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A big FUCK YOU to Allakhazam
Posted: March 6, 2003, 3:00 pm
by miir
I can tolerate popups...
What I cannot tolerate is
popups that install spyware.
What enrages me even more are these fucking pricks who claim their spyware is something that it is not.
Do you want to install and run "Virtual Bouncer, to check your computer for Adware and Spyware, and accept this license agreement....
This piece of shit program is spyware that uses other spyware programs to gather its information.
It can also silently run an 'update' program that can download and excute arbitrary code.
The latest version of Ad-Aware will clean this shit of your system if it has already installed itself.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Re: A big FUCK YOU to Allakhazam
Posted: March 6, 2003, 3:04 pm
by Cartalas
miir wrote:I can tolerate popups...
What I cannot tolerate is
popups that install spyware.
What enrages me even more are these fucking pricks who claim their spyware is something that it is not.
Do you want to install and run "Virtual Bouncer, to check your computer for Adware and Spyware, and accept this license agreement....
This piece of shit program is spyware that uses other spyware programs to gather its information.
It can also silently run an 'update' program that can download and excute arbitrary code.
The latest version of Ad-Aware will clean this shit of your system if it has already installed itself.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
This is why I only surf the Web form my wifes computer
Posted: March 6, 2003, 3:13 pm
by Aslanna
That's why I block pop-ups. Although some get by still.
Posted: March 6, 2003, 3:20 pm
by Winnow
I think it's ghey that IE doesn't have built in Pop Up protection options.
There should be options:
-never open more than one browser window
-confirm additional browser windows
What would be so hard about that?
Posted: March 6, 2003, 3:23 pm
by miir
That's not the point.
You can have your security settings in IE catch any shit like this before it installs, but most people don't bother.
Allakhazam has been a part of the EQ community for years.
I would hope that they would scrutinize their advertisers better than this.
Spyware like this does nothing but piss people off.
Posted: March 6, 2003, 4:07 pm
by Winnow
miir wrote:That's not the point.
You can have your security settings in IE catch any shit like this before it installs, but most people don't bother.
Allakhazam has been a part of the EQ community for years.
I would hope that they would scrutinize their advertisers better than this.
Spyware like this does nothing but piss people off.
I didnt say it was the point. Do I ever address the actual point of a post here? Nay!
What's the option for ZERO pop ups in IE? I'm sure it would help all the people using pop up software for this fix. Thanks Miir.
Posted: March 6, 2003, 4:18 pm
by Ogbar
This is why I use Mozilla, with the zero tollerance for popups set. God, the web is finally back to the way it was when Al Gore first invented it.
Posted: March 6, 2003, 4:23 pm
by kurzweil
Posted: March 6, 2003, 4:26 pm
by Xouqoa
Winnow wrote:I think it's ghey that IE doesn't have built in Pop Up protection options.
There should be options:
-never open more than one browser window
-confirm additional browser windows
What would be so hard about that?
http://www.opera.com
Posted: March 6, 2003, 4:29 pm
by Winnow
Xouqoa wrote:Winnow wrote:I think it's ghey that IE doesn't have built in Pop Up protection options.
There should be options:
-never open more than one browser window
-confirm additional browser windows
What would be so hard about that?
http://www.opera.com
I dont want to use opera. That doesnt have all the features of IE. All I want is IE to have an option to eliminate pop-ups built into it.
Posted: March 6, 2003, 6:09 pm
by pyrella
Posted: March 7, 2003, 3:13 am
by noel
Opera sucks. Popups that install spyware suck.
Premium Allakazam membership takes away all of the ads.
Posted: March 7, 2003, 11:13 am
by miir
Got an email back from Allakhazams and he said that one was 'snuck' into rotation and has since been removed.
Good stuff.
Posted: March 7, 2003, 12:03 pm
by Janx
Try Avant(sp). Its a "shell" for IE that has all the cool features of mozilla/opera (tab'd browsing, popup blocking etc..) but is still IE.
Posted: March 7, 2003, 1:41 pm
by Winnow
Janx wrote:Try Avant(sp). Its a "shell" for IE that has all the cool features of mozilla/opera (tab'd browsing, popup blocking etc..) but is still IE.
Thanks Janx, I'll check it out.
Posted: March 7, 2003, 1:50 pm
by Zamtuk
Post link to avant please.
Posted: March 9, 2003, 5:15 am
by Siji
Posted: March 9, 2003, 6:14 am
by Karae
Yea, avant owns everything.
Posted: March 9, 2003, 12:12 pm
by Aaeamdar
Nice call. Avant is eally well done.