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Old 10-03-2009, 05:34 PM
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Seems someone has hacked into my email account and sent a lot of DT'ers some bullsh*t. Sorry ya'll.
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Old 10-03-2009, 05:41 PM
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Seems someone has hacked into my email account and sent a lot of DT'ers some bullsh*t. Sorry ya'll.
Yeah I got it. Was hoping it was a nice hello. Instead it was a Viagra ad. Who knew Kev?
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Old 10-03-2009, 05:57 PM
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Yeah I got it. Was hoping it was a nice hello. Instead it was a Viagra ad. Who knew Kev?
Age is a b*tch Rand.

Never had this happen. Guess I need to change all my stuff that has my email connected?
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Old 10-03-2009, 06:49 PM
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what security software do you run on your computer?
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Old 10-04-2009, 06:49 AM
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Age is a b*tch Rand.

Never had this happen. Guess I need to change all my stuff that has my email connected?
Cutting back on the porn would be a good start.

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Old 10-04-2009, 07:12 AM
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Old 10-04-2009, 11:23 AM
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I know you don't have my email, with that said, my spam AS WELL AS my regular inbox has numerous goofy emails, several viagra related. I always just delete my spam box, but it is concerning for me when my regular inbox gets all these goofy emails.

So I guess what I am trying to say is it may be all over.
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Old 10-04-2009, 12:19 PM
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what security software do you run on your computer?
Norton. I just bought a new laptop. You have something else you recommend?
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Old 10-04-2009, 01:12 PM
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Norton. I just bought a new laptop. You have something else you recommend?
Hell yes. Get rid of Norton. It's bloatware that is highly ineffective (as evidenced by your recent success with it).

Both Norton and Mcaffee are cancers to PCs.

I'd recommend either the free version of Avira or their first level paid version, Premium. Both are very light in resource use and Avira has both the highest detection rate for viruses and the lowest false positive rate.

Their interface is a tiny bit difficult, but so what.

I would also use the free version of MalwareBytes for periodic checks of spyware on your PC.

Spyware Blaster is a great free program that 'innoculates' your system against spyware too.

I also love WinPatrol, but that's not for everyone. It can frustrate novice users, though I find it indispensable.

Let me know if you need help.
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Old 10-04-2009, 01:33 PM
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Hell yes. Get rid of Norton. It's bloatware that is highly ineffective (as evidenced by your recent success with it).

Both Norton and Mcaffee are cancers to PCs.

I'd recommend either the free version of Avira or their first level paid version, Premium. Both are very light in resource use and Avira has both the highest detection rate for viruses and the lowest false positive rate.

Their interface is a tiny bit difficult, but so what.

I would also use the free version of MalwareBytes for periodic checks of spyware on your PC.

Spyware Blaster is a great free program that 'innoculates' your system against spyware too.

I also love WinPatrol, but that's not for everyone. It can frustrate novice users, though I find it indispensable.

Let me know if you need help.
Ummm...yeah. Considering I have zero clue as to what you just said, help will be needed!
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Old 10-04-2009, 01:38 PM
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Phone, PM, IM or email?
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Old 10-04-2009, 07:12 PM
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Ummm...yeah. Considering I have zero clue as to what you just said, help will be needed!
buy a mac.
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Old 10-04-2009, 07:28 PM
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LOL...They had something called NYMPHOMAX on there.
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Old 10-04-2009, 07:44 PM
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buy a mac.
That's what I will be doing the next opportunity I have.
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Old 10-04-2009, 08:44 PM
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Knock on wood...................

I've been using Webroot for a while now and all is good.................

Cat that sold me this system sold me on Webroot, back close to 2 years now.

Knock on wood.
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Old 10-04-2009, 09:11 PM
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Buy a Mac if you want to spend 50-100% more than you need to and if something goes wrong, spend about 500% more to get it fixed.

Of course, you can easily fix a PC yourself and save more.

Can you do that with a Mac? Yeah, you can if you buy the proprietary tools needed to work on one (laptops especially). Why? Cause Apple likes to fugg their customers.

Also buy a Mac if you want a lot less software to run on your system.

I used to work in software development, and man, EVERYONE I worked with hated Macs.
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Old 10-05-2009, 09:22 AM
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Got another one from GPK today....

Did you not change your password?
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Old 10-05-2009, 09:24 AM
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Didn't click on the link this time. Too afraid.
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Old 10-05-2009, 04:39 PM
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Buy a Mac if you want to spend 50-100% more than you need to and if something goes wrong, spend about 500% more to get it fixed.

Of course, you can easily fix a PC yourself and save more.

Can you do that with a Mac? Yeah, you can if you buy the proprietary tools needed to work on one (laptops especially). Why? Cause Apple likes to fugg their customers.

Also buy a Mac if you want a lot less software to run on your system.

I used to work in software development, and man, EVERYONE I worked with hated Macs.
i'm just a lowly end user but found the additional cost and short learning curve on a new OS worth it. things are just sensible on a mac. they work how you'd think they would. i learned iphoto by opening it up and using it. i never read a manual. pretty much the same story for almost all the apps.

i guess i'll find out about repair costs if anything ever goes wrong. so far, nothing has.

you can run windows on a mac if you choose (though for the life of me i can't imagine why someone would do this after working in OS) so i'm not sure what softwear is unavailable.

i still use a windows machine for work. but it's like having to drive a car without power steering or power brakes. everything is just harder to do.
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Old 10-05-2009, 04:55 PM
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I hate the Mac commercials. They make me want to have AIDS.
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