Thank you Don. Christy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 4:41 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: spyware software? > 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/ > > -- <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/