Author Topic: Worms (Read 953 times)

jh45gun · « **on:** June 09, 2004, 06:10:47 PM »

No not the fishing kind the computer kind :x got one on my desktop so using my a lot slower laptop. Waiting for a friend of mine that is a tech come over and get rid of it for me as I could not. I think every one that invents these worms and viruses should be beat and their fingers broken Jail time is almost too good for them as why should we support them! As you can tell I am po'ed no excuse for some nerd buttwipe to screw with us regular folks !! :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

:x

Dali Llama · « **Reply #1 on:** June 10, 2004, 01:24:42 AM »

Quote from: jh45gun

No not the fishing kind the computer kind :x got one on my desktop so using my a lot slower laptop. Waiting for a friend of mine that is a tech come over and get rid of it for me as I could not. I think every one that invents these worms and viruses should be beat and their fingers broken Jail time is almost too good for them as why should we support them! As you can tell I am po'ed no excuse for some nerd buttwipe to screw with us regular folks !! :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

:x

How about reinstitution of public floggings, suggest Dali Llama? :twisted: :evil:

magooch · « **Reply #2 on:** June 10, 2004, 03:51:09 AM »

They are computer terrorists--shoot em.

Dali Llama · « **Reply #3 on:** June 10, 2004, 07:30:53 AM »

Quote from: magooch

They are computer terrorists--shoot em.

Perhaps with electrical currents they so brazenly foul up, say Dali Llama! :evil: :x

big medicine · « **Reply #4 on:** June 10, 2004, 10:36:40 AM »

Thought you might have been playing in the sand box, and had an itchy six. :grin: Sounds even worse. Hope you get it fixed Jim. I could help you out if it had been the sand box kind. The computer kind I would be of no help. Good luck.

Graybeard · « **Reply #5 on:** June 10, 2004, 12:49:27 PM »

If you have a computer hooked up to the internet you really ABSOLUTELY MUST have a good virus protection program (I use and recommend Norton) on your computer and you MUST keep it up to date DAILY.

GB

Major · « **Reply #6 on:** June 10, 2004, 01:30:44 PM »

Also a good firewall will help. Zone Alarm is both good and free. There is also a program called Spybot (also free) that will run a search on all your files and look for other programs you didnÂ’t put there that tracks what you are doing, sometimes called spyware. Since they are both free if you are not a business, why not use them. I know they must be good because my old employer (Boeing Airplane Co.) uses them both.

jh45gun · « **Reply #7 on:** June 10, 2004, 02:22:18 PM »

Bill I run both Norton and AVG. I will have t o check out a firewall and Larry I have and run spybot. Seem like you can have lots of protection and still get nailed. :cry: Jim

Dali Llama · « **Reply #8 on:** June 11, 2004, 01:56:27 AM »

Quote from: big medicine

Thought you might have been playing in the sand box, and had an itchy six.

What be an "itchy six," ask Dali Llama? :?

Graybeard · « **Reply #9 on:** June 11, 2004, 12:12:20 PM »

IF you have Norton and IF you keep it up to date on a DAILY basis it will prevent you from getting viruses. Period. Only way it will fail is if you fail to keep it up to date or do not have it protecting your e-mail or if you just happen to be one of the unlucky few who get the virus sent to you before Norton adds a patch for it. Highly unlikely unless you are a large business and thus a target for such.

But unless you have it set to protect your e-mail and update it daily it is of no use to have it.

I get half dozen or more virus e-mails per day. All on the gbomgmt addresss I use for official website business. Norton catches and stops them all.

GB

Dali Llama · « **Reply #10 on:** June 11, 2004, 03:04:20 PM »

Quote from: Dali Llama

Quote from: big medicine
Thought you might have been playing in the sand box, and had an itchy six.
What be an "itchy six," ask Dali Llama? :?

btt...

jh45gun · « **Reply #11 on:** June 11, 2004, 04:16:18 PM »

Bill, I have my Norton set up for automatic updates. Dali,Not sure but I think you could read between the lines on that one. :lol:

Steelbanger · « **Reply #12 on:** June 12, 2004, 02:54:46 AM »

Steelbanger say perhaps Dali understand more clearly "Itchy three!"

Dali Llama · « **Reply #13 on:** June 12, 2004, 03:52:02 AM »

Quote from: Steelbanger

Steelbanger say perhaps Dali understand more clearly "Itchy three!"

Dali Llama say no, he more familiar with itchy ten. :eek: :eek: :eek:

marlinman93 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 16, 2004, 05:15:44 PM »

I got a couple of viruses between the time my 90 day Norton (which came with the computer) expired, and I loaded Norton System Works. I went to Symantec's site, downloaded the repair for the two viruses, and ran them. It took quite awhile to do the repairs, especially for the computer challenged like myself, but afterwards I installed the complte Norton, and set it up to do updates. Haven't had a virus since.
I also wont open emails from anyone I don't know. I simply delete them. I think that helps avoid viruses also. I know I got one from an AOL email user that was titled AIMgunny@aol.com Whoever this terrorist was tried over and over to infect my computer with this same virus, but finally gave up after about a week. I guess he didn't know it worked the first time, and I had fixed it, so he kept trying.
Anyway, Norton really works for my computer.

Dali Llama · « **Reply #15 on:** June 17, 2004, 07:38:42 AM »

Quote from: marlinman93

I wont open emails from anyone I don't know.

Dali Llama say he thought it be act of opening infected attachment that cause problem, not e-mail itself? :? :? :?

ken w. · « **Reply #16 on:** June 17, 2004, 10:54:14 AM »

I have Norton Internet security and anti-virus and still got a virus.Nothing is guaranteed.I also installed Spybot and you wouldn't believe how many tracking cookies were in my PC when I first ran Spybot.I bet there were over 50. :shock: I am a little disappointed in Norton because they wanted $60.00 to remove virus that they were supposed to be blocking out.And I run an update everyday when I boot up,and I scan for virus every night before I shut down.Go figure.

Dali Llama · « **Reply #17 on:** June 18, 2004, 01:38:59 AM »

Quote from: ken w.

I am a little disappointed in Norton because they wanted $60.00 to remove virus that they were supposed to be blocking out.

Dali Llama say that sound like rip off to him.

big medicine · « **Reply #18 on:** June 18, 2004, 07:36:29 AM »

Been on vacataion no phones, no computers, no work just camping with the family. Now it is back to the grind.

To answer your question about an itchy six. Your six is your rear. It would be the place the pin worms come out :cry:

Dali Llama · « **Reply #19 on:** June 18, 2004, 08:16:22 AM »

Quote from: big medicine

To answer your question about an itchy six. Your six is your rear. It would be the place the pin worms come out :cry:

Dali Llama say he appreciate response, as he never hear of use word "six" to describe anus.

clodbuster · « **Reply #20 on:** July 04, 2004, 08:26:38 AM »

Spyware blaster and adaware are two free protectors that I use and work
great. Just put .com after 'em on a net search and youre there. I use Norton and the XP firewall also and they got my 'puter running like a Singer.