How did you find wilders security forum?

[Jimbob1989]

How did you find wilders security forum?

[subratam]

It was 2003 November if I remember correctly , when I was having problems in machine. I didnt know what to do but God gave me some intelligence to search for the exe and my type of problem. I searched in Google and came wilderssecurity. well.. I would say thats turning point of my life in many ways. I came to this forum, not only got it solved but on process started learning the reasons I was infected. And then there was ten forward and then all friends here and this became my home and life for me changed a lot since then. And I still think... Thank God I found Wilders Security.

[meneer]

Some expert Outpost users on the outpostfirewall forum :-*

[Eldar]

Some time ago I had problems with anti-spyware products flagging legitimate stuff, like ZeroSpyware and Maxion Spykiller. Looked it up on Google and found the Spyware Warrior forum where I learned that those two were rogue anti-spyware. >:( In the mean time ZeroSpyware is no longer a rogue one and I had great info at that forum. Still visit this forum as time permits.:)

I got a lot of info from Eric L. Howes, for which I can't thank him enough as well as the other members. As a promise to him I now have his link to his webpage in all my sigs to inform others.8)

Also found a link to this forum and first checked it out before registering.
Got hooked on the enormous information to be found ;D and especially the warm welcome by the members. It also helps to gather info to help others at the forums I'm moderating/administrating.

I'm HERE to stay. ;)

[Jimbob1989]

I was looking through google for some forums containing discussions I would be interested in, came accross this place and decided to stay.

Jimbob

[seeyea]

One day when I was feeling really 'wild', and somewhat 'security' minded, I put the two together and BOOM, I was here..... no longer there.... where? here from there..... when? then.... understand? ;) ;D

Actually there was another older discussion very similar to this one around here somewhere.

[seeyea]

Ah...........here it is.... or was.... then.... when it was, there.... not here, but it is now, follow me? http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=13787

[controler]

Hi

For me it has been so long that I am pretty sure I was born here ;D

[AnthonyG]

I found it through a yahoo search for diallers. Got initially to the privacy security forum and went backwards from there.

I have to say i am very glad i found it as this is a nice forum run by some nice people.

[nadirah]

I only have one word to describe this place: Excellence

[MikeBCda]

We had a vaguely related thread to this one quite recently, but what the heck ...

I'm surprised that the poll choices didn't include tech support. I got both SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard about a year ago at the recommendation of friends elsewhere, and of course this is where their "official" support is, along with support for Javacool's other goodies, so that's what first brought me here.

I've found lots of other technical things of interest here, plus of course good friends, but that's how I got started.

[Honyak]

I had had enough of Norton AV, was searching for a new AV and wound up at Wilders from a post in another forum.

[gkweb]

Thanks to DiamondCS when I purchased TDS3 :)

[WildSex]

I miss spelled wildsex in a search engine. And here I am. Damn it!

[bigc73542]

I was looking for antivirus programs and saw a link to the forum, The rest is history. ;D

[snowbound]

I had spyware! on my system....

googled help! clicked, popped up Here!

The end.



snowbound :lurking:

[hayc59]

voted other*[true story]
*gave a dollar to a vagrant guy in portland,oregon
he then says to me.....check out this website...........handed me a peice
of paper with, www.wilderswomen.com (http://www.wilderswomen.com/)
I guess i did not add the whole url...bamm here i am!!
been a pleasure ever since...................oh never did check out that site
thanks for reminding me!!!
:o :o

[LowWaterMark]

-{ Quote: "How did you find wilders security forum?" }-Using DNS, of course.

;D ;D ;D

[ronjor]

I knew about wilders.org and their recommended security apps. When I purchased a certain antivirus product, I found out there was a support forum here.
I came over, looked at the people and the topics and registered on the spot
Of course, I was instantly turned into a llama with absolutely no karma cookies!
Since I have been called worse things than a llama, I gutted it out and here I am! :D

[mercurie]

I wish I could remember the name of the magazine. It was not like PC World it was more along the lines of SmartComputing. Much more instructional instead of latest products articles. I was taking "crash courses" by reading everything I could get my hands on to make things as easy as possible when maintaining and use my new PC which was light years ahead of my 1994 prior purchased PC. So anyway along about 2002 maybe :-\ . I saw wilders.org mentioned as a good place to go. Stopped by took a look and book marked it. Flew by and :lurking: unregistered with no posts for a long time. Then one day I registered and more time went by and I just wanted to talk to all you good people so I started posting.... and so that's my story. ;D

I am pretty sure I first learned of or got confirmation about how good a product BoClean was from this forum. Thanks Paul and to all my friends.

[wildman]

:) Another forum indicated that Paul had made some strong opinions about some free virus programs, came over to have a look. Had some very interesting back an forth post. Was accused of being a troll on another forum. Argued with a few members of this forum. Have been enjoying myself here ever since, and have found a damn nice bunch of people to boot.

Thanks
wildman
8) ;D ;) :P

[Dazed_and_Confused]

Was searching one day for a good, reliable Anti-Trojan. During my search I just happened to run across the TDS (DCS) forum. After reading a number of posts, I not only fell in love with site, but also a number of other software products recommended by Wilder's members. I found that if one is interested in learing about PC Security, this is the place to be! :D

[Acadia]

The Grc.com security forums use to have a 10-Forward but Steve Gibson had to get rid of the 10-For because of all the usual problems, trolls, politics, etc. The sincere folks, who were mostly interested in pc security but wanting a temporay escape talked about a place called Wilders also having a 10-Forward, some of us came here. It's a HUGE credit to Paul and the Mods that after all these years they can still run a 10-For without having to kill it like Steve unfortunately had to. I really appreciate the strictness that they use to run this tight ship (although more than once I was one of those having to be told to "Cool it" ;D )

Acadia

[zorro zorrito]

HI, I came here looking for filechecker, aobut 2002 I think and I am still here.

[Jimbob1989]

-{ Quote: "I knew about wilders.org and their recommended security apps. When I purchased a certain antivirus product, I found out there was a support forum here.
I came over, looked at the people and the topics and registered on the spot
Of course, I was instantly turned into a llama with absolutely no karma cookies!
Since I have been called worse things than a llama, I gutted it out and here I am! :D" }-

Talking about llama's, anyone heard the llama song?

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php

WARNING: Repeats!!!

[rainmaker2]

Had my browser hijacked a few months ago. All my friends were gloom and doom, got all kinds of suggestions ranging from live with it to buy another computer. Local PC repair shop gave me little hope, said to drop it off and they'd see what they could do. A friend of a friend suggested Wilders. Two days later, my PC was clean and has remained so.

Now wiser, more careful and eternally grateful!

[Blackspear]

I came across the Nod32 Forum link by accident on the Nod32 Australia website, had not noticed it there before, and that was a while ago. Now a lot wiser with many thanks to the Staff and Members of Wilders...

Cheers ;D

[Jimbob1989]

-{ Quote: "I came across the Nod32 Forum link by accident on the Nod32 Australia website, had not noticed it there before, and that was a while ago. Now a lot wiser with many thanks to the Staff and Members of Wilders...

Cheers ;D" }-

How did you become an Eset Forum Helper?

Jimbob

[Blackspear]

-{ Quote: "How did you become an Eset Forum Helper?" }-I was invited to become a staff member here at Wilders, took it as a great honor to be asked and in doing so, accepted ;) ;D

[Mele20]

I found Wilders close to three years ago because all my friends at my home site (dslr) said to come here also. We consider Wilders our second home. :) We even post in our security forum when Wilders is down and we come here when our site is down. We also come here because we have great respect for this site and for Paul and we enjoy our "other" home. ;)

[jrbales]

directed to Wilders forums by www.acromis.com when getting an answer to a question regarding True Image 8.0

[gerardwil]

-{ Quote: "directed to Wilders forums by www.acromis.com (http://www.acromis.com) when getting an answer to a question regarding True Image 8.0" }-

I did some surgery: www.acronis.com

[Dan Perez]

Through purchasing various DiamondCS products and seeing various mentions of it on their private (registered users) forums. :)

[Uguel707]

I was at PC Astuces when someone reffered to it.

[Mr2cents]

I was reading a thread in the security forum at dslreports.com. I clicked on a link, and it brought me here.

[Infinity]

I was looking for an antitrojan and antispyware so I searched for reviews. I came to the software page (never been there anymore...:)) and followed the link to the forum.

and the rest was magic ;)

cheers

[Capp]

JimIT recommended the forum to me.

Since I became a reseller for NOD32, I needed a place to keep updated with what's going on, what's coming out, and common troubleshooting methods.

This place is addicting...you never know what someone is going to say next :)

[Infinity]

I won't say anything then...

[Marja]

LOL!! Infinity, never predictable, huh??

I got a new Dell in 2003 (not 2004), never figured out what was so great about a chat room and needed to learn- went to the Dell (a-Hem) forum and was instantly mesmerized by a few posters who seemed to know soo much! ChrisRLG was one, he kept talking about Tom Coyote's forum and Wilders', when the Dell forums said they wouldn't help with spyware anymore (then) - flew to Wilders' - admit I liked the name - and found a second home.
Go to other forums, but, there is no other like Wilder's - you can learn - you can have fun - you can make friends - you can get into trouble (Acadia, me too!) - it's the perfect Family!!
And I respect the way Paul and the rest of the Big Guys run it... with some integrity and class...... :D

Marja8)

[Security Freak]

via google searching in the net for best antivirus,i remember NOD32 and when i type NOD32 in the google screen,this launch me here,ho knows...lol ;D

[abhi_mittal]

I was doing some google searches for getting info on Virus Removal...bumped into Wilders...Loved it.
Registered and posted my poblems...got assistance from different people within minutes..
Now I am ADDICTED...

Abhishek

[Stephanos G.]

NOD 32 by Australian website of ESET.

[ratcheer]

My Acronis True Image software referred me here for web support and discussion.

Tim

[feddup]

I noticed an unusually large percentage of Security and general Google searches led to Wilders. It turned out to be one of the most educational and interesting places on the net. An excellent variety of topics and caring individuals with diverse opinions. It's my first and last stop when I establish my internet connection.

[Firecat]

Well I got here through various google searches of Anti-Virus reviews and detection rates. I found various tests' links here.

I lurked here the whole of 2004.....After which I decided to join. When I first came I was very serious, no jokes, no crap, simply come to the forums, do your thing, and go!

I stepped into ten-forward to start a thread which was the root of some bad memories I wont forget.....

Since then everything's been fine. I love this forum. You can learn, teach, have fun, give fun....and so much more :)

I also deeply appreciate the Admin and Mod Teams for their efforts in keeping law and order, they do very well :)

[Arup]

Found this looking for Jetico forum, really glad I did.

[Notok]

Found TDS-3 through TechSupportAlert.com and bought it, accidently registered here instead of the DiamondCS forums. I already had NOD32 and it seemed like I kept seeing Wilders mentioned with every product I really liked. So I took a look around, and haven't left this seat since. I'm thinking one of these years I should get up and go to the kitchen and/or bathroom by myself.. ;D

[Wake2]

believe it or not it was my 83 year
old grandmother who referred me to
wilders and dsl reports.

last year i loaned my grandmother my
computer, i was heading down south for
work, and i figured we would use email
to stay in touch.

i started receiving emails from her to
say she had taken an interest in computer
security and as proof she forwarded links
to two security sites that she said were
her favorites, dsl reports, and wilders.org.

funniest part of this story is that while
it was me who loaded grandma a computer,
it was grandma who first started teaching
me about computer security.

my grandmother passed away in february
and i still come to wilders daily because
what grandma taught me is you are never to
old to learn.

[new girl]

Read about it from a real "Sweetie" - by the name of hayc59 - at the Outpost Support Forums! What a good guy! ;)

[hayc59]

-{ Quote: "Read about it from a real "Sweetie" - by the name of hayc59 - at the Outpost Support Forums! What a good guy! ;)" }-
Ok now you got me 'blushing'*puppy*

[Detox]

-{ Quote: "believe it or not it was my 83 year
old grandmother who referred me to
wilders and dsl reports... " }-

That's one great story there - and I'm sure glad you listened to grandma - I listen to mine too 8)

[Close_Hauled]

I bought DiamondCS PortExplorer. Their site led me here.

[WSFuser]

honestly i dont rele remember where i heard of wilders, i think it was mentioned at some other forum i was browsing.

[smokie420]

I was looking for 'java' to run game applets. I was at the wrong site I do believe. It was a javacool website I think that referred me directly here!
Smokie

[smokie420]

-{ Quote: "believe it or not it was my 83 year
old grandmother who referred me to
wilders and dsl reports.

last year i loaned my grandmother my
computer, i was heading down south for
work, and i figured we would use email
to stay in touch.

i started receiving emails from her to
say she had taken an interest in computer
security and as proof she forwarded links
to two security sites that she said were
her favorites, dsl reports, and wilders.org.

funniest part of this story is that while
it was me who loaded grandma a computer,
it was grandma who first started teaching
me about computer security.

my grandmother passed away in february
and i still come to wilders daily because
what grandma taught me is you are never to
old to learn." }-

Sorry I hadn't taken notice before, but thats a great story.
Regards,
Smokie

[squash]

I found Wilders Security Forums on PCFlank, as far as I remember.

[trevor12]

I was interested in low resource fw. I found LnS and then I wanted some forum about it. I found forum about LnS here and after some weeks recognized that not only support forum about LnS is this web. At the same time I recognized phenomenon Paranoid2k on outpostfw forum and again finished my way here. After some weeks I realised deep impact of this forum on my mind and voila i am here and although I am not post frequently, I read this forum almost daily.

[grl69]

I was put onto spybot by computercops (now castlecops) which in turn put me onto spywareblaster and hence...

[Hard Rocker]

:) Through SpyWare Warrior .... if my memory serves me correct. ::)

HR

[beetlejuice69]

When I bought TDS-3...

[JRCATES]

Doing either a Yahoo or Google search for security type apps, I came across a link for a product (don't remember which one now) that had a link to Wilders. I clicked on the link, some saw very useful topics and read some of the replies from people posting, and decided that there was a lot of useful knowledge being shared here that I could learn quite a bit from.

Well, I can say in all honesty that I have learned quite a bit from the people posting here in a relatively short time. They're quick to share their knowledge and provide (what I believe is) sincere and helpful advice. The irony is that many of the products I like and use are not very popular in these forums, but that's OK. We all have different likes and tastes, and I generally go with what I like and am comfortable with....but the info shared here is still priceless, none the less.

[nusrat]

I found it to be very useful, thank you. ;-)

[rdsu]

I don't remember... :(

Maybe because I was searching some support for NOD32...

[bigbuck]

Well....I'd just finished googling for 'Sexy Starlets' and 'Hot Nurses', when I thought I'd look for 'Wild Secretaries' ;D ;) Go figure! ;D

[musicman]

A few years back I was posting on another forum and chatting back and forth about security software. A friend of mine mentioned about Wilders and how informative the web site was. So I decided to check it out, and haven't left since!!! I was asked by a member from another forum what I thought about Wilders and my statement was short "A breath of fresh air" :)

[mevicki]

After a frustrating 30 minutes trying to access LAVASOFT Ad-Aware Support Forums links that led me in some loop-de-loop Lavasoft rollercoaster ride with the support bar unlatched, defective airbag, and an empty brake fluid reservoir, I was determined to find the missing piece that would justify the amount of wasted time and effort, and approx. 25 open browsers still waiting to be closed.

MSN (whom I love dearly) Search of the evil Lavasoft Support Forums (whom I still love, too), took me to my crash landing on a huge soft ball of cotton provided by...who else... Wilders. After reading several posts here, well, I think I'll kick back and become educated, informed, and knowledgeable courtesy of the many talented members who so graciously provide a wealth of information in "laymans terms" AND with good manners!! Go Figure!

(Seeing as this is my VERY FIRST POST EVER, I'll excuse my "over-the-top" drama reply)...I'm SO excited (dorky, too).

[akshay_k72]

Well, I was searching for reviews of NOD32 and Google brought me here..

Cheers

Akshay.

[pamelajoy]

I am putting a new harddrive on my computer which means I will end up with a brand new C drive freshly formatted. So I decided that it wouldn't hurt anything to download a suspicious program (http://pamelajoy.com/pamela/perils/index.php) (ErrorGuard). Then I decided to do some research on it to see if I could get the program and all its tentacles off my computer. (I did.) I did a Google search for ErrorGuard and it sent me to a lot of forums, and this one was so friendly that I came back again.
http://pamelajoy.com/images/smileys/heartflower.gif

[tuatara]

I've got the URL from a guy who said his name (alias) was Kevin Mitnick (this is not true!!!),
he hacked my cellphone , here at the QQPKS , which he did according to him via the mossad and the CIA.
but i don't believe this i think he hacked it simply via the FBI.

When i asked him how he got all the information, he told me that he was
abducted by aliens, who crashed with their UFO, after the uploaded Windows XP
on their flightcomputer.

They also informed him that if you need information regarding your pc security,
you must have a look at this URL.

Sadly, the only way he could read the url, was after surgery,
the url was of course lasered on his implant.
He never could hear perfectly again with his left ear.

But that doesn't matter, because he still can hear voices,
nobody can hear, when his metal plate in is forehead
is in the correct direction, for receiving.

All the other information i got from him later, by mail was written
with a font, that can only be seen under a microscope on a piece of metal,
that is unknown on this earth.
As you can understand his code was not created by humans ...

It appears to be program code, for a program that can stop ALL malware a
from all Windows versions (Virusses,SPAM,spyware,dialers,trojans,etc) and it's security leaks.

Sorry, i have to go, now, their is bright light here in the room,
and someone knocking at my door ...

:lurking:

[mzjazz2u]

I learned about Wilders from a guy at work. He works in the IT department in our Laboratory.

[ErikAlbert]

My very first security forum SWI was down for many days (didn't count them) and I had to look for another security forum to keep on learning.
It could have been any forum, but WSF was the one I remembered by name and I was too lazy to look for other forum names.
So I joined WSF and I don't regret it. Now I'm a member of two security forums.
SWI and WSF are quite different, but both forums have their own advantages and I can't say anything bad about any forum.

Security forums are the only way to get :
- informed about malwares, many users aren't even aware of malware.
- the right softwares, without buying one of these rogue softwares
- the right combination of these softwares, without getting into trouble.
- valuable tips based on experience and knowledge.
- qualified help.
- all that for free.
Typical users can't level with the knowledge of forums and they learn alot faster in a forum, then on their own. I speak of experience.

Serious security websites are also good, but they don't talk like a forum.
I like forums more than chatrooms, because I have enough time to translate my posts in English, using notepad.
Chatrooms are too sloppy and they lose their information constantly.

I'm also a moderator in a Free Lotto Forum, but the Free Lotto World is dying, because the advertising business went down significantly.
90% of the free lottos are SCAMS, so most free lotto players have a very short list (1 upto 20 free lottos).
This Free Lotto Forum has only one or two posts per day and that is very boring.
Playing on free lottos infects your computer too, so it was a small step to SWI and later WSF.
I stopped playing on free lottos, because I wasn't very lucky.
I won $91 in total and will probably use that money for buying softwares.
I won two times $100 but I wasn't paid.
I wouldn't recommend playing on free lottos anymore, because the golden days of the free lottos are over. Nowadays, nothing but low prices and very difficult to win because of the bad odds.

[jakebarnes]

I've been lurking for some time ... I post at other forums (mainly having M$ issues) ... but I like this forum and may hang around a bit.

[gre87y]

I found this forum after I bought td-3. Soon after I purchased process guard and port explorer. Great forum, I like it here. ;D

[Carver]

I was searching for a new AV.

[Ardias]

Refered by Non-Wilders member on different forum they were talking about Antivirus programs this how i found this brilliant place. 8)

[BeetleBoss]

My husband made me join.......http://www.wilderssecurity.com/images/other/BUBBLECHEW.GIF

[Rmus]

Learned about it while looking up information on the internet about security 8)

-rich
________________
~~Be ALERT!!! ~~

[Rmus]

-{ Quote: "My husband made me join.......http://www.wilderssecurity.com/images/other/BUBBLECHEW.GIF" }-Uh oh ..... :-X

-------------
BeetleBoss
She who posts lots of Smileys
Location: We're somewhere in Kansas, Toto!!!!
-------------

Hope it's not Lanford... :-[

----------
Roseanne:
Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore

(The town of Lanford gets hit with a tornado)
------------

-rich

[mzjazz2u]

-{ Quote: "My husband made me join.......http://www.wilderssecurity.com/images/other/BUBBLECHEW.GIF" }-


Hey Boss... can I steal your bubble gum blowing smiley? :D It's really cute!

[sam42]

I found this really cool site, while reading a british comp magazine >www. computeractive.co.uk,

Best buy i ever made!!!

[TouchuvGrey]

I found it a while back through Diamond CS, looking for some info on TDS-3







Mike

[BeetleBoss]

-{ Quote: "Hey Boss... can I steal your bubble gum blowing smiley? :D It's really cute!" }-
Sure you can use the smilie http://img115.exs.cx/img115/9916/z4dwink.gif

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/images/other/MAKEFACE.GIF

[Trooper]

Once I switched over from Norton AV to NOD32 for my AV software, I knew this was the place to go since Eset has there forums here.

I was a long time lurker and guest poster, but after reading the TONS of information on this site, along with all of the great and knowledgeable users I finally decided to join up.

Not one regret in doing so either. This place is simply put, THE BEST! ;D

Jag

[big ed]

I was googling a deer hunting site as I wanted to try my luck using a bow or a spear. Well, I kept getting bogged down on sites refering to 'big buck', 'Blackspear', and Cochise. After perusing a few of their posts about ducks, eagles, cats (you too "Marj"), Dogs (??), blowflies, the size of unmentionables, and other very important topics of the day I knew this was the place to be. I have been able to amass an admirable amount of posts having absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The best part is that I see no reason to change in the forseeable future.

Play on, big ed

[sweater]

::)

Actually.... I almost forgot how I find this great forum. Maybe I got this when I visited some sites that concerns security issues... I think when I visited grc.com or firewallleaktester.com or maybe on some other freeware sites out there. It's an accident really, and I've got to be thankful with this accident coz i for me it's a blessing in disguise, and I have learned lots of things on this forum. :)

I'm very thankful to all who've responded and who joined in this forum, and especially to the people who make this things possible... the wilderssecurity.com people. 8)

More power to all of you.... :-*

[bigbuck]

My dog was getting lonely while I was at work all day, so I had a bit of a google and.........

[Hipgnosis]

through a quantum fissure in the space-time continuum 8)

[Omicron]

there was a link on the acronis forum

[tansu]

Tekno told me:)

[BaRaKa]

I googled a search about some spyware software and I found myself on Wilders :)

[TeknO]

-{ Quote: "Tekno told me:)" }-
Who is TeknO :D gossip ?

[Brian N]

I was looking for some info on NOD, and what better place to start than the official forums? ;)

[jumpshot]

Brian, ditto... logical. :P

[stein]

Link on the Spybot Search & Destroy site.

Stein

[dqa]

Revealed Truth....

;D