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Re: [OT] Re: VERY strange problem? HELP!

• Posted by "William Heimbigner" <icxcnika at hotpop.com> Jun 28, 2004
• 527 views

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Getz" <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: VERY strange problem? HELP!


>
>
> posted by: Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com>
>
> CoJaBo wrote:
> > Yes, I know. The cracker wasn't too happy when I decoded that
> > and posted "What do you mean "I am the end!"?"!
> > Also the strangest value ?time() displayed (-3812688), when
> > you remove the '-' and convert it into hexadecimal, it is the ASCII
> > code for ""! This is where I got "54484520454E44" to call the
> > cracker, I don't even know what the cracker actually wants to be called.
> >
>
> I get hit about once per week too so i know the problems that can
> come up.
>
> I've had all kinds of funny stuff going on...from installing
> 'toolbars' in my IE to deleting programs.
For any IE problems, run a google search on 'Hijack This!' Its great. Ull
see.
> One time i went to open a simple text file using Notepad and
> got the error message something like
> "Unable to open file, cant find Notepad.exe"
> Now why on earth would a web site want to delete your Notepad????
A web site couldn't do that unless you have REALLY low security settings.
Anyway, for solving spyware problems, i got some suggestions:

Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org  -  free
Spyware Blaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com - free

> Only thing i can say is run a virus detector of some kind.

Lol. Sorry to break it to ya, but dealing with spyware via antivirus
software works very poorly.
Fact of the matter is, when it comes to spyware, AV wont do jack.

Well, check em out!
William Heimbigner