Cautionary Tale: Computer Hijacking, Extortion, and Sh*tware, Part 2

This is a follow-up to my computer post the other day. I received an email from fellow Moron "TheCoat" that was wonderfully informative, and I asked him if I could share it. He said okay, but he was worried about the curse words. I told him to think about that for a second: not a problem.

So yea, for many years now the most annoying malware has been software that masquerades as anti-virus/anti-malware software.
There are three general types of malware:
1.) Advertisement malware, which generally seeks to hijack your web browser. Basically it tends to load webpages you go to through their website, adding advertisements to each webpage you load. The key initial indicator that you’ve contracted something is when your browser homepage suddenly changes on you. To make matters worse they generally send you adds from less than reputable add services. Many sites use something like google adds, they put a google applet on their website that loads up adds out of a database when a visitor hits the site, and they get a small bit of revenue for each hit. Malware like this loads adds from someone else hence the creator/distributors financial incentive to do this. They endeavor to get their crap on as many systems as possible to cash in on advertisements, but these come from sources that are less than secure in who creates adds for them, and the content of said adds. Often times this means that the adds that get loaded have embedded exploit attempts, to load… you guessed it even more of this add crap. These exploits and pieces of software tend to be created by really shitty programmers, which means not only are they malicious but they tend to be buggy and do things that you shouldn’t be doing to a system in an attempt to hide themselves.
2.) What you seem to have gotten. Fake malware/spyware/virus protection and removal. These tend to be easier to track down and source simply because they give you a website to go buy their product, and often times their other product is what’s screwing up your system. The quickest way to tell you’ve gotten this tends to be a popup for security software you never loaded. Often times in an effort to hide it’s self from simple removal, and to change your system and cause problems, even if you do pay them they don’t get your system restored to the right state, because their programing is again done by crappy coders who don’t care.
3.) The latest is the cryptolocker series. What this little bag of hell does is scan your drives looking for any document types and then encrypts them. When it’s done it gives you instructions on how to go to their website pay them money and they’ll give you the key to unencrypt your files. Unlike the prior two, these are reputable scoundrels. If you pay them they will indeed give you the key and you can fully recover, however this funds them to keep spreading their ransomeware. I honestly think this one is based in an organized criminal racket. They make no bones about the fact that they are the ones screwing you over… but if you pay them they want to make good because that encourages others to do so.
I’m a developer for a software company, and we tend to see quite a bit of this stuff when we get calls about something with our software not working. Our support gets hooked up only to find that our software is having problems because they have infections of this nature messing things up. Although it’s technically not our problem we often times help people get this crap cleaned up, however in some cases the infections are so bad we have them call in someone local simply because to clean it up you either have to reload the system or do the clean ups outside the operating system, making it impossible for us to clean it up remotely. Sometimes people just get infected due to bad luck, more often we see repeated infections at the same clients… usually because they allow their employees to go to social and gaming sites at work, or whatever else they feel like. In one instance I got a maintenance guy fired because I tracked down the source of their infections and was able to piece together enough info to show them that the porn sites their computer was visiting late at night were the source of infection… this in an accounting office. They setup a sting and caught the guy sneaking in and surfing porn while he was supposed to be working.
Some of the things I’ve seen in the past few years make me think I really specialized in the wrong area. I’m no novice when it comes to computer and network security. I run my own firewalls and intrusion detection systems at home and do penetration testing on my home as well as our corporate network, and yet these last few years I’ve done more security related stuff to my home network out of fear than out of general playing around. Many years ago in the age of dialup I ran a full computer based firewall and dialup server for my home network… because I could . Now I run things like an intrusion detection system on the edge of my network because I feel I need the security. There has been a ton of security gains made since the early days of the internet revolution, however this has just made the crooks get smarter and more insidious. What bothers me is if I had steered less toward business software development and more toward network security which I pursued as more of a hobby I’d be in a better position to do what I really get a kick out of doing, and that is taking the fight to these assholes, not just cleaning up their messes. Eh it’s probably a good thing though, as much of what I’d like to do to them and their criminal enterprises would probably be legally grey at best even if it’s unquestionably morally white.

No, everyone hates computer pirates. Anything short of taking a Ghurka kukri knife to them is fine with me.

Thanks, "TheCoat," and thanks again to all others who helped.

Posted by: rdbrewer at 06:21 PM

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1 In before the trolls!

Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 29, 2015 06:22 PM (V+kmg)

2 Anything short of taking a Ghurka kukri knife to them is fine with me.

RINO.

Posted by: pep at July 29, 2015 06:22 PM (LAe3v)

3
We have a "Hat" here; never heard of The Coat.

Be careful of who you think is One Of Us.

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 06:24 PM (ZbU4g)

4 Dang, people must be reading the content. What's that about?

Posted by: pep at July 29, 2015 06:26 PM (LAe3v)

5
The bitch judge went overboard in my case and gave me 68 months for hacking. It's not as if I cut up and sold fetus parts or something. Bitch!

Posted by: Kevin Mitnick at July 29, 2015 06:26 PM (OiFtZ)

6 I think the Ghurka knives are just fine.

Posted by: brainpimp at July 29, 2015 06:26 PM (zosQc)

7 I do recall a chapeau?

Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at July 29, 2015 06:26 PM (bA+CL)

8
The solution was always simple, just go back to 2005.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 29, 2015 06:27 PM (ODxAs)

9 They setup a sting and caught the guy sneaking in and surfing porn while he was supposed to be working.

I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids!!!

Posted by: Mr. Carswell at July 29, 2015 06:27 PM (V+kmg)

10 Only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole barrel.

Posted by: Feh at July 29, 2015 06:28 PM (Uk9e2)

11 You should've worried more about the spelling of "ads".

I denounce myself. #grammarnazi

Posted by: blake at July 29, 2015 06:28 PM (7zeA4)

12 Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 06:24 PM (ZbU4g)

Maybe we need a glove.

Posted by: Golfman at July 29, 2015 06:28 PM (48QDY)

13 So the take away is, the hackers probably still have root at State Dept, White House, and OPM.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2015 06:29 PM (7Eo8i)

14 Be careful of who you think is One Of Us.

Remember "ACFPF"

Always Check For Pants First

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 29, 2015 06:30 PM (8ZskC)

15 13 So the take away is, the hackers probably still have root at State Dept, White House, and OPM.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2015 06:29 PM (7Eo8i)

And getting vig from everywhere.

Posted by: Golfman at July 29, 2015 06:30 PM (48QDY)

16 Hacking = Bad.
Killing lion = Bad.
Chopping up human infants = hey, look over there at the card ashians!

Posted by: anon a mouse at July 29, 2015 06:30 PM (uiVGU)

17 I wonder if those Cryptolocker assholes will settle for fetal livers and lungs, instead of money?

Maybe toss in a stuffed lion head.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 06:30 PM (VPLuQ)

18 10
Only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole barrel.

Posted by: Feh at July 29, 2015 06:28 PM (Uk9e2)
Sorry. I had beans last night.

Posted by: rebel flounder at July 29, 2015 06:30 PM (Vf5rR)

19 Always Check For Pants First
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 29, 2015 06:30 PM (8ZskC)

So much shit to remember to be a Moron.

...

The password for the camps is still "The Bumpkin Rides at Dawn", right?

Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 29, 2015 06:31 PM (V+kmg)

20
I surf porn in my office, and there is nothing that can be done to stop me. Can't fire me because I have all the secrets!

Posted by: John Koskinen, IRS Commissioner at July 29, 2015 06:31 PM (OiFtZ)

21 Speaking of hacking, I heard this afternoon of an Android issue. Careful y'all.

Posted by: Gingy at July 29, 2015 06:31 PM (NYEU2)

22
What gets me about spam is how ridiculous it is to think it is effective.

I mean, do they really believe that an annoying pop-up with loud naked sex acts is gonna earn my patronage? And then not let me close the pop-up is gonna make me reconsider??

Yeah, that's just what I need -- a pop up of two tattooed skanks licking each other and moaning loudly for all the world to see on my laptop. Sign me up!

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 06:31 PM (ZbU4g)

23 The weakest link in any computer security systems parks between the keyboard and the chair.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 29, 2015 06:32 PM (9iR5/)

24 I don't know if, gurka knifes are bad maybe a good Gurber fighting knife?

Posted by: Skip aka Eagles fan at July 29, 2015 06:32 PM (CFAPf)

25 I had beans...."

Seems like you've had enough...

Posted by: anon a mouse at July 29, 2015 06:32 PM (NHQQx)

26 so what are these "adds" thingies anyway

Posted by: Jeanne of the Great White North at July 29, 2015 06:32 PM (fqNLH)

27 "The password for the camps is still "The Bumpkin Rides at Dawn", right?"

Memo went out this morning.

Updated to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 06:32 PM (VPLuQ)

28 Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 06:31 PM (ZbU4g)

We don't go there if you don't.

Posted by: Google at July 29, 2015 06:34 PM (48QDY)

29 26
so what are these "adds" thingies anyway
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Those are the thingies that regardless of whether you click on them or not, they "adds" thingies to your computer that you would rather not have.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 29, 2015 06:34 PM (9iR5/)

30 21
Speaking of hacking, I heard this afternoon of an Android issue. Careful y'all.

Posted by: Gingy at July 29, 2015 06:31 PM (NYEU2)

Thanks for the reminder. I meant to look that up this morning.

Posted by: rebel flounder at July 29, 2015 06:35 PM (Vf5rR)

31 And does this answer why we lost the art thread today?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2015 06:36 PM (7Eo8i)

32
HUMANS, ITS A TAX.

Posted by: ROBERTS at July 29, 2015 06:36 PM (ODxAs)

33 NERDS!!!!

Posted by: Ogre at July 29, 2015 06:36 PM (vgIRn)

34
Youtube is always "recommending for me" videos that are way off my radar, such as "bullying in the workplace" and "vegan recipes."

When I had Netflix they used to pull the same shit and put homosexual movies in my recommendations. (Stow it, jokers.)

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 06:36 PM (ZbU4g)

35 Seems normal here

Posted by: Grandmalcaesar at July 29, 2015 06:37 PM (kxMaA)

36 Updated to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 06:32 PM (VPLuQ)

Is the countersign still a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh?

Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 29, 2015 06:37 PM (V+kmg)

37 When I had Netflix they used to pull the same shit and put homosexual movies in my recommendations

You suck just one dick...

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 29, 2015 06:38 PM (8ZskC)

38 Sleeps tonight?!
Yeah. Sure. More like a dirt nap.

Posted by: zombie Cecil at July 29, 2015 06:38 PM (w9WoH)

39
that was weird, "robots" got hammered.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 29, 2015 06:39 PM (ODxAs)

40 Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 06:36 PM (ZbU4g)

@28 Just snarking Sooth.

Posted by: Golfman at July 29, 2015 06:40 PM (48QDY)

41 "You suck just one dick..."

Bet you can't eat just one

Posted by: Lay's, Dick flavored potato chips at July 29, 2015 06:42 PM (VPLuQ)

42 There's just one thing, Dude--do you have to use so many cuss words?

Posted by: Shoutingboy at July 29, 2015 06:42 PM (Jx1eY)

43 "Is the countersign still a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh?"

Yup, you're good.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 06:43 PM (VPLuQ)

44 Speaking of which, how do I get this Ask! shit off my browser?

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at July 29, 2015 06:44 PM (Kucy5)

45 I always have a good laugh with the "Hello this is abu from Microsoft" callers. Ask them straight up what it's like to live in a shit hole country. The responses are hilarious. It REALLY gets to them.

Posted by: james at July 29, 2015 06:44 PM (rVEMe)

46 I had my work computer, running Norton, get infected by a nasty virus. It started out with pop ups for an antivirus program. I made sure I didn't click on them, but it installed it anyway. It changed the desktop wallpaper and locked it so it couldn't be changed. And it said the computer was infected with multiple viruses. Cleaned it up with Malware Bytes, which is a nice program to have. I talk to folks with infected computers in my line of work, but there's not a lot I can fix by phone.

I've seen some virus infected routers too. Those tend to be DNS redirecters. Gotta make sure you change the default login for the router, when you set it up.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 29, 2015 06:46 PM (Lqy/e)

47 Posted by: Richard McEnroe at July 29, 2015 06:44 PM (Kucy5)

Bust it up with malwareantibytes

Easy.

Posted by: Golfman at July 29, 2015 06:46 PM (48QDY)

48
maybe a Browser Helper remover?

Ask! is a pain in the ass.

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 06:46 PM (ZbU4g)

49 Go see the dentist they said.

You'll feel better they said.

Posted by: Zombie Cecil the Lion at July 29, 2015 06:46 PM (1Y+hH)

50 The counter sign is a Minnesota dentist is gonna pay.

Posted by: Skip aka Eagles fan at July 29, 2015 06:47 PM (CFAPf)

51 Arrrg! Someone has been eating beans!

Posted by: Horse at July 29, 2015 06:48 PM (8marX)

52 That's why I use a computer condom when I come to this place.

Posted by: Badda Bing at July 29, 2015 06:50 PM (BjKDP)

53 Posted by: Grandmalcaesar at July 29, 2015 06:37 PM (kxMaA)

Hey there!! Long tome, no see! Do you stick tot he day threads now?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 06:51 PM (DI417)

54 So, lovely Hordelings, any good recs for antivirus software I should be downloading for a Mac? I've used Norton and ClamXAV in the past. But if there's something better out there I'd love to know about it.

And no, I don't believe the fairy tale that Macs never get viruses.

Posted by: LizLem at July 29, 2015 06:52 PM (hvf9s)

55 44
Speaking of which, how do I get this Ask! shit off my browser?

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at July 29, 2015 06:44 PM (Kucy5)

If there was only someone you could Ask!.

Posted by: I know nutting at July 29, 2015 06:52 PM (BjKDP)

56 Damn. I thought it was "wheeee, de wheedum bumb away"

Posted by: anon a mouse at July 29, 2015 06:53 PM (sdPF/)

57 Every time I run Malwarebytes, it finds remnants of PC Cleaner. I can not seem to get rid of it. Searches for tips result in suggestions regarding editing of the registry, which make me a bit nervous.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 29, 2015 06:54 PM (9mTYi)

58

Yes, I know that Firefox hate is still rife after the Eichman purge, but the noScript and AdBlock features on FF are stellar. I will not change them if you paid me.

FF NoScript +AdBlock+Norton+MalWareBytes = no viruses, ever.

Posted by: imp at July 29, 2015 06:55 PM (XIXZz)

59
"That made me suspicious, and by then I'd already given them access to my machines. Anyway, for another $250 dollars..."

Posted by: LDC at July 29, 2015 06:56 PM (kdS6q)

60 @53 I never get here in time to comment. I'm a slow reader

Posted by: Grandmalcaesar at July 29, 2015 06:56 PM (9XI4I)

61 "So, lovely Hordelings, any good recs for antivirus software I should be downloading for a Mac?"

I'm running

Malwarebytes for mac
CCleaner for mac
AVG Antivirus
AdBlockPlus

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 06:56 PM (VPLuQ)

62 44
Speaking of which, how do I get this Ask! shit off my browser?

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at July 29, 2015 06:44 PM (Kucy5)

Went to a fee image website and they tried to sneak that browser in on me when I went to download a piece iof clip art.. It was going to make it my default browser...grrrrrr....

Posted by: Badda Bing at July 29, 2015 06:56 PM (BjKDP)

63 If there was only someone you could Ask!.

By Jeeves! You've got it!

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 06:56 PM (TW49l)

64 Yes, I know that Firefox hate is still rife after the Eichman purge, but the noScript and AdBlock features on FF are stellar. I will not change them if you paid me.
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I do not use Adblock, but NoScript works fine under Pale Moon.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 29, 2015 06:57 PM (9mTYi)

65 Oh, and some good news I read today:

It looks like conservatives complaining actually did some good for once, whut. The AP History textbook makers revised their textbook standards after complaints last year. They reinserted the founding fathers Franklin, Jefferson, Adams and Madison, discuss American exceptionalism, and are less morally judgemental about the US in general.

We have so few wins, I'm chalking this one up as one until I hear otherwise.

http://tinyurl.com/pf7xfle

Posted by: LizLem at July 29, 2015 06:57 PM (hvf9s)

66 I run Ghostery on Pale Moon and no ads! for the most part...

Posted by: geezer der mensch at July 29, 2015 06:59 PM (DE31Y)

67 What bothers me is if I had steered less toward business software
development and more toward network security which I pursued as more of a
hobby I'd be in a better position to do what I really get a kick out of
doing

TheCoat, If you are reading and are interested in network security, I might have a job for you. It's a really hot field now.

Posted by: johnd01 at July 29, 2015 06:59 PM (VGqjW)

68

The AP History textbook makers revised their textbook standards after complaints last year.

Like all bullies, they fold and run when outnumbered.

Posted by: imp at July 29, 2015 06:59 PM (XIXZz)

69 58

Yes, I know that Firefox hate is still rife after the Eichman purge,
but the noScript and AdBlock features on FF are stellar. I will not
change them if you paid me.

FF NoScript +AdBlock+Norton+MalWareBytes = no viruses, ever.

Posted by: imp at July 29, 2015 06:55 PM (XIXZz)

Same here, except with Avast.

Posted by: rebel flounder at July 29, 2015 07:01 PM (Vf5rR)

70

I forgot Ghostery. That too.

Pale moon when I downloaded it after the purge did not work as well, flat out. I could not access some personally mission-critical websites, for whatever reason. That was irksome, to say the least.

Posted by: imp at July 29, 2015 07:01 PM (XIXZz)

71 Pale Moon with Ghostery, AdBlock Plus, and NoScript makes for a safer computer. Some of these add-ons are available for Chrome but I don't like Google knowing everything about me.

Posted by: johnd01 at July 29, 2015 07:01 PM (VGqjW)

72 #63 You've left me google-eyed.

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at July 29, 2015 07:02 PM (Kucy5)

73

Chrome itself is spyware. My MalwareBytes actually flagged it at one point.

Uninstall? Why [ YES ] my good man.

Posted by: imp at July 29, 2015 07:03 PM (XIXZz)

74 And most all of this stuff, spam, malware etc. could be nipped in the bud by the OS Companies, the ISP's and the government.

It's not that complicated but too many people make money off of internet traffic and fixing your computer.

It used to be a common question about whether some of the security types weren't more than happy to see bad things happen to your computer. $$$$ for them.

And like 2A, you have a right AND an obligation to defend yourself. The life you save may not only be your own.

Some gal shot and killed a guy she met over the internet. He came over with a full rape and murder kit including van. She shot him and now the cops say she killed a serial killer.

The best defense is a good offense.

So try to be as offensive as you can.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at July 29, 2015 07:03 PM (x3GpS)

75 Posted by: Grandmalcaesar at July 29, 2015 06:56 PM (9XI4I)

I hear ya. I miss a lot, myself. But it's good to see you, I remember when you delurked!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:03 PM (DI417)

76
OMG

Houstons PP makes 120k PER MONTH

On the sale of baby organs

120,000 per month

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:04 PM (zOTsN)

77 "I do not use Adblock, but NoScript works fine under Pale Moon."

Yeah, but YARIP won't. Says it will but it doesn't, dang it.

Posted by: Doomed at July 29, 2015 07:04 PM (bGLSw)

78

That's 1,440,000 per year

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:05 PM (zOTsN)

79 Chrome itself is spyware. My MalwareBytes actually flagged it at one point.

Uninstall? Why [ YES ] my good man.
Posted by: imp

What about chromium? That's like Chrome but without the Google creeperware, right?

Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 29, 2015 07:05 PM (klBxV)

80 78

That's 1,440,000 per year

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:05 PM (zOTsN)

Gross!

Posted by: rebel flounder at July 29, 2015 07:06 PM (Vf5rR)

81 So try to be as offensive as you can.

I try daily, you simpering git. (j/k)

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 07:06 PM (TW49l)

82 Many websites don't recognize Pale Moon as being a fork of Firefox and they flag it accordingly.

Most websites are trying to stop having to code 3 separate sites to accommodate obsolete browsers.

That's why I switched back to FireFox. That and Pale Moon won't make upgrades for WinXP.

I'm slowly migrating to Linux Mint.

Finally a Linux distro that works out of the box (except for my Brother printer but it's 10 years old so I guess I can forgive them because even Brother doesn't have any new drivers for it.)

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at July 29, 2015 07:07 PM (x3GpS)

83
I miss Ace. When's he coming back?

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:08 PM (ZbU4g)

84 Remember houstons big abortionist is Douglas Karpen, who is Gosnells twin.

Good grief.

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:10 PM (zOTsN)

85 I miss Ace. When's he coming back?

He was here earlier.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 07:10 PM (TW49l)

86 44
Speaking of which, how do I get this Ask! shit off my browser?
------------
Usually, go to Control Panel, Add Remove Programs, find the Ask! program and click remove.
Sometimes you may still have to use Regedit to completely get rid of it, but if you have no experience editing the registry, don't. Find a pro, not just a friend who is fearless.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 29, 2015 07:12 PM (9iR5/)

87 "I miss Ace. When's he coming back?"

He was here earlier.
Posted by: rickb223

Ewok Watch 2015!

Posted by: Local News Affiliate at July 29, 2015 07:12 PM (klBxV)

88 All you need to know about the state of country is that there is more outrage over the shooting of some old lion in Africa by some dentist than there is over the sale of aborted baby parts.

I'd pray for mercy but I have a feeling God's not listening.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at July 29, 2015 07:12 PM (x3GpS)

89
Oh he's back?

I had better go around the neighborhood and remove all the signs off the telephone polls.

Lost Ewok
Missing Since Friday
Answers to "Ace"
Do Not Chase!!

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:13 PM (ZbU4g)

90 My dang Mac got the Cuckware.

It's the worst of all.

When I log on, it starts saying racist stuff to me

then it calls me a racist!!!

Then it makes my Mac try to hump Mrs naturalfake's Windows Surface.

Then it started throwing around molotov cocktails just as I was able to shut my Mac down.

Cuckware, man. It's the worst.

And it's totally real!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at July 29, 2015 07:13 PM (0cMkb)

91 "Speaking of which, how do I get this Ask! shit off my browser?"

I used Revo Uninstaller. Worked like a charm.

Posted by: demooD at July 29, 2015 07:14 PM (bGLSw)

92 Cuckware, man. It's the worst.

And it's totally real!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at July 29, 2015 07:13 PM (0cMkb)

And you just sat there and watched it all, didn't you?

Posted by: rebel flounder at July 29, 2015 07:15 PM (Vf5rR)

93 Hello! I need help with my website too as it keeps locking up and I can't get my message out to the deserving public.

I really don't have a message, or a platform or anything like that but I like people to see my pictures of me and my fat ass in restaurants and such so please donate to my campaign and help a brutha out!

Vote Jeb!2016...because like you I too can freeze up my website but you get to pay for the fix!

Posted by: Jeb Bush at July 29, 2015 07:15 PM (JG47A)

94 And it's totally real!!!
Posted by: naturalfake

Delete immediately before someone gets hurt!
https://youtu.be/zvfD5rnkTws

Posted by: Virus Alert at July 29, 2015 07:16 PM (klBxV)

95 4 So, lovely Hordelings, any good recs for antivirus software I should be downloading for a Mac?

Posted by: LizLem at July 29, 2015 06:52 PM (hvf9s)

On my Mac, I use the free version of Avast and Adblock Plus for Safari. I've also got Avast installed on my Windows boxes.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 29, 2015 07:17 PM (EHU9F)

96
I think they're all in bed with each other just as bad as judges and lawyers. Eventually the shit hits the fan no matter how diligently careful you are. It is a business.

Posted by: GBruno at July 29, 2015 07:18 PM (u49WF)

97 LizLem: "...any good recs for antivirus software I should be downloading for a Mac?"

Peruse:

www.av-test.org/en/
www.av-comparatives.org/comparatives-reviews/

They try to provide an objective analysis rather than the anecdotal extremes, "Product X is fantastic but Product Y is the suxxor."

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at July 29, 2015 07:18 PM (1CroS)

98 What is sad is the loss of functionality we end up with defending against this stuff. Tried to order a pizza online just now. Some combination of malwarebytes and noscript made it impossible to use the Dominos or Pizza Hut sites.

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at July 29, 2015 07:19 PM (zauWW)

99

Whoa

Texas attorney general just reported they have just received some videos regarding planned parenthood.

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:19 PM (zOTsN)

100 Ever notice how there's fads about website gadgets?

One site will start using some obnoxious doodad and soon all the sites are sporting it?

Lately it's been a popup window that comes up when you try to leave the site by closing the tab. It activates by moving the mouse outside the window.

Another one is the bar at top or bottom (thus reducing you're already limited screen area) that supplies you with zero functionality.

Another is the intrusion from the sides of social media icons.

I wouldn't mind but sometimes they code things wrong and the page becomes difficult to decipher because too much crap is in the way.

I wish there was an app that could deliver 10 lashes to the web "masters" of such sites. I'd pay big bucks for it.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at July 29, 2015 07:19 PM (x3GpS)

101 Ask can usually be removed from Control Panel. Sometimes there's a plug in that you have to remove too.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 29, 2015 07:19 PM (Lqy/e)

102 "What is sad is the loss of functionality we end up with defending against this stuff. Tried to order a pizza online just now. Some combination of malwarebytes and noscript made it impossible to use the Dominos or Pizza Hut sites."

Yeah, that just pinged on our big board. You shouldn't be eating pizza anyway.

Posted by: Moochelle, frowning at you at July 29, 2015 07:20 PM (bGLSw)

103
It's not enough they're performing abortions, willy nilly?
We need video proof of them selling baby parts and even that might be enough to stop these government subsidized monsters.

We are at the most depraved point in our nation's history.

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:21 PM (ZbU4g)

104 Some combination of malwarebytes and noscript made it impossible to use the Dominos or Pizza Hut sites.

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at July 29, 2015 07:19 PM (zauWW)

Likely noscript. You can individually allow (temporarily or permanently) scripts from various sources. I allow only those that are trusted and at other times only temporarily trusted if I really want to get at the content behind all that javascript. It is amazing how some sites want to run like 20 different script sources on their crapware sites. In some cases, it is just not worth the effort and I pass. Phone calls still work.

Posted by: rebel flounder at July 29, 2015 07:22 PM (Vf5rR)

105 Speaking of which, how do I get this Ask! shit off my browser?

You also need to check in your settings/tools/whatever and dig around for the toolbar setting (you may have to click a drop-down) and see if they snuck it on your machine when you downloaded something else.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:22 PM (DI417)

106

The videos sent to the Texas attorney general are from the same group

But about the houston Texas planned parenthood clinic

Texas senate had a hearing today where they received testimony that the Houston planned parenthood clinic made 120 thousand per month off fetal organs and tissue

Houston planned parenthood was invited to the hearing but refused to attend

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:23 PM (zOTsN)

107 I'm an IT guy meself...

and what we are witnessing is a historical trend in action.

Freedom breeds innovation. The more Free the Society or group, the faster they advance technologically... because they are free to try new things... to experiment....

Which is why right now? The Hackers are winning.

We on the legal side, are constantly hampered by both morality, and the Law... because we can potentially be sued if we do not toe the 'best practices' lines. We follow guidelines, and written docs, often written by people who know less than we do....

While hackers? are some of the most free thinking people out there.

Posted by: BB Wolf at July 29, 2015 07:25 PM (qh617)

108 The one that drives me insane is the damned shopping popup thingees.

Offers4U, ShoppingDeals, etc. Ugh.

I finally had to reinstall my browsers and rename my Default file.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:25 PM (DI417)

109 "Houston planned parenthood was invited to the hearing but refused to attend"

I would like to ask for a link please.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Proud owner of Luap Nor's Last Brain Cell at July 29, 2015 07:25 PM (1aNPq)

110 Likely noscript.

Yup the phone still works. Allowed all temporarily at Pizza Hut but still no go. Figured there were some other scripts that are 'untrusted' and not on the options menu.

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at July 29, 2015 07:26 PM (zauWW)

111 Texas senate had a hearing today where they received testimony that the Houston planned parenthood clinic made 120 thousand per month off fetal organs and tissue

I don't care how you slice it, that's profit.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 07:26 PM (TW49l)

112
the Planned Abortionhood scandal argument might sound familiar to most of you:

1) It's all lies. (It never happened.)
2) Even if it's true, so what?
3) Those baby parts might cure cancer! Why do you want to prevent the cure for cancer?!?!

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:27 PM (ZbU4g)

113 While hackers? are some of the most free thinking people out there.
Posted by: BB Wolf at July 29, 2015 07:25 PM (qh617)

Agreed.

They need to be given constructive, ethical uses for their mad skillz.

I'm sure a percentage of them are sort of sociopathic, but I'm guessing most are teeming masses of amazing potential for good.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:28 PM (DI417)

114 97 Peruse:

www.av-test.org/en/
www.av-comparatives.org/comparatives-reviews/

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at July 29, 2015 07:18 PM (1CroS)

Nice. Thanks for the links.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 29, 2015 07:28 PM (EHU9F)

115 Its also instructive to watch what cookies are loaded into your system...

Its funny to see a COMPETITORS cookie loaded onto your machine, from a website, through an ad.

Like you are on the dating site Plenty of Fish, and a Match cookie loads ... or on Fox, and a MSNBC cookie loads...

Not to mention the multiple cookies that do load.... thousands are probably on your machine, reporting where you go to people you don't know.

Posted by: BB Wolf at July 29, 2015 07:28 PM (qh617)

116 Click2houston.com

Story titled "Texas AG: Office Has Received More Planned Parenthood Videos"

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:28 PM (zOTsN)

117 111 Texas senate had a hearing today where they received testimony that the Houston planned parenthood clinic made 120 thousand per month off fetal organs and tissue

I don't care how you slice it, that's profit.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 07:26 PM (TW49l)

Yes, this just goes to show that Texas Republicans are Anti Business!

Posted by: Your NEW Lefty Chamber of Commerce at July 29, 2015 07:30 PM (qh617)

118
Didn't the county that seats Houston indict Rick Perry?

Are they above the law over there?

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:30 PM (ZbU4g)

119 Yea probably a good idea for a developer to know how to spell 'ads'

Just sayin

Posted by: Retard Strength Trumps Smart Power at July 29, 2015 07:31 PM (n/vq+)

120 119
Yea probably a good idea for a developer to know how to spell 'ads'

Just sayin

Posted by: Retard Strength Trumps Smart Power at July 29, 2015 07:31 PM (n/vq+)

He's a developer, not sales, middle manager, or bean counter. Spelling (and hygiene) optional.

Posted by: rebel flounder at July 29, 2015 07:33 PM (Vf5rR)

121 I plan to put my computer to death in the next few weeks. It's just too much trouble to purge it of all the crap that's creeped in. All I use the damn thing for is talking to yous guys and looking at gun pron. It takes up too much of my time (cuts severely into my hooker hobby) as it is.

Posted by: Eromero at July 29, 2015 07:33 PM (go5uR)

122 snuck it on your machine when you downloaded something else.
------------
Flash and Adobe automatic updates are great for that. They both push the Google toolbar and McAfee anti virus. I've removed McAfee about a dozen times on this computer. Same with Google. NSA's got nothin on Google.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 29, 2015 07:33 PM (9iR5/)

123 Lions are tasty.

Posted by: Walter J. Palmer, Dentist at July 29, 2015 07:33 PM (gwG9s)

124 Perry was indicted in Austin, in Travis county.

Houston is in Harris county.

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:33 PM (zOTsN)

125
okay, thanks

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:34 PM (ZbU4g)

126 Houston is just as bad. Remember our mayor was trying to subpoena the sermons of pastors

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:35 PM (zOTsN)

127
Someone should look into Austin's PP, too, then.

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:35 PM (ZbU4g)

128 Eromero -- just refresh back to an earlier version.

Better than trashing a perfectly good machine.

No?

Posted by: eleven robot sex at July 29, 2015 07:35 PM (MDgS8)

129 Houston is the biggest Planned Parenthood in the state

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 07:36 PM (zOTsN)

130
That took a lot of gall to indict Perry, but Perry rolling over and taking it was even worse.

I would've ignored it. What are they gonna do, arrest him?

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:37 PM (ZbU4g)

131 Now that abortion is fantastically profitable can we stop subsidizing it and start taxing it?

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at July 29, 2015 07:38 PM (zauWW)

132 What are they gonna do, arrest him?

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:37 PM (ZbU4g)

Actually, knowing Travis County, they might have tried.

Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 29, 2015 07:38 PM (iuQS7)

133 Story titled "Texas AG: Office Has Received More Planned Parenthood Videos"

Schadenboner just got real.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at July 29, 2015 07:39 PM (oVJmc)

134

Just wait until PP makes inroads into the Hispanic community, and the Catholic Church fades with the immigrants. The long-term prospects of the country are either assured cultural debasement or assured moral debauchery.

Posted by: imp at July 29, 2015 07:40 PM (XIXZz)

135 Story titled "Texas AG: Office Has Received More Planned Parenthood Videos"

Methinks PP is fooked.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 07:41 PM (TW49l)

136 The long-term prospects of the country are either assured cultural debasement or assured moral debauchery.
Posted by: imp

"Or"!?

Posted by: Long Marchers at July 29, 2015 07:41 PM (klBxV)

137 Thanks ThunderB

Read the story.

What comes to mind is the Nurnberg Trials.

Ich bin nicht Schuldig!!

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Proud owner of Luap Nor's Last Brain Cell at July 29, 2015 07:42 PM (1aNPq)

138 I predict one video will involve planned parenthood talking about urging a woman to wait on her abortion so they can get a better specimen. And it will possibly involve offering her some compensation too.

Does anyone here think that is not entirely possible?

Posted by: Buzzion at July 29, 2015 07:43 PM (z/Ubi)

139 I have been dealing with this crap since day one and some of my income comes from removing it. Dealt with two different ones today and made a couple of hundred bucks. As long as there are ignorant users installing programs they don't know about there will be this problem.

Also on my shit list are:

Coupon toolbars
Search helpers
Registry cleaners
Ask
Google toolbar (and Chrome but use that shit if you want to)
Java if you don't absolutely need it
Adobe adds crap on updates unless you opt out
Youtube downloaders
Download helpers (I'm looking at you Cnet)
System speedup programs
Video player hitchhikers

Those are just a few. There are many more and they change every day.

Posted by: freaked at July 29, 2015 07:43 PM (BO/km)

140

"Or"!?

Posted by: Long Marchers

yeah, it's not exactly binary, is it.

Hey, at least there's one illegal alien they're willing to jail:

"Landscaper Gets Year In Prison For Running Over Family Of Ducks With Lawnmower..."

But WAIT!

Landscaper turns out to be only white guy landscaper in teh state. Whodathunk.

Posted by: imp at July 29, 2015 07:44 PM (XIXZz)

141 Does anyone here think that is not entirely.possible?
Posted by: Buzzion

Sucker bet. Not taking it.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 07:44 PM (TW49l)

142 Buzzion it won't be that overt.

As the PP monster forks in some organically grown kale they will discuss how they talk women to wait just a little big longer to make it easier to remove. Bigger means easier to grab yada yada yada to make it easier for the woman....

*spews and then gargles the brain bleach*

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2015 07:45 PM (7Eo8i)

143 Does anyone here think that is not entirely possible?

Is there a drug that can prevent delivery for a few months to get even more tissue?

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at July 29, 2015 07:45 PM (zauWW)

144 Buzzion -- it's entirely possible.

Posted by: eleven robot sex at July 29, 2015 07:46 PM (MDgS8)

145 Is there a drug that can prevent delivery for a few months to get even more tissue?

JB Weld?

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 07:47 PM (TW49l)

146 What's also entirely possible is women getting pregnant to supply the organ pipeline.

Some women have children to get more welfare.

It's not that far of a stretch.

Posted by: eleven robot sex at July 29, 2015 07:48 PM (MDgS8)

147
instead of blood banks or sperm banks, they're running "baby banks?"

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:48 PM (ZbU4g)

148 "I would like to ask for a link please."

It's HotAir
http://hotair.com/?p=3871676

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 07:49 PM (VPLuQ)

149 I'm not saying that it will be as blatant as I laid it out. They will of course attempt to dance around it and give some *wink wink* "you know what I mean" type language. But it will be obvious what they are saying they do.

Posted by: Buzzion at July 29, 2015 07:49 PM (z/Ubi)

150 122 snuck it on your machine when you downloaded something else.
------------
Flash and Adobe automatic updates are great for that. They both push the Google toolbar and McAfee anti virus.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 29, 2015 07:33 PM (9iR5/)

Yup. I never, ever enable automatic updates on anything--only notifications--because of this kind of crap. Also, because of possible regressions.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 29, 2015 07:49 PM (EHU9F)

151 Houstons PP makes 120k PER MONTH

On the sale of baby organs

Holy crap. We definitely went into the wrong end of this business.

Posted by: Burke & Hare at July 29, 2015 07:50 PM (8ZskC)

152 I predict that the coming phoney economy will be this - anonymous "bad guys" creating computer "issues" and other people being hired to "fix" them. Much more high tech than digging holes and filling them back in again.

Posted by: Eric Hoffer's Thumb at July 29, 2015 07:50 PM (76M0e)

153 I thought they did arrest Rick Perry? Didn't he have a mugshot?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:50 PM (DI417)

154 If sperm donors are getting paid for jackin' it, why aren't women getting paid a percentage for late term organ and tissue specimens? Every woman who has ever had a late term abortion should sue PP for her cut.

Posted by: Fritz at July 29, 2015 07:52 PM (o/UmK)

155 OT: Guess what, Miss Tammy?

Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 29, 2015 07:52 PM (iuQS7)

156 I never, ever enable automatic updates on anything
------------
I will allow the Windows automatic updates, but nothing else. Evidently on Win10, Windows automatic updates will be mandatory. You can't turn them off.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 29, 2015 07:52 PM (9iR5/)

157 Thanks VIA. I found the article at click2houston.

ap can bite the click bullet from me. Haven't been there in ages.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Proud owner of Luap Nor's Last Brain Cell at July 29, 2015 07:53 PM (1aNPq)

158 OT, sorry...how does one get to the Yahoo group? I've searched for "Ace of Spades HQ," "AoSHQ," etc., and it's not showing up.

Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 29, 2015 07:53 PM (yxw0r)

159 'If sperm donors are getting paid for jackin' it,'

What? Paid??

Posted by: freaked at July 29, 2015 07:53 PM (BO/km)

160 Well laddies, you two were mucking about Gray Friars in the dead of night with the corpses ....

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2015 07:53 PM (7Eo8i)

161 Posted by: Eromero at July 29, 2015 07:33 PM (go5uR)

It really isn't that hard to do, I could help you with very basic stuff. (And I apologize if I am insulting you!)

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:54 PM (DI417)

162 Bob, Maet usually posts a link in the tail end of the content of the ONT ("The group knows what you did" or some such).

Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 29, 2015 07:54 PM (iuQS7)

163
Perry turned himself in voluntarily.

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:54 PM (ZbU4g)

164 Every woman who has ever had a late term abortion should sue PP for her cut.

I've been pointing out that their 'costs for recovery' have been covered by the people paying them to do the wicked deed in the first place. They're double-billing for the same operation.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at July 29, 2015 07:54 PM (oVJmc)

165 Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 29, 2015 07:52 PM (iuQS7)

NO WAY!!!???

Happy dance!!!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:55 PM (DI417)

166 OT, sorry...how does one get to the Yahoo group? I've searched for "Ace of Spades HQ," "AoSHQ," etc., and it's not showing up.

Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 29, 2015 07:53 PM (yxw0r)

Just go to lasts nights ONT at the bottom will be a link.
It will take you to the sign up page.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Proud owner of Luap Nor's Last Brain Cell at July 29, 2015 07:55 PM (1aNPq)

167 Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:54 PM (ZbU4g)

Ah, I see.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:56 PM (DI417)

168 Windows updates have been "mandatory" for a long time.

If there was some way around it I don't know about it.

Posted by: eleven robot sex at July 29, 2015 07:56 PM (MDgS8)

169 So far Win 10 sucks and Edge bites. Unless you like a little pain with your fun I suggest holding off.

Posted by: freaked at July 29, 2015 07:56 PM (BO/km)

170 Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:55 PM (DI417)

WAY!

Just finished it last night, so I'll email OregonMuse as soon as I have preorder info.

Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 29, 2015 07:57 PM (iuQS7)

171
I'm no doctor but if they're harvesting baby organs, aren't those babies still alive while doing so?

If so, and I do believe that is sometimes the case with these monsters, we're talking some really sick Dr Mengele-type stuff going on here in these "clinics."

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:57 PM (ZbU4g)

172 Perry turned himself in voluntarily

One more strike against Rick.

Playing their game on their field.

This is the kind of shit that makes people like me like Trump.

Posted by: eleven robot sex at July 29, 2015 07:58 PM (MDgS8)

173 OT, sorry...how does one get to the Yahoo group?

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AceOfSpadesHQ/info

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 29, 2015 07:58 PM (8ZskC)

174 Bob

Send an email to

aceofspadeshq-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 07:59 PM (VPLuQ)

175 So Elisabeth, you mucked in the Camp NaNoWriMo? I skipped this time around. Story I am working on is one of my NaNoWriMos that I am still happy on how it went.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2015 07:59 PM (7Eo8i)

176 Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 29, 2015 07:57 PM (iuQS7)

Oh lord have mercy, this is so exciting!

And uh....not to be pesty, but.... about how soon, do you think?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:59 PM (DI417)

177
I believe that Perry was still governor when he turned himself in!

Dumb.

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:59 PM (ZbU4g)

178 162
Bob, Maet usually posts a link in the tail end of the content of the ONT ("The group knows what you did" or some such).

Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 29, 2015 07:54 PM (iuQS7)

Yeah, that just takes me to a search page which worketh not. But thanks.

Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 29, 2015 08:00 PM (yxw0r)

179 I hate ads, since the days of 300 baud dial up over a 'cell phone paying roaming charges at a dollar a minute.

Sorry if you make money from ads.
But I am this>

Obama getting re-elected a third time would do it for me.

Posted by: Pyro Maniac at July 29, 2015 08:00 PM (BZ574)

180 150
Yup. I never, ever enable automatic updates on anything--only notifications--because of this kind of crap. Also, because of possible regressions.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 29, 2015 07:49 PM (EHU9F)

Lately I've been getting periodic popups offering to upgrade to the latest version of Google Earth. It says that once I install the upgrade, future upgrades will be done automatically.

I like Google Earth, but no thanks.

Posted by: rickl at July 29, 2015 08:00 PM (sdi6R)

181
Talk about trumped up charges. You couldn't get more trumped up than that.

Perry should have had THEM arrested.

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 08:00 PM (ZbU4g)

182 Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 07:57 PM (ZbU4g)

No, they are harvested after the baby is aborted.

In pie tins, apparently.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 08:01 PM (DI417)

183 156 I will allow the Windows automatic updates, but nothing else. Evidently on Win10, Windows automatic updates will be mandatory. You can't turn them off.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 29, 2015 07:52 PM (9iR5/)

Well, that blows. On Windows 7, 8, and Mac OS, I'll have it automatically check for updates but not install them until I make it so.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 29, 2015 08:01 PM (EHU9F)

184 Hah!

this close to getting off the internet completely.

Posted by: Pyro Maniac at July 29, 2015 08:01 PM (BZ574)

185 Anna, no, I didn't. The timing's coincidental. Depending on how the semester goes, I might attempt the next book for NaNo this year, but on the whole, like Bartleby, I prefer not to.

Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 29, 2015 08:02 PM (iuQS7)

186 174
Bob

Send an email to

aceofspadeshq-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 07:59 PM (VPLuQ)

Will try. Thanks.

Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 29, 2015 08:03 PM (yxw0r)

187 Is MyCleanPC a scam? I have no intention of using it but the ads irritate the crap out of me

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at July 29, 2015 08:06 PM (Sv49x)

188 Dave in Texas and other buffs of WWII history might get a kick out of this story.

How a Dutch minesweeper disguised itself as an island to avoid being sunk by the Japanese.

http://www.wearethemighty.com/dutch-warship-island-2015-07

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2015 08:06 PM (7Eo8i)

189 Send an email to
aceofspadeshq-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 07:59 PM (VPLuQ)

Will try. Thanks.
Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 29, 2015 08:03 PM (yxw0r)

PRO TIP: Admission standards are really high so don't use the word #cuckservative until you're sure you're not talking to Gabe.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 29, 2015 08:06 PM (8ZskC)

190 about how soon, do you think?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 29, 2015 07:59 PM (DI417)

If I can get all my ducks in a row? Pre-orders within the week, full release by the end of next month. My goal is to have it out before the semester starts so that I'm not stressing out over that on top of juggling class prep and other work.

Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 29, 2015 08:06 PM (iuQS7)

191
169 So far Win 10 sucks and Edge bites. Unless you like a little pain with your fun I suggest holding off.
Posted by: freaked at July 29, 2015 07:56 PM (BO/km)

I'll be upsetting my laptop because it has windows 8. And 8 sucks so hard. It sucks so hard that they don't even advertise windows 8 anymore, it's all 8.1 because they were trying anything they could think of to fix the clusterfuck and convince people to ice to it.

I doubt it will be worse than 8. But my desktop will be staying on Windows 7 for the time being.

Posted by: Buzzion at July 29, 2015 08:07 PM (z/Ubi)

192 Move not ice. Stupid auto cucumber.

Posted by: Buzzion at July 29, 2015 08:07 PM (z/Ubi)

193 I would never use MyCleanPC myself.

I think it's marketed to older folks who are easily intimidated.

Posted by: eleven robot sex at July 29, 2015 08:08 PM (MDgS8)

194 "PRO TIP: Admission standards are really high so"

Haaa Haaaa Haaaa!!!

The bar is so low that even I was accepted.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 08:10 PM (VPLuQ)

195 And updating and upsetting.

Posted by: Buzzion at July 29, 2015 08:10 PM (z/Ubi)

196 Well we've upped our standards. So up yours!

Posted by: Buzzion at July 29, 2015 08:11 PM (z/Ubi)

197 How a Dutch minesweeper disguised itself as an island to avoid being sunk by the Japanese.
--------
How funny! I've always thought about the ETO, when some artillery spotter sees a haystack driving across a field. Shoot that sumbitch!

Posted by: Old Blue at July 29, 2015 08:11 PM (9iR5/)

198 Just because I have a mean streak tonight, and I don't have a lion handy to shoot...

http://tinyurl.com/oodfv8e

SFW
NSFS (stomach)

Nothing with abortion

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 08:12 PM (VPLuQ)

199 The bar is so low that even I was accepted.

At that point, is it still a bar or just a bump?

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 08:14 PM (TW49l)

200

What shocking thing is on the next ten or so videos?

They will discuss the relative demand for white, black and Hispanic fetuses

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 08:14 PM (zOTsN)

201 "At that point, is it still a bar or just a bump?"

More like a culvert actually.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 08:15 PM (VPLuQ)

202 I'll mention that one of the reasons for my sticking with Windows 8.1 whilst Microsoft fixes Win 10 is that the (free!) Classic Shell does a great job in recreating a Windows 7 user interface.

classicshell.net

Seriously. You run the installer, it un-fucks the UI, and Win 8.1 is perfectly acceptable. In fact, I prefer that to the Windows 10 preview I played around with.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 29, 2015 08:15 PM (EHU9F)

203 VIA, go to the corner and sit there until we tell you that you can come out.
Everyone else, DO NOT CLICK ON THAT LINK!

Posted by: Old Blue at July 29, 2015 08:16 PM (9iR5/)

204 What shocking thing is on the next ten or so videos?

Planned Babykilling, Inc. must be in a state of absolute hysteria right now. The whole grisly enterprise is crashing down in slow motion. Even the MSM embargo won't save them.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 29, 2015 08:17 PM (8ZskC)

205 Pretty funny that my 86 year old Mom gets called by MICROSOFT about her computer...

Some guy with a foreign accent...

Strange part is that I bought that computer for her, so there is no way they could possibly know who she was...

I keep explaining this to her.... but....

Posted by: BB Wolf at July 29, 2015 08:17 PM (qh617)

206 "They will discuss the relative demand for white, black and Hispanic fetuses"

Truth be told, that is where I expect it to go.

1. Price point by race
2. Encouraging parts donor to wait on abortion so Fetus may more fully develop.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 08:17 PM (VPLuQ)

207 People have malware problems? What a pity. I forgot they existed after going to Linux.

Posted by: AC at July 29, 2015 08:18 PM (TzeLs)

208 They will discuss the relative demand for white, black and Hispanic fetuses

Female parts are only worth 70% of their male counterparts.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 08:18 PM (TW49l)

209 Posted by: Buzzion at July 29, 2015 08:07 PM (z/Ubi)

Going to put 10 on my laptop for a test.... got a good image of it just in case anyway....

Posted by: BB Wolf at July 29, 2015 08:19 PM (qh617)

210 Female parts are only worth 70% of their male counterparts.

3/5 for black baby parts?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 29, 2015 08:19 PM (8ZskC)

211 Strange part is that I bought that computer for her, so there is no way they could possibly know who she was...
I keep explaining this to her.... but....

Posted by: BB Wolf at July 29, 2015 08:17 PM

Until someone -- probably a gubmint agency -- starts tracking down hackers and spammers and starts dishing up some serious -- preferably terminal -- punishments, shit's gonna keep on getting realer.

I'd add phone scammers to that. My girlfriend's business phone listing gets her as many as a dozen calls a day (claimed to originate from various places) from "Google ads." Recently, "Apple maps" has started playing that game.

Major hurt needs to be inflicted on these people.

Posted by: MrScribbler at July 29, 2015 08:21 PM (rCmeG)

212 In case anyone missed it, Iraq now has F-16s in country. And Pierre Sprey sticks foot in mouth.

http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32t=27572p=297092#p297092

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2015 08:21 PM (7Eo8i)

213 "VIA, go to the corner and sit there until we tell you that you can come out. "

Not like I didn't warn you.

Now the bad thing.
Dunham is 22 years younger then Mrs VIA.

And it's not often that I brag.

But, damn.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 29, 2015 08:22 PM (VPLuQ)

214

Oh. And laughing at and de negating the women who come to them for abortions. Racist things

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 08:22 PM (zOTsN)

215 3/5 for black baby parts?

They make up for it in volume.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 08:22 PM (TW49l)

216 Denigrating. Fah

Posted by: ThunderB at July 29, 2015 08:23 PM (zOTsN)

217 Denigrating. Fah

Damn autocucumber.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 29, 2015 08:24 PM (TW49l)

218 They make up for it in volume

By alot.

Posted by: eleven robot sex at July 29, 2015 08:24 PM (MDgS8)

219

open nood

Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 29, 2015 08:25 PM (ZbU4g)

220 210 Female parts are only worth 70% of their male counterparts.

3/5 for black baby parts?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 29, 2015 08:19 PM (8ZskC)

Now that there is funny.

Posted by: rickl at July 29, 2015 08:26 PM (sdi6R)

221 Eleven @ 128- Refresh back to an earlier version?
How do you do that? (you're talking to a dozer operator)

Posted by: Eromero at July 29, 2015 08:26 PM (go5uR)

222 I'd add phone scammers to that.
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Worse yet, landline phones are entirely made up of former debt skippers. Buy a landline, you'll feild 30 calls a day from debt collectors of the last guy that had the number.

Posted by: AC at July 29, 2015 08:31 PM (TzeLs)

223 207 People have malware problems? What a pity. I forgot they existed after going to Linux.

Posted by: AC at July 29, 2015 08:18 PM (TzeLs)

I've long given up OS zealotry. So long as one 1) keeps his shit updated, 2) runs some sort of active anti-virus/anti-malware application, 3) stays away from know shady sites, and 4) doesn't install everything under the sky that looks shiny, he's 99% of the way there to keeping his computer secure. There's always that 1%, of course...

I will say that the nice thing about modern supported Linux distros is that a typical user can install nearly any application he'd desire directly through said distro and expect automatic updates for both it and the OS when security vulnerabilities are discovered. So, that's great.

Linux still sucks for gaming, but I'll applaud Valve for attempting to rectify that and hope they'll success where others have failed in that area.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 29, 2015 08:35 PM (EHU9F)

224 Run a Virtual Machine and only access the internet through it. Do everything else on your regular OS. Set the VM up so that nothing is shared between them.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at July 29, 2015 08:44 PM (Wo9OY)

225 Drop Windows. Run Linux - any flavor. I've been running Ubuntu since 10.04, using Chrome with Ghostery and ScriptBlock, and never had a single virus/malware problem.

Posted by: gzulux at July 29, 2015 08:49 PM (2pOTb)

226 211
I'd add phone scammers to that. My girlfriend's business phone listing gets her as many as a dozen calls a day (claimed to originate from various places) from "Google ads." Recently, "Apple maps" has started playing that game.

Posted by: MrScribbler at July 29, 2015 08:21 PM (rCmeG)

I mentioned last night or the day before that at work, we are plagued with calls from "US Pharmacy". They're trying to sell Viagra and Cialis and whatnot.

They're not robocalls; they're actual people calling. No matter how many times we tell them "We're not interested, don't ever call again", "Fuck off", or just plain hang up on them, they keep calling. They are relentless.

It's pure phone spam. I have no idea what their business model is. It's practically a form of psychological warfare.

Posted by: rickl at July 29, 2015 08:57 PM (sdi6R)

227 205 funny that my 86 year old Mom gets called by MICROSOFT about her computer...

We get those and Dr Bombay the IRS agent about once a month, I ask them to tell me my name . They usually hang up.

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at July 29, 2015 09:01 PM (Sv49x)

228 We definitely differ. Right at about where you short is right about where I think they ought to start with them, and am a diy'er if allowed... or just given the contact info. *wink*

Posted by: Doom at July 29, 2015 09:40 PM (7RdIv)

229 Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself. -- Groucho Marx

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at July 29, 2015 09:58 PM (e8kgV)

230 I mentioned last night or the day before that at work, we are plagued with calls from "US Pharmacy". They're trying to sell Viagra and Cialis and whatnot.

They're not robocalls; they're actual people calling. No matter how many times we tell them "We're not interested, don't ever call again", "Fuck off", or just plain hang up on them, they keep calling. They are relentless.

It's pure phone spam. I have no idea what their business model is. It's practically a form of psychological warfare.

Posted by: rickl at July 29, 2015 08:57 PM (sdi6R)

Forward the calls to your local Democrat Party office.

I know. It's a gift.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 29, 2015 10:44 PM (oKE6c)

231 Worse yet, landline phones are entirely made up of former debt skippers. Buy a landline, you'll feild 30 calls a day from debt collectors of the last guy that had the number.

Posted by: AC at July 29, 2015 08:31 PM (TzeLs)

I say again ...

Actually, sending debt collectors to a Democrat Party office is only poetic justice.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 29, 2015 10:46 PM (oKE6c)

232 The Coat: Spot, friekin, on

Best things is to lock down your systems, don't open ZIP files, don't surf Pr0N, and BACKUP YOUR FRIEKIN FILES!!!!!

Jetz, zuruck Deutschland 83 auf dem TV

Posted by: Running in Ring Zero at July 29, 2015 11:36 PM (RSBhX)

233 1) We really should have a weekly tech/comp post. This is great stuph! Very interesting.

B) re: "... interested in network security... It's a really hot field now..." :: Posted by: johnd01 at July 29, 2015 06:59 PM (VGqjW), what books / classes / websites would you recommend to get into the field? I really enjoy this.

LAST) now can someone please tell me how to get unbanned around here? Help me, pixy...

-The artist formerly known as Insert Clever Name Here

Posted by: just make something up1 at July 30, 2015 12:19 AM (vaZxb)

234
Anything short of taking a Ghurka kukri knife to them is fine with me.

Why? I'd like to hang the cryptolocker types by their feet, then slit their throats with a kukri as a warning to the next 10 generations of assholes that there are some lines you simply do not cross.

Of course, you could just run Linux...it changes the attack method, but it does reduce the number of assholes looking to gain access as most of the crapware is aimed squarely at breaking Windows.

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie at July 30, 2015 09:14 AM (1hM1d)

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