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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:21 PM Original message |
THANK GOD for Ad Aware, and GODDAMN malware!!!!! |
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thunder rising
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Linux doesn't seem to have a need for Ad-Aware |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Just keep posting that and I'm sure some virus maker will find a way... |
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PFunk
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Neither do macs... |
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Beelzebud
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Thu Jan-17-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
44. Or proper video drivers, sound drivers, etc. etc. etc. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Are you using... |
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HCE SuiGeneris
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Much prefer SpyWareBlaster as a frontline defense... |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. What is SpyWareBlaster and where do I get it? |
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in_cog_ni_to
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. I use Spyware Blaster too. It keeps all that crap off your computer. Link to free download: |
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Reciprocity
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:58 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Will any of this work with Vista? |
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in_cog_ni_to
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Thu Jan-17-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Does anything work with Vista? Just Kidding! I have no clue. I run XP. You may be able to get that |
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Reciprocity
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Thu Jan-17-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Vista is a POS!!! . |
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in_cog_ni_to
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Thu Jan-17-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. That's what I've heard and why I stuck with XP. Can you go back to XP? Get rid of Vista? |
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1monster
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Thu Jan-17-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. Thank you. I will download it after I reset my computer. Just after I signed off line last night, |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Isn't Firefox an operating system? Here's were I show my ignorance... |
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The Straight Story
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Firefox is a browser |
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Warpy
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Firefox is a browser |
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The Stranger
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Thu Jan-17-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
47. Thanks for all of this from the non-computer people. |
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Dawggie
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Thu Jan-17-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. For most home users a router is a piece of hardware that allows you to share your internet |
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The Stranger
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Thu Jan-17-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Excellent, and thanks! |
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Warpy
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Thu Jan-17-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Just think of your computer as a series of little black boxes |
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The Stranger
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Thu Jan-17-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Thanks very much. |
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Wiley50
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. Thanks for reminding me! |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Here you go folks, the free version of Ad Aware... It is worth having. |
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BlueJazz
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. It probably "Rode in" on another file before you turned the Computer off.... |
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madeline_con
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
11. I think the little buggers jump on while your'e innocently surfing, |
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parasim
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Wed Jan-16-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. Virus-free since '89... |
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parasim
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Wed Jan-16-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Notice how everybody ignores the Mac user? |
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parasim
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Wed Jan-16-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Ya got that right... |
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parasim
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Wed Jan-16-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Good point. |
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LTR
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Not so fast, Mac snob! |
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parasim
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Thu Jan-17-08 12:17 AM Response to Reply #29 |
40. wow, I haven't been called that in a while... |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. I've used Macs at school, but to be quite honest, I don't find them "user friendly." |
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ProudDad
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Y'all did know that if you plug in a 3 button mouse |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. They are not my computers. They belong to the schools in which I work and |
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ProudDad
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Thu Jan-17-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Just carry the mouse (they're about $15-20) |
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parasim
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Thu Jan-17-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #28 |
39. Don't mind me, I'm just kidding around here... |
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navarth
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Opera. |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Sorry, it knocked AVG anti-virus out of the ball park... froze it up in less than five minutes. |
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navarth
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Thu Jan-17-08 10:10 AM Response to Reply #18 |
43. wow. impressive. |
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ProudDad
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Fri Jan-18-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
62. You may actually have a hardware problem |
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1monster
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Sat Jan-19-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Which symptoms? I've had this virus before and it is nasty. After having it cleaned, the PC was |
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bigmonkey
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. I never worry about viruses. |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. But I think the Internet Police already exist to watch over what we post. I was just |
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DS1
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. The stuff to 'clean it up' IS the Malware |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Since I got infected with it before, I didn't fall for it this time. Even so, it |
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nebenaube
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
20. there's a new worm running around... n/t |
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WillyT
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Wed Jan-16-08 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. I Use... |
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LTR
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Wed Jan-16-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. I recommend Avast |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. I did that, but everything that was suggested didn't work. Everytime I tried to |
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Gloria
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. Ad Aware. Spyblaster, and Spybot all on my mother's XP laptop ....AA knocked |
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in_cog_ni_to
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. The basic AVG is still free. I use it. |
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Feron
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. Some preventative steps you may want to take... |
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1monster
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I'm not sure why, but my computer will not let me download MicroSoft updates... |
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blogslut
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Thu Jan-17-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Probably a good thing |
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Dawggie
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Thu Jan-17-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
51. My Dad had that POS virus as well. |
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catmandu57
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Thu Jan-17-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
53. I had a major problem in 06 |
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1monster
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Thu Jan-17-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I'll check it out! Thanks for the tip. |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Jan-17-08 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
56. My computer was compromised yesterday too. It was running fine |
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1monster
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Thu Jan-17-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Do the Avast too. I just ran it and it found FOUR bleeping trojan horses on my P.C. |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Fri Jan-18-08 01:41 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Do you have a direct link to a free Adaware download? |
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1monster
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Fri Jan-18-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Direct link to Ad Aware 2007 download... |
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Justice Is Comin
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Fri Jan-18-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. I know about as much |
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1monster
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Fri Jan-18-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Thanks. Checking it out. My PC seems to be virus free at the moment, and I now have |
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The Stranger
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Sat Jan-19-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
63. Kick. |
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