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The 8th Annual Toronto Christmas Train Show November 20, 2004 11AM-5PM November 21, 2004 10AM-4PM International Centre Mississauga, Ontario In case you were wondering what to do today...and you didn't hear about it yet... Come see our exciting (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Arrrgghhh!!!!! (part deux)
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Dave, I just have to chip in after reading your stories. (...) OK. I say you totally do away with XP and check this guy out: (URL) Stripped-down Windows 2000 rulez>, man! :) My two cents. (Snipped Dave's spyware struggle) (...) We should all have (...) (20 years ago, 18-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) My mail shows up as unread, but it's obviously looking at more than the headers to sort the mail, because otherwise Norton wouldn't notice the virus. --Bram (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) WHEW!!!!! (...) Was she shocked??? (...) Hmmmmmmm, in my pursuit of continuing the scientific studies in the habits of SMAFOL. Ummmm Dave, do you usually call home when you aren't there???? Do you leave yourself messages? Or just let it ring, (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Arrrgghhh!!!!! (part deux)
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(...) I'm using 0.9 and haven't noticed this behaviour, though I have never received an email with a virus, only spam, since I started using Thunderbird. I know it doesn't open the spam, it just moves it to my Junk folder where it sits unopened. As (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Arrrgghhh!!!!! (part deux)
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(...) Yah I had the same thing happen on my WORK computer. But ever since I installed Ad-Aware, the "search window" hasn't come up again... (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Arrrgghhh!!!!! (part deux)
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(...) I want my Mac!!! Derek (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sounds like when I was helping my brother get his new computer set up on Case's campus. Connected to the gigabit fiber network in order to get the campus Symantec antivirus program installed...but before the virus scan (on an empty computer) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Arrrgghhh!!!!! (part deux)
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(...) Time for a Mac... -Greg (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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By the very fact that this post generated the wonderful responses from the rtl people, as well as lurkers, is a testament to the greatness of LUGNET. Thanks to all that responded with ideas and links to various venues to help alleviate my dilemma. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh My Goodness!!!!! Best Strongbad Evah!!!...!!! I couldn't stop laughing... and the little easter eggs--priceless! So much stuff! New commercial from Endeavour Enterprises-- New Gaming System - 1500 bones (with taxes) Getting hit by Spyware 2 (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Dave, I was wrong about formatting your computer.... what you need is a bit of Strong bad. YEP, ol' SB has your soloution right here: (URL) timely (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) WOW, this sounds just like what happened to the "spare" computer at work. I gave it to the new guy, and it took him all of one day to infest the machine, which is connected to the corperate VPN!!!! (...) I tried all the software several people (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Arrrgghhh!!!!! (part deux)
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I want my Mac!!! Derek (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You should just reformat and start from scratch. Your PC was completely compromised, and no amount of scanning will give you 100% guarantee that there is no custom made key logger lurking behind waiting for that credit card pattern. And use (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Somewhat OT, but of interest to people who like to build
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(...) Now THAT is cute. It's also more impressive than that hack, Mark Tilden. We should do capacitor cars at some point. Calum (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Okay, I'm never listening to your "I have no money for Lego". No sympathy from me. (...) It's for remote customer support, dumbass :) (...) You mean you didn't set it up behind the firewall to BEGIN WITH? Jesus, that's like running around (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Train Show this weekend
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(...) Oh right--the 'where'... International Centre, Hall 4. Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Basically take any Ontario 400 series or QEW highway to the 427 North (follow airplane signs) Take the 'Dixon Road' cutoff (again, airplane sign) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Somewhat OT, but of interest to people who like to build
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As posted on boingboing today, "Entrants in the Recorderrace in Munich, Germany hack portable tape recorders into mobile vehicles powered by the tape transport motor. Pictured are last year's winners." (URL) for some pretty cool stuff and pics of (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Arrrgghhh!!!!! (part deux)
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(...) Same problem with W2K. I used Spybot S&D (URL) and Adaware (URL) but it kept coming back... I eventually resorted to HijackThis (URL) which is definately the swiss army knife of spywareware removal tools. Doesn't actually identify spyware by (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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