You can find the entire thread (#94) here... //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/06-2005/threads.html If that is broken, try http://tinyurl.com/7lly2 Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 2:41 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: spyware software? > Can someone send me the post on booting in safe mode and scanning as I > missed that (deleted) and would like to read it. > > Thanks, > christy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <dktrfaustus@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 8:19 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: spyware software? > > >> milady and Don wrote: >>> Good explanation...thanks. I needed that. Never heard any such before. >>> Have to change the way I do things... ML >>> >>> >>> Thanks for that explanation. I read "scan" as to mean scan as in >>> preventive measures rather than scan as in finding infections. I >>> concur that virtually all scans for clean up reasons must be done in >>> Safe mode. >>> Don >> >> >> I'm glad I made some sort of sense in the end... :) >> There's always a danger of clouding the issue when you post at such >> length. >> >> ML - yes, it can be quite a shock to the system when you discover the >> time you've been wasting [hunting for malware outside of Safe mode]. >> I imagine a lot of people here, even if they don't do it as part of >> their work, like to help out friends and relatives by scanning their >> computers, and I wouldn't like them to waste months of their life, as >> I did at first, scanning to no avail. That's why I'm so emphatic >> about imparting this little tidbit. >> [I have to say, I miss Guitar Man's contributions on subjects like >> this - he was very knowledgable on virii, and always had a healthy >> urge to write about his "collection"; those who feel like a trip down >> memory lane should check out the YahooGroups message archive. <g>] >> >> Don - thanks for concurring, and yes, reading back, I can see how >> that confusion in my wording could occur - my bad. >> >> >> Faustus >> >> >> >> -- >> <Please delete this line and everything below.> >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> >> > > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/