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So I lsot a boat auction, and never fails, here comes the
scam/spoofers. I just got a "Response from Ebay Member" letter, asking me for more photos of my auction. funny, I've never auctioned off anything. and over in the right hand column i get this: "Isthis message an offer to buy your item directly through email withoutwinning the item on eBay? If so, please he! lp make the eBay marketplacesafer by reporting it to us. These "outside of eBay" transactions maybe unsafe and are against eBay policy...." They type worse than I do! So I sent it to . and Ebay or Safeharbor will send me their usual "we're on it!" type of letter. amazing market place. |
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I get at least 3 of those per day. I also get the one from "paypal" saying
that another email has beed added to the account...please verify. You may know this, but many don't... When you get anything suspicious, hover your mouse over the link they want you to click, and look in the bottom left corner (outlook express). If the url shows anything but the outfit they claim to represent, it's a scam. --Mike wrote in message oups.com... So I lsot a boat auction, and never fails, here comes the scam/spoofers. I just got a "Response from Ebay Member" letter, asking me for more photos of my auction. funny, I've never auctioned off anything. and over in the right hand column i get this: "Isthis message an offer to buy your item directly through email withoutwinning the item on eBay? If so, please he! lp make the eBay marketplacesafer by reporting it to us. These "outside of eBay" transactions maybe unsafe and are against eBay policy...." They type worse than I do! So I sent it to . and Ebay or Safeharbor will send me their usual "we're on it!" type of letter. amazing market place. |
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I get the PayPal "update your records" emails too.
Maybe I ought to open a PayPal acct. so i can see what I need to update. LOL! mgg wrote: I get at least 3 of those per day. I also get the one from "paypal" saying that another email has beed added to the account...please verify. You may know this, but many don't... When you get anything suspicious, hover your mouse over the link they want you to click, and look in the bottom left corner (outlook express). If the url shows anything but the outfit they claim to represent, it's a scam. --Mike wrote in message oups.com... So I lsot a boat auction, and never fails, here comes the scam/spoofers. I just got a "Response from Ebay Member" letter, asking me for more photos of my auction. funny, I've never auctioned off anything. and over in the right hand column i get this: "Isthis message an offer to buy your item directly through email withoutwinning the item on eBay? If so, please he! lp make the eBay marketplacesafer by reporting it to us. These "outside of eBay" transactions maybe unsafe and are against eBay policy...." They type worse than I do! So I sent it to . and Ebay or Safeharbor will send me their usual "we're on it!" type of letter. amazing market place. |
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wrote in message oups.com... So I lsot a boat auction, and never fails, here comes the scam/spoofers. What exactly did you do to a boat auction? I could get "list", sold", or "lost" out of that.. :)) -W |
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"So I lsot " Sorry, I "lost"
I got outbid. WOW, I just now recieved another spoof'r. Someone named "carlos" is wanting to know what my BIN price is and will I accept paypal. Huh. I don't have a paypal acct. and I don't have anything for sale. interesting Clams Canino wrote: wrote in message oups.com... So I lsot a boat auction, and never fails, here comes the scam/spoofers. What exactly did you do to a boat auction? I could get "list", sold", or "lost" out of that.. :)) -W |
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How are they seeing your email addy? Is it your ebay screen name??
Bidders email addys are NOT visible to the public. -W wrote in message oups.com... "So I lsot " Sorry, I "lost" I got outbid. WOW, I just now recieved another spoof'r. Someone named "carlos" is wanting to know what my BIN price is and will I accept paypal. Huh. I don't have a paypal acct. and I don't have anything for sale. interesting Clams Canino wrote: wrote in message oups.com... So I lsot a boat auction, and never fails, here comes the scam/spoofers. What exactly did you do to a boat auction? I could get "list", sold", or "lost" out of that.. :)) -W |
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So I lsot a boat auction, and never fails, here comes the scam/spoofers. This has happened to me a few times in the past, but the last time I put in a bid on an Ebay item I got deluged. The basic idea was an email on the Ebay format saying the even though I "lost" the auction, the winner had failed to complete the deal so now I had a chance to buy it at my price. Unfortunately for them, it's easy to pull up the auction page and send an email to the guy who was actually auctioning a boat, and find out if it's true. Wasn't (of course). I just got a "Response from Ebay Member" letter, asking me for more photos of my auction. funny, I've never auctioned off anything. and over in the right hand column i get this: "Isthis message an offer to buy your item directly through email withoutwinning the item on eBay? If so, please he! lp make the eBay marketplacesafer by reporting it to us. These "outside of eBay" transactions maybe unsafe and are against eBay policy...." They type worse than I do! The ones I get are copied from the Ebay format, complete with the same graphics & colors. So I sent it to . and Ebay or Safeharbor will send me their usual "we're on it!" type of letter. amazing market place. This kind of thing will ruin it. It's a PITA to get deluged with phishing attempts because you try to buy something. The heck with Iraq, Iran, North Korea, can we nuke whatever city it is the stupid scam-baiters live in? mgg wrote: I get at least 3 of those per day. I also get the one from "paypal" saying that another email has beed added to the account...please verify. Yeah, the internet is a real jungle nowadays. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4879468.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6035455.stm You may know this, but many don't... When you get anything suspicious, hover your mouse over the link they want you to click, and look in the bottom left corner (outlook express). If the url shows anything but the outfit they claim to represent, it's a scam. Don't use Outlook Express (or Internet Explorer) it is a revolving door for hackers. But your tip is a good idea to ID any actual links before you go there.... other browsers & readers can do the same thing. Regards Doug King |
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On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:26:32 GMT, Tom Francis wrote:
On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:07:26 GMT, "Clams Canino" wrote: How are they seeing your email addy? Is it your ebay screen name?? Bidders email addys are NOT visible to the public. I stopped even visiting eBay anymore. There aren't any "auctions" anymore unless it's complete junk from somebodies garage - it's all "buy it now" and just another online store - overpriced to boot what with all the "shipping and handling" charges, scams and everything else that's been going on. eBay is a joke. 'Craigslist' has worked well for me. |
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Clams Canino wrote: How are they seeing your email addy? Is it your ebay screen name?? Bidders email addys are NOT visible to the public. -W ebay is constantly being "hacked". seems like they can get your email add's. but can only get sensetive info from you. Like, getting these bogus letters, and clicking on the links provided in the letter. Some will ask for your password, some will take you to an open page of nothing. but has provided an anti security worm, to infiltrate (variation of a trojan horse) to seek and gather the info. |
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wrote in message ups.com... Clams Canino wrote: How are they seeing your email addy? Is it your ebay screen name?? Bidders email addys are NOT visible to the public. -W ebay is constantly being "hacked". seems like they can get your email add's. but can only get sensetive info from you. Like, getting these bogus letters, and clicking on the links provided in the letter. Some will ask for your password, some will take you to an open page of nothing. but has provided an anti security worm, to infiltrate (variation of a trojan horse) to seek and gather the info. I've got 2 Ebay accounts (buyer and seller). I've NEVER gotten emails to my buyers account. I only get them to my sellers account if my email addy was in the ad - or if the phish came through the official ebay emails. I totally disagree that Ebay is being hacked. There's a reason that your email is being laid bare to the world. - really. -W |
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wrote in message
ups.com... Clams Canino wrote: How are they seeing your email addy? Is it your ebay screen name?? Bidders email addys are NOT visible to the public. -W ebay is constantly being "hacked". seems like they can get your email add's. but can only get sensetive info from you. Like, getting these bogus letters, and clicking on the links provided in the letter. Some will ask for your password, some will take you to an open page of nothing. but has provided an anti security worm, to infiltrate (variation of a trojan horse) to seek and gather the info. To infiltrate and then what? Call home with what info it finds? |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:356Yg.3062 To infiltrate and then what? Call home with what info it finds? Most spyware is benign and just tracks marketing preferences so as to spam you better. :)Dangerous spyware can indeed phone home vital info you type in, so as to rob you. I've never seen a single thing come to me via Ebay. It's usually those "freeware" sites that come complete with "free spyware" added in. That's why I specified a *safe* place for whatshisname to download DVDShrink3.2. The best way to be safe is to download nothing, past that, be SURE of your source for "freeware". The best source for getting spyware added is the "free anti-spyware" sites. etc.... -W |
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"Clams Canino" wrote in message ink.net... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:356Yg.3062 To infiltrate and then what? Call home with what info it finds? Most spyware is benign and just tracks marketing preferences so as to spam you better. :)Dangerous spyware can indeed phone home vital info you type in, so as to rob you. I've never seen a single thing come to me via Ebay. It's usually those "freeware" sites that come complete with "free spyware" added in. That's why I specified a *safe* place for whatshisname to download DVDShrink3.2. The best way to be safe is to download nothing, past that, be SURE of your source for "freeware". The best source for getting spyware added is the "free anti-spyware" sites. etc.... -W Question for you computer experts: How safe is it to buy something on-line with a credit card using the vendor's "secure" encrypted ordering page? Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
... "Clams Canino" wrote in message ink.net... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:356Yg.3062 To infiltrate and then what? Call home with what info it finds? Most spyware is benign and just tracks marketing preferences so as to spam you better. :)Dangerous spyware can indeed phone home vital info you type in, so as to rob you. I've never seen a single thing come to me via Ebay. It's usually those "freeware" sites that come complete with "free spyware" added in. That's why I specified a *safe* place for whatshisname to download DVDShrink3.2. The best way to be safe is to download nothing, past that, be SURE of your source for "freeware". The best source for getting spyware added is the "free anti-spyware" sites. etc.... -W Question for you computer experts: How safe is it to buy something on-line with a credit card using the vendor's "secure" encrypted ordering page? Eisboch Been doing it for 6 years without a problem. But, go to www.visa.com and sign up for the "Verified By Visa" thing. And do NOT use your debit card, ever, for an online purchase. |
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If you browser is showing the lock on that web site then that means that the
all the exchanges between you and the web site are encrypted. It is not a completely foolproof encryption but nobody outside of places like nsa have got the computer horsepower to break it. Plus they would have to intercept your actual traffic to even begin and the comm companies have got the major routing nodes and lines pretty well locked down. You do have some vulnerability in that you are assuming that the other party has taken the effort to secure their site and servers. This is not likely to be a problem with big companies like amazon, ebay, walmart, etc. But mom and pop operations that have decided to do their own servers may not be so good. Usually you can tell if the store is doing their own thing or buying web services form a big web server shop. I once received an invitation to list our vacation rental propery on a new site for free. I went to it and signed up to get an account. After I snooped around a while I realized that they had left access to their vacation site user id/password file open on their server. There along with everyone else was my new id and password to get on their site. I downloaded it and emailed them a copy suggesting they clean it up. "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Clams Canino" wrote in message ink.net... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:356Yg.3062 To infiltrate and then what? Call home with what info it finds? Most spyware is benign and just tracks marketing preferences so as to spam you better. :)Dangerous spyware can indeed phone home vital info you type in, so as to rob you. I've never seen a single thing come to me via Ebay. It's usually those "freeware" sites that come complete with "free spyware" added in. That's why I specified a *safe* place for whatshisname to download DVDShrink3.2. The best way to be safe is to download nothing, past that, be SURE of your source for "freeware". The best source for getting spyware added is the "free anti-spyware" sites. etc.... -W Question for you computer experts: How safe is it to buy something on-line with a credit card using the vendor's "secure" encrypted ordering page? Eisboch |
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"James" wrote in message
link.net... If you browser is showing the lock on that web site then that means that the all the exchanges between you and the web site are encrypted. It is not a completely foolproof encryption but nobody outside of places like nsa have got the computer horsepower to break it. Plus they would have to intercept your actual traffic to even begin and the comm companies have got the major routing nodes and lines pretty well locked down. I was wondering about keystroke loggers. I don't recall, but it might've been Eisboch who said he had no need for a firewall that monitored outbound nasties because he'd never been infected with anything nasty. Yet. |
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"Eisboch" wrote:
Question for you computer experts: How safe is it to buy something on-line with a credit card using the vendor's "secure" encrypted ordering page? Eisboch "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: Been doing it for 6 years without a problem. But, go to www.visa.com and sign up for the "Verified By Visa" thing. And do NOT use your debit card, ever, for an online purchase. "James" wrote in message link.net... If you browser is showing the lock on that web site then that means that the all the exchanges between you and the web site are encrypted. It is not a completely foolproof encryption but nobody outside of places like nsa have got the computer horsepower to break it. Plus they would have to intercept your actual traffic to even begin and the comm companies have got the major routing nodes and lines pretty well locked down. Thanks. I've also done it for years without any problems so far but as a precaution I always use the same credit card that I specifically asked to have only a $1000 dollar limit on. I figured that way my liability, if any, would be limited if someone was able to get the info. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
"Clams Canino" wrote in message ink.net... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:356Yg.3062 To infiltrate and then what? Call home with what info it finds? Most spyware is benign and just tracks marketing preferences so as to spam you better. :)Dangerous spyware can indeed phone home vital info you type in, so as to rob you. I've never seen a single thing come to me via Ebay. It's usually those "freeware" sites that come complete with "free spyware" added in. That's why I specified a *safe* place for whatshisname to download DVDShrink3.2. The best way to be safe is to download nothing, past that, be SURE of your source for "freeware". The best source for getting spyware added is the "free anti-spyware" sites. etc.... -W Question for you computer experts: How safe is it to buy something on-line with a credit card using the vendor's "secure" encrypted ordering page? Eisboch I buy online all the time, but normally use Citibank's Virtual Credit Card. The Card Number is only good for that one order. |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... I was wondering about keystroke loggers. I don't recall, but it might've been Eisboch who said he had no need for a firewall that monitored outbound nasties because he'd never been infected with anything nasty. Yet. Yup. That was me. And 4 days after I said it my computer at home picked up some kind of spyware thing. I keep getting pop-ups trying to sell me everything from cars to vacations to dates with beautiful, single women. It's not porn crap or anything ... just annoying junk. I went to Microsofts's Security Website and did an on-line scan and fix doober. It found and corrected a worm, but there was one file it said it could not fix. The computer ran ok for a while, then the stupid pop-ups started all over again. I adjusted the pop-up blocker to prevent *any* pop-ups, but they still come through. I'll take it to a computer shop and let them clean it up. Eisboch |
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On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:18:03 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Clams Canino" wrote in message link.net... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:356Yg.3062 To infiltrate and then what? Call home with what info it finds? Most spyware is benign and just tracks marketing preferences so as to spam you better. :)Dangerous spyware can indeed phone home vital info you type in, so as to rob you. I've never seen a single thing come to me via Ebay. It's usually those "freeware" sites that come complete with "free spyware" added in. That's why I specified a *safe* place for whatshisname to download DVDShrink3.2. The best way to be safe is to download nothing, past that, be SURE of your source for "freeware". The best source for getting spyware added is the "free anti-spyware" sites. etc.... -W Question for you computer experts: How safe is it to buy something on-line with a credit card using the vendor's "secure" encrypted ordering page? Eisboch Bought lots of stuff, never had a problem. Always bought from known names. |
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Yup. That was me. And 4 days after I said it my computer at home picked up some kind of spyware thing. I keep getting pop-ups trying to sell me everything from cars to vacations to dates with beautiful, single women. It's not porn crap or anything ... just annoying junk. I went to Microsofts's Security Website and did an on-line scan and fix doober. It found and corrected a worm, but there was one file it said it could not fix. The computer ran ok for a while, then the stupid pop-ups started all over again. I adjusted the pop-up blocker to prevent *any* pop-ups, but they still come through. I'll take it to a computer shop and let them clean it up. Eisboch Spyware Doctor. It will clean that one off, run in the background, and update itself. Works for me. Thanks. It's not a huge issue, but more of a pain. My prior experiences of trying various monitoring and protection software like Norton and others were that they bogged the computer down sometimes and were constantly requiring you to upgrade, download, or something. Plus, my computer has always run fine while my wife's computer which has every protection device known to the computer world installed, is always slow and bogging down. They are basically the same computer (HP 8000) running on the same home wireless network. Oh, well. Time to clean it up and add some antispyware, I guess. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote: Question for you computer experts: How safe is it to buy something on-line with a credit card using the vendor's "secure" encrypted ordering page? Eisboch "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: Been doing it for 6 years without a problem. But, go to www.visa.com and sign up for the "Verified By Visa" thing. And do NOT use your debit card, ever, for an online purchase. "James" wrote in message link.net... If you browser is showing the lock on that web site then that means that the all the exchanges between you and the web site are encrypted. It is not a completely foolproof encryption but nobody outside of places like nsa have got the computer horsepower to break it. Plus they would have to intercept your actual traffic to even begin and the comm companies have got the major routing nodes and lines pretty well locked down. Thanks. I've also done it for years without any problems so far but as a precaution I always use the same credit card that I specifically asked to have only a $1000 dollar limit on. I figured that way my liability, if any, would be limited if someone was able to get the info. Eisboch I think your legal liability for a stolen credit card is $50, but I don 't believe any of the major credit card companies actually hold you responsible for the $50. I had someone write $2700 of credit card "checks" to pay off another credit card (which was probably a stolen credit card), and they immediately wrote off the total amount. I also had a $8000 card appear on my card, from Turkey. They wrote that off without any questions. I had Citibank Security call one day because someone in a town close by had made 7 charges at the exact same gas station during a one hour period. I told them they were not mine, and they wrote all of them off. All of these charges occurred in the same month, so somehow someone got my credit card number and was using it. I immediately purchased a shredder and shred anything with any personal info on it. Since I started using the shredder, I have not had any problems. According to the credit card company, trash hopping is a common way to get credit card numbers and is much easier than cracking a secure web site. |
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"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message ... I think your legal liability for a stolen credit card is $50, but I don 't believe any of the major credit card companies actually hold you responsible for the $50. I had someone write $2700 of credit card "checks" to pay off another credit card (which was probably a stolen credit card), and they immediately wrote off the total amount. I also had a $8000 card appear on my card, from Turkey. They wrote that off without any questions. I had Citibank Security call one day because someone in a town close by had made 7 charges at the exact same gas station during a one hour period. I told them they were not mine, and they wrote all of them off. All of these charges occurred in the same month, so somehow someone got my credit card number and was using it. I immediately purchased a shredder and shred anything with any personal info on it. Since I started using the shredder, I have not had any problems. According to the credit card company, trash hopping is a common way to get credit card numbers and is much easier than cracking a secure web site. I had that happen once with a Discover card. We were home in MA and Discover called me one Saturday morning asking me if I was doing a lot of shopping somewhere in Florida using the card. They asked to to verify that I had the card in my possession, which I did. Someone, somehow had made a counterfeit card with my account number on it and was having a ball to the tune of $3,400 in one morning before Discover decided to verify the charges. It's not known how they got my account number, since I very rarely used that card. Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message Thanks. It's not a huge issue, but more of a pain. My prior experiences of trying various monitoring and protection software like Norton and others were that they bogged the computer down sometimes and were constantly requiring you to upgrade, download, or something. Plus, my computer has always run fine while my wife's computer which has every protection device known to the computer world installed, is always slow and bogging down. They are basically the same computer (HP 8000) running on the same home wireless network. Oh, well. Time to clean it up and add some antispyware, I guess. Start Run Regedit Look under: Hkey_ Local_ Machine Software MicrosoftWindowsRun Get to know what's in there (runs at startup) so you can tell if something gets added. Most new crap will hide THERE, not in the statup folder of your start-menu .. -W |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
... "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Yup. That was me. And 4 days after I said it my computer at home picked up some kind of spyware thing. I keep getting pop-ups trying to sell me everything from cars to vacations to dates with beautiful, single women. It's not porn crap or anything ... just annoying junk. I went to Microsofts's Security Website and did an on-line scan and fix doober. It found and corrected a worm, but there was one file it said it could not fix. The computer ran ok for a while, then the stupid pop-ups started all over again. I adjusted the pop-up blocker to prevent *any* pop-ups, but they still come through. I'll take it to a computer shop and let them clean it up. Eisboch Spyware Doctor. It will clean that one off, run in the background, and update itself. Works for me. Thanks. It's not a huge issue, but more of a pain. My prior experiences of trying various monitoring and protection software like Norton and others were that they bogged the computer down sometimes and were constantly requiring you to upgrade, download, or something. The problem with just saying "Norton" is that there's more than one product. The suite is a resource pig. The straight AV product is pretty lean. And, if you are more than slightly aware of its maintenance needs, you've probably messed with the settings. When it's set up right, it updates itself in the background. At most, you'll sometimes see a brief message saying "I just updated and all is cool". Combine this with the free version of ZoneAlarm (www.zonelabs.com), and your machine is solid. You will not notice the minimal resource usage. There's one more reason why some users think their machines are being "bogged down". You need to turn OFF email monitoring in Norton. It's redundant, because if you open an email and try to run or save an attachment, THAT is when it gets scanned a 2nd time. Inbound scanning would be the first time, but there's no reason to do it. It definitely slows down Outlook Express, Outlook, and the Mozilla products. |
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I don't use any safety software. My rule is "Don't open nuthin" unless it's a .doc or a .jpg AND you know WHO sent it, and WHY they sent it. I've never caught anything. -W |
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. On 10/14/2006 11:12 AM, Eisboch wrote: "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... I was wondering about keystroke loggers. I don't recall, but it might've been Eisboch who said he had no need for a firewall that monitored outbound nasties because he'd never been infected with anything nasty. Yet. Yup. That was me. And 4 days after I said it my computer at home picked up some kind of spyware thing. I keep getting pop-ups trying to sell me everything from cars to vacations to dates with beautiful, single women. It's not porn crap or anything ... just annoying junk. I went to Microsofts's Security Website and did an on-line scan and fix doober. It found and corrected a worm, but there was one file it said it could not fix. The computer ran ok for a while, then the stupid pop-ups started all over again. I adjusted the pop-up blocker to prevent *any* pop-ups, but they still come through. I'll take it to a computer shop and let them clean it up. Eisboch Spyware Doctor. It will clean that one off, run in the background, and update itself. Works for me. Good program. I use Webroot Spy Sweeper (running in the background). One has to be careful not to purchase or download the rogue antispyware programs out there. Here is list: http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_...e.htm#products BTW: For those interested PC Tools (the maker of Spyware Doctor) is offering a free download of Registry Mechanic v 5.0 until 10-16-06: Download Free registration code http://www.pctools.com/registry-mech.../promo/VNU0306 |
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"Clams Canino" wrote in message ink.net... Start Run Regedit Look under: Hkey_ Local_ Machine Software MicrosoftWindowsRun Get to know what's in there (runs at startup) so you can tell if something gets added. Most new crap will hide THERE, not in the statup folder of your start-menu . -W Holy Crap! I just looked at that on this computer (not the one with the problem). How would you possibly know if something new was added? There must be a ga-zillion files there. Eisboch |
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"Clams Canino" wrote in message
link.net... I don't use any safety software. My rule is "Don't open nuthin" unless it's a .doc or a .jpg AND you know WHO sent it, and WHY they sent it. I've never caught anything. -W Your policy will work well until someone you know sends you an infected .doc file. It happens all the time. It's not a matter of "if", but a matter of "when". The worst offenders are people who, for various reasons, have no protection on their machines. |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Clams Canino" wrote in message ink.net... Start Run Regedit Look under: Hkey_ Local_ Machine Software MicrosoftWindowsRun Get to know what's in there (runs at startup) so you can tell if something gets added. Most new crap will hide THERE, not in the statup folder of your start-menu . -W Holy Crap! I just looked at that on this computer (not the one with the problem). How would you possibly know if something new was added? There must be a ga-zillion files there. Eisboch Be careful when editing the registry. Before you do make a new restore point using "System Restore". |
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Best time to start is when you do a clean windows install. Then check it as
you add your software. I only have 2 things in mine - both for my Nvidia card. When I do a ctrl/alt/delete and click "processes" I only have 24 running - including the printer stuff. How about YOU??? Heh... -W "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Clams Canino" wrote in message ink.net... Start Run Regedit Look under: Hkey_ Local_ Machine Software MicrosoftWindowsRun Get to know what's in there (runs at startup) so you can tell if something gets added. Most new crap will hide THERE, not in the statup folder of your start-menu . -W Holy Crap! I just looked at that on this computer (not the one with the problem). How would you possibly know if something new was added? There must be a ga-zillion files there. Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
... "Clams Canino" wrote in message ink.net... Start Run Regedit Look under: Hkey_ Local_ Machine Software MicrosoftWindowsRun Get to know what's in there (runs at startup) so you can tell if something gets added. Most new crap will hide THERE, not in the statup folder of your start-menu . -W Holy Crap! I just looked at that on this computer (not the one with the problem). How would you possibly know if something new was added? There must be a ga-zillion files there. Eisboch Pen. Paper. Restrict other users from installing anything without the admin approving it. That would be you, maybe. |
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" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in message I said LOOK - Don't edit. Unless you're SURE your editing out mal-ware. -W Be careful when editing the registry. Before you do make a new restore point using "System Restore". |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Clams Canino" wrote in message ink.net... Start Run Regedit Look under: Hkey_ Local_ Machine Software MicrosoftWindowsRun Get to know what's in there (runs at startup) so you can tell if something gets added. Most new crap will hide THERE, not in the statup folder of your start-menu . -W Holy Crap! I just looked at that on this computer (not the one with the problem). How would you possibly know if something new was added? There must be a ga-zillion files there. Eisboch A good and safe program to see what programs are running in the background is "Startup Inspector" found he http://www.windowsstartup.com/ |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:6Z7Yg.2998 Your policy will work well until someone you know sends you an infected ..doc file. It happens all the time. It's not a matter of "if", but a matter of "when". The worst offenders are people who, for various reasons, have no protection on their machines. Well, it's worked for me for over 10 years now... so if ONE finally gets through... I'll deal with it. :) -W |
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"Clams Canino" wrote in message
ink.net... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:6Z7Yg.2998 Your policy will work well until someone you know sends you an infected .doc file. It happens all the time. It's not a matter of "if", but a matter of "when". The worst offenders are people who, for various reasons, have no protection on their machines. Well, it's worked for me for over 10 years now... so if ONE finally gets through... I'll deal with it. :) -W Maybe. Or it will deal with you. Tell me about your backup strategy. |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:t48Yg.3000 Maybe. Or it will deal with you. Tell me about your backup strategy. I have 4 systems networked... all docs and picks and music backed up on each D: drive - not C: Plus an off-site backup on my NH machine. And that's not counting old hard drives laying around. -W |
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"Clams Canino" wrote in message
ink.net... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:t48Yg.3000 Maybe. Or it will deal with you. Tell me about your backup strategy. I have 4 systems networked... all docs and picks and music backed up on each D: drive - not C: Plus an off-site backup on my NH machine. And that's not counting old hard drives laying around. -W All backups safe from fire? |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:388Yg.3073 All backups safe from fire? 2 mahchines in the house, one in the shop, one in the pool cabana, one 1000 miles away in NH. None safe from fire... but unlikely to lose more than one or two machines in any single incident. -W |
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