I was thinking Similar thoughts - like Malware. I've seen this before on other people's PC - who are in need of Desperate help - like my Ex! I kid U not! Even after getting Divorced - she's Still asking me for computer help!
So - Ken - U haven't been visiting Really Bad Porno sites - have you??? :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: Ted Roche Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 1:45 pm Subject: Re: [NF] M$ Web Site [RANT] To: [email protected] > Ken: > > There are few things more dangerous than an out-of-date Windows > box surfing > the internet. It sounds like your IE has been taken over by > malware. I'd > hit Windows update, get your Flash up to date, remove all IE > extensions and > perhaps check into some malware removal. > > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > It has been a long time since I have gone to the M$ web site. > I have a new > > project which necessitates M$ tools -- no need to elaborate. > > > > So, I go there, using IE (which I also haven't used for a > *very* long > > time), and try to get to the support area to download some > tools -- I keep > > getting redirected or popped up to some 3rd party support > vendor site > > wanting me to call an 800 number to buy support for BS > consumer products > > like Xbox. Also, I get error screen after error screen for > Flash. (OK, the > > Flash plug-in for IE is probably way out of date, but I get 10- > 15 error > > message boxes that tumble open one after the other, no way to > close!)> > > When I finally get to the support pages, they are replete with > ads. I mean > > really relevant ads like for Musinex (really! -- maybe people > who develop > > in SQL Server have stuffed up noses?) and Capella University > (do they also > > need fake college?). Plus the pages are populated with those > annoying> little ad-work hyperlinks. I don't know if you know > what I mean, but they > > were popular about 4-5 years ago, where some normal word is > turned into an > > ad that pops up whenever your cursor passes over it. > Annoying!!! For > > example the phrase "Trial Software" pops up an ad for > > [ReallyNot]SmartShopping.com/TrialSoftware. Is MicroSquish so > desperate for > > any kind of revenue that they actually direct people OFF their > site for > > software??? > > > > I'm really trying to say to myself "Maybe MS programming > wasn't that bad. I > > should give it another chance." But this crap makes it really, > really hard. > > I want to close out, screaming "I don't need this project > *that* bad!!" but > > I actually really do. > > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > > multipart/alternative > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > text/html > > --- > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
