 | | Re: MOC Contest —Kenneth A. Drumm, Ph.D.
| | | | It was My Comet Cursor. I don't know what a browser plugin is. All I do know is it installed without even a notice. I realized it after our cursor changed and I saw a new thing next to the time on the computer. I was under the impression ALL (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —Katie Dokken
| | | | | | (...) Well I hate to say it but very little software asks for your permission these days to do anything. Spyware is embedded in all kinds of different software programs that you may buy off the shelf at the store, let alone something you downloaded (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —Clark Stephens
| | | | | | | (...) Or learn to take the bus. Clark "Ah, the joeys of automotive spill chickens." (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —John Rudy
| | | | | | (...) <snip!!!> BTW, off topic and everything, but, what happened to Ken? I've noticed him gone from Binghamton and now am curious why he isn't concious. Sorry if I'm intruding... -John Rudy (URL) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —Kenneth A. Drumm, Ph.D.
| | | | | | | Last Friday he got heat stroke and has been having a hard time recovering. Before that he was on his three week honeymoon and before that was his wedding. :) -- Nicole Rienhart-Drumm wife of Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "John Rudy" (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —Ka-On Lee
| | | | | | (...) Check the security setting of your MSIE. If it was set to low, set it back to medimum or high. After that update your anti-virus software and start a full scan. (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —Robert Brunskill
| | | | | | in article GF8Hxr.8sK@lugnet.com, Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. at arcanamachi@netzero.net wrote on 6/20/01 11:05 AM: (...) Comet Cursor is a notorious bit of spy ware. Basicly the company that made it keeps track of the sort of ad banners and web sites (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —Ray Kremer
| | | | | | A Plug-in is a small program that attaches itself to your internet browser program in order to view certain on-line content. Shockwave and Realplayer are two you may be more familiar with. I've never had a plug-in install without asking, but I use (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —Mike Faunce
| | | | | | | Comet Cursor is NOT innocuous. It's spy ware. It tracks your goings and comings on the web and sends the results back to the publisher. Unless you like giving out this kind of information, I'd remove it ASAP. -- Mike ----- Mike Faunce mike at faunce (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —Ray Kremer
| | | | | | | (...) I'd never heard this. I found it hard to believe, since the thing isn't even on unless you go to a website with a cursor on it. I did a Google search of "comet cursor spy" and the first two sites alone (URL) this. Yes, the comet software sends (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MOC Contest —Kyle D. Jackson
| | | | | (...) I think the browser will usually ask, *but* I think for MSIE, everytime it asks, there is an option to check a box to never ask again. If someone had done that on your machine, then things would install automatically without asking you. The (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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