Anti virus warning

[Grandad1946]

Hi, I have Windows 11 with Kasperskys antivirus, when I try to open a link from your emails, it warns that the site is untrustworthy, due to an invalid Certificate name, can you advise if other members get thus problem and if you can investigate and fix.

Regards and a Happy New Year

Grandad1946

 

[Rayblewit]

I use kaspersky and Windows on my pc
I have no problems.
I also use Android phone and Tablet.
No problems.

 

[Donald Brown]

In the US, Kaspersky was banned from use. Kaspersky had to stop updates, etc. back last October I think it was. I see Rayblewit is from Australia and may not have had that occurrence. Are you still able to update Kaspersky?

 

[Rayblewit]

My pc is now old and slow. So I let the kaspersky protection lapse just this month. They tried to extract the payment automatically from my PayPal account. I put a stop on it.
So now I hardly use the pc it is not worth the conscription of virus protection.
My mobile phone and tablet do most things for me these days.
Cheers
Ray

 

[Yamfanie]

My pc is now old and slow. So I let the kaspersky protection lapse just this month. They tried to extract the payment automatically from my PayPal account. I put a stop on it.
So now I hardly use the pc it is not worth the conscription of virus protection.
My mobile phone and tablet do most things for me these days.
Cheers
Ray

And to-day, in Victoria Australia the wonderful PSR Tutorial site has been hacked. At least I think it has been hacked. I do NOT know much about computers . I have not been using a laptop and the internet for very long, so I may be totally wrong about it being hacked. I base my assumption on the fact that I cannot get onto the PSR Tutorial forum this morning. It comes up as a mob pretending to sell musical instruments.. Please delete this post if I am spreading false rumours. That is the last thing we need.

 

[Gunnar J]

....... the fact that I cannot get onto the PSR Tutorial forum this morning...... Please delete this post if I am spreading false rumours. That is the last thing we need.

The PSR Tutorial main site is up and running.
The forum may be down due to announced updates. I don't remember the exact date and period mentioned, but it was a post by admin about it a couple of days ago.

 

[Yamfanie]

This is what came up on my computer this morning in Australia at 10.05 Am Eastern Australian time.

 

[Gunnar J]

This is what came up on my computer this morning in Australia at 10.05 Am Eastern Australian time.

I just tried, but can't access any PSR pages now, just white pages.
Also the new owners commercial site (psrstyles) seems to be down at the moment.
It's probably due to planned maintainance. ... but who knows for sure these days.

 

[PianoVST]

Kaspersky works fine in Europe.

 

[Gunnar J]

Through many years I've found that Microsoft's Defender works very well at PC's running Windows. Regurlarly definition and other updates, it's free and runs smooth and hassleless.
In addition if use browsers such as Chrome, Firefox and so on, those have some settings and addons to that can be activated.

Btw, PSR Tut and forums seems to be up and running.

 

[Bouncingogre]

Out of interest are any of you , apart from Grandad 1946 using Windows 11 ?

I have several pcs' around the place from Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10. I use various softwares on them, but NEVER allow any connection to the internet except on the Windows 10 pro Dell laptop which is my day to day machine.

After Microsoft's complete disaster in trying to get everyone to upgrade to Windows 11 which in many cases would have involved the replacement of huge numbers of computers due to hardware and software incompatibility issues which THEY imposed, like TPM 2, many companies voted with their feet and said NO !

Personally, I don't need or want Windows 11. Neither am I prepared to fork out for new computers just because Microsoft have produced software that won't run on my perfectly adequate and well running computers .

It's all about spreading doom, gloom and fear with Microsoft....If you don't upgrade, you'll be vulnerable, or get hacked or you'll need endless, interminable upgrades that invariably take hours to download with shit you don't want in the first place.

Like Ray says. I too can do all I want from my tablets and phones these days.

So bluntly Microsoft......Get stuffed !

 

[Biggles]

I have a Windows 11 PC that I built late 2023.

Works great, is incredibly fast and it will be my last Windows PC.

Only issue has been the damn awful company Epson not updating drivers so the scanner is now useless.

Fight Simulator runs great which was the whole purpose of updating it.

MacBook and iPad for most other tasks.

 

[Bouncingogre]

Hi Biggles
Just out of interest have you tried the Generic Windows Scanner

I had the same issue with my Epson WF2850 Workforce 3 in one printer.
It works better with the bog standard Windows one than it ever did with the Epson driver.

 

[nakeyer]

Was it really any reason to update Windows and stay with unworking scanners???
I can not imagine any flight simulator which doesn't work great on Windows 10!!

 

[PianoVST]

Another option - you can set up a virtual hard disk and boot from a virtual hard disk (dual boot).
This way you can install Windows 11 and experiment with whatever you want, a completely separate environment. You can back it up easily (simply copy the VHDX file). If you don't like it - simply delete the file.