Re: [freenet-support] Problem with Windows (or perhaps Microsoft)
Quoting Nicholas Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Background: For about a month I have gotten sporadic replacement of URLs > by Internet Explorer by the following: Stop using Internet Explorer. No, really - I mean it. There are at this moment three separate ways the owners of a website can hack into your computer, installing SPAM relays or other trojans, and effectively to whatever they want with your computer and network. There are no spyware-removal program, anti virus programs or firewalls that will protect you from this - all that's needed is that you visit their site (which can be accomplished using some URL-obfuscating in emails tricking you into thinking you're going to another site altogether) Download Opera or Mozilla Firebird, and get a better web browser while also removing the huge security hole that Internet Explorer is. No need to move to Linux, as others have suggested, just upgrade your browser: http://www.opera.com/download http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/download/ (... and if ANYONE on this list is still using Outlook or Outlook Express, switch immideately. I do assume Freenet users would be interested in personal privacy ... right?) No debate regarding this on the list, I can of course back up my statements - in private Email. regards, Troed - This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ ___ Support mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support
Re: [freenet-support] Problem with Windows (or perhaps Microsoft)
On 21 Jan 2004 at 19:43, Nicholas Sturm wrote: > Since you announced the last stable release I have been unable to download > a new release. > > Background: For about a month I have gotten sporadic replacement of URLs > by Internet Explorer by the following: > > http://www.marsfind.com/ufts.php?ver=100&uid=00063dc614af4a85aefef19c015d5f3 > d&status=-2146697211 > &query=http%3A%2F%2Fstart.earthlink.net%2F Can't help with the rest of it, but the above looks suspiciously like the sort of thing you might expect some worms, trojans, or spyware to do. It's not a site that tries to sell things, by chance, or is blasted with advertising? Your IE may have a parasite -- reinstall it after uninstalling to remove any trace of the old. Mid-term, turn off *#&! Javascript -- it turns your browser into a ticking bomb! Lastly, in the long term, do consider moving to Linux eventually. ___ Support mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support
Re: [freenet-support] Problem with Windows (or perhaps Microsoft)
On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:43:41 -0500 "Nicholas Sturm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Background: For about a month I have gotten sporadic replacement of URLs > by Internet Explorer by the following: > > http://www.marsfind.com/ufts.php?[blah blah] You have adware/spyware hijacking your requests. If "Httper" is listed under Add/Remove Programs, uninstall it. Otherwise, download and run Ad-Aware or one of the other free spyware removal tools to get fixed up. -s ___ Support mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support
Re: [freenet-support] Problem with Windows (or perhaps Microsoft)
On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 07:43:41PM -0500, Nicholas Sturm wrote: > Since you announced the last stable release I have been unable to download > a new release. > > Background: For about a month I have gotten sporadic replacement of URLs > by Internet Explorer by the following: > > http://www.marsfind.com/ufts.php?ver=100&uid=00063dc614af4a85aefef19c015d5f3 > d&status=-2146697211 > &query=http%3A%2F%2Fstart.earthlink.net%2F > > As of the last week it is always replaced when trying to use the I.E. > explorer. > > I believe it is a problem that I.E. cannot resolve alphabetic addresses. A > similar event happened on another machine in May 2001 using Windows and I > was never able to resolve the problem (that is, that machine > even with several replacements of different versions of Window will not > access the Internet). > > I can use Mozilla as a browser, but having it active does not permit > download of freenet package. What happens when you attempt to download Freenet via Mozilla? -- Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Support mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support
[freenet-support] Problem with Windows (or perhaps Microsoft)
Since you announced the last stable release I have been unable to download a new release. Background: For about a month I have gotten sporadic replacement of URLs by Internet Explorer by the following: http://www.marsfind.com/ufts.php?ver=100&uid=00063dc614af4a85aefef19c015d5f3 d&status=-2146697211 &query=http%3A%2F%2Fstart.earthlink.net%2F As of the last week it is always replaced when trying to use the I.E. explorer. I believe it is a problem that I.E. cannot resolve alphabetic addresses. A similar event happened on another machine in May 2001 using Windows and I was never able to resolve the problem (that is, that machine even with several replacements of different versions of Window will not access the Internet). I can use Mozilla as a browser, but having it active does not permit download of freenet package. Any suggestions of something to try? Although I've used Linux, I'm not prepared to really learn to use Linux as a compiler. And I've never used it for Internet service. The Capture3 is a sample of the error message given on attempt at download. <>___ Support mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support
