oops! how ignorant I was.
SpyBot is a software. I just went to SpyBot website. I will download it, then run it.
Ngan
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oops! how ignorant I was.
SpyBot is a software. I just went to SpyBot website. I will download it, then run it.
Ngan
SpyBot Instructions:
- Start SpyBot
- Click on "Search for Updates". If there are any new detection rules or application updates, they will appear on the screen. If so click on "Download Updates" . (Be sure to choose a mirror site near you, just to the right of "Download Updates" button)
- Next click "Search and Destroy" button (upper left)
- Then click "Check for Problems" (lower left). SpyBot will scan your system.
- Once a list of offenders is compiled, it will appear on your screen.
- For a description of an item listed, double-click on it -OR- right-click and select "Description of this product".
- Generally items listed in red font (automatically checked off by SpyBot) are safe to remove.
- You might encounter items further down the list in blue or green font. Not all of these items are critical for removal, and SpyBot will not automatically mark these items for removal. Be sure to read the description. Some are registry entries, or removal might have an impact undesirable to you.
- Once the offending items on the list are checked off, click "Fix Selected Problems" at the bottom.
- If you feel like you've removed something and its removal has caused further issues, you can click the "Recovery" button
- Be sure to click on "Immunize" button (upper left) and follow onscreen instructions
Hope that helps -Kat
Thank you, Katmac.
Ngan
As I said before, I deleted all AOL files, then I said my PC was still running fine. I was wrong. I had to restore my HDD to its previous image.
Now I have all my remnant AOL files back.
I ran SpyBot. I did not find any AOL files subject to deletion.
nganvu, you're welcome :) . If you don't use it already, it's a good idea to run Ad-Aware (free) as well as SpyBot.
Hi, Katmac:
How often do you run Spywares? just to have an idea!
Thank you for introducing me to the free Ad-Aware. Very neat. I do like Ad-Aware better than SpyBot.
Thank you
nganvu, some of those files weren't AOL files, they just had the "aol" letter sequence in their names. I took your picture and put a splotch beside the ones I'd delete. You may want to leave them in the recycle bin until you're sure you don't need them:
Thank you, DVOM:
I knew somone will come along and help me on that one.
Ngan
Nice gesture, DVOM :) That will help a lot of us out (I haven't gotten all of AOL off my notebook yet.)
nganvu Yes, AdAware is much easier than SpyBot, but they do detect different entries. I run both at least once a week, or if I notice PC acting sluggish, etc.
Hi, Katmac,
Let see If I understood Spybot and Ad-Aware well.
"immunize" in Spybot and "quarantine" in Ad-Aware are the same!
Bad products are immunized/quarantined meaning "blocked", but they are still there.
Is there a way of deleting them? Just a thought.
Thank you
Ngan:)
James,Quote:
Originally posted by james giles
I don't understand why you need to dial into another isp if you already have one?
While I was in the military, we used to ship out over to Japan for 6 months at a time. while there, we had "free" internet since we could access it from our pc's at work.
What some people would do (the poor SOB's who had AOL) would be to downgrade their AOL account to the $9.00/month deal so they could continue to use their AOL account. This allowed access to their e-mail and all of those wonderful features that only AOL offered...such as "keyword-ebay" or "keyword-webmd"
To me, that seemed to be the biggest hoax offered up from AOL. In several of their commercials, they tout how you can access WebMD or E-Bay or several other popular sites, as if you could only get there by using AOL. My father actually fell for this hype for a while, until I showed him he could access all of these sites by simply using Internet Explorer...he felt like he had been duped!
Randy
Personally I don't mind AOHell.
Dont hate me for this. I guess it's because I don't pay for it?
There's a service on there called OP or Opinion place. I spend about 30 minutes a month answering questions on there and they pay me between 4 and 6 dollars every time. That money then gets into my account and when they charge me 9 dollars for BYOB it's cancelled out....
I use AOL for stuff like chats and all, it's a semi-great way to meet people without going to clubs and all that. I'm not Anti-social, just not into having to drink and all that or deal with someone like that and all the smoke, to be able to meet various people. Having an aol membership also allows me neat little subscriptions to online mags and services and all that.
I can do quite well without it - but having it for free is no problem.
I don't have anywhere close to the problems people claim to have. ie: spyware etc. And between their popup blocker and msn's popup guard, I get no where close to the amount of pop up ads I use when just using IE (without having to get additional software, which sometimes blocks pertinent site popups).
But I'm happy for you. And I know what you mean - they do just about anything to get you to stay. If you don't want it then good riddance. They won me over because I'm lazy I think...LOL
I love all the alerts, the calendars, the free personals and all that bull doo doo (I hope I can say that here. LOL).
If anyone else isn't an absolute AOL Hater - check out opinion place. Keyword OP or opinion place. The questionnaires run every 2 weeks and it's almost impossible to not qualify for one. Either way, you'll be paying 0 to maybe 5 dollars for the BYOB service.
If you use AOL to dialup then well, you're kinda silly. LOL
My 2c
Thanks, rcecale, i think i understand now, they do this so they can access the AOL "exclusive features"...but dont want it as their primary isp
Thanks:)
Basically. One thing I failed to mention is that, in Japan, the cost for a "local" call was extraordinarilly high, and unlike here in the States, where $.20 gets you an unlimited time local call, in Japan, there was no such thing....you paid and paid and paid....
Randy
Hi Ngan,Quote:
Hi, Katmac,
Let see If I understood Spybot and Ad-Aware well.
"immunize" in Spybot and "quarantine" in Ad-Aware are the same!
Bad products are immunized/quarantined meaning "blocked", but they are still there.
Is there a way of deleting them? Just a thought.
Thank you
Ngan
We're starting to go a bit sideways here. Probably a good idea to start a separate thread on this topic if it gets more involved. Better visibility and easier for others to share info/input. ;)
Actually "Recover" in Spybot and "Quarantine" in AdAware are similar features.
The "Immunize" feature in SpyBot 'blocks' items so that when surfing, you will get a pop-up prompt stating the site is attempting to download "entity xxx" and do you want it installed? Select "No" at the prompt and you block it altogether.
You can permanently delete items from Spybot by clicking "Recovery" (main menu, left column.) Follow instructions at top of Recovery screen. You can undo changes (restore items removed), or permanently delete. Suggest you allow ample time to determine that permanent removal of an item will not cause bad PC bahavior. (As stated in SB instructions above, those items in blue and green font on the 'Search and Destroy' list are not necessarily malicious. Some might be just a nuisance, and removal might cause program instability or other malfunction.)
AdAware: Click on Status>Open quarantine-list
From there you can restore/undo or permanently delete items. -Kat