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Fucking bastards, I know exactly what you mean. I had a virus in my computer a few weeks ago, had to pay $80 to get it fix, and now I have a shit load of spyware that I can't get rid off.
 
Originally posted by Frankie P.@Jun 3 2004, 02:12 PM
Fucking bastards, I know exactly what you mean. I had a virus in my computer a few weeks ago, had to pay $80 to get it fix, and now I have a shit load of spyware that I can't get rid off.

Why in the world did you pay $80 to get rid of a virus?
 
Well I just downloaded Mozilla, after B. asked why we were still using IE. Mozilla own IE, B was right, it loads up so much faster. Thanks B, appreciate the advice.
 
I'm on a 5-year old Toshiba laptop computer... and I'm not messing around with it. Everything on it works just fine. But thanks for the suggestion anyway B...
 
Originally posted by Frankie P.@Jun 3 2004, 09:12 PM
and now I have a shit load of spyware that I can't get rid off.

Download Spy Sweeper, and SpyBot.

Mozilla isn't invincible, and it still get s pop ups, but less.
 
pop ups- yes, but it cannot complis activeX nor vbscript controls, which are the leading causes of spyware and on the fly installs.

hell, even in IE when you go to a page that has an mp3 embedded to play- mozilla will pop open the Download/save box- so you KNOW what you are downloading... nto IE- it gives you all the shit.
 
I have adaware, but it still doesn't get rid of the crap. I deleted cookies and everything, don't know what the hell to do.
 
Originally posted by pissedoffsol@Jun 3 2004, 07:44 PM
pop ups- yes, but it cannot complis activeX nor vbscript controls, which are the leading causes of spyware and on the fly installs.

hell, even in IE when you go to a page that has an mp3 embedded to play- mozilla will pop open the Download/save box- so you KNOW what you are downloading... nto IE- it gives you all the shit.

Fuck ie. NOt one damn virus found since last rebuild of system. No pop-ups, nothing. Mozilla owns and for you lazy bastards, no more typing ieist3hsux0r ctrl+enter all you have to type is ieist3hsux0r and then enter. ( YOu save one key stroke.)
 
Originally posted by pissedoffsol@Jun 3 2004, 03:29 PM
why the fuck do you people still use IE?

Why the fuck am I wasting my life away on the retardn3t? :shrug2:
 
Originally posted by Frankie P.@Jun 4 2004, 02:46 AM
I have adaware, but it still doesn't get rid of the crap. I deleted cookies and everything, don't know what the hell to do.

Download the programs I listed, and run them. Adaware is good, and you can make it better by changing the settings, just ask E, but hte others are way more complete, even the free versions.
 
Originally posted by pissedoffsol@Jun 3 2004, 07:44 PM
pop ups- yes, but it cannot complis activeX nor vbscript controls, which are the leading causes of spyware and on the fly installs.

hell, even in IE when you go to a page that has an mp3 embedded to play- mozilla will pop open the Download/save box- so you KNOW what you are downloading... nto IE- it gives you all the shit.

:blink: :unsure: <_< :hmm: :ph34r:

I have no fucking clue what you just typed.
 
and that's why people like you, and others who aren't savy, keep having spyware problems.

activeX is a DOM component which runs executibles within internet explorer- for example- I'm sure you've seen windows media player play a movie ON the webpage itself, instead of opening up the media player. That's active X. While movies are <usually> harlmess, other things are not. Esp on porn sites :ph34r:
 
The problem came up when I was using Yahoo to chat with my GF, and she gave me a link to the Nevada emissions laws, and it sent me to a fuckin' porn site and it started from there, I downloaded those 2 programs and it didn't get rid of the shit. I am probably going to have to send it back again to be completely erased download all the protection, set it on high and just be extremely careful of where I go.
 
I have used nothing but IE, not one problem ? :shrug2:
 
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