Another Crock Of Fuvg Spyware Program
p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be
"spyware" removers, many sites have them as such. One of these
programs is a crock of fuvg.
I'm speaking of the program at this site - among other sites, as
well:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/Index-dat-Scanner.shtml
or
http://download.cnet.com/Index-dat-Scanner/3000-2144_4-10465583.html
I used it, and after getting rid of all my Index.dat files in Win XP
by using a dos bat file, this bugger kept showing me a whole bunch of
files from many other drives, of which I have 5, as being locked into
some index.dat file or other on my comp. According to my Windows
SEARCH, there were no other index.dat files left on any drive of my
computer, yet this fraudulent program claims there is. Looking
further into its list, I found that this bummer was merely saving
various file titles from my drives and claiming them to be inside some
index.file or other.
I use a 2-3 different eraser programs to get rid of files, but they
miss deleting two of them; namely,
C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\cookies
and
C:\Windows\pchealth\helpctr\offlinecache.
Remembering a bit of my DOS days, I made the following text file,
saved as a .bat file, to get rid of those two remaining index.dat
files.
cd C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\cookies
del C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\cookies
cd: C:\Windows\pchealth\helpctr\offlinecache
del C:\Windows\pchealth\helpctr\offlinecache
I placed this in the C: folder named as DeleteIndex.bat and merely run
it from there. You do have to answer 'Yes' to the command line
question allowing the files to be deleted. There is a DOS command one
can put into the batch file to take care of that automatically, but
it's been too many years since my using DOS, and I have forgotten it.
If you use Windows SEARCH to find all your index.dat files, you can
place their paths into this batch file, also. That will take care of
them. So much for another phony "spyware" program.
Yeah, I know it's newbie/novice stuff, but there are a lot of
newbies/novices reading this group.
kristlebawl
> Although I realize Index.dat scanner/remover programs are not exactly
> "spyware" removers, many sites have them as such. One of these
> programs is a crock of fuvg.
>
>
> I used it, and after getting rid of all my Index.dat files in Win XP
> by using a dos bat file, this bugger kept showing me a whole bunch of
> files from many other drives, of which I have 5, as being locked into
> some index.dat file or other on my comp. According to my Windows
> SEARCH, there were no other index.dat files left on any drive of my
> computer, yet this fraudulent program claims there is. Looking
> further into its list, I found that this bummer was merely saving
> various file titles from my drives and claiming them to be inside some
> index.file or other.
>
> I use a 2-3 different eraser programs to get rid of files, but they
> miss deleting two of them; namely,
>
>
> If you use Windows SEARCH to find all your index.dat files, you can
> place their paths into this batch file, also. That will take care of
> them. So much for another phony "spyware" program.
>
> Yeah, I know it's newbie/novice stuff, but there are a lot of
> newbies/novices reading this group.
You aren't talking about an AntiSpyware program, you're complaining
about a specific search tool. I doesn't do anything except locate all
of your index.dat files.
The only purposed for it, as stated in the description, is to see if the
privacy program you used to delete the index.dat files actually did find
and delete them all.
In case you missed it, index.dat files are _not_ spyware, just data
files, so you really want to worry about the actual spyware that
exploits your data.
--
KristleBawl
"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto."
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p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be
Try reading my post again and notice the conditional quote marks
around the word spyware in some lines. Know what they mean?
>The only purposed for it, as stated in the description, is to see if the
>privacy program you used to delete the index.dat files actually did find
>and delete them all.
Where did I say differently?
>In case you missed it, index.dat files are _not_ spyware, just data
>files, so you really want to worry about the actual spyware that
>exploits your data.
I think you have a reading comprehension problem - along with a few
other attitude problems.
(I was trying to help some, but, then, this *is* Usenet.)
Daave
> Although I realize Index.dat scanner/remover programs are not exactly
> "spyware" removers, many sites have them as such. One of these
> programs is a crock of fuvg.
What is fuvg? I take it is a bad thing, whatever it is!
p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be
I used ROT13 to enclose a naughty word. This used to be a common
practice when Usenet was civil, before it fell into its dark age of
being overpopulated by spoiled, foul-mouthed brats.
In my newsreader, Agent, there is a setting for ROT13 to encode a word
such as s??t. you select the word and apply ROT13 to it. For
example, a terribly politically incorrect word these days with many is
the word 'Christmas' which becomes Puevfgznf when encoded.
From:
http://www.glassgiant.com/geek/rot13/
ROT13 Encoder / Decoder ROT13 is a very simple encryption method. It
is usually used to encode text so that it cannot be read
accidentally. Normally it is used for spoilers (i.e. "Gur tvey va gur
Pelvat Tnzr vf n zna" ) or for off-color jokes (i.e. "'Unir lbh rire
frra zbguonyyf?' 'Lrf.' 'Ubj qvq lbh trg gurve gval yrtf ncneg?" ).
Many newsreaders include ROT13 decoding features, though it's use
seems to be declining.
Method Only alphabetic characters are encoded. This is done by simply
ROTating the letter forwards or backwards 13 letters. For example,
'A' is letter 1. Adding 13 to 1 gives you 14. The fourteenth letter
is 'N'. Therefore 'A' becomes 'N'. 'N', on the other hand, becomes
'A' (14 - 13 = 1). This means you can undo ROT13 encoding by simply
encoding it again.
Han
news:r8tvg51o4c9m5jpp3...@4ax.com:
Thanks for the clarification. Xnews does ROT13 just fine!
However, if you encode shit, it still means shit. So I do not see how
encoding makes it more "polite". It's like spelling a bad word in front
of a 3-year old. It is still a bad word.
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
Lil' Abner
news:Xns9CD07876...@207.246.207.189:
I dunno, "fuvg" has a nice ring to it... :-)
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p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be
ROT13 encoding does not offend those of more delicate sensibilities
once they learn not to decode ROT 13 messages or words. It serves as
a delicate warning. It's simply more polite than spewing obscenities
all over Usenet.
David H. Lipman
| On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:51:55 -0500, "Daave" <da...@example.com> wrote:
>>p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be wrote:
>>> Although I realize Index.dat scanner/remover programs are not exactly
>>> "spyware" removers, many sites have them as such. One of these
>>> programs is a crock of fuvg.
>>What is fuvg? I take it is a bad thing, whatever it is!
| I used ROT13 to enclose a naughty word. This used to be a common
| practice when Usenet was civil, before it fell into its dark age of
| being overpopulated by spoiled, foul-mouthed brats.
Rediculous !
Just type sh!t and that's that.
--
Dave
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Gary Woods
>I dunno, "fuvg" has a nice ring to it... :-)
Furrfu.
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kristlebawl
> I dunno, "fuvg" has a nice ring to it... :-)
I prefer frell, frak, felgercarb, poodoo, shazbot, smurf, dren, fug,
furgle, nerfherder, nimnul, Shol'vah, vandrook and petaQ, because they
go right over so many heads.
--
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Han
news:ub50h5hrksb52317q...@4ax.com:
>>Thanks for the clarification. Xnews does ROT13 just fine!
>>However, if you encode shit, it still means shit. So I do not see how
>>encoding makes it more "polite". It's like spelling a bad word in front
>>of a 3-year old. It is still a bad word.
>
> ROT13 encoding does not offend those of more delicate sensibilities
> once they learn not to decode ROT 13 messages or words. It serves as
> a delicate warning. It's simply more polite than spewing obscenities
> all over Usenet.
But now we know that those funny words are really obscenities, and we
should be "offended" by those who use them ...
<tongue in cheek>
Rube Bumpkin
> From: <p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be>
>
> | On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:51:55 -0500, "Daave" <da...@example.com> wrote:
>
>>> p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be wrote:
>>>> Although I realize Index.dat scanner/remover programs are not exactly
>>>> "spyware" removers, many sites have them as such. One of these
>>>> programs is a crock of fuvg.
>
>>> What is fuvg? I take it is a bad thing, whatever it is!
>
>
> | I used ROT13 to enclose a naughty word. This used to be a common
> | practice when Usenet was civil, before it fell into its dark age of
> | being overpopulated by spoiled, foul-mouthed brats.
>
> Rediculous !
>
> Just type sh!t and that's that.
>
I like what they've done in the new "Mr. Fox" (or whatever it's called)
movie. They use 'cuss' for everything. "Are you cussing with me?" "Don't
cuss with me." "I don't give a cuss"
RB
har...@wherever.you.want.me.to.be
<DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>From: <p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be>
>
>| On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:51:55 -0500, "Daave" <da...@example.com> wrote:
>
>>>p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be wrote:
>>>> Although I realize Index.dat scanner/remover programs are not exactly
>>>> "spyware" removers, many sites have them as such. One of these
>>>> programs is a crock of fuvg.
>
>>>What is fuvg? I take it is a bad thing, whatever it is!
>
>
>| I used ROT13 to enclose a naughty word. This used to be a common
>| practice when Usenet was civil, before it fell into its dark age of
>| being overpopulated by spoiled, foul-mouthed brats.
>
>Rediculous !
>
>Just type sh!t and that's that.
I've Plonked! this foul mouthed jerk in another group. I guess I just
have to Plonk! the fool globally.
Consider yourself Plonked, Mr. Angry Fuvg.
p...@wherever.you.want.it.to.be
wrote:
snip
>cd C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\cookies
>del C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\cookies
>cd: C:\Windows\pchealth\helpctr\offlinecache
>del C:\Windows\pchealth\helpctr\offlinecache
>
>I placed this in the C: folder named as DeleteIndex.bat and merely run
>it from there. You do have to answer 'Yes' to the command line
>question allowing the files to be deleted. There is a DOS command one
>can put into the batch file to take care of that automatically, but
>it's been too many years since my using DOS, and I have forgotten it.
>
The command is to space past the last character in the del line and
add /y. It then won't stop for your 'yes' input.
Example:
del C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\cookies /y