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  1. Thread: Wild Tangent?

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    Thanks,Tom. Problem is....I [I]didn't[I]...

    Thanks,Tom.
    Problem is....I [I]didn't[I] download any games....hmmm.......
    I was,tho, clicking on some of my desktop icons to see what they were all about.
    Again,preloaded stuff from Microsoft. I...
  2. Thread: Wild Tangent?

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    I just ran my usual weekly Spybot S+D scan. ...

    I just ran my usual weekly Spybot S+D scan.
    Earlier in the week I downloaded Windows Live ID (aka windows messenger), but haven't used the program yet.
    After running my scan today,the red entry...
  3. Thread: Scan results

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    Scan results

    I have been using S+D for a long time, latest version as far as I know.
    Scan results always come back with that congrats message,no immediate threats found line.
    All well+good,but....tracking...
  4. Thread: Mirror sites?

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    Thanks for your input. After making the changes...

    Thanks for your input. After making the changes you suggested, do I have to always run Spybot in the advanced mode then? I did set it back to default(basic), but am not sure if all the "ticks" or...
  5. Thread: Mirror sites?

    by honu1
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    Mirror sites?

    I've been checking thru this forum,but haven't found an answer....yet.
    Every week i run Spybot S+D, 1.5.2. I always first search for updates. There are so many different locations in the U.S., that...
  6. Thread: TeaTimer quirk?

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    Thanks honda!:bigthumb: Your directions +screen...

    Thanks honda!:bigthumb:
    Your directions +screen shot were very helpful. I was concerned about even going to the advanced mode as it warned me that doing so could alter my system if I didn't know...
  7. Thread: TeaTimer quirk?

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    So as I am a novice user, really, is there any...

    So as I am a novice user, really, is there any disadvantage to not using the tea timer portion of Spybot? It just gets me all tensed up when I have to sort out that allow or deny part.

    I have...
  8. Thread: TeaTimer quirk?

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    So are you implying that someone or something may...

    So are you implying that someone or something may be trying to invade my system?
    My computer was on, but I was not surfing the web nor reading emails.
    This tea timer facet of Spybot S+D has made...
  9. Thread: TeaTimer quirk?

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    Thanks for the input. My system is acting...

    Thanks for the input. My system is acting normally at shutdown, so that's a relief.
    I don't understand why resident should give me an alert tho, when I'm not actively using my system. It happened...
  10. Thread: TeaTimer quirk?

    by honu1
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    TeaTimer quirk?

    I really don't understand how tea timer works with S+D.
    The past couple of nights that I have tried to shut down my computer, I get an error message, quite lengthy, with a lot of numbers. But the is...
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