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I'm not all knowing about computers or anything, but since there are some questions coming up from time to time, it could be fun to help out when there were problems about computer related stuff.
And I'm sure that someone on the forum knows the answer to a problem if there should be any. In case I don't.
About missing codecs or problems with videofiles:
go to: http://avicodec.duby.info/
Download AVIcodec v1.1.0.4 - run the file.
...
When the file has been opened in the AVIcodec program it should tell you what codecs there are missing, and provide a link to where to get them too.. Never tried it though. But looks like some of the codecs could be updated at my computer too.. so I'll get that done in a sec.
Any questions - do ask. I'll try my best to help out.
im too big a nerd for my own liking at times so if you guys need any computer help with schtuff im happy to be a little helper ant too especially since im on all day during the day GM + 2hrs :)
when im at work im generally bored when im not working so have loads of time to sit on tatysite and read the ramblings :) and help out if i can
rosh, great.. nice to have a back-up team :rose:
TLFdk : hey no problem, i work with computers all day anyway. i work for an ISP as a LAN/WAN/network/systems admin so i may as well share the knowledge since its underutilised where i work hehe
yes!! I love this thread!! will post something later ..
thanks Tina ... ummm.. :rose:
QueenBee
07-01-2004, 14:48
Oooh I love this thread :D And it's not because I get so many problems with my computer :lalala:
Well let's see.. Stupid IE re-directs me to some toolbar.com crap when the page cannot be found.. what do I do about that??
Well let's see.. Stupid IE re-directs me to some toolbar.com crap when the page cannot be found.. what do I do about that??
LMAO.. backup team needed already :rolleyes:
*hint ask about Paint Shop Pro or something*
Actually I have the exact same problem. It used to work better. Now I get redirected to perfectnav or something all the time.
I'll see what I can do.. :lalala:
Edit:
Ok I found out why I have the problem at least:
"Perfect Nav is an application that is bundled with the Free Ad Supported version of Kazaa Media Desktop. Perfect Nav can be removed when Kazaa is uninstalled."
:none:
Anyway if this is not the case at your computer go to:
Functions -> Internet settings - Advanged
In the buttom: choose "don't search from adress bar" (or similar, since I run the Danish version of Explorer)
queenie : do you have toolbar.com installed? might help to uninstall it . let me know if this helps. will do some research for you.
I edited my post too.. stupid kazaa :lalala:
QueenBee
07-01-2004, 16:08
rosh, nope I don't have that sorta crap installed.. :p I hate it, hate hate hate it! TLFdk, thanks for the suggestion, I'll check into it :D
Oh btw, the only thing people can ask me about is probably Photoshop and HTML-language..
queenie : still searching for a solution for you. its hard to make suggestions without actually being in front of the damned pc at times unfortunately :( cause a lot depends on what people have installed on their pcs in the first place.
TLFdk's solution sounds like it will work tho !
cause a lot depends on what people have installed on their pcs in the first place.
yeah.. and with the stupid perfect nav I had installed my solution didn't work. Now I installed another version of kazaa and removed the old one, and the adress bar works like it should
You could try installing Kazaa Lite. Kazaa comes with lots of excess crap that installs on your pc. K-Lite claims not to :done:
QueenBee
07-01-2004, 20:01
Yep.. Kazaa Lite is the best.. Free por.. *cough* I mean.. :none: :p
Free por.. *cough* I mean..
Hey, that's what I use it for. Hell, that's what it was made for - free music and free porn. Ah, life is good. :)
spyretto
07-01-2004, 20:05
for all the crap websites put on your computer ( like spyware, toolbar and all that shite - they should be prosecuted for invasion of privacy but anyhow ) can try a program called ad-aware which will find many spyware programs and remove them.
It doesn't remove all though as some creep into and make changes on the registry so you need some program that will find those and remove them. I use a program called "registry mechanic" which is quite good.
Try those two Queenbee and your computer will be releaved ;)
For codecs you need the wmp 8,9 codecs, Divx, and Xvid as well as a DVD playback program that will install the mpeg-2 codec. That's all I use and they're sufficient. Those codec packs like Nimo are not recommened on the basis of being particularly crappy.
QueenBee
07-01-2004, 20:11
I have some program that my dad installed for me, which also has a registry tool, and so a registry cleaner.. It's good. :yes: Oooh, I totally forgot about ad-aware... Thanks for reminding me spyretto. :rose:
spyretto
07-01-2004, 20:15
Originally posted by cirrus
Hey, that's what I use it for. Hell, that's what it was made for - free music and free porn. Ah, life is good. :)
You forgot the free movies and free software ;)
You forgot the free movies and free software
I only use it for documents and pictures, you know.. legal stuff :lalala: did I sound innocent enough or shall I work at it a bit more?
did I sound convincing enough?
lol.. well no convincing needed.. It's not like I'm out of money because of software or something, that would require one thing which isn't the case.
'nuff chatting from my side.. lol.
coolasfcuk
07-01-2004, 22:13
Originally posted by spyretto
can try a program called ad-aware which will find many spyware programs and remove them.
ha ha, yeah... well... since at work i browse the internet more than i work :laugh: ... all this crap got on the computer... and there was this annoying thing that started everytime i started the computer.. some search window @ top right ahhhhhhhhhhh... and everytime i opened IE some other nasty thing kept opening.. i tried unistalling, deleting.. everything.. but they were persistant .. those nasty things... so i had to tell the comp guy to get rid of them :o he was not too thrilled about it.. but yes, he used that ad-aware program and now they are GONE ! YEY
Originally posted by coolasfcuk
ha ha, yeah... well... since at work i browse the internet more than i work :laugh: ... all this crap got on the computer... and there was this annoying thing that started everytime i started the computer.. some search window @ top right ahhhhhhhhhhh... and everytime i opened IE some other nasty thing kept opening.. i tried unistalling, deleting.. everything.. but they were persistant .. those nasty things... so i had to tell the comp guy to get rid of them :o he was not too thrilled about it.. but yes, he used that ad-aware program and now they are GONE ! YEY
hehe i KNOW how he felt! i get to do that very often in the office at work ! :) hehe now i tell the office lusers that if they mess up their work machines knowing full well what they can and cannot install then they cant come crying to me anymore. they must sort themselves out. funny how the office has been really quiet in that regard lately :)
its just afte rmonths of the people in the office not listening that i got really tired of having to constantly fix things they broke by downloading spyware they KNEW they shouldnt download.
anyway, ramble ramble :)
--disgruntled lan admin :P
prostrel
07-01-2004, 22:38
Originally posted by TLFdk
Any questions - do ask. I'll try my best to help out.
This CAN`T BE TRUE!!! My biggest wish has come true! Must be a dream... Someone pinch me please! Cos this thread is going to be THE BEST THREAD EVER! I will always read this one, I promise. My comp skills suck a big time, they are from "there" and from very very deep... TLFdk , you are my hero :rose:, I bow you, I kiss you hands and legs, I`ll do whatever you want... And same thing to rosh too... :D
Well, my first question: When I open my comp and Explorer, this annoying thko.com page appears always 1st, I can`t change my starting page. I don`t know what things I should remove from my comp to get rid off it. I think I got this "thing" when I went somewhere to dl some musik but can`t remember where it was. So, do you have any suggestions what to do? :none:
edit: What the hell is spyware? Doesn`t sound good...
Originally posted by prostrel
This CAN`T BE TRUE!!!
For a while there I was beginning to think I was heading into trouble..
Well, my first question: When I open my comp and Explorer, this annoying thko.com page appears always 1st, I can`t change my starting page. I don`t know what things I should remove from my comp to get rid off it. I think I got this "thing" when I went somewhere to dl some musik but can`t remember where it was. So, do you have any suggestions what to do? :none:
Thank you for listing the page being posted.. From their site:
How do I remove Lop.com as my start page?
This depends on what browser you are using:
-If you are using Internet Explorer, click on tools (in the upper portion of your screen), then click Internet options. In the homepage section, type the address you want to use as your homepage, then click "OK". Then click "Ok" and you are done.
-if you are using Netscape Navigator, Using the Netscape Edit menu, go to Preferences. Within Preferences, select the Navigator category. In the Navigator Starts With section, choose Home Page. Type whatever address you want to use as your homepage in the Home Page Location box, and click on OK.
How did Lop.com become my search engine?
This could happen one of several ways.
You could have clicked the 'make start page' link on the main Lop.com webpage.
You could have downloaded and installed one of our many software applications. In the terms and conditions of any of our software products it is clearly stated that we grant you a free license to use the software and by installing the software on your computer you agree to use our search services in your web browser. Any and all changes made to your system are clearly stated in the terms and conditions and are fully uninstallable via the 'Help' then 'uninstall' option on any of our software applications. Additionally a separate uninstall program may be downloaded here (http://lop.com/new_uninstall.exe)
(from: link to site (http://www.thko.com/help.html))
Perhaps the uninstaller listed will work? I hope it will. Otherwise perhaps one of the listed programs will do the trick
Ad-aware (http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10214379.html?tag=lst-0-1) - freeware
edit: What the hell is spyware? Doesn`t sound good...
It't not the best thing in the world for sure..
Take GAIN for exampel.. doesn't do anything to the computer itself. But it follows you while you surf the net and popups up "interesting" "useful" ads all the time, since they are remotely related to the stuff you are looking at.
Have to locate a full description somewhere.. it's not a cool thing for sure ;)
spyretto
07-01-2004, 23:14
Sometimes you can't even change the start page on your internet browser, I mean you change it and then it's back. If this happens use those programs to locate the parasites and remove them. Look for viruses too, there are viruses which are installed and then open a lot more ad pages and all sorts of crap. Another trick is to restore the registry to a previous time but do that only as a last resort because some programs you didn't have before may need to be reinstalled. ( to restore registry open "run" type scanreg /restore )
But with the combination of registry cleaner, parasite remover, virus killer you should be alright.
prostrel
07-01-2004, 23:26
Originally posted by TLFdk
How do I remove Lop.com as my start page?
This depends on what browser you are using:
-If you are using Internet Explorer, click on tools (in the upper portion of your screen), then click Internet options. In the homepage section, type the address you want to use as your homepage, then click "OK". Then click "Ok" and you are done.
I have tried this one before but it didn`t work. Next I`ll try those others you told about.
It't not the best thing in the world for sure..
Take GAIN for exampel.. doesn't do anything to the computer itself. But it follows you while you surf the net and popups up "interesting" "useful" ads all the time, since they are remotely related to the stuff you are looking at.
Yeap. I have this thing in my comp. :(
Thank you so much for help TLFdk and spyretto ! :rose: :rose: :rose:
Thank you so much for help TLFdk
no problem.. though try spyrettos advice too :)
My backup team is a good one.. hehe
spyretto
07-01-2004, 23:32
So you surf the internet at work you lucky b... ;)
Here something like that would never happen, the boss would be all over you to ensure that you work as a slave and never do something else. You can do that on your tea break (10 minutes) or your lunch break (35 minutes ) That's why this country is still doing well, everybody works as a slave.
Not me though, I live off the money of other people...well, not exactly but anyway :p
It really happened to me, I mean the comp was so screwed up, I was changing the start page and the itn was popping back. I thought wtf..it must have been some kind of virus.
use kazaalite, as the others said. It's exactly the same without the spyware. Even better: use emule ;)
I will think I will be needing this thread quite a lot as I am a total technophobe ! Many thanks.
I've been hearing about 2 new anti-tatu viruses. One is supposed to obliterate any files with the word Tatu in them. Is this possible ? Has anyone else heard about them ?
haven't heard anything about them.. sounds disturbing. My harddrive be a goldmine then.
Anyway catch up with the latest threats at: http://www.norton.com/
I think it could be possible to create such a virus.. but if someone will actually do, so I don't know.
Just keep your antivirus program updated :) and install a firewall. I run Norton in both cases.
Veggie Delite
08-01-2004, 00:22
Originally posted by nikki
I will think I will be needing this thread quite a lot as I am a total technophobe ! Many thanks.
I've been hearing about 2 new anti-tatu viruses. One is supposed to obliterate any files with the word Tatu in them. Is this possible ? Has anyone else heard about them ?
:eek: u serious...?
jeez...
u serious...?
I suspect backups being done all over the forum right now.. :spy:
Originally posted by prostrel
This CAN`T BE TRUE!!! My biggest wish has come true! Must be a dream... Someone pinch me please! Cos this thread is going to be THE BEST THREAD EVER! I will always read this one, I promise. My comp skills suck a big time, they are from "there" and from very very deep... TLFdk , you are my hero :rose:, I bow you, I kiss you hands and legs, I`ll do whatever you want... And same thing to rosh too... :D
Prostrel ... I know ;) I'm glad that you're happy. :rose:
-Denial Shapovalov.
TLFdk , you are my hero :rose:, I bow you, I kiss you hands and legs, I`ll do whatever you want...
Re-read this bit.. lol.. I didn't even do most of the work so far. So many helpful people around here.. It's so great :D
And no need to kiss hands and legs or anything.. I'll just be glad if adwise given will solve problems here and there.
Even had my cousin calling for help today. Not to mention my brother. Oh and fixing my parents cellphone too.. so much to do.. :lalala:
Hmm well I was born with computers and have quite a bit of experience... I'll be here to help. :)
TLFdk, Norton is decent when it comes to virus protection. For firewall protection (which is virtually [excuse the pun] a must-have for interntet users esp. TCP/IP), what I use and would recommend is BlackIce. For Windows, it can be found at www.networkice.com/ This is what I use. It's relatively cheap and is great software for protecting a PC from infiltration I also hear Sygate Firewall is good too.
If you have networked computers, or just want additional protection, you can buy additional hardware. Sometimes these industrial-strength firewalls actually have computers built in, but often they're little more than a fancy box containing circuits and chips. Firewalls built that way are far more reliable than firewalls based on computers. Recently, a new kind of hardware firewall has started to catch on. This kind of Internet barrier is designed for homes and small offices, and usually includes an Internet-sharing function. These dual-purpose firewalls generally cost between $100 and $200 and can be hooked up in a couple of minutes. They're controlled through a Web browser and don't require any particular kind of computer "downwind" of the Internet connection. In other words, these Internet-sharing firewalls work fine whether you have Windows PCs or Macs on your home or office network. (And they also work perfectly with Linux PCs and Unix computers, too. :))
A few months ago I bought such a device to provide a hardware firewall for my home network. It's an EtherFast Cable/DSL Router, one of two or three models in the EtherFast Router line from Linksys, at http://www.linksys.com/. Mine can connect eight computers to the Internet through a single Internet hookup, with all Internet traffic passing through the EtherFast Router's built-in firewall.
The model I bought has the basic functions of a network hub but does them in a smart way. Leaving out the technical stuff, I'll simply explain that a hub serves as the central connection point for a standard network. All the computers on a normal Ethernet network are connected to the hub, and everything that is supposed to go to one computer goes to all computers.
Hubs are dumb, and there's nothing in the way a hub-based network operates that steers data to the right location. Information gets bounced around from computer to computer until the right computer grabs what it needs.
The Linksys device is a router. It steers the data in an intelligent way, eliminating a lot of the sluggishness you'll find in a typical peer-to-peer network. (Networks that don't have servers are "peer-to-peer" networks because each computer has equal ranking.)
This means adding the Linksys Etherfast Router can give your network a boost in all operations, regardless of any Internet activity. If your home or office network has three or more computers and uses a hub, the Linksys Router is almost guaranteed to speed things up. My own measurements showed a 20 to 25 percent speedup in most normal network operations.
The firewall works on its own, whether or not any of the computers on the network are functioning. Your network is protected around the clock.
You can customize the way the firewall works by typing the router's network address into a Web browser on any computer on the network. The router's configuration menu will appear in the browser. You have to type a password to be able to make changes.
The configuration menus also let you bar one or more of the computers on your network from all Internet access, if you'd like. You can even turn off the firewall entirely for one or more ports on any computer. Normally, this would be a bad idea, but it might be the only way to play interactive games such as Quake or Counter-Strike (anyone?:cool:) . (Be sure to turn the full firewall functions back on after the game is over.)
The End. :heh:
a few months ago i was on a website [britney spears :lalala:] and clicked on 'yes' on one of those pop up "do you want to dl this ..." windows...since then, i've been getting popups by the hundres and have two blockers
but still, things get screwed up like ...
- all of a sudden 40 popups will show up and then disappear
- i'll only be able to type in CAPS
- won't be able to type at all
- the keyboard gets screwed up in general i.e. the numbers will the be SHIFT characters by themselves
- if i'm on a website like this, and navigate anywhere, a new window opens up which gets annoying cause i navigate lots
- IE freezes ALL the time, or just disappears on its own OR an error message pops up and everything disappears
- typing again...if i type something random then windows that are open will close i.e. trillian
- things get highlighted randomly if the arrow is moved over them, or if something is scrolled up and down
that's all for now..
i have no idea why things are screwed up as they are, and not sure if it can even be fixed
THAT is what i get for staring at pics of britney instead of yulia. shame on me! such is the price of sacrilege :( :none:
spyretto
08-01-2004, 01:51
Lux look at my previous posts. Get those programs, run them and if it doesn't work I'll get you another computer ( sort of speak :gigi: ) You must have those spyware, pop-up parasites in triple figures ;)
TLFdk, Norton is decent when it comes to virus protection. For firewall protection (which is virtually [excuse the pun] a must-have for interntet users esp. TCP/IP), what I use and would recommend is BlackIce.
Must admit I know very little about firewalls. I didn't see the need of any until I actually installed one. All the reports of hacker attempts were a bit disturbing, knowing I didn't block them before :none:
thank you TLFdk and spyretto!!! :rose: :kwink:
ahh so far so good! yay for being online for an hour and nothing freezes!!! *dances*
:coctail: :newyear: :D
*dies laughing* Who would be the stupid fuck to program such a virus? The guy must wank to Tatu. :P
People, to generalize:
Pop-up Blockers:
http://download.com.com/3000-7786-10246779.html?tag=lst-0-5 <<< Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition, it doesn't carry any spyware with itself and stops bugsome popups.
Spyware scanners:
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10214379.html?tag=lst-0-3 <<< Ad-Aware.
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10194058.html?tag=lst-0-4 <<< SpyBot (IMHO, better than Ad-Aware, has a simple interface and scans to the core, registry and robots).
Explorer Hijackers (that's what your page suddenly changing into another is called):
There are two solutions, the easy one and the computer registry one with which you don't want to mess unless you're big on moving REG key stuff (yes, I'm a Windows wuss. :D).
The easy one is to change to another explorer.
I have Mozilla and while it has problems reading certain kind of code (*cough*Frontpage's*cough*MicrosoftSucks*cough*),
it's good. http://www.mozilla.org/
Opera is also good, thought it has problems reading Javascript. http://www.opera.com/
Back into spyware: it doesn't contribute to keep your computer clean if you download a lot of freeware whose creators assumedly get financial support if you install something that comes along the program you just downloaded (per example, I dunno, an online clock-synchronizer which in my experience is worth crap and synchronizes nothing). In these cases, it's better to buy your software instead of downloading it.
(Can I be in the back up team too? Pwetty pwease with a chewwy on top?)
the easy one and the computer registry one with which you don't want to mess unless you're big on moving REG key stuff
Ok. Don't mess with your registry unles you are SURE you KNOW what you are doing! You can mess up you're entire OS if you aren't careful. But, sometimes hijacks go undetected by spyware detection programs and you might have to. If you aren't sure if you should delete it or not, don't. You can try asking me if the folder should be deleted, I can usually tell. Some things to look for are random folders where internet/personal files go, and the folders names should be filled with numbers, like 1316, or longer, like 124K08JH35.
Those are pretty good darje. I had found a pretty good online one not to long ago, I'll see if I can dig it up.
:) :heh:
goku, generally a hijacker is a robot, right? But it must be disguised as something else because it sure as hell didn't show up in my SpyBot when I worked on IE. So how do you actually detect it?
another fairly good popup blocker is googles toolbar. its not spyware, its lets you do google searches without going to the google website and it allows you to block popups or allow them as you see fit :)
toolbar.google.com i believe is the place to download it.
for removing spyware ad-aware rules the freeware roost imho
rosh - that was the first one i installed. it works really well, only i got so many it got overloaded. so far ... 2117 blocked :D :none:
Thanks everyone that contribute to this thread .. :rose:
goku, very interesting/useful infomattion about the the linksys router. Can you tell more detail about the firewall part of the rounter. If possible may I see the screen shot of the firewall configuration. thank you :rose:
I used SpyBot after going crazy with the GAIN, GATOR, XuPITER nCASE ..what else .. grrrr.....:mad:
SpyBot clean pretty well.. and I also "Immunized" the computer I felt peaceful after that ...
then I used CSWSchredder - to doublecheck -- more info --> (http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html) ..
....however still somehow .. yesterday .. the Xupiter managed to get into my computer again . somehow .. I must have clicked something somewhere accidently...:rolleyes:
So I ran the SpyBot again and Immunized again .. then felt peaceful again . . thank you for this free program.
and just now I just scan my computer with AdWare since Tina said its better :rolleyes: ..and AdWare just figured there are 89 things :rolleyes: need to cleaned from my registery .. so okay .. I click Quaratine .. and pray next time I reboot this machine ..it can boot up ..
Prostrel .. you can try either SpyBot or Adware.. *ahem* .. tho I'm sure Prostrel already done this .. and I wonder why she is not online yet ,,, with any feedback .. :hmmm: .. they are good .. dont worry .. incase your computer cannot boot .. you can always sent it to computer shop. da..
:rose:
I got that 'white hand' pop- up stopper too . thanks Darje ..BUT .. I tested it at Greg's website . the pop up still there http://www.tatusongs.cjb.net/
..doesn't work.. . just have to becareful still .. NOT to click on the [OK] button.
PS: oh I noticed .. I think the Pop-up Blockers.... blocks some pop ups .. but not all ..
darje, welcome you to the team :rose:
Everyone who knows stuff or doesn't know the right stuff are welcome to join it.
it works really well, only i got so many it got overloaded. so far ... 2117 blocked
YIKS.. the places you go to :rolleyes: :p hopefully it still works
prostrel
08-01-2004, 16:17
Originally posted by denial
Prostrel .. you can try either SpyBot or Adware.. *ahem* .. tho I'm sure Prostrel already done this .. and I wonder why she is not online yet ,,, with any feedback ..
mrs Shapovalov , you must be joking... :D It takes me hours just to read all these helpful instructions here and try to understand them and then actually using them...
But, I did succeed to get rid off that stupid "thko" page! Yes, yes, yes! I used this:
Any and all changes made to your system are clearly stated in the terms and conditions and are fully uninstallable via the 'Help' then 'uninstall' option on any of our software applications. Additionally a separate uninstall program may be downloaded here (from: link to site)
I have tried this one before but didn`t get any results, just this sound "PLING" when I clicked uninstall button, so I thought that this uninstalling thing is just a prank or maybe a some kind of virus. But now I found out how did it work.
:done: I`m in heaven... no, in Utopia. :)
Re-read this bit.. lol.. And no need to kiss hands and legs or anything..
:laugh: TLFdk I just wanted to show you how greatfull I am. :D But, the main thing is that you actually opened this thread, without this there would not be this great back up-team either. Thanks for all of you who are in this great back up-team! :rose:
prostrel, feel free to add me to MSN, yahoo, or ICQ.. I'll guide you through if troubles occour, and if I know how to help.
prostrel, well done ..I'm so proud of you .. LoL .. :rose:
coolasfcuk
08-01-2004, 17:27
ok, I need help, but for the Mac....esp. from someone that used graphics programs (haku, I am counting on you, he he):
so the Mac is G4. The OS was X2.8 and everything was working fine. Then I installed Adobe Creative Suite - Premium (so Adobe Photoshop CS (8), Illustrator CS (11), Acrobat Professional CS (6) InDesign CS (3) and GoLive CS (7) ).... and things got messed up. And I have no idea if it was the OS, the programs... drives... whatever... this is what would happen: I would be working in FormZ and it would FREEZE! and i wont be able to Force Quit.. the cursor wont even be moving. Then i was on the internet and it would FREEZE again! VektorWorks - FREEZE again!
...so then.. i thought maybe it was the OS system... so bought the OS X3. took off everything off.. did a clean installation... installed FormZ.. did NOT install the Photoshop Suite yet... and everything was working FINE! absolutely no problems....
..next step... installed The Adobe Suite... and FREEZE! ahhhhhhhhhhhhh so at this point i know it must be the adobe.
...so i took off the whole suite off the comp.. and everything worked FINE again!!!!
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh... so i really dont know what the problem is! why wouldnt adobe work properly? any ideas?
cools : doing some searches, does the install freeze too ? i found a doc that deals with freezes during installs, dont know if that would help at all :
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/32186.htm
will keep searching for your specific error tho !
coolasfcuk
08-01-2004, 18:14
Originally posted by rosh
cools : doing some searches, does the install freeze too ? i found a doc that deals with freezes during installs, dont know if that would help at all :
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/32186.htm
will keep searching for your specific error tho !
oh thanks rosh very much :rose:
...no, absolutelly no troubles during installation... :confused:
....the mac belongs to the guy i work for, one of my x-professors.. and he read everything possible online about adobe.. about the OS... what might be the problem... and there is NOTHING about it.
oh, forgot to add before... after we took off the adobe from the comp, we ran the Norton Utilities disk.. and it found bunch of problems..and fixed them.. but i dont remember names.. it was something with file location/sharing. so we think maybe the problems comes from the new adobe suite.. it has this brand new thing... about file locaion/sharing... maybe it is messing something up.. but why and what and how.. we DONT know.
..we though next step would be to install the suite without that part.. i forgot what it's called CS or something... and see if that helps :dknow:
Originally posted by darje
Pop-up Blockers:
http://download.com.com/3000-7786-10246779.html?tag=lst-0-5 <<< Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition, it doesn't carry any spyware with itself and stops bugsome popups.
Help .. can some one double check in this Pop Up blocker .. I think it did block the pop up but then open another IE instance to this URL ..http://www.searchwww.com/
Thank you in advance.
- Denial
denial, does http://www.searchwww.com/ open up automatically when you sign on? (i.e. your home page).. or is it when you are just browsing..
It looks like you may have been hijacked and/or have spyware on your PC. Make sure you have the spyware cleaning progams mentioned earlier. The pop-up blocker looks safe, but I haven't checked it out to thoroughly because I need to be somewhere right now. A posibility is that some spyware could have been sent to the file you downloaded.
:) :heh:
thanks goku, ..hmm.. yes .. I noticed that my "default homepage" was changed to that URL .. :mad: .. the only site I went to so far today is tatysite :rolleyes: ... if its not the Pop up Blocker ..then must be the Adware yesterday I installed it .. :mad:
*loads her short gun to start another hunt*
denial, every shareware I use is double checked, at least because before using it I used a not trusthworthy one. Don't worry, I'm trustworthy when I give urls for software.
coolasfcuk, something similar happened to me when I was installing Enter the Matrix. The trouble MIGHT be your reader if you're installing it from CD (but as Mac is much more careful about their hardware, medoubts it). The trouble then might be the installer. O_o
spyretto
09-01-2004, 05:57
I have pop-up stopper but it works so and so.
coolasfcuk
I looked for your problem and couldn't find any similar cases, this is strange.
The problem definitely comes from Adobe though, and yeah, you're right, the CS Suite has a new element called Version Cue which allows different users to work on the same file at the same time. It's new and i don't know how stable it is. You should try to install only the regular applications without Version Cue to see if things work correctly (people who don't buy the complete suite don't get Version Cue so it's definitely optional).
But i'm basically saying what you said so i'm not of any help, lol. :)
coolasfcuk
09-01-2004, 07:12
darje, haku, :rose: thanks for helping ..
Originally posted by haku
you're right, the CS Suite has a new element called Version Cue which allows different users to work on the same file at the same time. It's new and i don't know how stable it is. You should try to install only the regular applications without Version Cue to see if things work correctly
yessss! that's what it was called - the new thing - Im horrible with names....
..so, that's what we'll do next - install the Suite without the Version Cue, since we dont really need it - its not like we have big network - i will be working on the files alone :gigi:
...will report what happened - will be working on it this weeken, wish me luck :D
*wishes cools luck* :) hehe let us know how it goes. i havent touched a mac since 1998 *groan*
There is a new virus named W32/Mydoom@MM. This is a mass-mailing worm that arrives in an email message as follows:
From: (spoofed)
Subject: (Random)
Body: (Varies, such as)
The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment.
The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment.
Mail transaction failed. Partial message is available.
Attachment: (varies [.exe, .pif, .cmd, .scr] - often arrives in a ZIP archive) (22,528 bytes). The icon used by the file tries to make it appear as if the attachment is a text file
Please make sure you install the latest virus pattern and do not open any attachment from emails that look suspicious.
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100983
You can also get information on this new worm here:
http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/article.cfm?articleid=2420
They have a removal tool here to kill the worm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.novarg.a@mm.removal.tool.html
I'll add that this worm does not affect Mac OS X, so if you are on a Mac, chill out. :)
coolasfcuk
28-01-2004, 04:43
Originally posted by rosh
*wishes cools luck* :) hehe let us know how it goes. i havent touched a mac since 1998 *groan*
well, not a final update on 'my case', but... on monday started working on the mac daily (and for whole day), so ... we called a comp guy and he said it is most likely RAM chip problem :hmmm: gave some program to run and see... will do that tomorrow, if it's that - YEY just gotta figure out which one of the 3 and replace it.. if not :hmmm: ...we might have to buy a new mac - which is again YEY for me, but I dont think Jeff (the guy I work for) wants to spend that much money.... wish me luck tomorrow...
btw it hasnt crashed that much lately... but i think because i havent been running programs that require lots of memory :dknow:
Description and the fix/removal resources at http://www.norman.com/virus_info/w32_mydoom_a_mm.shtml - Thanks, denial. :rose:
(scroll to the bottom for the fix)
Doesn't seem like a big deal to remove it from the system. Thanks to all for the alerts.
no problem Forre *takes flower*
::Additional Information from Microsoft Antivirus Alert visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/mydoom.asp
Oh! OH! I 've just found that in my e_mail box:
Sent by "fantasmes@lemel.fr"
with the title "Server Report"
The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment
There is a joined piece that i didn't opened....
Is this the Virus from which you speak Denial??? :confused:
I'm not kinding . I've got it at 13:23.......
To the stupid person who sent it to me :bebebe:....
Nath, YES it is. Delete the email. Do not try to open the file. Scan your computer. Read above intructions. And then read Microsoft AntiVirus Alert advice. LoL :laugh:
btw .. Nath that person not stupid.. its even not necessary the person on the from: that send the file.The virus does many trick with your address book and also it try to guess email address. :rolleyes: ..urr .. I scan read the articles. LoL
Thanks to Microsoft .. this virus senerio seem to help in human brain developement.
Raise the challenge!
Added:
Btw Nath .. maybe you want to ask your ISP if they have the anti-virus program install on the email server. Most ISP have that now. So the virus file will be filtered first at mail server before it reach you. I have to pay extra RM1 for that service.
For for web base email like yahoo.. they already have that ..
Originally posted by sunwalk
To the stupid person who sent it to me :bebebe:....
Get that tongue back in that french mouth of yours, Nath. :rolleyes: You're sticking it out to a ghost. To cover their tracks and avoid getting arrested, most virus spreaders take an innocent computer "hostage" (or more) and send massive spam mail from there. So the poor person you're getting a mail from hasn't got the fault. :P
Originally posted by denial
Btw Nath .. maybe you want to ask your ISP if they have the anti-virus program install on the email server. Most ISP have that now. So the virus file will be filtered first at mail server before it reach you. I have to pay extra RM1 for that service.
For for web base email like yahoo.. they already have that ..
Or perhaps install one of the free one. I used avast for a while. www.avast.com - free for home use. But it's not the best antivirus program out there. I use norton myself. Also tried mcafee (<-spelling?) and panda. I like Norton the best though.
Since I have a hotmail as my regular mail that one is scanned twice. Mcafee is already installed by Microsoft, and then norton will scan it too when the mail gets to outlook express. Pretty safe I hope :p
Also a free Antivirus at
www.grisoft.com which you can update for free as well!!
I use it and it seems pretty good!!!
Just go to AVG Free version when you're on the page!!!
Can someone please clarify for me that the only way to get mydoom is via email? I remember someone telling me the only way I could get the Blaster virus was via email. But I never opened any emails whatsoever and I still got the fucking worm! That thing made my life a misery, I can tell you! :mad:
Mossopp, as far as I know/heard so far it only speads via email. But keep your antivirus program updated just in case;)
QueenBee
30-01-2004, 20:24
<--- Doesn't even have an anti virus program. :gigi:
oi.. brave girl, qb.. foolish, but brave :p
QueenBee
30-01-2004, 20:40
TLFdk, aaah yes.. ;) I get pissed off when I lose all my files after getting a virus.. I checked online virus scan and I have a worm and a couple of viruses.. :laugh: And I sit here not minding.. :none: Oh well.. Must put those important files on CD.. *Reminds herself*
False, Tina: the Blaster worm travels from IP to IP by means of your connection, and it affects your KeyReg only. Actually more people got it this way than on the email, since up to where I know Blaster wasn't an executable file, just a worm that kept on going and going. :P
MyDoom, you do get it in the email. I never open mails from unknown people since the list of email transmitted viruses is ridiculously huge. Be careful.
QueenBee. Seriously. *Smacks Queenie up the head.* You've got spare money to buy a new HD?
darje: I was talking about the new one. Not blaster. So not so false. Sorry for not making it clear though :rose:
And yeah blaster spread wide in no time. Most people I know got it. I didn't though my computer overheated a lot in that period so I actually thought I got it.
Haha, I like your style QueenBee. Reckless. :heh:
Unfortunately, replacing my modded comps is not only sad but hurts the wallet, so I can't afford to not have virus scanners.
goku, you mod computers? Nifty! :D What do you mod, innards or cases?
Thanks for the info, people.
I don't have an anti-virus program but I do have Firewall enabled (not that I actually know what that means and it probably does fuck all anyway!). I never open email attachments unless I know for a fact who sent 'em to me and that they're genuine anyway. So *fingers crossed* hopefully I'll be ok.
QueenBee
31-01-2004, 00:19
You go Mossopp... A little excitement doesn't hurt anyone :P Who knows, maybe we'll receive viruses tomorrow and our computers will fcuk up? I mean come on.. it's like playing the.. uh.. whatever that game was.
And besides, I'm too lazy.
taty994945
31-01-2004, 00:30
I don't have any anti-virus software as well. So far its looking good but I will be upset if a virus goes in.
Originally posted by QueenBee
I mean come on.. it's like playing the.. uh.. whatever that game was.
Russian roulette :heh:
One link for the fellow geeks and nerds in here:
http://bofh.ntk.net/Bastard.html
It is filled with stories from a supporter who actually isn't that supportive at all :lalala:
An example:
To relieve the boredom, I remove a e-mail party invite from a user's mail and post it under the senders username to to alt.singles.with.severe.social. dysfunctions on news, and make a note in my diary to be there with my camcorder. Should be a blast!
You should just go for one of the free anti virus programs.They never hurt anyone.
If u decide to go for one heres some freebies
www.grisoft.com
http://www.avast.com
OR if you can't be bothered get a free online scan at
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
OR if its Mydoom you're worried about download McAfee Stinger Avert
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
It also searches for about 37 other newish viruses and only takes 50 seconds to download on a pishy wee dial up like mine!!
darje, mainly cases. I just made a new one not too long ago, with cutout flames and a spray painted case + monitor. As for internal, I'm limitied towards just improving performance and over-clocking, as well as whatever my crazy friend does to it. :)
DAZ, thank you for the link to free anti virus.
I think Antivirus should be FREE. I think the best solution again email virus is to install the Anti Virus on the mail server itself .. where all the email gathered before downloaded by users to their computer. So the Anti Virus software should target the company server and ISP.
But of course for home computer .. second protection will be good. for virus tranfered through diskette, cdrom or messenger from someone like .. Queenbee for example. :laugh:
They'll find way.
goku, do teach me, oh master. I want to learn how to mod. :)
A new smaller problem for my The Technicians of my Heart!
I tried to rip some dvd... but i've met always the same problem:"the sound and the image aren't in harmony"....The sound arrives too early at the meeting and the image arrives too late at the meeting...pssss...impossible Love Story between them!...arwww!
So , i tried Neodivx 9.3 and then neodvix 7 and the result was the same...
May be a codecs problem ?
Could you help me please?...Thanks and Kisses...
Nath, never tried to rip a dvd myself. But I usually read stuff like that in this site: www.dvdrhelp.com
Will post more later.. need to catch my train
sunwalk, are you ripping dvd to vobs or directly to divx (or xvid)?
i mean, i never get such problems, but i use Smart Ripper to rip to vobs and then DrDivx to encode it to divx, or Gordian Knot for xvid. but if you want to encode it to xvid, i'd recommend you use Auto Gordian Knot, which is as good as the "normal" Gordian but MUCH simpler.
good luck ;)
spyretto
03-02-2004, 23:00
Originally posted by QueenBee
TLFdk, aaah yes.. ;) I get pissed off when I lose all my files after getting a virus.. I checked online virus scan and I have a worm and a couple of viruses.. :laugh: And I sit here not minding.. :none: Oh well.. Must put those important files on CD.. *Reminds herself*
QueenBee have you tried to use system restore? I have a starting point and I always get back to that when I come across problems ( with viruses, files etc )
I have a big suspicion that system restore gets rid of all that crap, cause it always does it for me. So I don't have an anti-virus program installed anymore :D
QueenBee
03-02-2004, 23:40
spyretto, aaah that's my man! :laugh: See guys, I don't need any anti-virus programs! I got my system restore-thingie riiiight here.. *Pats computer* My dad installed some Registry Tool cleaners and what not when I re-installed Windows some time ago.. 'Cause he knows how much crap I've got.. Spyware, adware, blahblah...
spyretto
03-02-2004, 23:43
I'm serious :cool:
system restore will not clear the registry but you can run
msconfig to do that.
Msconfig/startup/cleanup
Anyway, if the virus is in the restore folder your antivirus program will find it but won't be able to get rid of it.
So you can either use system restore - as I do - or disable system restore and use your antivirus program. ( but I found it a very bulky and time-consuming software )
It all depends how many programs you have on your computer. If you only need a few programs and you do not install - uninstall programs all the time, having a starting point ( and using system restore ) is ok, cause if it's for one of two programs you can always go back every now and then.
But using system restore and creating restore points all the time will eventually wipe out the entry of your original restore point. ;)
What I do is this: I have a starting point with all the programs I need and if I run into any sort of trouble I go back. Then I clear all restore points and make only one where I can go back to.
It all depends on the operational system ( I think that with Win XP you can erase restore points at will, right? ) Cause I've got ME so everytime I go back I clear the hard disk space that the system restore takes up by disabling, enabling it back and making another restore point.
the whole process takes five minutes. I just luv system restore :gigi:
edit: Maybe you need an antivirus program, all I know is that using Norton was a pain in the butt for me, took ages to scan my files ( my computer is old and slow ) then find viruses that wouldn't be able to erase. :bum:
Stinger? well, that one never found any viruses for me , maybe it works better for XP. From a point on it started freezing when scanning a specific file. So...my opinion is that you don't need any antivirus programs :D
QueenBee
04-02-2004, 00:13
spyretto, congratulations on giving me a headache. :D Nah, thanks for writing that long post for MEEE :10x: Haven't used system restore before.. I think my brother did that for me.. But he's not much of a helper anyway. :gigi: Hehe, now we proved everyone that you don't need any anti-virus programs! Hahaha.. Personally I think they're no fun.. It takes YEARS to scan the whole damn computer.. And it lags too.. :none:
Thanks Spy :kwink:
spyretto
04-02-2004, 00:20
I added something else on my post above.
Well, basically I was having headaches too...for years :D so I'm talking from experience.
Oh, and M$ don't include uninstallers for their programs anymore so if you don't like one - I hated wmp 9 for example - they advice you to use system restore to go back.
The only other solution is to format your root partition and start again :bum:
Basically, you don't need any more system programs than the ones M$ provides you with. Those programs will probably create more problems than solve problems :D
Source:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;834489
Last Reviewed: 2/2/2004 (3.0)
Keywords: KB834489
A security update is available that modifies the default behavior of Internet Explorer for handling user information in HTTP and HTTPS URLs
A security update is available that removes support for handling user names and passwords in HTTP and HTTP with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or HTTPS URLs in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The following URL syntax is no longer supported in Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer after you install the MS04-004 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (832894):
http(s)://username : password@server/resource.ext
This article is intended to notify you of this change in Internet Explorer's default behavior. If you include user information in HTTP or HTTPS URLs, Microsoft recommends that you explore the workarounds that are described in this article before you install the 832894 security update. For additional information about the 832894 security update, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-004.asp
--- or--
Open you IE --> Tools --> Windows Update --> Scan for Update
then follow intruction.
System Restore is good .. yes .. you should backup your computer often.
But just that this virus problem .. Anti Virus will catch the virus before it could harm your system. If you dont have anti-virus to detect there is virus in your computer.. how you going to know when is it time to use the System Restore?
spyretto
04-02-2004, 17:26
yes but you need to have the anti virus program always enabled in your system to do that. Doesn't it slow the computer down and cause other compatibility problems?
I haven't got much experience with the latest viruses, for some reason they only affect Win XP and 2000. but if you have your files in another partition - would the virus affect your files there? If not then you can use system restore as soon as your computer starts behaving funny.
Originally posted by spyretto
If not then you can use system restore as soon as your computer starts behaving funny. [/B]
how funny?
Thinking that only antivirus slows down the system is not entirely correct.
1. Data Mines/Advert, does it a lot more.
2. MSN messenger slows down your computer dramatically.
3. Unnecessarily launched programs at startup - too.
4. Too many programs at Quick Launch Bar - of course.
Anti Virus programs don't slow down the computer. If you have a huge HD to scan, you can always leave the scan during the time you are not at the computer. It's not dangerous to have the computer on because it "eats" very little electricity and has qute good cooling system.
Uninstall MSN for fun to see the difference.
To uninstall MSN with one click:
1.Start - Run - [the following command below, copy and paste in the command window]
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
2. You'll be prompted to uninstall MSN.
Queenie, Get an Anti-Virus soft! :znaika:
Uninstall MSN for fun to see the difference
uninstall MSN and the fun will be gone :(
But it does require resources for sure.
*goes to remove ICQ from startup*
spyretto
04-02-2004, 23:25
MSN loads a program called loadqm at startup, some useless program that checks if you have an older version of msn. If you disable or get rid of that program MSN won't be slowing your computer down as much.
Quick launch bar? I never have any programs there. It's annoying ;)
Have you got a dial up connection QueenBee? Cause you may notice that the virus protection interferes with your connection and hangs up the line.
can have the expert opinion of the other forumers? :)
la aurora
05-02-2004, 01:00
hmmm... stands at queenie's side :lalala:
I am a fool when it comes to computers... I mean I can deal with some programmes like Photoshop... but when it comes to something more serious i do suck...
Anyway... i have my computer with Internet connection for 5-6 years... may be even more... i don't know what Firewalls are for... I don't have any antivirus software... and nothing ever happened. i can't remember getting any virus... even if i did, I don't know about it :gigi: Being a true russian I follow this rule 'poka grom ne gryanet, muzhik ne perekrestitsa'. Which means I won't think about problem before I really get it.
So when my Windows died not so long ago, I was kinda surprised. When I shared my problem with some computer-knowing friends they were about to die from laughter. They just couldn't believe my Windows was never re-installed in 5 years! lol
Yeah... some things wouldn't work... but I'd just look here or there, push a pair of buttons and suddenly everything is ok... But the more I learn about computers, the less things work on it. I never toughed Windows for 5 years... now I reinstall it regulary... wich is quite painful with my 100% american computer that just refuses to work with russian pirated programmes *sigh*
Ok... as there are so many knowing ppl, I have a couple of questions:
First is about programmes working with music... I have Yamaha sound card and ordinary headset (with mic and headphones). Sound Forge, Cool Edit, Frooty Loops, Samplitude producer and other programes... they all work ok... while such programes as Cubase and Logic Platinum pretend they are mute and deaf. There's no sound... at all. They worked well at the beginning... but then something happened and they shut up... I remember quite well that I wasn't changing anything in Settings. Now even if I re-install them, they are mute.
2nd... well... it's an easy one... I'm about to get ADSL in a couple of days... and I never cared about traffic before... I was counting only minutes as I paid per hour. Just curious if anyone knows how many Kbs browsing tatysite takes... per hour... I know u can't give exact number... but still... and such programmes as ICQ... how much per hour?
3rd question is for our lil queenie, the queen of web-design lol U said u could help here :lalala: so...
a) is there a way I can get a border consisting of 1px dots for example? I don't think I've seen this option is CSS. But may be I just didn't notice of course.... :rolleyes:
b) now IFRAMEs... and Opera browser... This option is for IE mostly... but I've seen pages with IFRAMES and they worked ok in my Opera... even older version than I have now. But when I write HTML code by hand... and try to see it in Opera, it shows some weird stuff like oe> or somethong like that instead of the whole page. So my questin is: WTF?
c) u should know the answer on this I think... I feel comfortable enough with tables and all... but layers are something I'm a fool at. The question: what I need filters for and how each of them works?
lol... ok... enough by now... I'm asking too much... I have some more questions but I'll shut up by now :lalala:
spyretto
05-02-2004, 01:14
You reinstall them from scratch? :eek:
I used to do that but now I use system restore. As a matter of fact, I just used it now. I'm a very happy customer :D
About ADSL, do you mean they impose some downloading/uploading limit :eek: I've heard about that before but with cable not ADSL. That's quite disturbing, actually.
la aurora
05-02-2004, 01:27
well... spy... I am such a fool that I'm not even sure if what I'm going to get is actually ADSL... but it's a wireless domestic network... or something... as for limits... not... there are no limits... I just get 200Mbs of free traffic per month and then I have to pay for each Mb 0.7$. That's all... So I'd like to know how much will the thing cost for me... i just paid more than 100& to get it and hope it will be worth it... coz now I can spend 20$ in 2 days lol
Originally posted by sunny poison
I'm not even sure if what I'm going to get is actually ADSL... but it's a wireless domestic network...
If it's a wireless technology, it's not ADSL (ADSL is wired), it sounds more like Wi-Fi technology or something similar. :)
200MB is enough if all you do is browsing web sites or chatting on MSN/AIM, but you'll have to be careful to not donwload too much big files because you could use that in only one day.
PS: I hope you meant 200MB because you wrote 200Mb but that would be very little.
la aurora
05-02-2004, 02:08
well... lol... thanks haku... I told u I was a fool in computers... it's RadioEthernet for domestic networks... and eah... I meant 200 MBs of course :rolleyes:
as for huge files.... I don't have such habbit... would u get it having 21600 dial-up? lol But I can get used fast of course... we'll see... anyway, seems it won't be as expensive as it is now...
Originally posted by sunny poison
as for huge files.... I don't have such habbit... would u get it having 21600 dial-up?
I know where you're coming from. :)
I'm quite old LOL My first modem was 9600 b/s, it was somewhere in the mid 1990s LOL
taty994945
05-02-2004, 05:31
Hey DAZ, thanks for the anti-virus programs, good stuff! :done:
Originally posted by crni
sunwalk, are you ripping dvd to vobs or directly to divx (or xvid)?
i mean, i never get such problems, but i use Smart Ripper to rip to vobs and then DrDivx to encode it to divx, or Gordian Knot for xvid. but if you want to encode it to xvid, i'd recommend you use Auto Gordian Knot, which is as good as the "normal" Gordian but MUCH simpler.
good luck ;)
Thanks a lot crni!....I've finally succeded in ripping my dvd in Divx....
But i have another little problem now....i've gotten a LONG video in which i included 2 langages : french and english.
The video was long so my software cut it into 3 parts : 3X699Mo
After i got the subtittles in english and french with vobdub...but as my video is cut with 3 parts when i launch the subtittles with the video number 2 , for exemple, the subtittles begin at the beginning of the movie !...
So , do you know how to do to "cut" the subtittles and make them work perfectly with the video , please?
Thanks a lot..
sunwalk, i'm not really sure if i got this one... but let's see...
you mean you have three vids and one subtitle file? for three videos you must have three different subtitle files to load with each video separately... that's how i do it...
anyway...the software i use is SubtitleProcessor (http://www.freewebs.com/crni/SP.zip). it can do pretty much anything you want to do with the subs, so feel free to experiment ;)
Originally posted by denial
Source:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;834489
Last Reviewed: 2/2/2004 (3.0)
Keywords: KB834489
MS04-004 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (832894):
http(s)://username : password@server/resource.ext
Internet Explorer Address Bar Spoofing Test
Test to see if your browser is vulnerable to the "Internet Explorer URL Spoofing Vulnerability".
http://www.secunia.com/internet_explorer_address_bar_spoofing_test/
From the above page:
After you have clicked the link:
If your address bar only says "http://www.microsoft.com" then your browser is vulnerable.
Also, notice that your status bar (lower left corner of IE) only displays "http://www.microsoft.com" when holding the mouse cursor over the link.
Note:
I think this is critical especially if you are doing online banking or shopping.
taty994945
06-02-2004, 14:08
fcuk! I think im vulnerable :(
Go get the newest updates and security fixes at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
I usually install the updates one at a time just in case some tries to update the same files.
Then either visit the update site at a regular basis or turn on automatic update. I perfer visiting the site myself since not all updates are needed for my use.
I don't have any anti-virus software either. :D
QueenBee
06-02-2004, 16:10
a) is there a way I can get a border consisting of 1px dots for example? I don't think I've seen this option is CSS. But may be I just didn't notice of course....
Yeah, and I think it will show up differently in IE and other browsers. For example, in IE it will show as small lines, not exactly small dots. I think it works good in Mozilla. :yes:
If you want all objects to have a border of a special kind (in this case dotted) you add this as CSS:
<STYLE>
---Object--- {border-style: dotted}
</STYLE>
For example if you want images to have a dotted border you add this:
<STYLE>
IMG {border-style: dotted}
</STYLE>
If you want only a specific image to have a border like this you add: style="BORDER:1px dotted #000000" to the image.
For example: <img src="Imagename.jpg" style="BORDER:1px dotted #000000">
You can play around with the attributes. :) And also add different objects such as:
<STYLE>
P, IMG {border-style: dotted}
</STYLE>
Some more examples of border you can try:
-Dashed (looks like small lines)
-Dotted
-Groove
-Inset
-Outset
-Ridge
-Solid (looks like regular border)
Remember that in IE and Mozilla and Opera and all those things it can show up differently because of the coding style.
b) now IFRAMEs... and Opera browser... This option is for IE mostly... but I've seen pages with IFRAMES and they worked ok in my Opera... even older version than I have now. But when I write HTML code by hand... and try to see it in Opera, it shows some weird stuff like oe> or somethong like that instead of the whole page. So my questin is: WTF?
Hehehe, yeah, different browsers sometimes screw up the coding.. I have no idea why this is. I think when we code by hand we use a special coding, it's not that very complicated, but when you use programs such as Dreamweaver and FrontPage, they use more complicated coding styles which these different browers understand better than when we code by hand.. but that's just what I THINK.. I'm not sure at all. So I'm sorry. :(
c) u should know the answer on this I think... I feel comfortable enough with tables and all... but layers are something I'm a fool at. The question: what I need filters for and how each of them works?
I think filters and layers are different things.. but you asked about layers.. so.. I'm gonna answer about using layers. I'm not sure what all the things they can do are, but I use them to position different things on a page. For example on my website (I know! Sneaky commercial :p) http://www.self-destructive.lunaticsworld.com you can see how I have added Yulia over the iframe so that she covers the text when you scroll. And I used DIV Layers to create that effect. (The Yulia is a GIF-image where the background is transparent) They're really good when you make websites, but I suck at explaining at how they work exactly. I saw a website using them, and then I just taught myself. I tried looking for pages on Google.com about div layers, but honestly I didn't get any of the things that they said.. :laugh:
Anyway, here is how you add a layer. You simply write it in the <body> section of the html-code.
<div id="image" style="position: absolute; left: ###px; top: ###px; width: ###px; height: ###px"> <img border="0" src="yourimage.jpg" width="yourwidth" height="yourheight"> </div>
Div id = I think this is used for other more complicated codings, when you specify the name of the object.. I never use this myself, I actually erase it completely, but if you want you can always do some research.. I tried and haven't gotten any good results. I had a HTML-book before but I can't find it now, otherwise I would have looked in there. :(
Style="position: absolute; left: ###px; top: ###px; width: ###px; height: ###px" = This is where you position the object(s). Left: how many pixels from the left it should be. Top: How many pixels from the top it should be. The width and height decide how big the layer should be, but I never use them, the layer's height and width is decided automatically depending on how big the object(s) is/are. Kind of hard to explain, but you don't need to use the height and width attributes.
I put the image code as an example so you know where the object should be. :yes:
That's it! Wow, that's totally MESSED UP. I'm really sorry if you don't get any of it.. it's very complicated to explain. But try it out and play around with it. :yes: And if there is any problem just tell me! :rose: We might not use the same techniques, and sorry if I misinterpreted your questions... I hope this helped anyway (And if it did not help you, I hope it helped someone else) but I'm sorry it just confused everybody.. :p
Originally posted by forre
Uninstall MSN for fun to see the difference.
To uninstall MSN with one click:
1.Start - Run - [the following command below, copy and paste in the command window]
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
2. You'll be prompted to uninstall MSN.
All right, I ran the command. It uninstalls the original version of MSN (4.7) shipped with Win XP. However, it keeps the later updates and MSN works just fine. Nevertheless, this version (4.7) seem to slow down the computer. The difference is seen. Especially when launching Outlook Express. Now it starts without any delays.
Mentioned by spy loadqm is not running under Win Xp and therefore not listed in the Processes.
If you lost MSN anyway, get it back. http://messenger.msn.com/
forre, there's an easier way, if we're talking about erasing WINDOWS Messenger. :P http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2327
Dear Sunny Poison,
Originally posted by sunny poison
hmmm... stands at queenie's side :lalala:
I am a fool when it comes to computers...
:rolleyes: .. oh well .. for you :rose: ... :laugh:
2nd... well... it's an easy one... I'm about to get ADSL in a couple of days... and I never cared about traffic before... I was counting only minutes as I paid per hour. Just curious if anyone knows how many Kbs browsing tatysite takes... per hour... I know u can't give exact number... but still... and such programmes as ICQ... how much per hour?
You can try this one Net.Medic. It doesnt work on my computer. :rolleyes: .. maybe I need to reboot first.
To download. http://www.webattack.com/download/dlnetmedic.shtml
There.. if you play around with the menu and options you can see many things related to your internet connection network. Good too if you designing website with lots of graphics so you can see how many bytes were transmit from your webpage. Have fun!
Anyway .. I would like to hear more about your RadioEthernet experience.. hope you'll get it soon .. I wonder how the connection go when its very heavy rain ..
The satelite tv doesnt work when its raining too heavy ..and I would sit infront of tv like a fool feeling so dissapointed but not knowing what to do..especially if the movie half way. I hope it wont be same problem with RadioEthernet ..
and I have question... what is CSS ?
Originally posted by denial
and I have question... what is CSS ?
It's short for Cascading Style Sheets
Used when building homepages. Then all standards for font, backgrounds, tables.. Design features to be short can be written in one file and used by all the html (asp, php.. add more) pages. Saves time when designing and esp when redesigning. The styles can be included in the top of the page itself but a part of the feature of saving time is a bit wasted.
Thank you Tina ..:rose:
anyway for those who like to read articles :gigi:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=569&ncid=738&e=1&u=/nm/20040207/tc_nm/column_programs_dc
Programs: Stripping Adware/Spyware from PC Can Be Tricky
Sat Feb 7, 2:35 PM ET Add Technology - Reuters to My Yahoo!
By Gene Emery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) - One of the biggest challenges a computer owner can face is getting rid of adware or spyware, programs that can sneak onto your PC when you agree to download free utility software from the Web.
In addition to monitoring your activity on the Internet, adware and spyware can lock you into an unwanted home page and swamp you with pop-up advertisements.
Removal can be difficult because the designers of such programs often try to keep them out of sight on your PC.
Most don't show up on the "Add/Remove Programs" list in the Windows control panel. They seldom offer an "Uninstall" option in the Windows "Programs" list; in fact, they're seldom listed at all.
Even when you identify them, some adware programs can't be removed directly because they are tied to other unrelated utility programs you may have wanted.
If you're a do-it-yourselfer, there are ways to get rid of the programs. The first step: Go to sites such as http://PestPatrol.com or http://WebRoot.com and run a free scan of your computer. They list any adware/spyware they see, but they do not tell you how to remove it.
The site http://PCPitStop.com, has been very aggressive in taking on adware and spyware. And, although it identifies fewer programs than PestPatrol and WebRoot, it does a much better job of explaining how to clean your computer.
Another way of removing adware is to find its Web site, a plan that can be easy if your home page has been hijacked. Some of those sites offer an "Uninstall" program for their software, though it may be a challenge to find it. Look for an FAQ (frequently asked questions) link.
Unfortunately, such uninstall programs don't always undo all the changes made to your PC. An adware program called i-lookup had a downloadable program to uninstall its software, but the i-lookup-sponsored Web pages listed in the "Favorites" section of Internet Explorer remained. I had to click on "Organize Favorites" and manually delete them.
A better bet for scouring your hard disk clean may be independent programs. The ones I found worked pretty well from all sorts of places (like the Windows registry).
The best bargain was "Ad-aware," popular with many readers, as I learned from the e-mail I got after last week's column.
"Ad-aware 6.0," available to home users for free from http://www.LavaSoftUSA.com, is easy to use. It lets you sort programs and files by type or adware company, so you can see the program it is proposing to delete. It eliminated annoyances such as a toolbar cluttering up Internet Explorer that kept returning even after I told Explorer not to display it.
"Ad-aware" tracked down traces of adware I thought I had removed, and eliminated two viruses that had gotten on the PC because the owner had not kept his virus checker up to date.
However, "Ad-aware" does not automatically watch for adware unless you pay $27 for an upgrade. You must run it regularly and check for updates.
Several readers said they run "Spybot-Search & Destroy," available for free, at http://safer-networking.org.
I have less confidence in "Spy Sweeper" from http://WebRoot.com, which you can try for free or buy for $30. It's easy to use and updates automatically, but offers few details about the adware it finds.
During the cleaning process, "Spy Sweeper" told me I was running other programs I needed to close, but didn't say which ones or how to go about it. It also said I had Internet Explorer running when I didn't (at least as far as I could tell). Such statements don't inspire confidence.
When I asked "Pest Patrol" to clean up a PC whose owner had already manually eliminated or disabled some of the unwanted programs, it found plenty of adware-associated remnants. But it got hung up in the decontamination process. Fortunately, the program displayed the folder that seemed to be causing problems. Because the folder was named Claria, after the adware company, I quit out of "Pest Patrol," opened Windows Explorer, and sent the whole Claria folder to the Recycle Bin.
When I reran "Pest Control," it cleaned everything else out smoothly. You can try "Pest Patrol" for free. The full version, with a year of updates, is $40. The license costs $20 a year.
If you're bothered by adware, but you want to keep using the "free" programs that come with it, "StopZilla," available from StopZilla.com, may be worth a look. It doesn't try to remove the adware and spyware, but claims to suppress it, by eliminating most of the pop-up windows while letting the "free" programs run freely. It costs $20 per year.
Personally, I'd rather just get rid of it all. Then I would use PanicWare.com's free "Pop-Up Stopper" program, or something comparable, to block most pop-up windows.
A final word: Make it a habit to click "No" whenever a Web site tries to get you to download a "free" program.
(Second of 2 parts)
(Gene Emery is a columnist who covers science and technology. His Internet address is GEmery(at)Cox.net. Any opinions in the column are his alone.)
wooo!! Windows Update time again :coctail: ..have fun!
Who should read this document:
-- Customers who are using Microsoft® Windows®
Impact of vulnerability:
--Remote Code Execution
Maximum Severity Rating:
-- Critical
After patches require reboot:
--YES!! :yes:
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows
Original release date: February 10, 2004
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
Systems running Microsoft Windows
Overview
Microsoft Windows contains multiple vulnerabilities, the most
serious of which could allow attackers to take control of your
computer.
Description
Microsoft's updated Home User Security Bulletin for February 2004
describes more vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows operating
system. Microsoft is tracking these issues as Security Update
828028.
It is unclear at this time how many different ways your computer
can be compromised using these vulnerabilities, so we recommend you
apply the updates below as soon as possible. A technical
description of these vulnerabilities is available from US-CERT in
TA04-041A and from Microsoft in MS04-007.
Resolution
Apply a patch
Microsoft has released a home user bulletin describing how to
determine what patches you will need and how to get them. Follow
the procedures outlined in Microsoft's updated Home User Security
Bulletin for February 2004.
For additional information, and to receive updates on this alert,
go to http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/alerts/SA04-041A.html
References
* US-CERT Technical Alert TA04-041A -
<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-041A.html>
* Microsoft's Updated Home User Security Bulletin for February 2004
-
<http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/20040210_win
dows.asp>
* Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-007 -
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-007.asp> <--- click here! or IE --> Tools --> Windows Update
* Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 828028: An ASN.1 vulnerability
could allow code execution -
<http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=828028>
__________________________________________________ _______________
This document is available from
<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/alerts/SA04-041A.html>
__________________________________________________ _______________
Copyright 2004 Carnegie Mellon University.
Automatically Check Your PC for Infection
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/mydoom.asp
What You Should Know About the Mydoom Worm Variants: Mydoom.A, Mydoom.B, and Mydoom.C (a.k.a. Doomjuice)
Published: January 27, 2004 |
Updated: February 10, 2004 - 1:30 P.M. Pacific Time
Updated Microsoft Virus Alert Site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/alerts/Default.asp
Man, I hate updating the OS all the time :rolleyes: But thank you, Denial. I better install the thing right away..
Tina .. I could post more you know .. LoL ..nah .. just the critical thing. We never know .. once this are announce someone could make virus of this vulnerablilities..
la aurora
11-02-2004, 22:42
Oh... thanks queenie for ur help :rose:
a) well... for the first question... I know enough about CSS... just wanted to make sure I didn't miss the option of making the dotted border. So seems there's no way to do it for all browsers. I tried {border-style: dotted} before... but as I use IE mostly, it looked exactly like small lines... not what I wanted to get actually *sigh*
b) whuh... I don't like using all those WYSIWYG programms... they give some heavy code usually and most of them doesn't know what IFRAMEs are *sigh* FrontPage has this option... so may be will have to spend some more time trying to figure out the difference between it's code and mine. Sometimes even such useless options as ID change everything. :(
c) now for layers... well... I've seen ur pages before and I love them all I must say :rose: really... u are damn talented, u know? ;) and of course I didn't miss the opportunity to see ur coding :lalala: No intentions to steal... just pure interest... So everything was pretty clear for me... just this line got my interest:
style="FILTER: chroma (color=#998675). So I asked you what the hell it was about. I said 'layers' coz u use this option with DIV tag :lalala:
and not... u didn't MESS UP lol u explained everything really well, thank you :rose:
Now for D's question :gigi: Yeah, I finally got my new connection... whuh... I'm glad I did. Still need some time to get used not to disconnect in hurry after opening 15 pages just to read them lol It's something I had to do paying for each minute and having few money left on account... Also need to get used to seeing 100 000 000 bits/sec instead of usual 21 600 and needing 10 seconds instead of usual hour to download 3 MB file LoL But this is somethig I will get used VERY soon I believe :rolleyes: As for rains... well... it's not like we are going to have rains here any soon... it's winter still... but today it was snowing hard and everything worked more than ok. :gigi:
QueenBee
12-02-2004, 00:46
sunny poison, pheeew thank god I did a decent explanation. :) And about this:
style="FILTER: chroma (color=#998675).
It's kind of complicated to explain.. It is to make the iframe transparent. (This tag is part of <iframe> if I'm correct). The background color of the iframe is #998675 and if you add this code *points to quote* it means that that color gets transparent and since the background is that color.. the iframe's background is transparent.
Erm.
Here is the background where I put the iframe just to show you what it looks like (http://www.self-destructive.lunaticsworld.com/version4.jpg). So the iframe is completely transparent.. yeah.
Oh and don't worry.. copy my code if you want, I have nothing against that. :) For you: :rose:
la aurora
12-02-2004, 01:10
:rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: - they are all for u lil queenie. well... I could give u more of course... just 5 is my fav number lol sorry
Whuh.... coping someone's code is plain boring. I'm the type that needs to do all by herself. But thanks for being so generous :)
So... chroma and color=#998675 gives me this effect... ok... lol... when I refused to use layers, I was getting same effect with Photoshop and tables. i was just taking the part of the picture and using it as a fixed bg image for IFRAME. looked the same but it's a harder way. I thought I was adopting the site for more browsers this way... not all of them support layers... but if I think again... not all of them support IFRAMEs lol So the effort was kinda useless...
hm... I could just use that ur code.... but well... lol... I'm impossible. I want to know about OTHER filters. I understand U can't know all... just asking in case u do lol
And thanks for ur help once again :rose: Oh... damn... 6 roses now... but it's my bro's fav number... so I'll be a good sister at least :rolleyes:
la aurora
12-02-2004, 02:06
yay! I've found the answer already :gigi: wasn't an easy task but I did :)
one more rose for you queenie :rose:
10 seconds instead of usual hour to download 3 MB
...and those are not enough to logon to your msg? .. :( .. I just want to complain about tatu breaking off with Ivan issue .. its really depressing me .. no one else will understand.. I need to talk with you :( ..at least you won't laugh.. well not that you don't laugh .. well at least .. its okay with me if you laugh ... well who said I'm fair? LoL ... .. you know .. you're the .... 'place' :rolleyes:... oh well .. I better off to work now ..and thinking about Lena Kiper [for Lena Kiper :rose: ] .. and read Microsoft .. :rolleyes: ...
Congratulation on your new connection!! yay!! :coctail: Have fun :rose: like this :10x: all over the forum !!
Queenbee .. will you teach me designing website with notepad? for you :rose: in advance ..
In a sign of the growing diversity of phishing scams, a new e-mail combines social engineering tricks and HTML coding to defraud victims using a keylogging program that attempts to capture banking usernames and passwords.
The latest scam, documented at Codefish Spamwatch, operates via an email with the subject "Police investigation."
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Hello...
It has come to my attention that you are being under the police investigation.
Is that true? Have you really commited such crimes?
Please read the following article located at:
http : // federalpolice.com : article872 @ 1075686747
or at:
http: // 0100. 035. 0255. 0133
Sincerely,
Your old friend
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The URLs are obscured, and actually point to http : // 64. 29. 173. 91, an IP address at the Atlanta ISP Abraxis.net. Concerned e-mail recipients who follow the link encounter the message "SERVER ERROR 550" - which is actually not a server error at all, but an HTML document containing unseen background code that attempts to download a Trojan written in Java.
Posted by richm at 02:26 PM UTC on Feb 16, 2004
More: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2004/02/16/phishing_scam_installs_keylogger_via_web_page.html
News:
16 February 2004
Female virus-writer, Gigabyte, arrested in Belgium, Sophos comments
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/gigabyte.html
ho! ho! .. I dont know... but this girl is HOT! and her virus are cute .. :dead:
:none: *back to work* *run virus update*
QueenBee
18-02-2004, 04:32
My dear Sunny, thank you for the roses.. :rose: I wish I could include many roses for you but then the message won't be posted :gigi:
Denial, of course I can teach you how to make websites in Notepad. :rose: Should I post here or chat or PM?
Originally posted by denial
this girl is HOT!
How do you know she's hot? :confused: There are no pictures... unless you saw her somewhere else?
denial, you are completely crazy. :mad: No virii is cute. Do you think a little Hard Drive muncher is cute when it turns it to little more than an useless box?
And I didn't see pics of her either.
W32/Coconut-A
Summer 2003
Displays a graphical game where the recipient must throw coconuts at the heads of Belgian hacker, Frans Devaere, and Sophos's Graham Cluley. Each hit ensures that one less file on the recipient's computer will be infected.
Yeah. Very cute. Specially when a brand new computer has got over 50,000 files. *Checks out the description.*
Hey, hats out to this girl. At least she knows how to check mate you by using simple math. :P
In total, you have 4 point(s). Therefore, I have infected 2 files on your computer. To be able to run these files, you'll first have to play this game again.
Have a nice day,
Gigabyte [Metaphase VX Team]
The girl knows her shit! Say, the game probably infects a key Windows file. You can't get your computer to work correctly without playing again, therefore infecting other files.
*H4x0r h4ts off to her.*
QueenBee
18-02-2004, 05:41
Yeah.. now I wanna see the hot girl :gigi:
haku, what she does is hot... sexual interest is sometimes more that physical things .. doesn't matter how she looks .. I would sleep with her .. :lalala: ... well ... if she would sleep with me :laugh: :hmmm: .. yeah ..only read about her news since the first .NET virus last time .. never seen her picture .. but I think she's cute.
I think they told her real name before .. I was just reading .. not concern much .. but there is another lady in ..umm.. US.. . she use "Isabella" .. .just lately ...umm.. cable modem hacking .. she wrote the program .. umm.. very interesting ..that its possible to over write your cable modem firmware. Looks like they going to do it .. from internet... for research purpose of course ..
So .. you have Gigabyte's picture? :spy:
QueenBee, thank you .. a new thread would be nice .. "Learning to design website with Queenbee" ..so lots of people can learn too .. for you :rose:
darje, why are you so worry .. let them have fun and be creative .. people like that helps develope/improve computer security .. so those people selling computers and software will take seriously of the security of their product while keeping the "user friendly' enviroment.
For home user patch your computer regularly and update your virus patern and protect your ports with firewall. (which I dont do this myself :hmmm: )
Sometime ago.. even Microsoft stop production and development for 6 month (I think) just to focus on security issue in their software..and look serious into the security of thier software .. I think it was before they lauch the .NET. But yeah .. those are not easy.
Originally posted by denial
doesn't matter how she looks .. I would sleep with her
Haha :D I thought only some men spoke like that. :spy: She could be one huge ugly slimy nerd you know.
QueenBee
18-02-2004, 06:05
what she does is hot... sexual interest is sometimes more that physical things ..
Aah golden words, Denial. For you for being so intelligent and passionate: :rose:
haku, bahh.. :znaika: Unfair stereotypes.. How do you define a nerd? Come on.. For you she might be ugly but for others she could be beautiful. :gigi: Hehe.
I'll stop preaching now. :znaika:
Denial, sure I will fix a thread.. no problem. It might take time though, I need to figure out what I should post and how to explain in the easiest way. ;)
I found this (http://www2.webwereld.nl/nieuws/17761.phtml) - it's got an artist's illustration of her, but I've
yet to find an actual pic. :none:
edit
Err (http://www.techtv.com/news/security/story/0,24195,3382211,00.html)?
QueenBee
18-02-2004, 06:13
Wow.. she's transparent!
Apparently this (http://coderz.net/gigabyte/) is her website, but I can't tell since I can't get into it. :gigi: Page cannot be displayed, for me.
cniaju, OHH!! thank you !! *kiss* *kiss* *kiss* *kiss* ...ooopsss.. sorry sir .. I'm over reacting ...but .. *hugggggggg* ... okay . :none:
QueenBee, oiiii! . and you dare to go to her site? and you dont have anti virus?? :znaika: :blabla: ..but thank for the new coming thread .. for you :rose:
Originally posted by QueenBee
haku, bahh.. :znaika: Unfair stereotypes.. How do you define a nerd? Come on.. For you she might be ugly but for others she could be beautiful.
LOL QueenBee, i meant the exact opposite of what you understood. I have this fantasy that female nerds are sexy (i call that the Alysson Hannigan (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pagd/tatu/hakudesk0210.jpg) syndrome), so what i meant is "despite being a nerd (therefore sexy in my mind and also denial's apparently), she might be unattractive".
Plus, i consider myself a big nerd, but that's a counter example since i *am* unattractive. :P
haku, we get those syndrom from movies ...LoL .. remember 'Hacker' ? and they use Angelina Jolie .. and The Net .. Sandra Bullock ..
PS:
I am not computer nerd or anything like it .. I just like to read articles and news about it.. and you don't have to be a singer to adore a good singer .... while waiting for TATU new album I mean .. :lalala: ..
QueenBee
18-02-2004, 07:48
haku, so you mean I am attractive?! *Jumps around in joy* Well, I might not be a COMPUTER nerd, but an INTERNET nerd.. or wait, maybe I'm just a nerd in general.. :rolleyes:
haku, we get those syndrom from movies ...LoL .. remember 'Hacker' ? and they use Angelina Jolie .. and The Net .. Sandra Bullock ..
and in 'antitrust ' Ryan Phillippe. Was Rachel Leigh Cook a nerd in it.. I fail to remember due to the other castmember listed.. :dead:
*Joins nerd club*
oh wait.. I was already a member :gigi:
im a nerd ... i dont think im sexy though :) damn i need to get me a pair of glasses with masking tape in the middle of them and a pocket protector ! then i will be uber sexy :)))
denial: what is 'nerd' ?
Febrika: whats the song about?
Febrika: :ithink:
Febrika: LOOL
Febrika: hahahahaha
Febrika: :laugh:
Febrika: one regarded as a dull, ineffective according to websters newworld pocket dictionary
Febrika: :D
Febrika: to me nerd is a kutu buku (book worm)
Febrika: one who likes to read and kinda refuse to socialize
Febrika: loner but smart
Febrika: somekind of that
---
*looks at all the people above* :rolleyes: ..
Edit:
:eek: .. where are those people above??!! :confused:
Originally posted by spyretto
I have a question too...when you go to a website that requires to log onto a secure connection - to make a money transaction, for example - you can stay logged on for a limited time only - like 10 minutes or something. Is there a way to remain logged indefinitely? It has happened to me once or twice but I don't know how it happened. What internet security changes are required to do this?
thanks :)
spy this is not something YOU can set or unset. it is programmed into the code of the backend of the website. the company whose website it is, will instruct its programmers to set idle timeouts in order to ensure that should the person leave their pc while busy with a transaction, no one comes along and fiddles with it and commits fraud [for example] .
so really that control is in place programmed into the website for your own protection :)
you could try emailing the technical support of the company and ask them to extend the idle timeout by a few minutes.
WARNING : W32.Welchia.B.Worm
Threat level : Category 3, Moderate (scale of 1-5)
Type : Worm
What is W32.Welchia.B.Worm and how does it affect me?
As of February 13, 2003, due to an increased rate of submissions, Symantec Security Response has
upgraded this threat to a Category 3 from a Category 2.
W32.Welchia.B.Worm is a variant of W32.Welchia.Worm. If the version of the operating system of the infected machine is Chinese, Korean, or English, the worm will attempt to download the Microsoft Workstation Service Buffer Overrun and Microsoft Messenger Service Buffer Overrun patches from the Microsoft® Windows Update Web site, install it, and then restart the computer.
W32.Welchia.B.Worm propagates by exploiting the:
1. Microsoft Windows DCOM RPC Interface Buffer Overrun Vulnerability (BID 8205)
2. Microsoft Windows ntdll.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (BID 7116)
3. Microsoft Windows Workstation Service Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (BID 9011)
The worm also attempts to remove the W32.Mydoom.A@mm and W32.Mydoom.B@mm
worms
if any of this is too technical, please let me know and i will attempt to explain :)
best thing to do people, update your virus definitions !
Thanks rosh, oiii .. my home PC I haven't update since 4th Feb!!!
*runs virus update again for today* ....make it your life style ......:yes: :done:
best thing to do people, update your virus definitions !
Clicked update and it turned out to be updated already.. autopdate :coctail:
A nerd is someone with a huge interest in a given subject. Or was that geek? :dknow:
Anyway.. not a bad thing at all to be a nerd.. I hope :none:
Geek and nerd have very close meanings.
From my dictionary:
Geek: a person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest.
Nerd: an intelligent, single-minded expert in a particular technical discipline or profession.
Of course, some people use those terms derogatorily to mean something like "lacking social skills and boring", but that's because they are less intelligent than us and jealous. :bebebe:
awww ... :laugh:
Anyway .. FREE FIREWALL!! introduce ....
Download: ZoneAlarm (free) (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=home_zainfo)
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
Okay.. so .. now we have the list of things to do since we are NOT a nerd or a geek and we want to have more time for social life and sex and romance ...
1. Run Windows Update Regularly [ set to automate download]
2. Run Anti-virus update Regularly [ automate update]
3. Install Firewall
For those spywares and pop-ups that slow our computer. Eliminate them FREE!!
1. Pop-Up Blocker
2. Spybot
uhh .. I'll fix this post later.
For those spyware and pop-ups that slow our computer
- Pop-Up Blocker
But that would make surfing more fun :lalala: Then one will stay online even longer.. *tries to put blame at norton internet security* :lalala:
anyway.. I am a nerd/geek, so the list don't apply to me, I guess :gigi:
TLFdk, ummm .. yes..not apply to you ....since you are the geek/nerd ...its your job... I will later suggest that we gather info from this thread and put them on the first page .. so it will be easy to find link than have to read the whole thread. Like the link to free Anti Virus, spybot and firewall, divx codex.. what else .. I'll do tomorrow to gather the links.. its already 12 midnight. :bum: ..or if you free...maybe you can help me .. .:lalala: ...thank you in advance.. for you :rose:
*is off to sleep*
.. blows a virtual kisses to Gigabyte... good night baby .. see you in my dream so I could tell you how much I love your mouth.
Originally posted by denial
darje, why are you so worry .. let them have fun and be creative .. people like that helps develope/improve computer security .. so those people selling computers and software will take seriously of the security of their product while keeping the "user friendly' enviroment.
For home user patch your computer regularly and update your virus patern and protect your ports with firewall. (which I dont do this myself :hmmm: )
Denial, I build computers. The largest I've ever gotten when it comes to virii was a trojan, and that was on Lenok v.1. Lenok v.2 has never been infected nor hacked into, and I expect it bloody keeps that way.
What you think is creative is hacking. What is NOT funny about it is that this girl isn't a hacker, she's a cracker. Oh don't mind me, I respect her enough already, most crackers have little to no imagination. The coconut virus shows that she at least knows how to create something fun while fucking up your system.
I stand my point, you're completely crazy. A hacker helps improve the security in a network/computer by breaking into it and checking out mistakes. They're seldom the same as crackers, whose "creative virus writing" only sends us back one month of development for each virus that goes worldwide. :/
..or if you free...maybe you can help me .. .
hehe.. well I was thinking a bit in that direction. But just wanted to find out if the computer section would be up first. If not I planned to keep it in here. I could edit the first post since it's mine.
Two new and quite nasty worms are spreading right now...
w32.beagle.b@mm (http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.beagle.b@mm.html)
and
w32.netsky.b@mm (http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.netsky.b@mm.html)
You can always check the latest threats here:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html#threat_list
I have heard that proper configuration of the firewall is more important than any other security measure. But I haven't found any instructions on how to actually do it and I don't think many people know about these things...any ideas??
Originally posted by denial
1. Run Windows Update Regularly [ set to automate download]
2. Run Anti-virus update Regularly [ automate update]
3. Install Firewall
Apparently the automatic anti-virus program updates could be used by troyans to access the net unnoticed, so you should'nt let the firewall access the net at any time.
piojita, if you download the Zone Alarm .. its almost perfect with intruction and advice .. (beside it configured with novice/expert option) .. I think its really build for end-user who doesn't know much about network... I just installed it last night ..
.. and if someone try to let say 'telnet' your PC .. it will block it.. then you can click on "more info" .. and it will advice you what to do .. and it even have "Hacker ID" in the info page .. which also show you the map of location where that attack came from .. I mean real map ..like Japan map and show the city .. and you can even report the abuse .. rather than just sit there and not knowing what to do .. they will gather the report and analyse the patern and decide if its hostile or not.
I think it very cool .. and for purpose of learning too .. :done: .. but it only came with the PRO version . but you get to try it for 15 days ..the free version does not have that hacker id option and more .. but still a firewall..
But I haven't found any instructions on how to actually do it and I don't think many people know about these things...any ideas??
hmmm ..to me ..internet for new user .. its something like learning to drive .. you can't read from book and become a good driver.. you have to get experience from it .. then you'll learn to drive good ... its a big network out there ..
If you don't want to download the virus-dat automatic .. you can download it manually from the anti-virus site .. and run it ..
Apparently the automatic anti-virus program updates could be used by troyans to access the net unnoticed,
.. I am trying to think about how is that possible... DNS manipulation? how did the trojans gets in that pc in the first place.. and change anti-virus software configuration ..change the config file .. ? .. I read this issue before .. so I am used to downloading the virus update manually too .. but I don't know whats the technical story behind it .. maybe I'll find out someday ..
piojita if you have specific questions about specific firewalls and their configuration or set up, im sure at least one person on the forum will probably have it installed as well and would be able to assist :)
for example, i know how to configure a netscreen, [its a firewall box], zone alarm, norton personal firewall etc.
please feel free to ask
Its a weird day today ... from one of the newsletter in my inbox.
::: NT/2000 RELATED NEWS
Redmond Attacks Linux Directly
I actually like this. MS is taking Linux seriously. This is good news. Competition keeps everybody on their toes with great benefits to the users. Redmond unleashed a new campaign against Linux. Even created a whole site for people to peruse, and they have a multi-million dollar ad campaign going. The site compiles a bunch of data that 'proves' that the Windows platform is cheaper to use and develop applications on than Linux. Check it out. Redmond feels the heat!
http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=040119RN-MS_vs_Linux
:laugh:
QueenBee
20-02-2004, 16:13
Hehe. They're so stupid :)
Windows is cheaper? LMAO Expensive piece of crap. :bebebe:
MS sucks.
oiiii ... you think its only TATU ?? watch Microsoft ! LoL LoL
btw:
Tina .. have you seen this?
Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
WinXPSP2_Documentation.doc (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7bd948d7-b791-40b6-8364-685b84158c78&DisplayLang=en)
hehe.. thank you for the link, D.
Looks like reading though :spy: I'll wait for the SP2 to arrive and then I'll critize the things they missed to correct :lalala:
Why personal firewalls are crucial?
http://www.personalfirewallday.org/
:rolleyes: :dead: :lalala: :spy: :kwink: :lalala: :eek: :rolleyes: <-- is doing eyes exercise... after all the reading .. LoL
QueenBee
20-02-2004, 17:37
denial, you are tooooo funny :gigi:
You know what? I had an anti virus program for 30 days! :eek: It's expired now though.. it was just being annoying. And I didn't have any viruses, thank god. :D I got Spyretto's advice though. Damn, I miss him. :(
*Turns happy thread into sad thread*
crni ...i'm late but i want to say Thank you very much to you for your help.Now everything is working perfectly:D :rose:
Originally posted by sunwalk
crni ...i'm late but i want to say Thank you very much to you for your help.Now everything is working perfectly:D :rose:
ur welcome :kwink:
Originally posted by rosh
piojita if you have specific questions about specific firewalls and their configuration or set up, im sure at least one person on the forum will probably have it installed as well and would be able to assist :)
for example, i know how to configure a netscreen, [its a firewall box], zone alarm, norton personal firewall etc.
please feel free to ask
@ Rosh, Denial Thanks!:rose:
I did some more research and found two specific things you can do to increase security with firewalls. One (the most crucial one) is to configure the firewall to warn you every time one program wants to use another to access the internet (like this: Do you want to allow PROGRAM.EXE to use Internet Explorer to access the Internet?) the other one is to block all ports and then open the relevant ones.
I use Norton and Zone alarm (not pro) but can't figure out how to configure them like this, so if any of you guys can help it's very appreciated. :)
Hi piojita, congratulation on the research. :D
Sorry for late reply.. I havent been to this thread. About the "program.exe" .. yes it can be very tricky there.. as we can't know what all the program's filename for.
While using Zone alaram .. I will click on MORE INFO first .. and read recomendation .. when it tell me to decide myself ..I write down the program name and do the search in google to see what the program related to. So I decide to allow or not.
But if you really-really not sure .. better to BLOCK it .. then you can post here so we can look what its also about.
If the program is okay .. we can later set to allow the program to access internet.
:)
One (the most crucial one) is to configure the firewall to warn you every time one program wants to use another to access the internet (like this: Do you want to allow PROGRAM.EXE to use Internet Explorer to access the Internet?) the other one is to block all ports and then open the relevant ones.
I don't have to configure this .. its already default when I install Zone Alarm. When it start running, it already ask me if I want to allow this "program.exe" to access internet or not .. I have to answer some questions at first .... some that is common . I set it to "Remember the asnwer" ... then later not much bothering anymore. And I also set not to show pop-up of blocked alert and I can surf peacefully. Later I will check the log.
To answer your question, when you open Zone Alarm panel, click on the "Program Control" .. there you can see the list of program .. and it's rules.
If you left- click on the [ check or ? or x ] .. you have option to "allow" , "block" or "ask" .. for your question .. you should select "ask" .. so it will ask everytime it want to go to internet.
Originally posted by denial
Hi piojita, congratulation on the research. :D
To answer your question, when you open Zone Alarm panel, click on the "Program Control" .. there you can see the list of program .. and it's rules.
If you left- click on the [ check or ? or x ] .. you have option to "allow" , "block" or "ask" .. for your question .. you should select "ask" .. so it will ask everytime it want to go to internet.
Thanx for answering! yeah zone alarm notifies me when a program wants to access Internet and I always check out the programs before I let them do it. The thing I don't get is how to make zone alarm (and norton) to notify me when one program uses another program to access . For instance the program Explorer can be used by other programs (like troyans) to access Internet. Without this configuration Zone alarm will only ask if you want to let Explorer access and if you choose "allow" you will actually let the troyan access Internet, not only explorer, without knowing it...
Originally posted by piojita
to notify me when one program uses another program to access .
ohh dang! never thought of it that way!
I've also install the iHateSpam program, and it work with my Outlook Express. When I get a spam, it will mark the spam email, and move it to deleted item folder and send reply to the sender that he/she sending me a spam email.
When my Outlook Express want to reply this spam email, the Zone Alarm will prompt me again of another program asking to access the internet. Those are another iHateSpam program with task to send mail back to the sender.
**But I'm not sure if this related to your doubt.
Another example is I open 'filename.doc' using Internet Explorer. And it just open the file, even inside Internet explorer, its use Microsoft Word. But in this case.. its not Microsoft Word that going out to the internet .. just open the file in it already downloaded.
** okay so now I'm trying to open using Adobe Acrobat ..
Same its not asking .. probably same reason with above situation. hmm..
mmm... good news.. I just tried with .asx file to play stream video. Internet Explorer will open Windows Media Player for this .. and the Zone Alarm asked me if I want to allowed wmplayer.exe to access too 127.0.0.1:2050
Ohh .. and the destination is local .. but still it prompt for permission ..
So I click on More Info:
127.0.0.1 is a loopback address, not a valid Internet IP address
A loopback address is a special IP address that a computer uses to refer to itself. Many Windows programs send information to the loopback address before sending information out to the network or to the Internet. Some programs may use the loopback address even when they are not about to send information to the network or the Internet, due to some peculiarities in the way Windows handles TCP/IP.
Any address that begins with "127" is a loopback address. The most commonly used loopback address is 127.0.0.1.
This address cannot be used as the IP address of a computer on the Internet. It only has meaning on the computer that generated it. Therefore, if this is an inbound alert, the source address was probably forged in order to hide the identity of the sender.
Now I'm gonna click 'Yes' ..okay the video is play .. but the destination is loopback.
What else?
I tried windowsupdate website . but I have nothing to update and Zone Alarm didn't asked me anything to allow or not. Maybe later ....
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Then I use ICQ to view my contact "User's Unified Mesaging Center" which will open Internet Explorer. No it didnt asked if I want to allow or block IE to access internet .. because the rules already allowed IE to access internet.
I change the rule to set IE to "ask"
I did ICQ thing again .. and Zone Alarm did asked me if I want to allowed IE to access internet.
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There is another setting in Zone Alarm Program Control -- Main - highlight the IE .. at the bottom right .. click on "Option" .. there you can check "This program may use other programs to access internet" .. mine is set to UNCHECK.
In Zone Alarm Program Control -- Components - you can see details of components (DLL files) - same way .. you can set them to 'allow" or ask.
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...If its trojan .. then its anti-virus's task I think.
BUT .. let say its a trojan .. an act as a server in computer .. definetely Zone Alarm will alert because its a new program want to access internet an act as a server to accept connection from internet.
Or trojan that act as client trying to access to its server on internet.... if it using IE .. I think it can go through.
I use telnet to access a website. Zone Alarm prompted me of telnet.exe wants to access internet --
*waits for Rosh* .. :bum:
Added:
Piojita ... you can also try Zone Alarm Forum.
http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs
Hi people!!!
I was just checking through my Hotmail account and noticed some suspicious looking e mails about 24k in size with attachments!!
Thought i'd warn you all to keep your eyes open for these!!!
Its one of those mass mailing worm things again!!!
Without getting technical(as i couldn't even if i wanted to)
Hers what to look out for in your e mail title etc
The email has the following characteristics:
From: <spoofed>
Subject: (One of the following)
Re: Your website
Re: Your product
Re: Your letter
Re: Your archive
Re: Your text
Re: Your bill
Re: Your details
Re: My details
Re: Word file
Re: Excel file
Re: Details
Re: Approved
Re: Your software
Re: Your music
Re: Here
Re: Re: Re: Your document
Re: Hello
Re: Hi
Re: Re: Message
Re: Your picture
Re: Here is the document
Re: Your document
Re: Thanks!
Re: Re: Thanks!
Re: Re: Document
Re: Document
Body: (One of the following)
Your file is attached.
Please read the attached file.
Please have a look at the attached file.
See the attached file for details.
Here is the file.
Your document is attached.
Attachment: (One of the following)
your_website.pif
your_product.pif
your_letter.pif
your_archive.pif
your_text.pif
your_bill.pif
your_details.pif
document_word.pif
document_excel.pif
my_details.pif
all_document.pif
application.pif
mp3music.pif
yours.pif
document_4351.pif
your_file.pif
message_details.pif
your_picture.pif
document_full.pif
message_part2.pif
document.pif
your_document.pif
If you manage to get this worm click here for the removal tool and other info!!!
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.netsky.d@mm.html
:done:
Hope this is of help to you all!!!:coctail:
Haven't been here in a while. I haven't missed anything (important), have I?
DAZ, thanks. New worms and viruses nowadays can generate random messages in their subject line, creating a deceptive look. Make sure you never open an e-mail if you don't know who sent it, and definately do not download unknown attached files.
:D :heh:
my_details.pif
I got that one.. the sender was from Russia.. I was so tempted to click it :lalala:
Thank you for the warning DAZ.. Better check my system for virus one more time.
Veggie Delite
14-03-2004, 20:32
check out this website (tests if u'r firewall works ok)
http://grc.com
some advices:
http://grc.com/su-fixit.htm
protoman2k1
18-03-2004, 07:33
lately ive been having some problems
I have recently began to receive a great amount of pop ups, and its getting damn tiring, i always get this damn pop up that says best of, whenever i go to any site, well not also that but i cant change the webpage on IE, if i do it goes back to normal once I turn off the pc, and also whenever I do a search at yahoo or google some annoying window pops up that searches for the same thing , i think its something like search-company.com, I need help I already installed ad-aware and spybot, and this still happens help !
-Gabriel
protoman2k1 have you tried using googles toolbar ? it will block popups for you.
you also need to check to see if anything has recently been installed on your pc that you didnt install [such as a searchcompany.com program. i am not sure what it would be called.
look for "iefeatsl" see if that is in your programs list [go to start, settings, control panel, add / remove programs.]
let me know if this helps, if not i will do some more digging for you that does not involve editing your windows registry.
editing the registry is very much a "at your own peril" type of activity. if you feel comfortable editing the registry let me know and ill outline another procedure for you.
denial : i see in another post you were waiting for me ? :) is there something i have missed ? have not read through entire thread im afraid. is there something i can assist with ? please let me know :)
hey everyone, this is a VERY interesting link and VERY informative. i rarely type in caps so the added emphasis is definitely warranted :)
check out this link :
http://www.pchell.com/support/searchspace.shtml
it has info on how to get rid of most home page hijackers.
http://www.pchell.com/ in general is a really cool site with all sorts of info on just about any pc problem that could cause you some grief. little write up ... copied from their page :
"You've Been Here Before, but Now You're Just Visiting...
Everyone has been to PC Hell at one time or another. It's that place you visit when your personal computer is driving you insane with problems, glitches, and so on. To try to soothe the frustration, we'll provide some tips, hints, and troubleshooting remedies to help you get out of PC Hell. Be warned however, sometimes there is no exit...."
hehe a bit ominous :)
ok if anyone checks that webpage and has questions about certain procedures, as always i am more than happy to provide any assistance :)
Denial thank you for your efforts! It's very much appreciated :rose:
Originally posted by denial
There is another setting in Zone Alarm Program Control -- Main - highlight the IE .. at the bottom right .. click on "Option" .. there you can check "This program may use other programs to access internet" .. mine is set to UNCHECK.
That's exactly what I was looking for, Is that Zone alarm PRO?
Or trojan that act as client trying to access to its server on internet.... if it using IE .. I think it can go through.
Exactly, and it's not the only problem, actually it could even use the firewall itself to go through. I found this out after installing a trojan (PCAudit)that tries to access it's server, it's supposed to tell you if your firewall works. After spending a whole day trying to stop it from sending info (passwords, screendumps..) from my computer , without any success, i finally realised that it used the Zone alarm to access Internet, so watch out...Yeah, i'm getting paranoid alright :bum:
protoman2k1 do you have a pop up stopper to block the ads? I use Pop this! (http://www.mathies.com/popthis/) it works, it's free and easy to use.
My guess is you have spyware on your computer, have you scanned it lately for trojans? A friend of mine had this problems afer installing Kazaa :ill:
A friend of mine had this problems afer installing Kazaa
I would recommend kazaa lite instead :) Worked for me since it includes less "needfull" programs
I have a PROBLEM. I got a virus : Exploit.IFrame.FileDownload ...so i was looking for patches....but i have explorer 6 and they say no patch is need for explorer 6 ...but i have always my virus!...;Could you help me with any suggestion, please ?
By advance a great THANKS :rose:
i believe this (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/q323759ie/default.asp) should help... ;)
Thank a lot CRNI but...i have try it again ...and another time right now...and the software tells me "you need internet explorer 6.0 to install it "...the problem is that I HAve explorer 6.0......i have tried all the numbers of versions of patches for different explorer versions.....But thanks a lot for your help ... :)
I don't know much about removing vira. My only idea is that you could be lacking a windows update or something :ithink: And I'm pretty sure that idea is wrong. But if I'm right it's: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
*adds thread to notification*
wrong.....i've already tested...hihi.....but thanks for the help.....the intention is the most important.....i think i'ld just say bye bye to this one wheni'll format my hardrive....pss....and i have a blazer 5 too, i think.... :p
hehe.. ok.. figured :heh: I will give up on trying to figure out how to cure a virus. I always get it wrong anyway :lalala:
Hopefully you will get it back to normal soon then :rose:
I would need another help : Could you explain to me which software do I use for extracting (recording) the sound from a video and How to use it , please?
Thanks
you could use GoldWave... get it at www.goldwave.com
it's 1,5mb and fairly easy to use. just go to file-open and select the video you would like to extract the audio from. then the program itself reads only the audio from the video (:D) and there you have it! just save the file as .wav or .wma and that's it! ;)
CRNI....ARWWWWWWWW........I'm SO HAPPYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! :D
Thank you very much, very much.....Now i can listen the song that i wanted and that i had found just in video........You're always the one who saves me...ahah...the next time i'll send you a direct PM......Merci again :rose:
sunwalk, np, ur welcome :done:
Okay..i have a new problem: with my camera (Canon IXUS 400) i can make some little movies and i can see them on my computer without problem (at the origine , the software "Quick Time" was with the camera to see them on the computer).
But if i burn them on a cd , and try to see them on the tv with an [B]DVD-DIVX[I] player, I can't. I can see the pics with a DVD-DiVX player but not the little movies.
Would you know a software which could convert/change the format of these little movies in AVI. or in other things to allow me to see them with my DVD-DIVX PLAYER , please?
Thanks a lot for your help. :)
well... you could use tutorial on this (http://www.videohelp.com/mov2avi.htm) page... ;)
I was hoping someone could give me some advice cos my computer is acting up and I don’t know what to do.
As soon as I go online I’m bombarded by loads of pop-ups and when I try to close them I just get a “program is not responding” message. If I click “cancel” nothing happens and everything freezes and if I click “end now” all the windows close and I have to start all over again.
I know I could just leave the pop-up’s open but I’ve heard stories about how, somehow, leaving certain pop-up’s open can really run up your phone bill because someone is charging you money the whole time they are on your screen. I saw an article on the news about this one guy who ran up a phone bill of over £1,500 in this way!
I’ve had to type this message on Word while I was offline and copy and paste it here cos spending more than 30 seconds online is practically impossible for me since this problem started. Could someone please give me some idea of what’s going wrong and how I can fix it? I hope I’ll be able to come back to read any replies.
mossopp : install spybot and adaware and google toolbar
urls
adaware : www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
spybot : www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download
google toolbar : toolbar.google.com
install the first two first. run them one after the other. they will rid your machine of spyware and other nasties
google toolbar has a handy feature that allows you to BLOCK popups.
yeah those programs can provide miracles.. good luck with adkilling, mossopp :done:
I did everything you said Rosh, but the problem still remains. :(
Most of the pop-up's I get now all eventually end up saying "page not available off-line", but I'm still getting numerous pop-ups advertising free ringtones etc.
I've installed all the things you advised and ran them twice. I then deleted/quaranteened all the errors and abnormalities found but it's still making no difference. Is there anything else you could suggest I try?
Thanks for your help.
Mossopp
x x
:( would recommend a popup killer but I don't have a normal one myself. I run mozilla firefox and norton internet security that has a popup and ad killer included. So would recommend either of those, but there must be a better solution :ithink:
taty994945
23-06-2004, 03:28
the google toolbar RULES! its so convenient it turns me on :cool:
mossopp mmm anti virus ? try installing or running yours. make sure its updated.
also check your programs installed [click start, run, control panel, add remove programs] and remove anything you know shouldnt be there. if youd like, you can paste the list of programs you find here or pm me i dont mind which. and we can see if we can find out which rogue program is doing this.
mossopp mmm anti virus ? try installing or running yours. make sure its updated.
also check your programs installed [click start, run, control panel, add remove programs] and remove anything you know shouldnt be there. if youd like, you can paste the list of programs you find here or pm me i dont mind which. and we can see if we can find out which rogue program is doing this.
Thanks, I appreciate this.
First off, I don't actually have an anti-virus. I've installed and ran both the programs you suggested numerous times. Last night they had apparently found and quarantined/deleted all the problems. But I ran them again half-an-hour ago and they discovered 6 new problems and I hadn't even been online in the interim!! I don't understand how new bugs can be appearing when I haven't been online in order to pick them up.
I also installed Google toolbar and have selected the 'block all pop-ups' option but some are still gettting though. It's always the same 2 ads and they appear at least once a minute.
Here's a list of all the stuff in my 'add/remove programs' list. I don't see anything untoward but maybe you'll be able to tell me if there's something here that shouldn't be:
Active Disk
Ad-aware 6 personal
CD Checker
Div X Codec
Div X Player
Google Toolbar
HP Deskjet
Iomga tools
Iomega ware
Microsoft Office
MSN add-in for windows messenger
Quicktime
SIS multimedia
Soundblaster Audio
Spybot
Windows SA
Windows SR
Windows XP uninstall
Winzip
wsem update
Like I said, I don't see anything unusual here.
Thanks again for your help. :rose:
Mossopp
You should also download an Antivirus as well Mossop and possibly a firewall as well.
Free antivirus at...
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php
I use this and the free version has detected more than Norton ever has.
Just go to Free Edition.
You can select a choice of firewalls at http://www.download.com/
You can also read the reviews as well.
mossopp ok the lack of anti virus software concerns me =) run the one daz mentioned and let it do its stuff.
which two pop ups keep appearing ? if you can let me know ... we can try and beat this lil menace a bit better
mossopp ok the lack of anti virus software concerns me =) run the one daz mentioned and let it do its stuff.
which two pop ups keep appearing ? if you can let me know ... we can try and beat this lil menace a bit better
OK, I'm in the process of getting Daz's wee anti-virus thing at the moment.
The two pop ups I keep getting are a giant one for a free polyphonic ringtone and the other one - which I get less frequently - is for some mortgage company.
I also get messages appearing on screen when I'm offline saying that I or some other program have requested information from 'such-and-such' a website and asking me which internet connection I wish to use to view it. I have no idea what's going on! :confused:
I downloaded, installed and ran the anti-virus. It found 18 virus's - 8 could be healed but 10 of them couldn't so I had to completely remove the infected files. The ones that I had to remove had all been infected with some kind of 'Trojan Horse' virus.
However, even after doing all this, I'm still plauged with pop-ups! :mad:
I think it's time to admit defeat... :(
re-run the spybot and adaware. secondly when do the popups pop up ?
check and see if anything is installed in program files lately since this happened. the program listing in add/remove programs isnt always complete.
see if theres anything new you dont recognise then tell us what you find
the program listing in add/remove programs isnt always complete.
don't know if anyone mentioned this already, but always check the programs/processes running (ctrl-alt-del). You should be able to see the program (troyan) causing this problem.
and don't know if it'll work or even cause trouble, but try to clear cache in Internet Explorer too.. cookies might trigger some spyware or something? :ithink: Don't know for sure though. And windows is fully updated too? Otherwise: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
re-run the spybot and adaware.
I have done - several times. I delete the problems only to find that they have returned the very next time I run a scan!
secondly when do the popups pop up ?
The first one - which just says 'page not found' appears approx 30 seconds after I go online. After this I get the 'free polyphonic ringtone' pop-up appearing about once or twice a minute for about 10 minutes. After that I only get one pop-up about every 5 or 10 minutes.
This anti-virus I installed earlier this evening clearly isn't working. I deleted all 18 viruses that it discovered at around 8pm. It's now 11pm and I've only spent 10 minutes online in the interim, yet in that short space of time I've somehow managed to contract 8 new virus's!
If that anti-virus was doing it's job this wouldn't have happened!!! :mad:
there is a process running on your machine thats a trojan.
ctrl alt del and see the list of programs running and paste them here. we will get to the answer slowly but we will get there!
Mossopp, about pop-ups... you should really try the Google Toolbar! It blocks ALL pop-ups (at least for me), and you can choose to allow the pop-ups from some websites, so it's really convinient! :heh: Try it! Click here! (http://toolbar.google.com/)
'Unofficial forum of group tatu' and 'Spybot search and destroy' are the only things listed when I hit control alt delete.
If there's a pop-up open at the time it's only listed as Microsoft internet explorer.
kate - shes already using it :) but these wiley trojans are still getting through
Mossopp, about pop-ups... you should really try the Google Toolbar! It blocks ALL pop-ups (at least for me), and you can choose to allow the pop-ups from some websites, so it's really convinient! :heh: Try it! Click here! (http://toolbar.google.com/)
I've got it already. It's useless!! :(
QueenBee
24-06-2004, 23:06
Mossopp, when pressing ctrl+alt+delete, press "Processes" and you'll see the programs you really ARE running. All of them. Then maybe we'll find a stupid one.
nothing weird in program files you dont know of ?
'Unofficial forum of group tatu' and 'Spybot search and destroy' are the only things listed when I hit control alt delete.
mossopp, it's in the middle folder.. the one named something like "running proces", and better warn you the list might be long. Perhaps if you can do a print screen and send it to either rosh directly or mail it to my mail and i'll host it. Unless you're up for the typing of course.
did you update both spybot and adaware before running them? :lalala: A friend of mine skipped that option today and therefor didn't get her problem fixed right away.
mossopp, it's in the middle folder.. the one named something like "running proces", and better warn you the list might be long. Perhaps if you can do a print screen and send it to either rosh directly or mail it to my mail and i'll host it.
Awwww, I dunno how to do that. God, I'm so computer-illiterate it's insane!
There's 25 processes running right now but none of them mean anything to me! :(
send the screen shot along girl, we WILL sort you out !
send the screen shot along girl, we WILL sort you out !
Yeah, but how do I do that?
Really, I'm a fucking idiot - I need step-by-step instructions. :rolleyes:
QueenBee
24-06-2004, 23:21
Mossopp, on your keyboard there's a button that says "Print Screen" (or some kinda shortcut like Prnt.Scrn.), and you click on it. :D Then you go into a picture editing program, it can be anything simple such as "Paint" and press ctrl+v. There's the screenshot.. Now you just save the pic and show it to us. :)
Oh and don't worry - we're here to help. :D
Mossopp, download SnagIt, it will make you a screenshot.
mossopp: scrool the list so that you can see it and press "prt scr" /"print screen" it's a key at the keyboard.. then go to your image editing program.. like paint or similar and insert (crtl + v) and save the file. My mail is: blyat@tdcadsl.dk and just attach the file. Not inserting hotmail since I don't know what format that will arrive.. hehe. If possible .jpg :)
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Oh and don't worry - we're here to help.
yeah so don't worry about all the porn running in the background.. :laugh:
porn ? knowing mossopp probably fake amy lee porn ! :p
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yeah so don't worry about all the porn running in the background.. :laugh:
Piss off! :bebebe: ;)
Ok, I'm attempting to send you these screen-shots via email but I dunno how sucessful this is gonna be cos I swear I've never sent an attachment in my life!
And what do you mean "not inserting hotmail"? :ithink:
porn ? knowing mossopp probably fake amy lee porn ! :p
I thought you guys were on my side! *sob*
Why's everybody always pickin' on me? :(
;)
porn ? knowing mossopp probably fake amy lee porn
yeah.. :heh:
Oh hotmail part was because the mail can only take files smaller than 2 mb :) So never mind that part. The mail listed should so fine. It's the paperclip if in doubt.. the icon for attachments.
*goes to check mail*
By the way, Yahoo! Mail has a 100 MB inbox for everyone now. :D
I thought you guys were on my side! *sob*
Why's everybody always pickin' on me?
better face it.. we're only helping because we are dying to find out how your desktop looks like :kwink:
kate:
can it take super sized attachments too? cos that's the biggest trouble of freemails I think :heh:
Mossopp, if you tried anti-virus and ad-removers and pop-ups still appear, I would go for Kazaa. If you have a full and free version, it's propped with data-miners. Uninstall the thing and check if your comp. will work better or not.
P.S. Normally data-miners and viruses are not displayed in the running processes window. They are written in a way not to disclose themselves.
okay im dead tired ... will take a look at any / all attachments in the morning when i get to work if you guys dont get anywhere that is
good luck !
Mossop, if I were you, I'd burn all my personal files like mp3 and movies and what-nots onto a CD and then reinstall Windows. I think every University has a free Windows XP installation CD available for loan (at least our Canterbury University has)... so, burrow it, and reinstall the whole thing to save you the trouble of deleting individual programs and reinstalling them without even knowing if it'll help or not.
If you have a full version, it's propped with data-miners.
Yeah the new versions are filled up with unneeded stuff.
Some of the programs do appear in the process list I think.. though closing them will only be temp solution at times.. but I'll leave the thinking part to the geek team:D errmmm.. fellow geek team
edit: free windows xp?? never heard of that before.. at least not official versions.
*returns to outlook that is downloading mail at the moment*
Mossopp, if you tried anti-virus and ad-removers and pop-ups still appear, I would go for Kazaa. If you have a full and free version, it's propped with data-miners. Uninstall the thing and check if your comp. will work better or not.
P.S. Normally data-miners and viruses are not displayed in the running processes window. They are written in a way not to disclose themselves.
I don't have Kazaa cos I was warned that it's rife with virus's.
Most of the bugs I have been removing from my machine have been data-miners but - like I said before - as soon as I remove 'em they just keep coming back!
kate : that was going to be my last ditch response :) that she backup / format / reinstall
that way youre starting with a clean slate :done:
I had this problem several months ago, that was my experience. I think it's a sort of easier to unistall a single soft than to rerun the entire os.
I don't have Kazaa cos I was warned that it's rife with virus's.
Most of the bugs I have been removing from my machine have been data-miners but - like I said before - as soon as I remove 'em they just keep coming back!
Well, at least it does't sound like a virus to me.
I deleted my KaZaA a loooong time ago. First of all, when you download a file from KaZaA there's a 70% chance that it's corrupt or fake, and second of all... well the first reason is good enough. With mIRC available, who needs KaZaA?
By the way, if anyone has trouble using mIRC, tell me by PM, and if we have enough people I'll make a tutorial thread. That way we'll never have to download fake movies and bad mp3s!! :D
it is easier to try and sort out smaller problems for sure, but sometimes if it isnt possible to sort out the smaller ones ... then unfortunately a complete backup/format/reinstall is a better solution :(
speaking from experience tho, as long as your OS is still intact, then technically the machine is salvageable
It is in my experience that the longer you use your installed Windows, the slower and more annoying it becomes. So, it's a good thing to reinstall it once in a while anyway. I like clean starts, anyway.
files uploaded:
www.blyat.net/pics/untitled1.JPG
www.blyat.net/pics/untitled2.JPG
worked great, mossopp.. happy first attachment mail.. may the next be for better reasons :rose:
edit: just noticed.. might want to install the updates ready for windows. It's the globe in the right corner.. double click and click install if ready for installation
omniscient.exe is the culprit ! doing som reading will post findings in a few. not going to bed yet :)
teeny, Thanks. Absolutely no suspicios soft running.
worked great, mossopp.. happy first attachment mail.. may the next be for better reasons :rose:
Thanks. :rose:
I really am gonna have to go off to bed now cos I've been running myself into the ground recently and I need some sleep. Thanks to everyone who's tried to help me with this problem. It's greatly appreciated.
Mossopp
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omniscient.exe is the culprit !
Really? How do you know this??
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