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12-21-2004, 05:07 PM
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Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
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You think you've got spyware problems NOW...
http://news.com.com/Worst+spyware+qu...op&tag=nl.e433
a good read if you're looking at spyware issues and firewalls for xmas...
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. -Plato
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12-21-2004, 08:05 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Where's Dimples?
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Thanks Tom, will check it out,,,
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ieSpell-Use it/learn it/live it.If you think you don't need it, you do!
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12-21-2004, 10:11 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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So what if you dont use Internet exploder as your browser of choice?
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The heroism of the losing side rarely gets remembered
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12-22-2004, 01:46 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: San Diego, CA
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I recently switched to Firefox and my navigation through the net has been smoother. Im still trying to figure how the heck some spyware got into my comp, not even adware detects it. Also, having a firewall is a must for security.
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12-22-2004, 01:57 AM
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Slap Me Some Salt !!
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Saint Paul
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Why worry, I'm not. I use protection when I surf 
I have Deep Freeze on all my workstations: http://www.faronics.com/html/deepfreeze.asp
I setup all the softwares that I want on my computers and I install Deep Freeze as a very last step. From that point on, my C:\ is un-changeable. People can delete or hack all they want 'till the cows come home and all I have to do is reboot and POOW!!!, computer is PRESTINE again.
It's probably the one single greatest application I've ever seen IMO.
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12-22-2004, 10:49 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Interesting, I should be getting a real computer early next year and will have to learn to live with XPEE. Considering trying Firefox, tho I am partial to Netscape. Definatly going to install a different firewall than the standard winblows offering 
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When considering courage in battle, one should remember that there are 2 sides to every conflict.
The heroism of the losing side rarely gets remembered
but we were all husbands and fathers, sons and bros
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12-22-2004, 06:37 PM
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"Yeah Dude, I Rock!"
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL
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Spyware, bad!!
At my job, we have a very secure firewall. One of our users had "my freeze.com" as his default home page. That should have never happened.
Another friend had the same thing happen to his PC. Myfreeze.com does just that, freezes the PC. Locks it up tight. Only a reboot will get it out.
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12-24-2004, 02:52 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: San Diego, CA
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lol. try zone alarm for your next firewall, just make sure you download the free version. works like magic.
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