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Geek Culture / Does this get on ne1 elses nerves?

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FROGGIE!
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Posted: 8th Apr 2004 21:10
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When on the net i dont mind popups too much cos sometimes they are useful. but what really P155£5 me off is when programs are installed on your system without u knowing - i wouldnt mind if only they asked first!. The first one i got was 'Weather Bug' it was one of those that are constantly trying to dial out so it could give you the weather in USA(im in england). The last one i got was from 'Golden Casino' which when i uninstalled damaged my system and caused/is still causing loads of errors.

my games are only as good as the people who play them...
so if my game is crap then its your f******g fault!
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Richard Davey
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Posted: 8th Apr 2004 21:13
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Get yourself a decent firewall package and change your IE security settings, because nothing installs without you knowing about it - unless you've let it.

BTW change your signature text.

With our species on the edge of extermination,
with no prospect but a horrible death,
we actually played games.
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Lord Ozzum
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Posted: 8th Apr 2004 21:13
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I know the feeling. At least GAIN (the company that makes Gator) askes you, but I was on this one site and in the little bar it said it was installing stuff, so I closed the window.

You're just jealous cuz the voices don't talk to you!!!
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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 8th Apr 2004 21:25
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Simple : Get an ad blocker, XP Service Pack 2 (demos out now - its its ad blocker is very good), or Mozilla.


The place for all great plug-ins.
Keeping it Unreal since 2004
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Great Knight
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Posted: 8th Apr 2004 22:12
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I hate C-Dilla. It installs on your machine from some programs with out telling you they are installing it or what it is.(I know its for protection of products). I think i got it from Video Deluxe and when you unistall the program it wont unistall with it. You will have to remove it from remove program files.

http://www.auditmypc.com/freescan/readingroom/cdilla.asp
http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/c/c-dilla.asp
http://www.privacyandspying.com/privacy-c_dilla.html

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Ian T
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Posted: 8th Apr 2004 22:32
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C-Dilla is weird. A really complex, supposedly unbreakable security package that people cracked past in under 24 hours anyways.

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Newbie Brogo
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 02:05 Edited at: 9th Apr 2004 02:05
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you can get the google toolbar as a pop-up blocker(its free), it seems to work fine for me.... Havent gotten a single pop-up since gotten new computer.

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Lord Ozzum
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 04:32
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I don't know if I should trust that or not...

You're just jealous cuz the voices don't talk to you!!!
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DrakeX
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 04:37
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you know what gets on my nerves? when people write "ne1" and "cos" and "u" on forums where typing speed is not important.

..



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Newbie Brogo
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 06:07
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google toolbar works!!!!

http://www.toolbar.google.com is where you can get it

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DarkSin
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 06:14
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heheh i use google bar to save me time typing in google.com all the time & its now has saved me from 208 popups .


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Jeku
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 06:17
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Or you can use Mozilla Firefox which has a built-in ad blocker AND spyware-free Google toolbar. And Rich is right--- *nothing* installs without asking you first---- unless you let it.

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Neil19533
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 07:08
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Well some viruses overflow your memory buffer so it can be executed. so in effect it has installed its self onto your computer without you knowing.

I wonder where that fish did go, a fish, a fish, a fish, O
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Lord Ozzum
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 07:32
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just got it
You had better be right, scraggy, or else, I'll sick my kitties on you

You're just jealous cuz the voices don't talk to you!!!
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UnderLord
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Posted: 11th Apr 2004 09:40
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Quote: "my games are only as good as the people who play them...
so if my game is crap then its your f******g fault!"


Funny....but no



The search continues.

Current project - A space game
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DarkSin
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Posted: 11th Apr 2004 11:20 Edited at: 11th Apr 2004 11:21
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Quote: "my games are only as good as the people who play them...
so if my game is crap then its your f******g fault!"

Hmm how about no...


I prefer
Quote: "Its not a bug, its a feature!"

Forget where I saw that one though...


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flibX0r
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Posted: 11th Apr 2004 13:40
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Yeah, and he's got an extra * in his sig too.

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Pricey
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Posted: 11th Apr 2004 14:49
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my games don't crash, your computer does!


Dig a pit and poo in it
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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 11th Apr 2004 16:12
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That's not an annoying popup, it's my website!


DB generation: http://www.excaver.com/dbg
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M00NSHiNE
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Posted: 11th Apr 2004 17:17
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If you get spybot and look at the list of spyware within, you'll notice google toolbar...

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 11th Apr 2004 23:34
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Why on earth do you consider the Google toolbar as containing spyware? because it bloody well doesn't. It DOES contain the PageRank feedback feature which it ASKS you about during installation, but it definiely does not include "spyware".

With our species on the edge of extermination,
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we actually played games.
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M00NSHiNE
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Posted: 11th Apr 2004 23:48 Edited at: 11th Apr 2004 23:49
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Whoah, sorry there. Just saying that its listed in spybot thats all.

[edit] Its actually listed as a tracker in the database.

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Jeku
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Posted: 12th Apr 2004 00:00 Edited at: 12th Apr 2004 00:01
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EDIT: Moonshine, I think Rich's comment was directed at me

@Richard Davey - You're right about this 'now', but their privacy policy used to not even outline the fact that their software sends every page you visit back to Google. The reason it does now is because Alexa was sued for not outlining it in their privacy policy.

Also I don't like how the Google toolbar auto-updates--- for me that's a huge security risk. Just for fun I installed the Google toolbar for my IE, and there's no option to turn off auto-updating. Great.

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M00NSHiNE
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Posted: 12th Apr 2004 00:04
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Phew, thought he was trying to kill me. I didnt see your post.

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newbi 2 basic
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Posted: 12th Apr 2004 00:32
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Mozilla FireFox....

nuff said to be honest.. well apart from

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/


oh! yeah an another thing

stop going to warez sites hehe! I know thats where you pick these things up....
(j/k) but alas someone will take it seriously..

http://www.counterfeitcriminal.co.uk <--- Sons Of Angels Supports the fridge project.... Do you?
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