SignManiac
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It only happens on senior citizen porn sites. They dupe you into buying denture and wrinkle cream along with viagra.
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This should be illegal
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The Vector Doctor
Chief Bezier Manipulator
Thanks Maniac for letting out my secret
Joe Diaz
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OOOOOOOHHH one of those. 
You're not on a mac, You're on Windows XP and you didn't even know it. See that's Windows explorer. :ROFLMAO:
My mom got the same spam a week or so ago. She called me in, and I knew right a way what it is, especially since her windows 7 doesn't look anything like that. But she didn't know, and started freaking out. If my brother or me weren't here, she might have been duped too. At least now, if it ever happens again, she will know.
But yeah, they should track down the jerks that do crap like that.
You're not on a mac, You're on Windows XP and you didn't even know it. See that's Windows explorer. :ROFLMAO:
My mom got the same spam a week or so ago. She called me in, and I knew right a way what it is, especially since her windows 7 doesn't look anything like that. But she didn't know, and started freaking out. If my brother or me weren't here, she might have been duped too. At least now, if it ever happens again, she will know.
But yeah, they should track down the jerks that do crap like that.
omgsideburns
New Member
Yeah, that stuff is nuts, too many people fall for it...
and for those that do, Combofix.
and for those that do, Combofix.
weaselboogie
New Member
Anytime you see something like that pop up and it's not letting you do anything unless you click on one of their windows, Do a control-alt-delete once and shut down your browser from the task manager.
Joe!
CES020
New Member
That's exactly the argument I have with people who love PC's and think Mac's are toys. My parents are over 70, and I watched my Dad get that same thing about 2 weeks ago. He owns two Mac Minis. People scream "Mac's suck, Mac's have virus' etc, etc.", but you know what, you have to be a uber geek to know that that message is not real and in fact is bad for you. 95% of people that use computers aren't geeks to that degree.
I've bought my last PC. Mac's may not be perfect, and I'm sure they have their share of problems, but I'd gladly pay someone $500 more for a computer if it meant I didn't have to be a detective on call to see what everyone in the office was clicking on every day, all day. I'd rather spend my time making money than recovering from someone clicking something that "looked okay".
I've bought my last PC. Mac's may not be perfect, and I'm sure they have their share of problems, but I'd gladly pay someone $500 more for a computer if it meant I didn't have to be a detective on call to see what everyone in the office was clicking on every day, all day. I'd rather spend my time making money than recovering from someone clicking something that "looked okay".
veloxgraphics
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Gotta love those driveby downloaders.
synergy_jim
New Member
bwahahaha...... I laugh at the fools while I browse from my mac....
" your mac has been infected by windows " LOL
" your mac has been infected by windows " LOL
CheapVehicleWrap
New Member
He probably made more though.
This is why I never surf the net without wearing protection.
This is why I never surf the net without wearing protection.
Thanks for the heads up on the Combofix, sideburns. This may come in real handy.
Not everyone. I'm typing this reply at home, on my three year old iMac and in those three years I've never had to run any kind of virus scan, malware removal, or the equivalent (if there even is one) of booting in safemode.
Last year I removed one of the aforementioned "virus removal download" viruses from my in-laws PC. About 10-12 hours of headache, reboots, safemode, scans, reboots, frustration and more scans. Also, in my former job, I was responsible for overseeing the IT (about 30 users). My work PC got some unexplained, horrible virus (and we had nice, enterprise virus protection) that took me every bit of two days to remove. Several calls to the virus protection company tech support, reboots, safemode, downloads to USB drive on another computer, and tons of headaches.
Some people may love Windows, but I prefer Mac. It is nice to have a three-year-old computer that runs as well as the day I bought it, without ever running any scans or booting in safemode.
Allen
Techman
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I have never spent more than just inutes removing any malware. Most of that time is finding my cd with the righ ttools on it. I am not a IT tech of any kind. When I see an IT tech claim it took him days then I wonder who certifired him..
Also. a PC in 99% of most cases will never get a bad virus unless the user is perusing the underworld.
Why I prefer a PC..
It's so much better to have the ability to modify, experiment, and write my own code for my own recreation if I so desire. It's so easy to find any kind of utility to do anything one can imagine using a computer to control anything you can imagine. There are literally thousands of PC's laying around in garages all over the country just waiting for some enterprising person to recycle them.
Its really nice to get an idea, find an old PC machine in a garage and experiment. It's really nice to use that same old FREE machine to operate some home built contraption to do things that would normally cost tens of thousands in some factory. Yes, that is the beauty of a PC and some imagination. The sad thing is there is that once its perfected on a PC the MAC people finally obtain it and proclaim look at how nice the MAC runs.
This is what really is being said whenever a MAC person makes a little treatise...
"Oh, my little android machine runs perfect. It never fails. IT has the very best of hardware, Even though is is the same hardware that goes into a PC its still better because it has a MAC logo on the wrapper. All I have to do is turn it on and run it. I never want to experiment with it. I never want to change anything. I never want it to do anything except run the screen saver and look pretty. Oh yes, its great. But I will never admit its this good because all the bugs were removed by some enterprising PC user in some garage in his spare time". Yes, I will never admit the days of appletalk networking and how it never really worked that well. I will never admit it that until recently the MAC user could not change his video card to a better one. I will never remember when the MAC went to a Intel CPU just like a PC...
Also. a PC in 99% of most cases will never get a bad virus unless the user is perusing the underworld.
Why I prefer a PC..
It's so much better to have the ability to modify, experiment, and write my own code for my own recreation if I so desire. It's so easy to find any kind of utility to do anything one can imagine using a computer to control anything you can imagine. There are literally thousands of PC's laying around in garages all over the country just waiting for some enterprising person to recycle them.
Its really nice to get an idea, find an old PC machine in a garage and experiment. It's really nice to use that same old FREE machine to operate some home built contraption to do things that would normally cost tens of thousands in some factory. Yes, that is the beauty of a PC and some imagination. The sad thing is there is that once its perfected on a PC the MAC people finally obtain it and proclaim look at how nice the MAC runs.
This is what really is being said whenever a MAC person makes a little treatise...
"Oh, my little android machine runs perfect. It never fails. IT has the very best of hardware, Even though is is the same hardware that goes into a PC its still better because it has a MAC logo on the wrapper. All I have to do is turn it on and run it. I never want to experiment with it. I never want to change anything. I never want it to do anything except run the screen saver and look pretty. Oh yes, its great. But I will never admit its this good because all the bugs were removed by some enterprising PC user in some garage in his spare time". Yes, I will never admit the days of appletalk networking and how it never really worked that well. I will never admit it that until recently the MAC user could not change his video card to a better one. I will never remember when the MAC went to a Intel CPU just like a PC...
threads1
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If you get this malware and has the pop-ups that won't stop go here and read the comments. There's one there that gives directions on what to do. My wife got it and removed it herself. It was a pain but better and cheaper than going to a pc guru to have it removed.
http://www.softsailor.com/how-to/13...emove-antivirus-live-virus-removal-guide.html
hope this helps
http://www.softsailor.com/how-to/13...emove-antivirus-live-virus-removal-guide.html
hope this helps
Tharnpheffa
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http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivirus-xp-2008
Scroll down a bit for the scoop on this scam and see how to remove it.
Scroll down a bit for the scoop on this scam and see how to remove it.
Blazingsun
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all second that.
I've had malware that was removed in minutes and viruses too but I've also had viruses that nearly destroyed a PC (others here said they've had viruses wipe out hard drives). Also, I never claimed to be a certified IT tech, but said that I was responsible for overseeing the IT system at a former job. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a computer guru but I did hold a technical director position dealing with audio, video, etc...and that company made it my responsibility to manage the IT system. I ran/installed updates, helped fixed user problems (i.e. my speakers don't work), and called the proper certified people when we had problems. Also, that position was at a church and I wasn't spending time "pursuing the underworld."
I agree with you that for those that like to tinker and build their own machines, PCs are great and for that, better than Mac. I may want to upgrade a hard drive, RAM, or video card (I've done such on both PC and Mac) but I don't have the desire to overclock a processor, tinker with code, and/or create my own programs. I think it is much like automobiles. Some prefer a Ford Mustang so they can spend hours adding aftermarket parts and tinkering until they have it tweaked to their desire. Some prefer a Honda Accord that required little maintenance and runs great with little to no work. Both are nice and will get you from point A to point B rather comfortably, they are just different animals.
As for your treatise, that's not my claim and I hope you don't stereotype every Mac user. I began using Mac in '96, switched to PC around '99 and then went back to Mac around '04. The switch has worked well for me and I've encountered more reliability/less headaches and I do run much more than a screen saver. Daily I run Adobe Creative Suite CS4 as well as other professional programs, and if I chose, I can run Windows. I've yet to find a computer that runs flawlessly and perfectly 100% of the time but when reading a thread like this, where people talk about running scans while booting in safemode, I don't regret purchasing a Mac.
Allen
omgsideburns
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COMBOFIX
for the love of god, listen to me.. it's just about the only one that will run once your computer is infected.
for the love of god, listen to me.. it's just about the only one that will run once your computer is infected.