nvidia drivers update ?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:11 pm

i am running an old version 169.21 no troubles at all, but thinking about updating to the latest version. for a couple of reasons, i need the cuda drivers for F@H GPU to work.

nvidia's site has 180.48, but evga says i need to use version 178.13.

should i just go with nvidia's version ?

this is a 8800GT on XP64

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:37 pm

Does evga actually say you need to use version 178.13 or is that just the version they have for download for your video card? It's been my experience that the video card makers site is always a couple of versions behind the chip makers site. If evga modified the original 178.13 then their drivers may be worth using, if they aren't modified why not go with the latest and greatest from Nvidia's site. Keep in mind that I'm still using AGP video cards and I've had a few beers prior to this post.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:51 pm

that is the version on evga's site, maybe what you are saying holds true.

the evga drivers are 97.8MB, the nvida drivers are 79.9MB, i wonder why ?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:48 pm

try both... and check the performance of each and then decide which you want to stay with. I update drivers all the time and do this..it only takes 5mins to load them/remove them and load another set.

Run the cleaner, reboot to safe mode, run cleaner again, reboot install new drivers and a final reboot.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:44 am

Mark wrote:that is the version on evga's site, maybe what you are saying holds true.

the evga drivers are 97.8MB, the nvida drivers are 79.9MB, i wonder why ?

If they are the same version of cats then Evga likely modified them or added something. I tend to use the drivers from the manufacturers website for my particular model of card, they "should" be stable. If I have problems or they are really old drivers I may go to Nvidia or ATI/AMD for the latest and greatest and give them a try. But thats just me, I think most people just go for the latest and greatest from Nvidia or ATI/AMD.

Storm90 · Post by **Storm90** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:57 pm

Sava you might want to check your site link when I click on My antivirus program Nod 32 disconnected the site. Saying it was infected with JS/Trojan Downloader.Small NBH Trojan

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:01 pm

and just to follow up, i used the 180.48 drivers and they seem to work just fine, thanks to all who helped

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:31 pm

Storm90 wrote:Sava you might want to check your site link when I click on My antivirus program Nod 32 disconnected the site. Saying it was infected with JS/Trojan Downloader.Small NBH Trojan

eek his whole site did it to me when I just went there.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:40 pm

Roody wrote:eek his whole site did it to me when I just went there.

Heehee.

Site got injected.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:52 pm

Storm90 wrote:Sava you might want to check your site link when I click on My antivirus program Nod 32 disconnected the site. Saying it was infected with JS/Trojan Downloader.Small NBH Trojan

There is nothing wrong with the site... jesus. Its Kontera Ads doing it which I've complained to them and ESET too but nothing done yet about it.

I can tell you this my site is very clean and safe to go to.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:02 pm

I removed your link Sava due to the fact the link is a threat to peoples computers.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:24 pm

Sava700 wrote:There is nothing wrong with the site... jesus. Its Kontera Ads doing it which I've complained to them and ESET too but nothing done yet about it.

I can tell you this my site is very clean and safe to go to.

Avira said to too!

https://www.speedguide.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=247965

That's 2 of the top 3 antivirus brands...gotta find someone with Kaspersky to round up the top 3!

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:57 pm

Roody wrote:I removed your link Sava due to the fact the link is a threat to peoples computers.

Umm the ads are all over the site.. the link was just directly to a File for download and is perfectly safe as I uploaded it myself. I can tell you right now its not a threat to any ones computer. I'm still waiting on Kontera to get back with me but its likely I'll end up turning them off cause this isn't the first time I've heard of the false positives pick them up as such.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:03 pm

Sava700 wrote:Umm the ads are all over the site.. the link was just directly to a File for download and is perfectly safe as I uploaded it myself. I can tell you right now its not a threat to any ones computer. I'm still waiting on Kontera to get back with me but its likely I'll end up turning them off cause this isn't the first time I've heard of the false positives pick them up as such.

Sounds like you definitely need to go with a different ad company because that site doesn't speak well for your own. It's really irrelevant whether it's a false positive or not. People should be able to go to your site without getting hit with their AV going crazy.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:06 pm

I just checked the whole site and its fully safe. I've not had one instance of any infection of any type on my 4pc's here at the house nor have I had any issues with my work comp...so I'm not going to worry about it till I get some word back from kontera on the pop up text ads throwing up those false positives..if anything I believe eset and Avira need to fix their detections.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:08 pm

Sava700 wrote:I just checked the whole site and its fully safe. I've not had one instance of any infection of any type on my 4pc's here at the house nor have I had any issues with my work comp...so I'm not going to worry about it till I get some word back from kontera on the pop up text ads throwing up those false positives..if anything I believe eset and Avira need to fix their detections.

It's your site dude. Feel free to do what you want. I would think you would want to make sure your members or site visitors aren't put off by coming across that stuff, but hey if you want to deal with the hassle it's no big deal to me.

Btw, I am running Symantec Corporate Edition on my pc so it's not just those 2 AV's.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:12 pm

nvm

I'll just turn the ads off for now till I get a word back..

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:16 pm

I've disabled the ads... check around the site now and see what you come up with.... cause once I get back with Kontera about it not being a issue I'll likely re-enable them cause I can't afford not to have the ads on it to sustain the site with only 3 or 4 people complaining about it.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:21 pm

My bet is there is far more that has issues with the ads then you think seeing as how we are talking about 3 popular AV's dealing with the problem. That said I think it's smart you went that route to look into the issue further.

Storm90 · Post by **Storm90** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:22 pm

Sava I just went to your site. You said you turned off the ads. My antivirus is still say the same as before. Just wanted to let you know

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:27 pm

Storm90 wrote:Sava I just went to your site. You said you turned off the ads. My antivirus is still say the same as before. Just wanted to let you know

then your antivirus is wrong... sorry but its not the site I've checked everything on the backend and there is nothing in it and its clean.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:28 pm

Roody wrote:My bet is there is far more that has issues with the ads then you think seeing as how we are talking about 3 popular AV's dealing with the problem. That said I think it's smart you went that route to look into the issue further.

Yeah I've looked into it myself twice already there is no infection to it but I'm going to wait for Kontera to get back with me on it....its likely the name of the cookie showing up as a false positive.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:31 pm

Why not give Google ads a try?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:32 pm

I just had someone on my xfire check it with Nod32 and no problems with the ads re-enabled. Mcafee not showing up anything, Avast not showing up anything, and Trend Micro not showing up anything. Thats all the proof I need. If you want the file then your welcome to download it if not then thats fine.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:33 pm

Probably best to have someone else host it although the thought is appreciated. With 3 notable AV's all flagging it as an issue that's a definite concern.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:34 pm

Roody wrote:Why not give Google ads a try?

they are already on there for banner ads... and they don't generate nothing like the intext ads do... so if I disable them then the 98% of those that don't have problems won't keep the site supported.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:38 pm

Roody wrote:Probably best to have someone else host it although the thought is appreciated. With 3 notable AV's all flagging it as an issue that's a definite concern.

lol thats not the issue... don't have a problem with one of those notable AV's and 3 others so its obviously just a cookie false positive issue that they can avoid. Again, I just said someone with NOD32 checked the whole site with no issues..so it may be the way its setup for him. I had issues with NOD32 so I stopped using it. But hosting it or any other file is out of the question when 98% or more of the vistors that support the site through my ads don't have issues or else they wouldn't be clicking on them. Again, if he wants the file he's more than welcome to grab it as its perfectly safe....I'll even re-upload it through FTP for the hell of it...if not thats fine too.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:41 pm

Looks like that 1 person who just tried it got the benefit of the ads being disabled.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:44 pm

Roody wrote:Looks like that 1 person who just tried it got the benefit of the ads being disabled.

naw I turned them back on for that test run..I'm on the backend downloading files scanning and so on.. I'm going to make 100% sure its safe...the last thing I want is someone getting infected from the site when what I do for a living is clean and repair computers.

As of now I'm 100% sure its safe.

Storm90 · Post by **Storm90** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:17 pm

Sava700 wrote:lol thats not the issue... don't have a problem with one of those notable AV's and 3 others so its obviously just a cookie false positive issue that they can avoid. Again, I just said someone with NOD32 checked the whole site with no issues..so it may be the way its setup for him. I had issues with NOD32 so I stopped using it. But hosting it or any other file is out of the question when 98% or more of the vistors that support the site through my ads don't have issues or else they wouldn't be clicking on them. Again, if he wants the file he's more than welcome to grab it as its perfectly safe....I'll even re-upload it through FTP for the hell of it...if not thats fine too.

Sava, I really don't know if it is a false positive or not . But when I click on your site this is what comes up on Nod 32. http://adult.oo.lv/15/js_go_f1.php. JS/TrojanDownloader.Small.NBH.trojan. I went over to my neighbors.They run MCAFEE. Got the same thing. As I said before I don't know if it is a false positive . I was just letting you know.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:37 pm

Storm90 wrote:Sava, I really don't know if it is a false positive or not . But when I click on your site this is what comes up on Nod 32. http://adult.oo.lv/15/js_go_f1.php. JS/TrojanDownloader.Small.NBH.trojan. I went over to my neighbors.They run MCAFEE. Got the same thing. As I said before I don't know if it is a false positive . I was just letting you know.

I just checked with someone running McAfee and nothing... but don't worry about it there isn't anything there harmful..what its likely picking up is a cookie.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:40 am

Sava700 wrote:.what its likely picking up is a cookie.

Are you surfing porn from your server?

Even if then, your user cookie cache should not present itself to viewers if your web server services.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:15 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Are you surfing porn from your server?

Even if then, your user cookie cache should not present itself to viewers if your web server services.

lol no its the cookie name from the ads.... much like google does. The site isn't pulling from a server I have the ability to surf on like my gaming server is.

But I'll say it again..the site is perfectly clean. I've checked the whole backend and there is nothing NOTHING there that would cause any type of infection. All uploaded files are scanned and pest checked by me to ensure they are clean.

dubbed kona.kontera ....its most likely getting picked up as a false positive which any AV not properly setup will likey pick up.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:29 am

Sava700 wrote: which any AV not properly setup will likey pick up.

NOD32
AntiVir
McAfee
Symantec

2x different versions of NOD32 here setup by myself..whom is VERY versed in setting up antivirus software blindfolded with my hands tied behind my back.

Here's a hint...look at the URL of the red flags that the antivirus software it putting up. (warning to those who want to check out this link)

adult dot oo dot lv

It's not in standard format...but if you type that into your browser properly (substituting "." for "dot" and close the gaps)...you'll get to a free web hosting site that specializes in...."take a guess".

All those links on the right side.

The pure fact that I can put that address into my browser and hit that site...proves without question that it's not a false positive. Because I just went to that site and saw it with my own eyes.

A whole bunch of us got the same exact warning with the path showing that adult.blah blah site trojan. So it's not a cookie that one of us has..we all get it.

Dude, time to get a website security expert to groom your site with a fine toothed comb...it's been injected.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:57 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:NOD32
AntiVir
McAfee
Symantec

2x different versions of NOD32 here setup by myself..whom is VERY versed in setting up antivirus software blindfolded with my hands tied behind my back.

Here's a hint...look at the URL of the red flags that the antivirus software it putting up. (warning to those who want to check out this link)

adult dot oo dot lv

It's not in standard format...but if you type that into your browser properly (substituting "." for "dot" and close the gaps)...you'll get to a free web hosting site that specializes in...."take a guess". All those links on the right side.

The pure fact that I can put that address into my browser and hit that site...proves without question that it's not a false positive. Because I just went to that site and saw it with my own eyes.

A whole bunch of us got the same exact warning with the path showing that adult.blah blah site trojan. So it's not a cookie that one of us has..we all get it.

Dude, time to get a website security expert to groom your site with a fine toothed comb...it's been injected.

I'll talk to site5 about it.. cause you may be right about the server being shared may have something going on... at least its not being picked up on my end but I'll have it looked at. Thanks!

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:22 pm

Can anyone post screen shots of what warnings they are getting?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:52 pm

this is what I get when I ask site5 about checking it over..

Hello,

Most account compromises are initiated by using a remote command inclusion vulnerability within an existing web application. This issue was likely the result of poor or lack of security on the part of one or more user accounts, including shared or weak passwords, insecure permissions on important configuration files ( allowing full read access globally ), and other factors. Please be sure that the following steps are taken to assist in preventing further intrusions:

- Perform a complete audit of your account and applications. Ensure that all content available was made available only by yourself and that any information, including applications login credentials that don't match up are removed.

- Any PHP scripts should be chmod 600 at the very least. Any PHP scripts that contain important information, such as MySQL database connection information should be chmod 400. By Default these files are likely permissioned to 644 which will allow global read access to the file by any user on the system.

- Any applications that are connecting to MySQL database should be doing so with their own individual MySQL database login credentials. Never should a set of credentials be recycled or used elsewhere. You should also avoid using your system username and password as an authorization point for these applications.

- Passwords should be 16+ characters in length and contain a mixed case of letters and numbers and should be modified on a regular basis ( twice monthly at the very least ). A password should never be used for more than one service or provider, ever!

- Any 3rd party or custom PHP, Perl and other web applications should be kept up to date at all times. Subscribe to the software vendors security or update notifications mailing list. If an application is no longer required or in use, remove it completely. Disabling the application is not always a sure fire means of disallowing intrusion attempts.

If you have trouble keeping track of your passwords, you may want to look into using a solution such as the following, which I personally find to be quite useful in both generating passwords and securely saving these details: http://keepass.sourceforge.net/

--
Tomas Olivares
Systems Administrator
Site5 LLC
http://www.site5.com

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:38 pm

Ok i think I figured out what was going on... anyone having issues please check site now and let me know if you see any issues. Link in signature.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:08 pm

Yep problem solved... shouldn't have no more issues.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:28 pm

I took adblock off and views some pages on the site, not sure where the AV issues were coming from but I got no warnings.

Running Avira.