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Computer gurus..... |
Joe Bob |
May 25 2003, 08:01 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
I am getting a new spam that gets thru my firewall and anti virus. It appears like an instant message, from "Tiffany"....obviously a porn site....any ideas on how to block it?
It's NOT in my email que.... |
Qarl |
May 25 2003, 08:10 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
Download a program called BHO Cop (search for it on the internet).
It can help you check for Browser Help Objects. Sometimes you get some snooping software or other type crap installed unknowingly and it lurks in the background. Uncheck anything that looks suspicious! Karl |
Gint |
May 25 2003, 10:49 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,070 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Change your email addy in your browser before surfin porn...
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seanery |
May 26 2003, 07:18 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
BHCop is not available any more.
Does anyone have the file they can post or email? |
campbellcj |
May 26 2003, 09:56 AM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,544 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California |
Some spammers are now using the Windows Alerter/Messenger services to pop up stuff on your screen. This is pretty freaky. Your firewall may be configurable to block the network port that those messages are transmitted on, or (depending on your operating system flavor) you can just shut off those services. Very few people actually use them. If you're running Win2K or XP, go into the "Services" applet under the Control Panel - Administrative Tools and change the startup type of the "Messenger" service to Manual or Disabled. (Also click Stop to shut it off w/o rebooting.)
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Joe Bob |
May 26 2003, 09:59 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Yeah Chris, I am betting that is how they are getting thru.
Karl, thanks for the download.... Ginter....get stuffed.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) |
Zeke |
May 26 2003, 10:07 AM
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Never left, but not right.... Group: Members Posts: 381 Joined: 26-January 03 From: Long Beach CA Member No.: 197 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Gint @ May 25 2003, 08:49 PM) Change your email addy in your browser before surfin porn... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) ---GOOOOAALLLLL!!!!!! |
J P Stein |
May 26 2003, 10:15 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
If you don't have Spybot, get it....free download.
It also has a blocker available. |
Gint |
May 26 2003, 10:48 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,070 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE Ginter....get stuffed.... :cursor: |
Drums66 |
May 26 2003, 11:08 AM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Look in Add Remove programs, if it is there delete it!
or on the task bar or on your start-up menu (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
J P Stein |
May 26 2003, 11:19 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
I know just enuff bout this stuff to get in trouble....it may an ActiveX file....bout impossible to get rid of with some kind of search engine.
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joea9146 |
May 26 2003, 02:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 663 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Denver, NC Member No.: 283 Region Association: None |
Get spybot it works really well.... here is the link
http://security.kolla.de/ |
madd_dogg_914 |
May 27 2003, 12:17 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 478 Joined: 30-March 03 From: Vacaville, CA Member No.: 497 Region Association: Northern California |
Holy Fu*king Crap Fu*k! I just downloaded that and it found like 345,871,231,209 of these spyware thingies. I was almost gonna buy a new computer because it would take like 5 minutes just to log into Windows! Now it is like instantaneous. 914 people are good for more info than just 914's!!!
Thanks guys -Chris |
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