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Holland Nass wrote:

Why do some people resort to the installed user base as the proof of superiority

I don't believe anyone did that, and I agree it would be foolish to do so. but I do believe the market dominance lends to Windows being a bigger target for hackers. First, there are more developers with Windows expertise, and second, if you were a malicious engineer which platform would you attack? the one with a trivial install base or the one on 90% of the worlds PCs?

fsck Microsoft wrote:

[quote]draco malfoy wrote:

I disagree. The OS industry is not very wide. Main OSs are: Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix (BSD, Solaris, etc. are grouped here).

Mac: pretty solidly put together. no sloppy design leaves fewer bugs and security holes.

Linux: same thing. Linus Torvalds started this from scratch because he wasn't happy with other kernels. Open source allows for many people to work on the OS and bugs are fixed or patched very quickly (as it is with most free software).

Unix: pretty much the standard of a solid OS.

Windows: closed source, sloppily put together. lots of bugs and security holes. closed source means problems take longer to fix because only the developers can fix them and from an economic standpoint, they have little desire to do so.

all good points, although I don't know if OSX is solidly put together or not. Linux has a lot of momentum, but I think all the other Unix spinoffs are bastard children not fit for the consumer market.

and I think MS has plenty of incentive to fix its security woes. I'm sure they don't like getting pounded in the press day after day.

I'm glad to see that all you computer wizards got this computer all fixed up. Just go with the adaware and don't listen to anyone else. Reset the Homepage after you run adaware and never ask for computer advice on a running site ever again. Because these people might know something about running but nothing about computers. You don't need to download a bunch of programs (just adaware) and you can't go to add/remove programs because it will be a running process that cannot be removed while it is running!

1st Leg wrote:

I'm glad to see that all you computer wizards got this computer all fixed up. Just go with the adaware and don't listen to anyone else. Reset the Homepage after you run adaware and never ask for computer advice on a running site ever again. Because these people might know something about running but nothing about computers. You don't need to download a bunch of programs (just adaware) and you can't go to add/remove programs because it will be a running process that cannot be removed while it is running!

Spoken like a true amateur.

1st Leg wrote:

I'm glad to see that all you computer wizards got this computer all fixed up. Just go with the adaware and don't listen to anyone else. Reset the Homepage after you run adaware and never ask for computer advice on a running site ever again. Because these people might know something about running but nothing about computers. You don't need to download a bunch of programs (just adaware) and you can't go to add/remove programs because it will be a running process that cannot be removed while it is running!

hmmm. judging by 2:18's latest thread, it seems downloading adaware didn't fix the problem. maybe we should listen to some of this other stuff.

Well I was able to get rid of Incrdifind.com from Hijacking me now something else is just giving my home computer a blank page on every website I try. Something about connecting to 127.00.01 or ?

Bump!

The network ID. 127.xxx.xxx.xxx is a reserved address used for the local loopback and self-diagnostic, so 127.0.0.1 is not a valid IP Address.

Go to a DOS command prompt and type ipconfig and press enter. If you get 127.0.0.1 or something similar then you are not connected to your internet service provider and therefore need to configure your computer to connect to your provider.

You're welcome.

OH! I am in the middle of my Masters program in Computer Science, so don't even mess with me "1 st leg".

Obviously...key words "in the middle of". You sound like an old woman or something talking about "don't even mess with me 1st Leg" get a life. Tell me when you graduate...

Ha! Ha!

You sound like you are about 20 years old. If you worked in your Dad's company for 12 years, most of that "work" was when you were a little boy after school. So your dad picked you up from school and dropped you off at his work rather than day care. That is some strong computer background you have there.

Oh brother. Well I've had my MS in Comp Sci for a few years now, not to mention my undergrad degree in Electrical, so I know what's "under the hood". I've also spent over 15 years coding commercial apps in C. Who the hell cares? That's not the basis for a logical argument. Besides, how does that help the guy with the wacked PC?

Manual removal of IncrediFind Trojan:

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove IncrediFind manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted. If IncrediFind remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)

Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {5D60FF48-95BE-4956-B4C6-6BB168A70310}', if it exists.

Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {4FC95EDD-4796-4966-9049-29649C80111D}', if it exists.

Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {5D60FF48-95BE-4956-B4C6-6BB168A70310}', if it exists.

Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {4FC95EDD-4796-4966-9049-29649C80111D}', if it exists.

Exit the registry editor.

Restart your computer.

Start Windows Explorer and delete:

C:\Program Files\IncrediFind\BHO\incfindbho.dll

Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable. By default, this is C:\Program Files.

Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.

In Internet Explorer, click Tools -> Internet Options.

Click the Programs tab -> Reset Web Settings.

Another good tool is Hijackthis (which you can download here

http://www.downloads.subratam.org/hijackthis.zip

)

If you don't already have HijackThis, Download HijackThis from here and create a log. Run the program, and press Scan. You will notice the Scan button will turn into a "Save Log" button. Save the log and Post that log inthis topic.

-Clay

I made a typo.

Look for the file here:

C:Program Files\IncrediFindBHOincfindbho.dll

I'll second that. Don't f*** with your registry unless you know exactly what you're doing. I corrupted my whole operating system trying to get rid of a stupid virus.

Now I have the stupid begin2search.com searchbar adware shit. It never ends. I'm going to Firefox.

First, I am not an amatuer I am in my final year of the computer engineering program at my college. The reason it didn't work is because you must use it more than once to get everything out. Plus the guy is obviously a jackass like yourselves...its 2004 and he can't get a virus off of his own computer, without asking other people who dont know their asshole from a hole in the ground. BTW I have been working in my fathers computer firm for around 12 years now and I have never had any complaints so amatuer that you f***in jackass!

1st Leg wrote:

First, I am not an amatuer I am in my final year of the computer engineering program at my college. The reason it didn't work is because you must use it more than once to get everything out. Plus the guy is obviously a jackass like yourselves...its 2004 and he can't get a virus off of his own computer, without asking other people who dont know their asshole from a hole in the ground. BTW I have been working in my fathers computer firm for around 12 years now and I have never had any complaints so amatuer that you f***in jackass!

And I can see why you've never had a complaint. You have great people skills.

Reminds me of Office Space:

Bob Slidell: What.. what would you say... you do here?

Tom: Look, I already told you! I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to! I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people! Can't you understand that? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!

Yeah and I work with computers not people I am not the receptionist you f***in jack-off!