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Chronic Skronski

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08-22-2006 16:37

From: Ordinal Malaprop

Don't use Outlook or Outlook Express (though they've gotten better recently).

Actually, just turn off preview pane and don't display messages in HTML, and you should be pretty much OK.

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pandastrong Fairplay

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08-22-2006 16:47

From: Marisa Uritsky

To me this was more violating than rape, worse than a terror attack, in fact it was one, when you spend all your life on computers, when you think you know what your doing...

WTF?

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Flavian Molinari

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08-22-2006 18:03

From: Marisa Uritsky

To me this was more violating than rape, worse than a terror attack, in fact it was one, when you spend all your life on computers, when you think you know what your doing...

Obviously you have never been raped or a victim of a terroist attack. I assure you both are much more horrific than a computer virus or a keylogger.

Doubledown Tandino

ADULT on the Mainland!

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08-22-2006 18:22

Can someone please advise me (and us) of programs that will fix spyware that cause registry corruption.... meaning, if there's a virus/trojan that changes your registry, so even after you remove the virus, it either replicates instantly, or reloads when you restart?

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squiz Clifton

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Join date: 1 Jun 2006

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08-24-2006 08:45

From: Chronic Skronski

Wow.

Anyway, another very good way to avoid a lot of nasty stuff is to stay as far away from Internet Explorer as you possibly can. Something else to keep in mind is that there are a LOT of "anti spyware" tools out there that will goad you into purchasing the software based on false positives, and some even install spyware themselves.

An excellent page which lists over a hundred of these applications:

http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Please search the page for whatever anti-spyware tools you use to make sure they are not on the shady side.

Thanks for the post, Marisa - and know that 99% of us see it for what it is.

Yup I agree with that %100. I refer to Internet Explorer as the Evil Browser, stay well away from it. Go look for some hacking and exploit websites, and you'll see page after page of exploits. Good old microsoft did it again.

And also on the topic, forget windows firewall. I dont think you can even class it as a firewall, its implementation is laughable.

Beware of trojans/spyware etc
Chronic Skronski SL Live Musician Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 997	08-22-2006 16:37 From: Ordinal Malaprop Don't use Outlook or Outlook Express (though they've gotten better recently). Actually, just turn off preview pane and don't display messages in HTML, and you should be pretty much OK. _____________________ A man without religion is like a fish without a bicycle.
pandastrong Fairplay all bout the BANG POW NOW Join date: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,920	08-22-2006 16:47 From: Marisa Uritsky To me this was more violating than rape, worse than a terror attack, in fact it was one, when you spend all your life on computers, when you think you know what your doing... WTF? _____________________ "Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game." ~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media "That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline." ~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game.
Flavian Molinari Broadly Offensive Content Join date: 1 Aug 2004 Posts: 662	08-22-2006 18:03 From: Marisa Uritsky To me this was more violating than rape, worse than a terror attack, in fact it was one, when you spend all your life on computers, when you think you know what your doing... Obviously you have never been raped or a victim of a terroist attack. I assure you both are much more horrific than a computer virus or a keylogger.
Doubledown Tandino ADULT on the Mainland! Join date: 9 Mar 2006 Posts: 1,020	08-22-2006 18:22 Can someone please advise me (and us) of programs that will fix spyware that cause registry corruption.... meaning, if there's a virus/trojan that changes your registry, so even after you remove the virus, it either replicates instantly, or reloads when you restart? _____________________ http://djdoubledown.blogspot.com
squiz Clifton Disgruntled Second Lifer. Join date: 1 Jun 2006 Posts: 123	08-24-2006 08:45 From: Chronic Skronski Wow. Anyway, another very good way to avoid a lot of nasty stuff is to stay as far away from Internet Explorer as you possibly can. Something else to keep in mind is that there are a LOT of "anti spyware" tools out there that will goad you into purchasing the software based on false positives, and some even install spyware themselves. An excellent page which lists over a hundred of these applications: http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm Please search the page for whatever anti-spyware tools you use to make sure they are not on the shady side. Thanks for the post, Marisa - and know that 99% of us see it for what it is. Yup I agree with that %100. I refer to Internet Explorer as the Evil Browser, stay well away from it. Go look for some hacking and exploit websites, and you'll see page after page of exploits. Good old microsoft did it again. And also on the topic, forget windows firewall. I dont think you can even class it as a firewall, its implementation is laughable.

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