Madmanmcp
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A scrollbar appears when the frame is too big to fit in the browser window. If you expand the width of the whole browser window the frame will probably drop the scollbar.
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That is 100% possible. However, not much one could do in that case is there?
Bottom line is its covered in the TOS. The customer is responsible for all actions performed on their account, whether they are aware of it or not. This is a standard clause and is necessary to protect all customers.
It is also a very harsh stance to take against the unaware and the uniformed computer user.
Now I (we) do not have access to all the information in this particular instance, nor do I wish to see it, and it could be possible that this crossma individual is actually innocent of all knowlege of the infraction. Its also possible that he/she is 100% guilty, they could be lying thru their teeth to avoid prosecution.
My question was just to bring to the attention of everyone that this COULD happen to anyone of us.
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By the way, Madmanmcp posted a comment about BO ... what is that?
BO stands for Back Orifice, a remote access administration tool used by hackers.
"if Back Orifice is running in your computer, a remote operator anywhere on the global Internet can gain access and do almost anything you can do on your computer -- and some things you can't do"
There are several ways it can be installed on a computer and there are hundreds of different kinds of programs similar to it.
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Hi Bill, is it also possible that a BO program was installed on crossma's home computer. The hacker would then be operating from the hacked computers ISP and you would not be able to determine this?
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crossma. you may not know about it but someone could have gotten access to your account...it DOES happen. They could have cracked your password or installed a keylogger program on your computer and gotten the username and password.
Sorry but these things do happen, yes I know me saying sorry doesn't help you.
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But the monitor is one of the big, bulky things I'm trying to avoid bringing.
Well Flat Panels are not that bulky and mine has the speakers built into the stand so you kill two birds with one stone
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Robert, when I had problems with dropped internet it was resolved by a flash upgrade on the router. Check the router web page for updates. Or it could be the card which you are already checking.
As far as your settings not sticking I don't know. But a reinstall of XP over the existing can't hurt and it will be quick an simple fix if it works.
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Well the first place I would check is Earthlink
.Try their Network Status page:
http://support.earthlink.net/harvest_inc/S...status_pop.html
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Lisa, for years I set up a "laptop" on my wife's desk at home and thats what she wanted for her "Desktop". Now I added all the necessities, an external monitor, a mouse and a keyboard so it had the whole desktop feel to it. Then we connected whatever extras she needed or had...PDA, cameras, printers.
I have no preference to suggest since I had several brands and they all did the job nicely, HP, Compaq, and IBM ( they are all still functional).
What I would suggest is you look for a middle of the road model, not the high-end top of the line speed demon or the low-end, slower, obsolete, fire sale model. These will put you in the 1200-1500 range and have plenty of power to run what you want.
Some will come with wireless already included, if not a wireless PCMCIA card will run $49 to $79...but will you have a wireless access point where you are going? If its a college dorm you probably will not and you need to look for wired ethernet.
You mention alot of addons and these maybe a bit tricky. Hopefully they are all USB and if so you could invest in a USB hub with 4 ports which will hopefully be enough.
To start off I would suggest you use some of your old hardware and leave the good stuff connected to your PC at home. You can purchase a good monitor later. The mouse and keyboard are cheap so you may have some cash left over to get them, otherwise use what you have.
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WEll XP doesn't come with a "disk check" as far as I know and as I said I am not sure if the Nortons you are using will work with an NTFS partition. If the XP supplied Disk defrag and cleanup worked you should be good to go and not need anything else.
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With Windows XP you more than likely have an NTFS partitioned HD and with that it takes a different way of running a disk check. Click on START | PROGRAMS | ACCESSORIES | SYSTEM TOOLS and the DISK DEFRAGMENTOR or DISK CLEANUP.
Not sure if you have the Nortons that will work with an NTFS disk.
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My problem went away when I got a new desktop machine.
LOL
Sounds like an expensive solution, but I guess you do what ya gotta do
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Maybe its stuck and needs a little push. Try these.
under Internet Options:
delete cookies
delete files
clear history
under Settings
lower the amount of disk space to use to zero
now close out IE and reboot computer
start IE and go back and reset the disk space to the amount you had before or a reasonable number for your available space
see if that clears it up. If not try clicking refresh on the pages to clear the old ones out.
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Hi Vargonuk, sorry I didn't reply to this when you first posted it, but I got busy and forgot about it.
When i connect the HOST computer to the internet, the CLIENT computer connects aswell, Great.The problem occures when i open IE on the CLIENT computer i am hit with this:Forbidden...Access denied by access control list
Although the CLIENT is connected.
You may need to clarify this a little because I may be confused about the meaning of your terms.
When you say "connected" or "connects" are you just talking about the physical cable that "connects" the computers? Or do you mean the "Internet" is connected and accessable on the computer?
The error message you mention is a message you get when trying to access a "resource" on a network and you do not have sufficient "rights" for what you want to do. Each computer on a network has an ACL (Access Control List) which defines who has what rights to the resources on their turf. So we jut need to figure out why you get that message and correct it
.I assume by the message that the "network connection" is working, one PC is talking to the other, you got a message from the other PC telling you you were a bad boy and can't do what you wanted to do.
As far as the internet being "connected" to both I cannot be sure with the little information supplied. How do you know its working on the client? what on the internet can you access if IE doesn't work?
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Kasey, from my experience with them they are just another program running on your computer, either a Java or Active-X program. They are run by simply just visiting a web page and you can usually find them as a button on the start bar or in taskmanager. If you are lucky and quick you can find and kill it and the popups will stop. Now in some cases your browser is "hijacked" and everytime you start it it goes to a new home page that it sets (without your permission) and the popups start all over again.
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I have to also agree with kajoiner, it is not "always" because of someone visiting these unmentionable sites. But in my experience the majority are for that reason. Now I have two sons age 15 and 18 which means my friends are because of associations with their friends parents so my views are tilted because of these factors.
Now I have personally witnessed first hand someone getting caught with these I AM A SPAMMER popups while researching something unrelated to I AM A SPAMMER on a search engine. Yes, it was me and it was actually here at work! I work in an open area (NOC) with three rows lined up with monitors and people sitting beside and in back of me. What can you tell them when every 10 seconds a new IE window pops up with somebody's sister in their birthday suit.
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Dont forget to check which start page is set in the browser too.
Thanks thats correct...I also forgot to mention running HiJackThis, which may be needed in this case.
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Ok, I'm home. How ironic, I have an email here from a friend asking me to make a return visit to remove the popup I AM A SPAMMER from the computer again.
What I usually do is attack these things from all angles and use several programs and methods. I first disconnect the computer from the network if they are connected, or disconnect them from the Internet if they are on DSL or Cable. Next I boot the computer into safe mode and start "cleaning house.
I'll run MSCONFIG from the command line and look for any strange things loading in STARTUP and uncheck the boxes (they can be rechecked later if needed). I also check the WIN.INI under LOAD= or RUN= to see if anything is loading there.
I then start runing the programs, no specific order just run them all. I use SpyBot, adware, TheCleaner, a virus scanner. Once these are done in Safemode I reboot normal and run them again.
IF you are lucky everthing is gone...but thats usually not what happens
. I usually run into problems where things are not able to be deleted or removed and I have to dig into my bag of tricks to get them to go away. Files are busy so they can't be deleted...I boot to a floppy disk into DOS and use editors or other programs I have to edit, change, delete or modify these files.I reboot normal and check again.
Good luck, I am off to help another friend...
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Kasey, yes I have had to fix lots of friends computers with the same symptoms...usually the house has teenage boys who are of course curious. At times it becomes a monstrous task to finally clean the system and 7 out of eight times the problem is back in a week (the kids go back to the same pages).
Let me leave work and I'll reply again when I get home, unless someone else beats me too it
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Rob, I also see your point, we just have different opinions on how to handle the problem
.I agree that yes there is a chance that one of the "bad guys" will also find the IIS exploit...but this maybe not happen for a long time. This may also give MS enough time to fix it and get a patch out before he finds it.
There are only two things for sure if the exploit is leaked to the public. The bad guys WILL know about before its fixed and be able to use it. AND, MS will now have to fix it ASAP.
The latter is the intended result and the former is the unintended side effect. I just feel the cure is not worth the harm it will obviously create.
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Rob, either one house or the whole block or "honest" person or otherwise, I still say its not right to make it public knowlege. It is also not right for my neighbor to make the key readily available, but I said thats why I originally told him about it.
You tell the one responsible for the problem and let them handle it. If they don't act and If you decide to force the issue by making it public knowlege then you are to blame also. You are now an accessory to the crime.
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I don't know about this one but I can remember several instances where honest folk found such vulnerabilities and reported it to Microsoft. After 2 weeks of no patches they decided to release their findings to the public to force MS to do something about it.
This makes them "honest"?
I know where my neighbor keeps the spare keys to his house. Since he doesn't change this because I told him it was unsafe, am I an "honest folk" if I post this information in the Local paper?
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Patching a hole in software is not as simple as patching a hole in the wall and placing a time deadline on it. They have to identify the hole and what pieces of the software are affected. They then need to come up with a "fix". Then they need to throughly test the software to see if it works and that nothing else was broken because of this "fix".
The fix may take days or months and the testing phase even longer. If you place a time deadline on it they will be forced to rush out a fix to avoid missing the deadline...AND it may cause other problems or not be a complete fix.
Weird Folder
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It was probably installed with the Webcam software.
This link may explain it better.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....buting_59pj.asp