re: corrupted file back

bitsnpcs Thank you for your suggestions. It was either the update through LL or when I ran apt-get update that re-introduced the corrupt file. When I ran clam it showed as a trojan, sophos is unable ...
tomt Security & Bug Fixes 9 9,424 01-28-2017, 02:10 PM
    Thread: corrupted file back
Post: corrupted file back

Looks as though I either get rid of Firefox and use only Google Chrome or do a complete profile change. For a second browser I`ll probably use Opera. The corrupted file is back in LL on Firefox. Negle...
tomt Security & Bug Fixes 9 9,424 01-27-2017, 05:30 PM
    Thread: The Complete Linux Course, 7hrs+ free video tutorial
Post: Re: The Complete Linux Course, 7hrs+ free video tu...

Some may find this course helpful. It is free. I posted it before but for some reason it disappeared. I took this course several years ago and it was very good for the newcomer to Linux. https://www...
tomt Off Topic 23 15,673 01-26-2017, 04:58 PM
    Thread: The Complete Linux Course, 7hrs+ free video tutorial
Post: Re: The Complete Linux Course, 7hrs+ free video tu...

Here is another free course. I took it several years ago over several weeks. Very good course. https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-linux-linuxfoundationx-lfs101x-0
tomt Off Topic 23 15,673 01-25-2017, 07:13 PM