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10-05-2004, 08:33 PM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | What th' ... ? Those stupid yellow underscores.
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What's the deal on those yellow underscores in some posts? Are they inserted by the poster, or automatically by someone else. I clicked on one, and all of a sudden, I'm getting pop-ups by the dozen. If this is something instituted by Paul, my Total Hyper-Elite Membership is hanging by a thread.
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10-05-2004, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga What's the deal on those yellow underscores in some posts? Are they inserted by the poster, or automatically by someone else. I clicked on one, and all of a sudden, I'm getting pop-ups by the dozen. If this is something instituted by Paul, my Total Hyper-Elite Membership is hanging by a thread. | We told you to stay off the mesculin out there in the desert.....
*** are you talking about?
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10-05-2004, 08:43 PM
| | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | In certain posts, words like "car", "cancer", or "ring" have a yellow underscore, which is actually a link to a major spam site.
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10-05-2004, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga In certain posts, words like "car", "cancer", or "ring" have a yellow underscore, which is actually a link to a major spam site. | It sounds like you have got somekind of adware on your PC that has "plugged" into your browser and is messing with what you see.
If you got to www.download.com you can download software like AdBuster and Spy-Bot that can remove that sort of stuff from your PC. It won't be a TB thing, I bet if you go to google groups or www.talkoldmeanguy.com (or wherever else you hang out) the same stuff will come up.
Bah internet spammers are the lowest of the low. PM me if you are having more trouble and I can send you a link to some sites.
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Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker you're nothing but a **** stirring troll | Set your expectations accordingly.
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10-05-2004, 08:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: montreal, qc, Canada | | | Spyware is my guess. You have something on your comp that's altering your Internet Explorer. Try using Mozilla Firefox as your browser or jsut clean the spyware up. But spyware is quick to recontaminate, especially Internet Explorer, which is super vulnerable to hacks and spyware. |
10-05-2004, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga In certain posts, words like "car", "cancer", or "ring" have a yellow underscore, which is actually a link to a major spam site. | Sounds like adware or some other type of malware to me. I bet you are running IE  
Here is a general description of malware (they call it parasites) http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/. Sorry I can't help with your specific problem. |
10-05-2004, 08:57 PM
| | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | You guys are right. It's a little thing called 180SearchAssistant or some such BS. I deleted it, but I'm not optimistic.
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10-05-2004, 08:59 PM
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10-05-2004, 08:59 PM
| | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | Sorry for the insinuation, Paul.
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10-05-2004, 09:20 PM
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10-05-2004, 09:55 PM
| | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | I downloaded Spybot, ran it, and that took care of it. That and 256 other pieces of ... never mind. It hasn't slapped me yet.
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10-05-2004, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DigMe We need some spyware that slaps munji in the head when he starts the crazy talk.
brad cook | Lay off, he's really old. 
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10-05-2004, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga What's the deal on those yellow underscores in some posts? Are they inserted by the poster, or automatically by someone else. I clicked on one, and all of a sudden, I'm getting pop-ups by the dozen. If this is something instituted by Paul, my Total Hyper-Elite Membership is hanging by a thread. | had to post this of course... 
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10-05-2004, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Blisshead had to post this of course... | I think I found a new avatar....
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10-06-2004, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga It hasn't slapped me yet. | We have our top scientists working on it.
Our top scientists are Mike Money and Kserg though so don't hold your breath.
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10-06-2004, 07:10 PM
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Funniest thing I have seen in a while. Hi Munj, I did miss you too, if you didn't see the 'did you miss me OT thread'!
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10-06-2004, 08:02 PM
|  | Yeah, I'm a guy! Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Marana, AZ, USA | | | I just thought I would add that cwshredder gets rid of the 1800searchassistant crap too.
I also use IE6, where can I check out this Mozilla Firefox and what makes it better than IE? |
10-06-2004, 08:47 PM
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It is popup immune, mostly. It is what we call open source. So anyone can write an updated version of it. Which means if someone makes a crack or exploits it's code, someone has probably already fixed it. It's quite stable. And you can use tabulated browsing. Look it up on their site, and they explain a lot of it.
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10-06-2004, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Trevorus www.mozilla.org
It is popup immune, mostly. It is what we call open source. So anyone can write an updated version of it. Which means if someone makes a crack or exploits it's code, someone has probably already fixed it. It's quite stable. And you can use tabulated browsing. Look it up on their site, and they explain a lot of it. |
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10-06-2004, 09:51 PM
|  | Supporting Curmudgeon Moderator | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Suburban Chicago, IL | | | So, Munji - what fine porn were you perusing when you caught this affliction?
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