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jim3775 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 11:00 AM Original message |
How to protect yourself against the Widows Metadata vulnerability |
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Richard D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. Is Copernic Desktop Search OK? |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. As 2006 ends, I again rejoice that I am a Mac guy |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 11:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I always wanted to try a Mac, oh well, |
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timber84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. My husband tells me this o a daily basis. |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 02:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. We're like Scientologists! |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. AMEN! |
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FlashHarry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. No viruses, spyware, adware or malware. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. Figures that a Mac user would be a year off |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. Seriously- _thank you_! n/t |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. hmmmm-- I got an error at step #2.... |
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gogo69 (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. missing a '%' |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. OK, I did not see that. I will try it. Thanks. |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 12:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. THANKS...........THAT WORKED!!!!!!! |
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jim3775 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. You're right, i missed that |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Hi gogo69!! |
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gogo69 (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 05:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
44. Thx ... |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 12:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Self-delete |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. only one step is really needed |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 12:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Give me the money and I will do it. Till then I am stuck with what I have. |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 01:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Seriously consider switching to Mac the next time you buy a computer |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 02:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Switch to Linux. It's free. |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 05:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. A lot of people don't have the time for a Unix learning curve |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 09:00 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. So there is no learning curve going from PC to Mac? |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. No comparison to Unix, c'mon! |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 11:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. that's all i do on my SuSe 9.2 and KDE desktop! |
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rpgamerd00d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think the problem is with Image Viewer, not browsers, right? |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
14. Eliminating Google desktop also gets rid of the "autofill" function. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
17. Even better: DON'T USE WINDOWS! |
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Caoimhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 02:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I use Windows and always have |
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rpgamerd00d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 02:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Thats like saying dont drive Toyota Camrys because its the most stolen car |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. But those viruses wouldn't get to the macs. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. That comparison would only be appropriate... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
24. two nights ago my brother called me about this. |
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SillyGoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
25. Thanks for this. I ran the script like you said. |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
26. Thank you! I've been dealing with this for about a week. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
31. These measures do not adequately protect against the variants in the wild. |
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jim3775 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 07:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I know that's why I said "protect yourself" not "fix" |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 08:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Great. My concern is just that some folks may think the hack itself grants |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I wondered about the filter and & it appears KyeU's revised Proxo filters |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 09:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Does AVG anti-virus have a good heuristics engine? |
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earthboundmisfit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
32. I had to unregister the .dll from command prompt |
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PetraPooh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
36. Will this work? Firefox + Adblocker set to block *.wmf |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Can't say how effective that may be at this point but it might help |
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Chalco (817 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
43. Question: when you say to uninstall Google desktop |
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