DTOXX 0 #1 May 22, 2003 I would love to find the rat bastards that thought up those "additional" IE toolbars, adware, popup ad servers, and the like. While I have a Virus scanner AND a popup blocker (which my daughter turns off for reasons unknown) I still got parasite applications. I just spent the better part of an hour dredging through the different varients in order to find which one of the ISTbar to tear out plus the xxxtoolbar.com crap AND the rapidblaster piece of #$^@. FUCK. Someone is due and ass kicking. My daughter now has "point blank" instructions to NOT turn off the protections software. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #2 May 22, 2003 ---Off Topic--- Hey,whats up dude,I got a buddy doin aff 2 saturday. You jumpin this weekend ??? dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #3 May 22, 2003 Whats a parasite? is that like a virus? jasonFreedom of speech includes volume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTOXX 0 #4 May 22, 2003 Yeah sorta, While they do not self replicate (ala virus) the lurk in memory and periodically "steer" your browser to some ad. (usually porn) Some of the most common are Xupiter (punks), ISTbar (bastards), Rapidblaster (punk bastards). I highly recommend the following link to check for such "add ons". http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ It will detect a wide variety of parasites with information on how to remove them. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #5 May 22, 2003 When I went to the site, this came up... QuoteYour browser has not been checked for parasites, because it isn?t Internet Explorer 5 (or later) on Windows. For technical reasons, the automatic-detection feature on this web page can only work with IE/Win, with ?Active scripting? and ?Run ActiveX controls? enabled. (Other browsers and operating systems tend not to be so badly affected in any case.) I'm in windows XE (??), but use netscape (I think). Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falxori 0 #6 May 22, 2003 i think my dad had that xxxtoolbar thing not long ago. i've found a website (or maybe it was in the daily paper...) with a few simple instructions on how to remove it. let me know if you want me to look it up for you. O "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #7 May 22, 2003 Spybot, and Spyblocker. Try em You'll like em.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
