Feeling like a puter whiz... - The Firearms Forum

Smokin Guns · 02-08-2004, 01:31 PM

...at the moment anyway. Went out shooting and downloaded some Pic's into the hard drive. Then started looking for ways to get the problem with the Verizon wireless on-line bill pay window resolved. Finally found the culprit...Something called "Freesurfer" uninstalled the leetle sheet and problem resolved. Went to check the TFF chat and it works now also...Heck it only took a year! Any of the rest of ya need any software help and ya got a year to spare for me to help fix the problem...Let me know! Time to eat lunch now...

Marlin · 02-08-2004, 02:22 PM

SG, SoMo and I run regularly a program called, free, BTW, Ad-aware (lavesoft product) that keeps little things like that sneaky thins out of the registry. Even with a good firewall program, we have Zone Alarm Pro, things continue to sneak into the registry.

The first time will take a while and probably find about 200-300 items, or more. After that running it once every week to 10 days will be fast and keep that junk out.

Try it!

inplanotx · 02-08-2004, 02:30 PM

Yup, SG, you be a real

Cheese Whizz!

JohnnyRobotic · 02-08-2004, 05:05 PM

I work as a computer tech and i see peoples computers always jammed up with spyware, most i ever found on a customers computer was 952 instances of spyware, it's the new record holder
You may wanna try spy-bot search and destroy from www.safer-networking.org it's also free and it kinda of overlaps adaware to remove pretty much all your stuff and for the real tricky browser HiJackers that change your hompages and navigation pages try "HiJack This"(try google search) great tool but be warned it will stop your kazaa from working because it'll remove your registry entries for adware programs needed to run it

outdoorsman260 · 02-08-2004, 06:19 PM

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be warned it will stop your kazaa from working

Use Kazaa Lite, it's Kazaa without the adware.

www.k-lite.tk

Smokin Guns · 02-08-2004, 07:25 PM

Thanks JohnnyRobotic! I downloaded it, takes a while on a dial-up...Now how does it work?...

Thanks for the K-lite link also outdoorsman...

SouthernMoss · 02-08-2004, 08:24 PM

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but be warned it will stop your kazaa from working because it'll remove your registry entries for adware programs needed to run it

Most adware/spyware cleaners such as Ad-aware have a feature where you can tell it to ignore certain items it has found if you know you need them to run a specific program. Once they are on the Ignore list, they won't be picked up in future scans.

danurve · 02-09-2004, 04:43 PM

ad-aware by lavasoft - good stuff

keppler · 02-10-2004, 07:47 PM

Downloaded the Spybot S/D. Man what a difference. It found 212 different thingies on here. Sure made the ol' puter run a lot faster to. Thanks for the link. Good stuff.

glocknut · 02-10-2004, 07:53 PM

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Originally posted by keppler
Downloaded the Spybot S/D. Man what a difference. It found 212 different thingies on here. Sure made the ol' puter run a lot faster to. Thanks for the link. Good stuff.

keppler...

Whats the web addr for that?

mike

wuzzagrunt · 02-10-2004, 09:12 PM

SG: since you're getting to be a regular Techie/Nerd type, I was wondering if you could help me defrag my laptop.

......I "fragged" it pretty good.

SouthernMoss · 02-10-2004, 11:01 PM

Spybot S&D

Ad-Aware

glocknut · 02-10-2004, 11:53 PM

Thanks SoMo

mike

Smokin Guns · 02-11-2004, 07:24 PM

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I was wondering if you could help me defrag my laptop

Yep! I'll help ya wuzzagrunt!...

glocknut · 02-11-2004, 07:33 PM

Lets see...how does that go.....ROTFLMAO...rolling on the floor laughing madly...something something......Oh anyway.....LOL

mike

02-08-2004, 01:31 PM	#1
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	Feeling like a puter whiz... ...at the moment anyway. Went out shooting and downloaded some Pic's into the hard drive. Then started looking for ways to get the problem with the Verizon wireless on-line bill pay window resolved. Finally found the culprit...Something called "Freesurfer" uninstalled the leetle sheet and problem resolved. Went to check the TFF chat and it works now also...Heck it only took a year! Any of the rest of ya need any software help and ya got a year to spare for me to help fix the problem...Let me know! Time to eat lunch now... __________________ -->

02-08-2004, 02:22 PM	#2
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,854	SG, SoMo and I run regularly a program called, free, BTW, Ad-aware (lavesoft product) that keeps little things like that sneaky thins out of the registry. Even with a good firewall program, we have Zone Alarm Pro, things continue to sneak into the registry. The first time will take a while and probably find about 200-300 items, or more. After that running it once every week to 10 days will be fast and keep that junk out. Try it! __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

02-08-2004, 02:30 PM	#3
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Yup, SG, you be a real Cheese Whizz! __________________ Last edited by inplanotx; 02-08-2004 at 02:31 PM..

02-08-2004, 05:05 PM	#4
JohnnyRobotic V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wareham, Massachusetts Posts: 265	I work as a computer tech and i see peoples computers always jammed up with spyware, most i ever found on a customers computer was 952 instances of spyware, it's the new record holder You may wanna try spy-bot search and destroy from www.safer-networking.org it's also free and it kinda of overlaps adaware to remove pretty much all your stuff and for the real tricky browser HiJackers that change your hompages and navigation pages try "HiJack This"(try google search) great tool but be warned it will stop your kazaa from working because it'll remove your registry entries for adware programs needed to run it Last edited by JohnnyRobotic; 02-08-2004 at 05:06 PM..

02-08-2004, 07:25 PM	#6
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	Thanks JohnnyRobotic! I downloaded it, takes a while on a dial-up...Now how does it work?... Thanks for the K-lite link also outdoorsman... __________________

02-09-2004, 04:43 PM	#8
danurve V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Syracuse (central) NY Posts: 195	ad-aware by lavasoft - good stuff __________________ huntNY.US In Memory of Ronald Reagan 1911 - 2004 Success is a well placed shot, don't screw it up.

02-10-2004, 07:47 PM	#9
keppler Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eastern Oklahoma Posts: 646	Downloaded the Spybot S/D. Man what a difference. It found 212 different thingies on here. Sure made the ol' puter run a lot faster to. Thanks for the link. Good stuff. __________________ They are not cold.... Μολὼν λαβέ

02-10-2004, 09:12 PM	#11
wuzzagrunt V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 369	SG: since you're getting to be a regular Techie/Nerd type, I was wondering if you could help me defrag my laptop. ......I "fragged" it pretty good.

02-10-2004, 11:01 PM	#12
SouthernMoss Admin Tech Staff Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SW MS Contributor Posts: 10,651	Spybot S&D Ad-Aware __________________ My Second protects your First "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." - Susan B Anthony

02-10-2004, 11:53 PM	#13
glocknut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: THE FORUM MASCOTT... Posts: 12,482	Thanks SoMo mike

02-11-2004, 07:33 PM	#15
glocknut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: THE FORUM MASCOTT... Posts: 12,482	Lets see...how does that go.....ROTFLMAO...rolling on the floor laughing madly...something something......Oh anyway.....LOL mike