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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:34 AM Original message |
Attention DUers: If you use Spybot to detect spyware, read this. |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks, mine was already set to advanced mode |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. Don't have this problem but did want to say thanks for looking out for us. nt |
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CurtEastPoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Thanks...am doing so now! Good info... n/t |
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tandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. Thanks for letting us know. K & R |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. K&R |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. My guess is that the Rethugs who (somehow) won control of our unverifiable election process here ... |
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TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
6. Does spybot work on Apples? |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Nothing good really works on over priced apples, sorry |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Idiot. The Spyware doesn't work on unix (Mac OSX) in the first place. |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 03:41 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Never had a problem... |
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tXr (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
46. Linux Mint is a great distro. |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #22 |
43. Before you call me an idiot you might want to learn how user accounts actually work |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 03:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
32. The truth of the matter is |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
37. idiot |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. You should check out this awesome game called COD Modern Warfare 2 this idiot is playing |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. i have a life. i don't play computer games. n/t |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. name me one thing your mac can do that my PC (which is a 1/3rd cheaper) can't |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. I never had good luck with spybot, I recommend malwarebytes |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Great advice. I will visit those sites this evening. |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I switched over to using malwarebytes last year |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Superantispyware is also great |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. The name has always bugged me |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 02:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
28. It is good, I work from home for a company and they recommend it |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
49. Thank you! |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. You're welcome. And this wouldn't be an internet message board without some name calling |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
11. Thanks. I need to download it for my new computer nt |
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BennyD (207 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
12. Thanks a lot! I use spybot regularly but didn't know that little trick. : ) n/t |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. Thanks - am trying your suggestion right now. And thanks to others for their other spyremove prgms. |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Spybot and malwarebytes dont run in the background so you can have both |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Great thanks. My computer is pretty good - found only two items |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
18. A-Squared is much better. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Yup, but no one will listen. Creatures of habit |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 02:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. I didn't have good luck with that one |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. I used to use Spybot all the time |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. I switched to advanced view but all the searches were already on. |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:02 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Don't think so. I've never changed the "mode" on Spybot since I first installed it. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm running the scan now. |
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D23MIURG23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
25. Thanks for the info. K&R |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
26. Try this: http://www.malwarebytes.org and Avira. Download.com nt |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
27. How can you tell what your compuer is sending and receiving? |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 06:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. When I click on the lower-right corner icon that indicates I'm connected to the internets, ... |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 03:38 AM Response to Original message |
30. I used to use both SpyBot and AdAware, because they seemed |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
33. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
36. Er eh ... just get a MAC! |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Er eh, I have a flat tire on my truck. Should I buy a new one? |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. If your truck was inferrior in its engineering then yeah |
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Trekologer (445 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 08:06 AM Response to Reply #36 |
53. You used the wrong capitalisation |
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jbnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
38. Were the 105 new finds red entries or green? |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:03 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I'm not sure, since they are erased now. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
41. I tried Search & Destroy about a week ago and found the same thing |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
45. Thanks. |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
47. Oh my! I didn't know that before. Thanks! n/t |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
48. ttt |
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jasi2006 (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
52. Thanks. Is McAfee not enough? |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
54. i have had similar thoughts |
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