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« on: November 02, 2005, 02:08:09 PM »
Most of you probably don't know it, but we were hacked a few hours ago, but Bill and Matt had the site going again so quick, I don't know if anyone realized it!!! My profile was hacked changing my user name to the hacker's handle, and I couldn't log in! Some people's kids, sheesh!!

Great work, Bill and Matt, Thanks!!! :agree: :agree: :agree:

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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2005, 02:11:17 PM »
Great work guys,you are FAST,i tried to get on here a few hours ago and saw that it had been hacked,but it was up and running in no time. THANKS   :D
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2005, 02:13:23 PM »
Yea, Quick, I saw it while at work :eek: .  FAST work guys keep it up. :D
Look like he MIGHT have been a brit, soley because one of the caracters was the symbol for the Brit pound.

Be nice if there was some sort of "caller ID" for the net.  Pay him back a visit.  Get ALL the members to forward him all the trash emails we get :grin:
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2005, 02:22:07 PM »
Quick i seen your name was changed a short time ago but you are back to your old self again :)

i wonder how they do it?i got a bug in my home computer and it took the whole system down.i cant even log on or anything.i must have been hacked too :shock: the only time i visit Graybeards now is when im at work.

this hacking costs people alot of money to get things running again.i think hackers need their a$$es kicked real good :x
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2005, 02:24:32 PM »
Quickdtoo, I notice they changed your handle could not come
 any idea what was going on! hope didn't mess us up to bad.
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2005, 02:26:24 PM »
We're working on it. We've not got it all fixed yet by any means but we're trying. Most of the real work has to be done by Matt as a lot of stuff on the Admin side was messed up and he has to take care of that.

I'm just trying to restore the accounts of folks who's accounts were hi-jacked like Qucik's. At this time I have five or six other accounts that were also taken but I don't know  who they belong to. I knew Qucik's by the number of posts and he was a Moderator and the name was in a place I could ID him.

But someone with 260 posts has had their account taken and I do not know who. Any help would be appreciated. I have all the hi-jacked accounts taken back and they are in a holding patterm waiting the owner identifying themselves to me via e-mail hopefully so I can restore them.
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2005, 02:38:30 PM »
Thanks Bill!!!

Jeff, check out the link below, it has some links to free software that may help you clean your PC to working internet capability. The Housecalls scan may take a while but it can fix some serious stuff if you can get online to them, it will walk you through things it can't auto fix to lead you to a solution for ridding your PC of the offending malware.

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=51504
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2005, 02:51:36 PM »
thanks Quick i will see if they will help.

my computer is old and i dont know if its worth fixing.i will try but i think i just need a new one.i would just like a internet machine because i dont use the computer for anything else.the kids are all gone but one and shes out of school this spring and wont be needing a computer.

i wonder if they make a INTERNET MACHINE?
dont need all the fancy gismos and features :?
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2005, 03:02:03 PM »
I just logged on for the first time today.  Glad to hear this site is back up and running.  Otherwise, I'd be in withdrawal.

Thanks, Bill for providing and maintaining this site!!! :D

Any idea whether the hacking was done by anti-gun or anti-hunting types or just run-of-the-mill scoundrels? :twisted:
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2005, 03:06:33 PM »
For malware, I use a cocktail of Ad-Aware, Spywareblaster, and Spybot.  Spyblaster and Spybot have an "immunize" function that blocks known malware from being installed in the first place.  All three are free at www.download.com

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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2005, 03:09:58 PM »
Any older machine with a modem, 64mb-256mb ram will be internet capable, one of the first machines I built for a young fella to access the net was a pentium 90 w/32Mb ram, it worked fine for him with the limitations of a 56k modem. I just built a PC for a fella at the post office who works with my wife, it's a Cely 366, 192Mb ram, 4.3Gb hard drive, Win 98se, it's all he needs for internet access and maintaining is client database for his hunting guide business. The thing is, with a maching like that, is to keep it cleaned up, free of malware, IE: spyware and viruses, and to limit the programs that are running in the background. Do the 3 fingered salute, CTL-ALT and hit the DEL key to bring up the task manager, if there's more than a page of info, there's too many programs running. For Win98 or later, run MSCONFIG in the start menu and hit the startup tab, uncheck as many programs as you can to reduce those that aren't needed to be started at startup. The link below will walk you thru this process.

http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/
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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2005, 03:11:53 PM »
LOL... just went to your link Quick... looks like we have the same taste in malware inhibitors.

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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2005, 03:15:20 PM »
Ian, I run those, plus Aluria Security Center, Pest Patrol, Zone Alarm Pro, MS Beta1 Anti-Spyware and Norton AV!!!  Haven't been infected with anything that I couldn't get rid of......so far!! Knock wood!!!! :roll: The key to running any AV or anti-spyware is update it frequently and run scans...at least once a week, daily is even better.
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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2005, 03:26:43 PM »
My wife has something on her computer at work that Ad-Aware calls a "VX2 Variant" but can't get rid of it.  I downloaded their VX2 add-on and it recognized it but couldn't squash it.  It was one of those "send us this log file and we'll research it" kind of problems.  :?
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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2005, 04:50:10 PM »
I was wondering how long it would take to get it back up, and it wasn't long at all. Again excellent job. There is a program called   ewido    it's a great program and will clean up your computer of spyware that bypasses some of the other guys, like Nortan.
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« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2005, 06:20:18 PM »
If I was one of the Hacked I never knew it. great job. thanks.
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« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2005, 07:37:10 PM »
I tried to log in earlier today around 4pm or so and go a message like GBO is not available at this time.

Sorry to hear that you got hacked Bill wasn’t me.

Glad things weren't completely FUBAR.

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« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2005, 01:55:13 AM »
Great job getting us back up guys, thanks!!!....<><.... :grin:
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« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2005, 06:55:37 AM »
:agree:  Good job Bill & Matt.....I hope you can track the hacker down and have him procescuted to the fullest intent of the law..

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« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2005, 07:03:12 AM »
Good Job Bill and Matt. I to hope you track the hackers down and procescut them.

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