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ABlairican Pie
03-02-2003, 08:14 PM
...and beautiful acts of senselessness.

So I've never really participated that much in a random thread, but I'm bored and running out of things to talk about. Maybe we should have a contest on who can come up with the most interesting random thread....

So anyone hear they caught one of the higher-up honchos in Al-Qaeda?
Truth
03-02-2003, 08:16 PM
Yea, Im happy to report that in version 2.1 Kazaa cut down on its spyware, :clap:
Kay Scarpetta
03-02-2003, 08:26 PM
Originally posted by AAOT
Yea, Im happy to report that in version 2.1 Kazaa cut down on its spyware, :clap:

yay :D
vienna waits
03-02-2003, 08:28 PM
I am going to get an F on my speech tomorrow.
Georgia's on my Mind
03-02-2003, 08:28 PM
3 randoms threads going at once, id think the world can handel this
Truth
03-02-2003, 08:32 PM
Originally posted by Miss Karly


yay :D


Yep! That is why the Anti Kazaa and Imesh Society Shut Down, Kazaa had as much as 6 spyware types with it at once or so, now its down to 2... Cydoor and Savenow, Many other programs have the same amount of Spyware as Kazaa... Therefore we are now just anti Spyware :) , still doesn't mean I recommend Kazaa though lol :p
RollerGirl
03-02-2003, 08:34 PM
Originally posted by AAOT



Yep! That is why the Anti Kazaa and Imesh Society Shut Down, Kazaa had as much as 6 spyware types with it at once or so, now its down to 2... Cydoor and Savenow, Many other programs have the same amount of Spyware as Kazaa... Therefore we are now just anti Spyware :) , still doesn't mean I recommend Kazaa though lol :p

WinMX doesn't have any spyware, as far as I know.
ABlairican Pie
03-02-2003, 08:36 PM
What's wrong with Kazaa? My brother had me signed up for it, but I haven't used it. Is it that bad? I'm new to the music downloading thing.
Truth
03-02-2003, 08:43 PM
Originally posted by RollerGirl


WinMX doesn't have any spyware, as far as I know.

Yep Its clean though the same was said about Morpheus awhile ago and now we know it did have spyware, but Winmx doesnt even have any ads and Spybot and Ad-aware say its safe :)
Truth
03-02-2003, 08:43 PM
Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
What's wrong with Kazaa? My brother had me signed up for it, but I haven't used it. Is it that bad? I'm new to the music downloading thing.

Has spyware, Yuck..
ABlairican Pie
03-02-2003, 08:46 PM
Originally posted by AAOT


Has spyware, Yuck..

What's spyware? (I feel silly that I don't know these things...)
FOLrocks1
03-02-2003, 08:48 PM
I made a spin-off show from CSI/CSI: Miami...it's called CSI: New York! I posted info about it on the CSI board. Can someone tell me what they think once they read it?
Truth
03-02-2003, 08:50 PM
Originally posted by Captain ABlairica


What's spyware? (I feel silly that I don't know these things...)


Dont be..

The official explanation for spyware is programs that send back information about you without your knowledge, but its a lot worse then that now adays, besides spying on you... It can mess with important computer files... It can Take over programs, Like take over your internet explorer and do all kind of things with it that aren't good, it can Mess with your computer registry(Which is a part of the computer that has a lot of info about the computer), Can increase the amount of spam sent to you, can increase the amount of pop-ups, can cost you hundreds of dollars, Can delete programs on your computer without you knowing..
Babes_Cat
03-02-2003, 08:52 PM
Uhhh.....
ABlairican Pie
03-02-2003, 08:53 PM
Originally posted by AAOT



Dont be..

The official explanation for spyware is programs that send back information about you without your knowledge, but its a lot worse then that now adays, besides spying on you... It can mess with important computer files... It can Take over programs, Like take over your internet explorer and do all kind of things with it that aren't good, it can Mess with your computer registry(Which is a part of the computer that has a lot of info about the computer), Can increase the amount of spam sent to you, can increase the amount of pop-ups, can cost you hundreds of dollars, Can delete programs on your computer without you knowing..

Big Brother is watching you...:eek: Better drop Kazaa before I use it...
Truth
03-02-2003, 08:53 PM
Not to mention slow it down, and spyware gets on your system usually without you knowing, Itll come with a program youve downloaded or whatever and they sneak it onto your system, evil man..
RollerGirl
03-02-2003, 08:59 PM
Originally posted by Captain ABlairica


What's spyware? (I feel silly that I don't know these things...)

I didn't know what it was either. Unfortunately I had to learn the hard way.

Spyware is a service utilized by companies for advertising their products. It is planted in your computer, unknowingly, when you download various file sharing networks. It, actually, possibly is mentioned somewere in the 50-page Terms of Service you have to agree to, but I'm pretty sure they figure most people just scroll past that stuff. Anyway, it's kind of like a little spy that watches what sites you visit and when you do a search certain words you type trigger a pop-up ad. The pop-up ad is not coming from the site you've visited, or are trying to visit. It comes from the spyware inside your computer. So say you type "travel arrangements" into your search engine, a pop up ad for, say, www.priceline.com may appear. It's just another way of trying to entice you to their site and services. The reason people hate it so much is a) nobody likes pop up ads, b) it's planted into your computer in a sneaky way and c) it hides itself in your computer under dubious file names you're not expecting so you'll have a close to impossible time finding it to uninstall it yourself, it usually takes a special program like "ad-aware" to get it off your computer and last but not least d) it's nobody's business what you do on your computer. Bad scene. Stay clear of it.
Truth
03-02-2003, 09:21 PM
Originally posted by RollerGirl


I didn't know what it was either. Unfortunately I had to learn the hard way.

Spyware is a service utilized by companies for advertising their products. It is planted in your computer, unknowingly, when you download various file sharing networks. It, actually, possibly is mentioned somewere in the 50-page Terms of Service you have to agree to, but I'm pretty sure they figure most people just scroll past that stuff. Anyway, it's kind of like a little spy that watches what sites you visit and when you do a search certain words you type trigger a pop-up ad. The pop-up ad is not coming from the site you've visited, or are trying to visit. It comes from the spyware inside your computer. So say you type "travel arrangements" into your search engine, a pop up ad for, say, www.priceline.com may appear. It's just another way of trying to entice you to their site and services. The reason people hate it so much is a) nobody likes pop up ads, b) it's planted into your computer in a sneaky way and c) it hides itself in your
computer under dubious file names you're not expecting so you'll have a close to impossible time finding it to uninstall it yourself, it usually takes a special program like "ad-aware" to get it off your computer and last but not least d) it's nobody's business what you do on your computer. Bad scene. Stay clear of it.


Yep... I gave more of a defination of scumware which is like sorta the group title of all the different wares, Spyware, Hijackware, Dialers, Malware.. Etc..
*Melissa*
03-02-2003, 09:42 PM
Yay! Three random posts at once!!! :crazy:
RollerGirl
03-03-2003, 01:17 PM
Originally posted by Slayer Faith
Yay! Three random posts at once!!! :crazy:

Really! :lol: Who'd have ever thunk it ;)
Truth
03-03-2003, 03:38 PM
ewwie, did you know Snood Installs BonziBuddy? Damn thing, takes over your IE! Luckly I havent had any encounters with it but ive heard from those who have..
*PinkLady*
03-03-2003, 03:41 PM
Why are there so many random threads?
Truth
03-03-2003, 03:42 PM
And that damn Xupiter! That thing is evil, talk about an Internet Explorer Takeover! Me being as cautious as I am on the internet (Firewall, Virus protection, spyware detecters/removers) Even got infected with it once! It was about a month or so ago, Even though I do regular scans with ad-aware and spybot, still got on my system, yuck.... It didnt really take over my IE but I did find traces of it including in the IE Favorites...
ABlairican Pie
03-06-2003, 09:40 PM
NOW WE GET TO LAUNCH INTO TOTAL STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS MODE!!!!!!:D :talk:
Classic FOL Fanatic
03-07-2003, 04:12 PM
Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
NOW WE GET TO LAUNCH INTO TOTAL STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS MODE!!!!!!:D :talk:
how about unconsciousness mode? :crazy: :lol:
ABlairican Pie
03-07-2003, 04:57 PM
Originally posted by Classic FOL Fanatic

how about unconsciousness mode? :crazy: :lol:

That too!!:crazy:
*Melissa*
03-07-2003, 05:55 PM
I prefer unconscious mode... SLEEP!!!
ABlairican Pie
04-01-2003, 10:10 PM
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