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Robert A. Macy

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject: Help with adware threat? Archived from groups: microsoft>public>win98>gen_discussion (more info?)

[this is the FIFTH attempt to post this msg here !!!] The website at Pest Patrol did a scan on my Win98SE and found "multidial" threat I can't find much about it After downloading ad-aware and spybot, both of them never found it. So what is it? Is it bad? How do I get rid of it? - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

Robert A. Macy

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Eric, Thank you for your prompt reply with a complete description. Indeed have never gotten such a request while online. However,...Have gotten "Dial up" Windows at inappropriate times when not online, as the computer was trying to connect to the internet. I've always declined the request, but don't know what is initiating the requrest. And the dial up request is the normal number of our ISP. - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

absolutely none showed using google's connection. - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

does that technique munge your return email address like google does? - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:45 am Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Which is why I wrote: > ...[Tip: Use the MS newsserver > (news://msnews.microsoft.com) to post to this newsgroup instead of Google > Groups. No subscriptions/passwords and posts appear within seconds.] -- ~PA Bear Robert A. Macy wrote: > absolutely none showed using google's connection. > > - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

No, but you can munge it yourself. Robert A. Macy wrote: > does that technique munge your return email address like google does? > > - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

Robert A. Macy

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

how? >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

Robert A. Macy

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Good point. "how" could have meant a request for information on how to get on the newsgroup? In this case it means: How does one muge their own email address? - Robert - PA Bear wrote: > No, but you can munge it yourself. > > Robert A. Macy wrote: >> does that technique munge your return email address like google does? >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:39 pm Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

If you don't include previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup, we have no idea what you're talking about. -- ~PA Bear Robert A. Macy wrote: > how? >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

Jonny

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:22 am Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Its almost self-explanatory using a newsreader and setting it up in the process. Which newsreader do you intend to use? ............. Jonny "Robert A. Macy" <macy.TakeThisOut@california.com> wrote in message news:1136956928.175253.90290@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Good point. "how" could have meant a request for information on how to > get on the newsgroup? In this case it means: > How does one muge their own email address? > > - Robert - > > > > PA Bear wrote: >> No, but you can munge it yourself. >> >> Robert A. Macy wrote: >>> does that technique munge your return email address like google does? > >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

Robert A. Macy

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:17 am Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

dak, Thank you for the link. Jonny, What is a "newsreader"? I don't think I'm using one at google. My ISP provides Stalker for me for personal emails. I removed Something Explorer by MS. Internet Explorer is bad enough but do use it.. - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

> I removed Something Explorer by MS. Not so sure I'd remove something that I didn't know what it was or what it did. "Robert A. Macy" <macy.TakeThisOut@california.com> wrote in message news:1136999822.564451.212340@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > dak, > > Thank you for the link. > > Jonny, > > What is a "newsreader"? > > I don't think I'm using one at google. > My ISP provides Stalker for me for personal emails. > > I removed Something Explorer by MS. Internet Explorer is bad enough > but do use it.. > > - Robert - > >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

Robert A. Macy

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

I used to use Something Explorer, guess it was a newsreader. I thought it was an email editor. But when changed from 4.0 to 5.0 and I tried to export import, instead of changing all my history into something useable, the program DUPLICATED and I ran out of memory. What a memory hog storing all my email correspondence in TWO FORMS!!!. Had to do small chunks of what I knew I needed. Irritating. Now I keep everything in text files. That can't go out of date. Any editor opens them. And the files aren't that big. But I knew that Something Explorer was a useless waste and had all kinds of security problems, so I removed it after it kept trying to open on its own. - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

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(Msg. 14) Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Tim, I kinda assumed that, but with science, it's not safe to assume. I had so much trouble when I upgraded to OE5 that I just threw it out. Wouldn't go back either. Couldn't even get onto the newsgroups to get answers. Well, at least without OE running and when I'm sitting here typing in stuff, I'm not exposed to any "back port" attacks. Am I? Plus, I've never had my text editor accidentally open an aggressive email. just doesn't work on it. - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: Help with adware threat? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

PA Bear, Thank you for the detailed instructions. I'll save them in archive in case someday I do reinstall Outlook Express. It's not on my machine. I got tired of it trying to start up on its own, don't use it, prefer storing emails as text files anyway [that way, the storage size is less and very easy to jump through and my archives are always compatible with any text editor] But, I do appreciate the instructions just in case. - Robert - >> Stay informed about: Help with adware threat?

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