Posted by Hammerer on 10/23/05 14:10

"George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3JH6f.99600$7b6.34367@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
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> "Hammerer" <hammerer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:435af21f$1_1@x-privat.org...
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> > "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:Hoz6f.73901$K91.59699@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
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> > > "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?!
> >
> >
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> 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.
>
WHHOOooooooosssshhhh........
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> But you know that.
> Why are we rehashing old news?
>
Fuck knows, George. I was hoping that you were being ironic and generally
having a dig at yourself by pointing out someone else's silly mistake. You
were serious, then. Jesus!

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