-=PCTechTalk=- Fixing the strange things on my WinXP pc...
- From: "Donna@Skip" <do1212sk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:05:42 -0500
Okay, so the "CollectData" XML files on my pc are for the system restore
system? (that I've already used once...) -That makes it okay then. (I
guess..)
But after looking at sooo many AV locations (where they are all hyping their
special little programs and trying to sell you something), I'm coming to the
conclusion that New Boundary's "Sifxinst" and "Prismxl" are nothing but
eMachines or CompUSA (or some clever AV software makers') installed DECOYS!
This odd software apparently is large office administrator management stuff
that has no business on a home PC, and all these little AV websites are
going "ooo ooo, we doan know what all that stuff is but watchit you know it
may be a trojan so buy OUR stuff to get rid of it even tho we all doan know
exactly whatitis!!"
Anyway, I've neutralized this software by removing it from my Program Files
to a safe storage area, where I've also changed their execute and systems
file extensions to non-operating garbage extensions. If it should turn out
that my pc actually needs this stuff (which I sincerely doubt!) I'm sure it
will let me know in the future and I can then restore it...
BTW I do know what remote control of my system via Win XP really is. Verizon
has fixed problems on my system several times by me giving their tech
permission to "share" my pc. It's really wild to sit in front of your pc and
listen to the tech on the phone while he/she moves their cursor around on
your screen...! It works very well however, and the Verizon techs have
been absolutely excellent in fixing things! (They also assure me that they
leave no strange "sharing" software behind on my pc, and also that they
cannot do it without my permission...) So I have no problem with this, as
it's been extremely helpful..........
I do also know about free protection. I already have AVG, WinPatrol,
AdAware, Spybot, and Zone Alarm Free... Hopefully THAT will be enough!
And now, A Tip From Me: If you dislike cookies as much as I do, I've
discovered that setting WinPatrol's cookie filters to reject any cookies
with the numbers 1-thru-9 in their names will knock out all of them at the
end of a browsing session!
Namaste,
drummer (];>]}
>> From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Wondering about some things on my WinXP
> system?
>
> Don't freak out, it's OK believe me if Uncle Sam wants in your computer
> the only way you could slow him down from getting in it is to drop it in
> the Marianas Trench and the only safe hard drive is one that has 50 holes
> drilled into it and drop it into that trench.
>
> now to your question the "collected data" is what is collected from
> system restore and as far as I know, no personal data is collected and
> stored there, at some point we have to believe the "Uncle Bill" and powers
> at be.
>
> I have no idea what "Sifxinst" and "Prismxl" are or what program they are
> attached to if any.
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