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Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Logikal X on August 06, 2004, 03:38:44 pm

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that was a fun job

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Alecs on August 06, 2004, 03:42:15 pm

ummm hmmm :cry:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: BWilli on August 06, 2004, 06:20:13 pm

haha.....shiz....that's how bad my computer was when you first told me to download Adware....

my comp was so messed up back then.....

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Tia on August 07, 2004, 05:40:52 am

My computer is seriously f*cked up...come and fix it for me Mr Pete!

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: NESSAussie on May 14, 2005, 07:10:21 am

The system here running XP & IE6 has been under seige since SmartFinder
surreptitiously installed itself :twisted: I've tried to remove it with Pest Patrol and
AdAware SE without complete success; can anyone here recommend more
effective software that's also free to d/l? Any help is really appreciated :thumbsup:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Turn_on_the_stars on May 14, 2005, 11:06:49 am

I have linux, and my comp is super slow.

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: kaysha on May 15, 2005, 09:06:26 pm

Quote from: "Turn_on_the_stars"

I have linux, and my comp is super slow.

you have linux????

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Will on May 15, 2005, 09:10:46 pm

Quote from: "Turn_on_the_stars"

I have linux, and my comp is super slow.

uname -a?

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Si_duffers! on May 16, 2005, 11:35:56 am

Hehe I was curious to see that but it's been taken down

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Logikal X on May 16, 2005, 12:40:13 pm

it was an adaware scan with over 1600 results

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: emmy on May 16, 2005, 02:35:02 pm

oh thats nothing, at work we keep a post on the wall that has adaware "records" and printed screenshots... I think the record for us is somewhere upwards of 3000... which is fucking insane, but some of these uconn peeps have shitforbrains.

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Logikal X on May 16, 2005, 04:08:48 pm

Quote from: "emmy"

oh thats nothing, at work we keep a post on the wall that has adaware "records" and printed screenshots... I think the record for us is somewhere upwards of 3000... which is fucking insane, but some of these uconn peeps have shitforbrains.

how the hell did they even get their computer on?
  :lol:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Dora on May 16, 2005, 04:32:45 pm

I'm proud to say I have a nice pretty 0 at the moment  :lol:

But I had 17 when I last scanned lol

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: NESSAussie on May 16, 2005, 05:10:28 pm

I've added MS AntiSpyware, Spybot S&D and SpySweeper and managed to
uncover another variant of this CWS (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topict3341.html) 'hijacker' :twisted: I'm wondering if its easier
to just change my browser from IE6? Its inherently prone to infiltration :thumbsdown:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: BlueStar on May 16, 2005, 06:36:35 pm

Quote from: "NESSAussie"

I've added MS AntiSpyware, Spybot S&D and SpySweeper and managed to
uncover another variant of this CWS (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topict3341.html) 'hijacker' :twisted: I'm wondering if its easier
to just change my browser from IE6? Its inherently prone to infiltration :thumbsdown:

Do it. Mozilla Firefox is SO much better. I made the switch (which was relatively easy. Firefox gives you the option to import all your bookmarks from IE when you install it so you won't lose anything) and have since permenantly deleted the stupid blue E off my desktop. It also has a lot of nice features. Great pop-up control built right in, tabbed browsing, you can have windows media player accessible right at the bottom of the window (with a special extension.) It's just all-around worth it. Not to mention the better security.  :thumbsup:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Logikal X on May 17, 2005, 04:45:11 am

Personally id say get Avant browser before mozilla, the only addional security it has over IE is a popup blocker but Mozilla is POS.

And i dont care what you firefox addicts say, it crashes, and now that they have updated it four time in the past month its not quick anymore at all.  Im pretty dissapointed with it

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: BWilli on May 17, 2005, 04:48:18 am

Quote from: "Logikal X"

Personally id say get Avant browser before mozilla, the only addional security it has over IE is a popup blocker but Mozilla is POS.

And i dont care what you firefox addicts say, it crashes, and now that they have updated it four time in the past month its not quick anymore at all.  Im pretty dissapointed with it

i just swtiched from Avant to Maxthon.  everytime i reset Avant, it erased my Outlook password from the system.  pain in the arse b/c i had to go to my boss so he could type in the password....dude has major trust issues

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Logikal X on May 17, 2005, 05:42:17 am

ALl you have to do is go into the avant options and go to the delete records, then set it so it doesnt clear passwords on close  :razz:


I like maxthon too tho, and Opera is pretty damn quick from all the tests ive seen but im yet to try it out



And if i were you id get a keylogger and turn it on before he enters the password so you can retrieve it after he enters it  :lol:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: BWilli on May 17, 2005, 05:44:20 am

Quote from: "Logikal X"

ALl you have to do is go into the avant options and go to the delete records, then set it so it doesnt clear passwords on close  :razz:

that i know, but as my boss has trust issues, so do I.  I clear the records so nobody can see what the hell i've REALLY been up to all day at work   :razz:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Will on May 17, 2005, 05:45:52 am

Pfft... all you Windows peeps can't use the best browser on the market today, Safari. :nannerskates:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Logikal X on May 17, 2005, 05:45:59 am

Quote from: "BWilli"

Quote from: "Logikal X"

ALl you have to do is go into the avant options and go to the delete records, then set it so it doesnt clear passwords on close  :razz:

that i know, but as my boss has trust issues, so do I.  I clear the records so nobody can see what the hell i've REALLY been up to all day at work   :razz:

Well then you could set it to just clear history and cookies and it would leave the passwords alone, not like your boss is gonna hack them outta avant  :lol:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: BWilli on May 17, 2005, 05:56:47 am

Quote from: "Logikal X"

Well then you could set it to just clear history and cookies and it would leave the passwords alone, not like your boss is gonna hack them outta avant  :lol:

true...but anyways, Maxthon is pretty good so far, if it starts giving me "a peculiar odor", then i'll go back to Avant

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: zurielshimon on May 17, 2005, 06:02:37 am

Personally, I like Firefox, the main reason being that its default settings are mostly intuitive and at the same time not stupid.  There's usually only two settings I have to change on a new installation of Firefox (which is something I encounter often since I install it on every lab computer I use at school, just so it can be deleted when the computer is started up again :? ) and those are the Bookmarks Toolbar (which I don't use) and "Open links from other applications in a new tab in the most recent window" under Tabbed Browsing.  Netscape has Tabbed Browsing also, and it's based on a Mozilla browser undercarriage, but it doesn't work quite the same way and I have to use more keys and clicks to do the same amount of work.

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Logikal X on May 17, 2005, 06:39:38 am

Quote from: "em one twenty-five boy"

Pfft... all you Windows peeps can't use the best browser on the market today, Safari. :nannerskates:

safari can lick my balls :roflcoptor:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: NESSAussie on May 18, 2005, 07:10:19 am

Quote from: "BlueStar"

Mozilla Firefox is SO much better... It also has a lot of nice features. Great pop-up control built right in, tabbed browsing... It's just all-around worth it. Not to mention the better security.  :thumbsup:

Thank you for your help Julie & thank you Dustin for the link in your SIG bro :wink:

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: zurielshimon on May 18, 2005, 07:27:07 am

Quote from: "NESSAussie"

Quote from: "BlueStar"

Mozilla Firefox is SO much better... It also has a lot of nice features. Great pop-up control built right in, tabbed browsing... It's just all-around worth it. Not to mention the better security.  :thumbsup:

Thank you for your help Julie & thank you Dustin for the link in your SIG bro :wink:

You're certainly welcome! :D

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: Logikal X on May 18, 2005, 11:54:02 am

real browser my ass, none of this is tangible you fools!

Title: What you didnt want to find on your computer
Post by: zurielshimon on May 18, 2005, 04:51:23 pm

Quote from: "Logikal X"

real browser my ass, none of this is tangible you fools!

Your ass isn't tangible??? :? I mean, not that I really want to find out or anything. :razz: