# Answer me this **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 9, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867 "2003-06-09T21:07:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eilsoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc348/32.png) [@eilsoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eilsoe)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/1 "2003-06-09T21:07:32Z")
I have a website open in the background, and I’m writing my gf on icq, all of a sudden, my website is selected and it opens some [www.collegeloan.com](http://www.collegeloan.com) site (or something like that), and my icq message doesn’t contain half of what I wrote! (???) it’s done this a few times today, it’s hella annoying!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/2 "2003-06-09T21:09:01Z")
hmm, run spybot search and destroy. i bet its spyware ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/3 "2003-06-09T21:18:54Z")
I have S&D installed yes, I ran a search yesterday! grr… how does this wpyware get in? All I do is browse this forum… mostly… icq maybe? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/4 "2003-06-09T21:20:57Z")
e-mail? i donno, i am _almost_ the same. but my e-mail is litterally flooded w/spam everyday i didnt check for a week and something like 800 spams were in my inbox! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/5 "2003-06-09T21:26:08Z")
yeah, me 2… I’ve made a habit of deleting spam mail 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/6 "2003-06-09T21:33:44Z")
i tried to filter it but it just was to much ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/7 "2003-06-10T00:12:23Z")
if icq has partner software with it, then it could be looking for internet explorer, if its already open it could be using the active window…but if its college loan ads, i think its spyware, whether it came with icq or not; that college loan ad is usually generated in such a matter ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/8 "2003-06-10T00:30:07Z")
> \*Originally posted by eilsoe \* > \*\*I have a website open in the background, and I’m writing my gf on icq, all of a sudden, my website is selected and it opens some [www.collegeloan.com](http://www.collegeloan.com) site (or something like that), and my icq message doesn’t contain half of what I wrote! (???) it’s done this a few times today, it’s hella annoying!! \*\* I had the same problem. It stopped after I turned off cookies. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/9 "2003-06-10T00:44:14Z")
I stopped using ICQ because of crazy stuff like that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/10 "2003-06-10T00:48:40Z")
i never liked ICQ :-. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/11 "2003-06-10T00:56:45Z")
i liked it, but no one around here uses it 😕 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/12 "2003-06-10T00:58:55Z")
I use it all the time. Did you know ICQ stands for I seek you ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/13 "2003-06-10T01:00:42Z")
icq?? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/14 "2003-06-10T01:42:31Z")
yes, get it? eye, seak, ewe … I, C, Q :beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/15 "2003-06-10T01:43:49Z")
lol ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/16 "2003-06-10T01:44:03Z")
use Trillian and your problems will go away. [http://www.trillian.cc](http://www.trillian.cc) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/17 "2003-06-10T02:32:31Z")
trillian is buggy on some machines though ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/18 "2003-06-10T05:20:10Z")
yep, I’ve been using icq for several years now, and I’ve never had any trouble with it… except now… if it IS icq that’s wrecking my com. I tried trillian once, now THAT screwed my com… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/19 "2003-06-10T06:04:08Z")
trillian is cool except you cant change your profile :-\ - other than that trillian rules. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/answer-me-this/22867/20 "2003-06-10T07:16:56Z")
i’m sure you already know about most of these, but a lot of people don’t. the following are a few ways i keep my machine running like butter (and 99% spyware/adware free!). if you’re on a windows machine (not windows 2000–\>you have to edit the registry to do this trick), go to start–\>run and then type “msconfig” and then take out all the bad things in the startup menu and in the services menu…as a good rule of thumb, i take out anything i don’t recognize…don’t worry, if you accidentally take out something that you want to be in startup, you can always add it back in later. note: nothing is actually needed in the startup for windows to run correctly…take it all out if you wish! next, go into your add/remove programs and uninstall anything that you don’t recognize (especially [new.net](http://new.net), bonzi buddy, gator, etc). then, run a full system scan with norton’s antivirus or a free web scanner (like [http://housecall.antivirus.com](http://housecall.antivirus.com) ) IN SAFEMODE. i feel that it does a better job scanning while in safemode. finally, download Adware from [cnet.com](http://cnet.com), run a full system scan of it in safemode also, and delete anything that it finds. that’s it! after doing these things my machine always runs great and i don’t have to worry about any spyware/adware. one last thing…i found this nifty little program for Windows XP Pro machines (sorry, it won’t work on XP Home)…go to start–\>run and then type “gpedit.msc” there’s a motherload of stuff to tweak in there! hope this helps! -teet