The Six O'Clock News?
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Shaper
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written Friday, March 3 2006 07:26
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Yeah, so a pretty weird topic. But it's a pretty weird thing... I just realised that each time I click a link on Spiderweb, or each time a new page loads, my status bar in the lower right has the caption "Six o'clock News" above it. The problem, as it were, is that it shouldn't be doing this right. Whats the dealie? I'm using AOL v7 (!) and I just did a virus scan so, any ideas guys? -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, March 3 2006 07:27
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Is this phenomenon limited to Spiderweb? Because that would be odd. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, March 3 2006 07:32
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Yeah, it's just on the forums. Google is fine. Wikipedia is fine. My homepage is fine. I have a screenshot I'll post in a mo... Edit: Jeez, Louise. Uploading pictures is so tedious... especially on this relic. Right:  The image is slightly rubbish, owing to the fact it crashed as it uploaded... But it's clearly visible. And, it seems to have stopped... Ummm... Edit 2: Well, it HAS stopped. Must have been a weird one-off. Still, seems a little funny. [ Friday, March 03, 2006 07:55: Message edited by: Imban 3442 ] -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, March 3 2006 08:34
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Changing your name to look like Imban would work better if you didn't keep your signature. :P -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Friday, March 3 2006 08:42
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You lot are weird. It doesn't happen to me, its a virus. And trust me, I know virus files. Posts: 275 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, March 3 2006 09:50
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*facepalm* Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Friday, March 3 2006 10:13
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You know, seriously, it is a virus. AOL isn't really that good, try Norton. [ Friday, March 03, 2006 10:23: Message edited by: HACKeR 001X (extractfile.zip ] Posts: 275 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, March 3 2006 11:06
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No.My friend bought a state-of-the-art computer with Norton as the anti-virus.Suffice to say Norton makes your computer lag beyond reason. -------------------- George Bush is a Nazi - Eric Cartmen I'm not as think you stoned I am Visit the RIFQ Forums Posts: 462 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Friday, March 3 2006 11:25
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Sheesh, don't get cranky. You'll be shouting at me for hacking into your email account next. Posts: 275 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, March 3 2006 12:11
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Avast is good and free. -------------------- Apparently still annoying. Posts: 612 | Registered: Saturday, October 13 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, March 3 2006 12:24
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quote:I second the idea that AOL is unpleasant... I really only use it for AIM at this point (yay for university-supplied email!). However, I also agree with the sentiment that Norton yields ungodly lags. In fact, most virus scans seem to do that for me (yay for having a Mac and not needing that many scans). One scanning program in particular, which was the LiveUpdate part of Norton (also provided by my university... I don't thank them for it), just sat on my desktop racking up time on the "Time Remaining" bar. It got to 50 hours before I killed it. And I also fail to see why Ed here thinks he's a virus expert. Wasn't he asking for help with one a while ago? -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, March 3 2006 12:38
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AVG is a decent free anti-virus.You can purchase a firewall add-on for it too. -------------------- George Bush is a Nazi - Eric Cartmen I'm not as think you stoned I am Visit the RIFQ Forums Posts: 462 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Friday, March 3 2006 13:59
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I personally just use AVG and Zone Alarm. They're both free and both pretty decent. Posts: 776 | Registered: Friday, July 4 2003 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, March 3 2006 16:33
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Due to the fact that I'm clueless and don't know a thing about computers, I am of no use to you... Hey! but I can look cute and stare at the computer with puppy eyes... Does that help? Didn't think so... *stabs self* I am soooo stupid!*self hate* All better! ;) [ Friday, March 03, 2006 16:34: Message edited by: sherbiebaby ] -------------------- coco puffs and techno pop... sounds like a party. Bé, daru, sa kai kasé! Posts: 38 | Registered: Thursday, March 2 2006 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, March 3 2006 16:51
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Mmmm, cocoa puffs. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, March 3 2006 17:24
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If you're skuck with AOL*shudder* like me, you should upgrade to 9.0. It's less anoying. Anyway, my virus protection is Webroot/McAffe/Microsoft/AOL. Try and get though that viruses! [ Friday, March 03, 2006 17:41: Message edited by: Andraste ] -------------------- You acquire an item: Radio Free Foil Posts: 1169 | Registered: Monday, September 23 2002 07:00 |
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Councilor
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written Friday, March 3 2006 18:18
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I think I liked the old versions of AOL better. But that was before I switched to Internet Explorer. Yeah, I thought AOL was that bad. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, March 3 2006 19:01
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quote:The newer versions of AOL do all sorts of weird things to your computer though. Back whe my parents had AOL, and I had no other recourse, I just installed 6.0 (the oldest version that works on XP), minimized it after installation, and opened up Firefox. -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 00:40
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Ephesos, I'm not a virus expert. But don't say things about me you don't know. [ Saturday, March 04, 2006 00:42: Message edited by: HACKeR 001X (extractfile.zip ] Posts: 275 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 04:44
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quote: quote:And we are weird. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 05:02
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Left Outer join, shut the hell up. Go suck a Sausage, cause thats the kinda thing a guy like you would do. [ Saturday, March 04, 2006 05:03: Message edited by: The punisher ] Posts: 275 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 05:07
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quote:I'd appreciate you wait with the insults until you are able to get people's names right here. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 05:09
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really? Cause thats just what I was gonna do, but then you went and stuck a sausage up your ****. Posts: 275 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 05:29
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Am I the only one sick of this guy insulting people? -------------------- George Bush is a Nazi - Eric Cartmen I'm not as think you stoned I am Visit the RIFQ Forums Posts: 462 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 05:31
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I was only joking you comfy carrot. And there's no need for us to hate each other over a joke, is there? Posts: 275 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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