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| 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 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| Names:Krystal Rienhart, Nicole Rienhart-Drumm, Ken Drumm Ph.D., Duane Drumm Area:1/4 block from Lourdes in Binghamton NY Ages:20, 3-, 40, 80 respectively Themes: no favorites yet for Krys and I, Ken is heavy into space and Technic including Slizer, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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| (...) ATENTION! DO NOT BLOW UP YOUR COMPUTERS! It was easy To fix the problem. I simply Deleted the Page. (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| (...) I'm running an M$ OS, and I can't see the page, either at work or at home, so I don't think it has anything to do with Spyware. I just get errors that it can't connect to the server. Martin (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| (...) Hmmmm. Seems they don't like Linux there either... ROSCO (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| in article GF9KvM.KsH@lugnet.com, Ray Kremer at raykremer@yahoo.com wrote on 6/21/01 1:06 AM: (...) Same here, I have a computer running MacOS. I believe Homestead might refuse access if you are on an operating system that their spyware doesn't work (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| 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 (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| 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 (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| I'm getting Page Not Found. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| My thoughts on CNYlug. #1 open to those who are interested. #2 From those in #1 in the beginning I suggest you come up with a logo for CNYlug. John R has already done so. I am still working on mine. this isn't an order, just a requested to get some (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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| (...) I Proud to say That the Site is Fixed.If any one has any problems please e-mail me at ejhow4@earthlink.net. My Apologies to You. And I my deepest sympathy to your Husband (25 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| X-post to Binghamton due to recent activity... In lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, Wayne Sardullo writes: <snip> (...) Hi Wayne! Nice to hear from you. Things havebeen going OK the past few months. We have some new faces around Syracuse. (no, I'm not talking (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin)
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| 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" (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| (...) 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. (25 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| (...) <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) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| 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 (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| What was it, CometCursors? That's just a browser plug-in, and in my experience plug-ins don't install unless you tell them to. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| Thank You Matt someone will put up the credit ASAP. -- Nicole Rienhart-Drumm wife of Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GF6uvI.Gp0@lugnet.com... (...) been (...) his (...) and (...) able (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ny.bin, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.roboriders)
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