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#1
May 16th, 2008
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I've got a really nasty virus on my home computer. I don't know how long it will take to clear. Hopefully, I'll be back Saturday evening . . . I hope.
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May 17th, 2008
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It was really weird. I downloaded Spybot Search & Destroy and it began to search. While it was doing so, my little program "new programs" notice came up and there was Antispywarmaster. I clicked on it and opened up "uninstall", clicked it and the damned thing disappeared. I still have some annoying popups so I'll need to upgrade my antipoput programs but none of the stupid Antispywaremaster screens have shown up in the last hour. They were coming up every minute. I feel so empowered . . .
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#4
May 17th, 2008
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For a while, I'm operating off a laptop. My old hard drive is so infected that they're installing a new one. Oooo . . . this isn't turning out to be cheap!
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Have speargun, will dream, Sarge Holland's .375: One Planet, One Rifle! Hungry DeeperBlue Hunting Mentor If it moves, eat it. If it doesn't move, give it a kick. Then eat it!
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May 18th, 2008
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A reformat will fix all of that. Unfortunately, that wipes everything off it.
Next time, you should boot into Safe Mods (F8 while computer is starting), and then run every scan you possibly can. I recommend Nod32 and Spybot S+d.
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May 18th, 2008
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May 18th, 2008
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Get a MAC. I dont have one but Im saving up for one! I hear they dont get viruses....yet. I think its all those antispyware companies responsible for all the viruses. Job Security
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#8
May 18th, 2008
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hey old sarge,
sorry to hear you got infected. here is an excellent resource for malware removal: READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide - MajorGeeks Support Forums it contains a point by point checklist of instructions for removing all types of malware and links to the necessary utility programs (free) that can help you out. it is updated frequently and contains top-notch info. hope you can get your computer cleaned up. cheers, sean vancouver, canada
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#9
May 19th, 2008
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Thanx for all the good wishes, guys. I am back up and running, fully secure with the most powerful anti-everything software in North America, Eset! Expensive? Yeah. Bit of a pain to install? A bit. Well reviewed? Man! It's a safe feeling, I'll be havin' now. How about a beer?
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Have speargun, will dream, Sarge Holland's .375: One Planet, One Rifle! Hungry DeeperBlue Hunting Mentor If it moves, eat it. If it doesn't move, give it a kick. Then eat it!
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May 19th, 2008
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#11
May 19th, 2008
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It wasn't a virus, guys, it was Adware and Fake Antispyware. Those infect everything.
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Have speargun, will dream, Sarge Holland's .375: One Planet, One Rifle! Hungry DeeperBlue Hunting Mentor If it moves, eat it. If it doesn't move, give it a kick. Then eat it!
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#12
May 20th, 2008
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 Sorry, not this one. Linux just does it for me. Never a thought about those nasty buggers for years and years. All happy happy, and just works™.  My flavour is ubuntu, free, easy, and based on debian. Can't ask for more.
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#13
May 20th, 2008
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I keep hearing really good things about linux. How hard is it for the commoner to use?
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Have speargun, will dream, Sarge Holland's .375: One Planet, One Rifle! Hungry DeeperBlue Hunting Mentor If it moves, eat it. If it doesn't move, give it a kick. Then eat it!
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#14
May 20th, 2008
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I have given a copy of ubuntu to many computer illiterates who are still happy users, so it can't be too hard. And there's lot's of help and support from other users, for the FAQs and the not-so-FAQs, too.
From my professional view I find the concepts used in some of the user interfaces extremy smart and (at least mostly) intuitive. You can just give it a risk-free go, too. Download the current ubuntu CD, toast it and let Your PC run from that CD, it will start a full-fledged ubuntu linux without touching the PCs harddrive, so when You remove the CD, it will never remember what happened.
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#15
May 20th, 2008
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Innnnnnnnnteresting! I may just give that a try.
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Have speargun, will dream, Sarge Holland's .375: One Planet, One Rifle! Hungry DeeperBlue Hunting Mentor If it moves, eat it. If it doesn't move, give it a kick. Then eat it!
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