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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:24 PM Original message |
Windows Vista just popped up a warning message |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. try Ubuntu - i think it means freedom in swahili |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. It was a pop-up? It said "Online scan" but nothing more? |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. One of those gray message boxes |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Some similar pop-ups install malware. Is your virus/trojan protection up to date? |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Just updated Norton this week. I'll run a scan now. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. A place where I sometimes volunteer had some kind of infection that |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I sometimes get messages from the Norton software |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Norton is worthless-half the infected computers I see have Norton |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. sorry, we'll all have to put you on ignore now - you've got cooties. nt |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Pfft. You were all just looking for an excuse anyway |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. Get a Mac. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I would, but I just can't afford the 'smug self-satisfaction' upgrade |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Not only are they virus resistant, you can run Windows on 'em now. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 06:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. They're not virus resistant |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
12. Might want to try some Google research of the popups. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yeah, I searched for some info there before coming here |
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CraftyGal (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
15. Try Spybot Search and Destroy. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
18. Happens here before also. |
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