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Posted by NikkiT2 on April 10, 2003, at 12:15:33
Having seen lots of talk of it, I'm interested in giving it a look.. but no idea of the url for it!!
Ta
Nikki
Posted by Ron Hill on April 10, 2003, at 12:29:05
In reply to Whats the url for the other board..., posted by NikkiT2 on April 10, 2003, at 12:15:33
> Having seen lots of talk of it, I'm interested in giving it a look.. but no idea of the url for it!!
http://mentalhealth.community.everyone.net/community/scripts/directory.pl
and
http://mentalhealth.board.dk3.com/2/
But don't let Dr. Bob know that I told ya.
-- Ron
Posted by NikkiT2 on April 10, 2003, at 12:48:58
In reply to Re: Whats the url for the other board... » NikkiT2, posted by Ron Hill on April 10, 2003, at 12:29:05
Had a look.. thanks for that. Book marked incase I fancy a read another time!!!
I did find it painfully slow though.. I'm on a good broadband connection and having no speed problems with other sites.
Nikki
Posted by Phil on April 10, 2003, at 18:51:44
In reply to Re: Whats the url for the other board... » Ron Hill, posted by NikkiT2 on April 10, 2003, at 12:48:58
Posted by ~Alii~ on April 11, 2003, at 1:40:42
In reply to Re: Shallow Alto, yukyuk...8^ ) (nm) » NikkiT2, posted by Phil on April 10, 2003, at 18:51:44
Glad to give you a giggle too Phil. Far too little of that going around if you ask me....which you didn't. ;)
~A.
Posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 7:43:14
In reply to Whats the url for the other board..., posted by NikkiT2 on April 10, 2003, at 12:15:33
Its tries to load Gator onto your pc... which is spyware...
I *hate* sites that try ti load anything onto your poc.. luckily I have my security options set to high to try and prevent psyware getting on my machine.
*sighs*
Nikki x
Posted by wendy b. on April 11, 2003, at 8:17:26
In reply to YUK.... Can I say that again..., posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 7:43:14
> Its tries to load Gator onto your pc... which is spyware...
>
> I *hate* sites that try ti load anything onto your poc.. luckily I have my security options set to high to try and prevent psyware getting on my machine.
>
> *sighs*
>
> Nikki x
Yeah, what's up with that? I have a Mac, and can't find any software for pop-up ad blocking... Is ad-blocking only available for Windows machines? Anybody got any ideas? I'd appreciate it if you do...Must say, though, that the pop-ups seem to have begun just yesterday, and I emailed Jay to ask him what the deal was...
Thanks,
Wendy
Posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 9:23:08
In reply to Re: spyware (and ad-blocking for Macs), posted by wendy b. on April 11, 2003, at 8:17:26
I use Adaware for getting rid of spyware.. I don;t use a pop up blocker as they then block certain pop up type things I want to keep!! *l* I just close any pop ups as soon as they appear.
Its the fact it tries to load spyware that *really* annoys me.. I will never return to a site that does that...
This is the url for Ad-aware.. maybe they will be able to help you find a Mac one.
http://lavasoft.element5.com/software/adaware/
Nikki
Posted by Ron Hill on April 11, 2003, at 9:23:53
In reply to YUK.... Can I say that again..., posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 7:43:14
> Its tries to load Gator onto your pc... which is spyware...
>
> I *hate* sites that try ti load anything onto your poc.. luckily I have my security options set to high to try and prevent psyware getting on my machine.
>
> *sighs*
>
> Nikki x
--------------------------Nikki,
Thanks for the heads-up! I want to check and see if the spyware loaded on my PC. Do you know the name of the progam(s) and/or other information and search procedures I can use to find it and destroy it?
-- Ron
Posted by wendy b. on April 11, 2003, at 9:25:59
In reply to Re: spyware (and ad-blocking for Macs) » wendy b., posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 9:23:08
Nikki,
Thank you for that link! I will check it out. I am assuming that spyware is a bad thing, but don't know much about it. What does it do, from your understanding?
thanks again,
W.
> I use Adaware for getting rid of spyware.. I don;t use a pop up blocker as they then block certain pop up type things I want to keep!! *l* I just close any pop ups as soon as they appear.
>
> Its the fact it tries to load spyware that *really* annoys me.. I will never return to a site that does that...
>
> This is the url for Ad-aware.. maybe they will be able to help you find a Mac one.
>
> http://lavasoft.element5.com/software/adaware/
>
> Nikki
Posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 9:28:16
In reply to Re: Gator Spyware » NikkiT2, posted by Ron Hill on April 11, 2003, at 9:23:53
I use ad-ware...
http://lavasoft.element5.com/software/adaware/
I managed to get a virus a few weeks ago, so did a full clean out, including a spyware check.. was shocked by how much I had.. so I set my security settings to high, so nothing can be downloaded with out me clicking yes.. I still seem to be getting infected with Gator again though.. so I am very careful about where I go.. even though Gator is fairly safe.
Nikki
Posted by wendy b. on April 11, 2003, at 9:28:53
In reply to Re: spyware (and ad-blocking for Macs) » wendy b., posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 9:23:08
Posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 9:35:55
In reply to Re: spyware (and ad-blocking for Macs) » NikkiT2, posted by wendy b. on April 11, 2003, at 9:25:59
Basically, spyware is software that downloads itself from the internet, to spy on your internet activity. As a rule most of them are fairly safe in that they just record what websites you visit, and send them back to their originator, so they can track what sites are used regualrly - used for advertising purposes.
BUT, some are worse than that. I had one called "dialler". This overrides your dial up number on your modem (if you use a dial up connection) and dials a $3 a minute line. This would only effect people in the US too as its a US number is tries to dial. Also, it wouldn;t effect people on broadband connections.
Other ones do things such a record your keystrokes to send back to "home".. this means that all your passwords are given away, and your credit card number if you use that online.Gator (the one Jays site tries to load onto your machine) is fairly innoccuous, but in my opinion, as it records data used when filling in forms, it has the potentional to be more of a problem.
OK, so spyware is my current obsession, but it is something to think about.
Just been over to Jays just now.. WOW.. that has ALOT of popups.. within the first 15 seconds of being there, I had about 8 pop ups.. enough to be VERY annoying!!!
Nikki
Posted by Ron Hill on April 11, 2003, at 9:52:17
In reply to Re: Gator Spyware » Ron Hill, posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 9:28:16
Posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 9:57:44
In reply to Re: spyware (and ad-blocking for Macs) » NikkiT2, posted by wendy b. on April 11, 2003, at 9:25:59
Hi Wendy...
All I have found so far is Mozilla for the Mac.. its a browser (like IE, Netscape etc) but you can disable pop ups when using it.. I know alot of people that love it.
Can be found here..
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2143-10192549.html
have put a word out asking for advice on how to prevent / clean up spyware and pop ups for a mac, so hopefully will have more links for you later on!!
Nikki x
Posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 10:25:17
In reply to Re: spyware (and ad-blocking for Macs) » NikkiT2, posted by wendy b. on April 11, 2003, at 9:25:59
Having problems finding any for the Mac that are free I'm afraid.. done some searching and ended up annoyed that there is such a lack of resources for Mac users...
This one has been reccomended to me.. seems its only free for a week though :o(
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/17435
Hope that is some help to you though.
Nikki xx
Posted by wendy b. on April 11, 2003, at 14:45:08
In reply to Re: spyware (and ad-blocking for Macs) » wendy b., posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 10:25:17
Nikki,
What a nice thing for you to do, spending time on this for a poor Mac user. This is where it breaks down: it's not lucrative enough for businesses to make Mac software; anything new is always available first for Windows computers...
But I'll stick with my Ruby Red iMac any day!
Thanks again, and take care,
W.
Posted by Jonathan on April 11, 2003, at 14:54:11
In reply to YUK.... Can I say that again..., posted by NikkiT2 on April 11, 2003, at 7:43:14
Posted by Phil on April 11, 2003, at 16:55:52
In reply to Re: Shallow Alto, yukyuk...8^ ) » Phil, posted by ~Alii~ on April 11, 2003, at 1:40:42
I didn't ask but I certainly do agree. City councils have really bizarre things happen at meetings. Maybe there's a god-awful idea for a book there.
Thanks..
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