Archive through August 26, 2003
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Archive through August 26, 2003
Mak1 | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 03:10 am     Thank you again Draheid. That's exactly what I was looking for. |
Draheid | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 08:16 am     Sia: I'm not familiar with that message. My guess might be that your system is already up to date and doesn't require any additional downloads? I went to the update and ended up downloading about 16MB of patches because my system needed them. There were also several other updates that I didn't bother with at this time. I did not see any message like that. Sorry I couldn't be more help. |
Goddessatlaw | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 08:30 am     Well, I spent large portions of the past few days decrustifying and re-french-frying MM's laptop. Both of our regular computers are all patched and anti-everythinged, but his laptop was not except that I patched it against Blaster last week (apparently too late). I found four different viruses, including nimda, HTML/Iframe and magistrb on the first run. Symantec cleaned those for me, but the system wasn't working any better. Then I ran the Stinger off Macafee and found Nachi attached to 3 files. Nachi's supposed to be a good worm, designed to patch the Blaster hole and erase lovesan, but apparently it also funks up your innards so the system slows down, etc. The Stinger cleaned out Nachi very efficiently and checked for everything else and gave us the all clear. Nachi is what's responsible for all those "Svchost.exe" popups and the 60-second shut downs, I think, although we didn't get those here. Anyway, I was very proud of myself for not running in here screaming, and learned quite a few things about computer health at the same time. Anyone who hasn't run the Stinger for recent virus' should do so just 'cuz - it was a revelation to me, and very non-intrusively efficient. I do have one question, though - MM has a dataminer tracking cookie on his system I can't seem to get rid of. Adaware erases the stuff every time, but it keeps coming back. Any ideas? PS it was wonderful to know I could come in here and seek assistance if needed (as have I many times in the past)and thanks to all here, especially and always Draheid, who are so generous with their knowledge and time. |
Kaili | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 08:51 am     Not a problem- just a quick question... In Outlook, how do you set it up so it recognizes names/email addresses as you start to type them (so I don't have to type them all the way out everytime or go to the contact list)? I tried to use assistant/help but I'm getting an error and help won't open. Thanks! |
Halfunit | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 09:03 am     YAY for GAL, you smart cookie! Kaili - try this: On the Tools menu, click Options. Click E-Mail Options. Click Advanced E-Mail Options. Make sure there are check marks in the following: Automatic name checking. Suggest Names While Completing To, CC, and Bcc fields. |
Kaili | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 09:15 am     Hmmm... those are checked. I wonder why it won't do it. I don't get it. Thanks though. |
Kaili | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 09:22 am     Okay, I went in and unchecked them, then rechecked them. I went to do a test email. I start to type my mom's name. Still nothing. I start to type her email address... nothing. I start to type my cousin's name- her email address pops up like how I want it to. I try again with my mom's- still won't do it. My cousin is the only one out of everyone that it works for. Weird huh? Do I maybe have to use the person's email from the contact list before it will recognize it? I just set up Outlook last night (was using the earthlink mail checker, which I liked a lot by the way) and my cousin is the only one who I used the contact list to access her email address (by clicking on her name)- the only other person I have emailed since I set it up is my mom and I think I have just typed out her address each time. |
Twinkie | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 11:26 am     For me its just so easy to click on "To" (in the new email I'm sending) which brings up the contact list and then double click on each name i'm sending to. Takes seconds. I'd hate to have to start typing each person's name. |
Halfunit | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 11:39 am     Kaili - I think they do have to be in your address book in order to auto-complete. |
Kaili | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 11:58 am     Oh, I mean they are all in the address book, but my cousin is the only one who I did what Twinkie just suggested above with. I wonder if you need to do taht at least once for them to be suggested automatically. Anyway, it really isn't a big deal to go to the address book and select them from there if it doesn't work. Usually most of my emails are an endless line of "reply to"s anyway. Thank you for helping though- always appreciated |
Ddr1135 | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 04:34 am     GAL, I have that problem too. I'm interested in how to solve that. |
Draheid | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 06:06 am     GAL & Ddr1135: Can you provide more specific details of what you're seeing? I'm not able to find anything on a 'dataminer' specifically. If you have any specific description of waht AdAware is claiming to remove but keeps returning, I could try to locate a solution for you. Let me know please. |
Costacat | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 07:36 am     Kaili, instead of having an autocomplete, you can also start to type the name and/or email address, and then press Ctrl + K. If further name resolution is required (for example, you type "Sue" and press Ctrl + K and you have three Sue's in your address book), then a dialog box appears listing the matches so you can select the correct email address. I'm a keyboard person (it's faster for me to use keyboard shortcuts since I'm a fast typist) rather than a "mouser" so I tend to avoid using the "To" dialog box that requires me to move my mouse to select names. <grin> |
Goddessatlaw | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 07:48 am     Dra: here's the best I got. Just about every time I log onto the laptop, I wind up with Ad-aware logging that a Dataminer tracking cookie has created a number of files in need of quarantine. They are files, not registry keys or folders, and Ad-aware puts up the "bug" icon to indicate there's a bug in the system. Cleaning and quarantining the files doesn't help, they come back under essentially the same configurations (but there are a number of them) They are listed like this: c:/documents and settings/MM1/cookies/MM1@ (and then the following variations) doubleclick{1].txt; servedby.advertising[1].txt; atdmt[2].txt (this one crops up alot); fastclick[2].txt; bravenet[2].txt. (For reference, MM = Marriage Material's real first name). On the Ad-aware quarantine lists where these Dataminers are listed, it says on the top: object[0] = RegKey: SOFTWARE\Acceleration Software International Corp. The objects of quarantine are listed as Dataminer and identified as tracking cookies. The cookies don't seem to hurt anything, just someone or another trying to target advertising, I think. But it's an annoyance and kind of perturbing. Thanks so much for trying to look into it, even if you don't find out anything more. MM is here and he said to tell you I'm drinking Bombay Sapphire Gin and orange juice. I think I must be doing something wrong based upon that disapproving look in his eye, and he must think you will set me straight without he and I having to get into a bareknuckled fight over it. WTF? Lovies!! Kimi. |
Goddessatlaw | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 08:21 am     Looking around - this might be an Internet Explorer browser hijack. |
Glenn | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 08:32 am     <MM's disappointment could lie in the fact if Dra sets you straight that MM might miss the opportunity of that bareknuckled fight......you might ask to be sure> |
Draheid | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 08:38 am     GAL: I find a couple of pages that talk about a program/software that is supposed to accelerate your online activities called 'DownloadReceiver' by the company Accleration Software International. Allentech.net Information describes what you may need to do to remove this. Doxdesk.com Information also describes the removal process. I would suggest you review either of these and take a look at the system to see if what they describe would be applicable to your computer. If so, then possibly by following the guide, you can eradicate this problem for good. Hope that helps. |
Jed245 | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 11:09 am     Goddess/Dra a data miner is a program that gathers info to target marketing... (they mine data) Doubleclick and fastclick are marketing sites. goto www.doubleclick.com and www.fastclick.com and look for the opt out option. They will try and talk you out of it, but, you should opt out. That will likely help you with part of the problem. Goddess for the most part the things your getting don't do any harm. They are only there to see what sites you goto so they can tell the respective sites (doubleclick.com /fastclick so on) what you like so they know what pop up to send to your computer. As for the Acceleration Software International Corp... Well that along with eanthology and a few others are spyware as well. That isn't something put there to speed up your pc. Do you happen to have an antivirus program called defender? If so UNINSTALL it. :o) As for getting rid of that particular annoyance... Good luck :o) It acts almost like a virus and keeps reinstalling itself. Even if you do manage to go through and manually uninstall it all the next time you surf online it will bump into a webpage with it and reinstall all over again. Acceleration Software International Corp and eanthology are both common with certian free antivirus programs. Defender carries both of those little reg keys and keeps a good install on them. So if you have a new program and this is a new problem you might want to question the nature and wholesomeness of the software. :o) Jed. :o) |
Ddr1135 | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 12:40 pm     Hi Guys! Just got back and read through what you suggested. Thanks for the help! |
Ddr1135 | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 07:45 am     Computer Gurus, could you please help with this. One of my associates just received this email and passed it on to me. Isn't this the email that was sent out a few years ago that would trick you into removing a vital part of your software or is this legit? Thanks! ------------------------------------------------- Hi Everyone, I was just informed that my address book has been infected with a virus. As a result, so has yours because your address is in my book. The virus is called jdbgmgr.exe It cannot be detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus programs. It sits quietly for about 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and address book, whether or not you send email. The good news is that it is easy to get rid of! Just follow these simple steps and you should have no problem 1. Go to Start, then Find or Search 2. In files/folders, write the name jdbgmgr.exe 3. Be sure to search in your "C" drive 4. click Find or Search 5. The virus has a teddy bear logo with the name jdbgmgr.exe. DO NOT OPEN 6. RIGHT click and delete it 7. Go to the recycle bin and delete it there also. IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. You may want to just cut and paste this email, replacing your name for mine and send it out) Sorry for all the trouble, but this is something I had no control over. I received it by someone else's address book, just as you may have received it from me and also you may have uncontrollably sent it to those in you address book. > > JUST SO YOU KNOW I DID THE SEARCH & FOUND IT ON MY C DRIVE. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS & SO SHOULD YOU. > > SORRY...It is out of my control > > Be sure to empty your recycle in after youhave done this ---------------------------------------------- |
Sasman | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 07:57 am     right now i'm telling ddr that this is an old hoax; go to here: link DO NOT DELETE ANY FILES |
Ddr1135 | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 08:04 am     Thanks Sas, I thought so. I emailed my associate to tell her. This could serve as a reminder to everyone, because with all the virus stuff going around, I'm sure this one will be rearing it's ugly little head again. |
Jed245 | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 10:46 am     Ddr sasman is right it's an old scam and just so you know jdbgmgr is a Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java. Deleting it will mess up your java applications :o) |
Squaredsc | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 11:21 am     hi jed. |
Dee | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 12:29 pm     I use Zone Alarm Pro as well as Norton Anti-virus. I am concerned about spyware, though, and was wondering what you recommend. Thanks! |
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