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Old 16-May-2004, 09:59 PM
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Comp help?

I have a couple of questions...

1) is there any other reason that my computer keeps logging me out of this site all the time other than it keeps losing the cookies? My security setting is on Low and I've set it to always accept cookies from the torontocivics.com domain... I have no idea why it keeps doing this..

2) I have a virus that is giving me popups and gave me a search bar at the top of my IE window... now i know there are a ton of freebie virus spam scanners out there, but i'm wondering if there is an online one, cuz my dad thinks everything we install is a virus so he'll delete something if I d/l it and I don't want to keep downloading it installing/uninstalling the prog...

TIA!
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Old 16-May-2004, 10:13 PM
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i juss use norton system works to scan for viruses, fix problems, defrag, etc every couple of months. it should do the trick. i had a virus once...detected it when i scanned with norton then juss "got rid of it" with the recommended program.
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Old 16-May-2004, 10:15 PM
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i used to have popups too.. get spybot from kazaa.. i got it and it took it all away plus that sutpid bar.. now to prevent this from happening again .. stop going on cheap **** sites
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Old 16-May-2004, 10:25 PM
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Not sure about Q#1....but I just bought Macafee online for $42 CDN a year, and upon activation it found all kinds of viruses on my computer.

PS. Your avatar is so gangsta...doesn't really fit your personality.
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Old 16-May-2004, 10:30 PM
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I tried norton to no avail, i got it for free ( I have a Dell )

anyone else have FREE online options?

P.S. i'm waaay more gangsta than u think...

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Old 16-May-2004, 10:35 PM
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spybot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it will remove popups and the bar on your computer ..
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Old 16-May-2004, 10:35 PM
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Originally posted by Bella
P.S. i'm waaay more gangsta than u think...

I guess that's why your boyfriend likes you so much.
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Old 16-May-2004, 10:37 PM
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but spybot is a download!!! lol


yep, he's equally gangsta.. he went buck wild at the Hilfiger store today with 30% off... u should've seen him... it was insane
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Old 16-May-2004, 10:39 PM
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so what.. dl it install it .. it will get rid of everything. then get rid of it.. it will save you the headache of popups... it takes a couple minutes
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Old 16-May-2004, 10:46 PM
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i know there are d/l programs out there, i'm specifically looking for an online one...
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Old 16-May-2004, 11:10 PM
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Hrmmmm, I don't think there is any online spyware searcher avaliable.

Your best bet is to either download AdAware 6.0 (LavaSoft), or the SpyBot Search and Destroy program. Both are for free, and will fix your extra bar in IE.
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FORMAT TIME!!!
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Old 17-May-2004, 01:44 AM
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it's already been done... twice! LOL problem is certain ppl keep going back on certain sites
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