Posted by George Hester on 10/23/05 08:20

"Hammerer" <hammerer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:435af21f$1_1@x-privat.org...
>
> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Hoz6f.73901$K91.59699@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> >
> > "WMS" <smithmike@cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:MDq3f.31240$Rk5.11201@lakeread06...
> >
> > > I tried downloading winMX and ended up with something like a virus.
> > > Lycos search is now on my computer and pops up every 2 or 3 minutes.
> > > Can't find file from winMX that put it on my computer.WinMX was bad
> > > enough before but now this.Be careful when you try to D/L WinMX.
> > >
> >
> > Lycos Search is a known spyware app that get's installed by you doing
> > something you shouln't have. It's easy enough to say WinMX caused it
> > when the two may have occurred at the same time. But honestly WMS
> > the issue was your fault no one elses.
> >
>
> Oooohh ....... the terrible, terrible irony, George! Eh?! Shades of
Google,
> perhaps?!
>
>

Sure he might have gotten it by Googling that's how I've always got in the
past. I spz it could be part of adware but the most likely place it was
gotten was by Googling and following the returned links. But you know that.
Why are we rehashing old news?

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George Hester
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