tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post8535391468028414014..comments2024-03-28T19:58:04.966-04:00Comments on Cup on the Bus: A tough lessonJoanne Noragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-13368235301243673602015-05-03T05:13:41.621-04:002015-05-03T05:13:41.621-04:00Things like this are such a nuisance, they take ov...Things like this are such a nuisance, they take over your life and all your spare time as well as your browser. Hopefully things will be back to normal soon.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-18815909120742789392015-05-02T16:30:03.667-04:002015-05-02T16:30:03.667-04:00That makes me so mad! I've tried installing se...That makes me so mad! I've tried installing several programs and ended up with their own version of whichever search engine, usually Bing, which I also so not like. I also end up with their bookmarks bar and can't get rid of it! I've learned my lesson now about trying to download intriguing new programs and have crawled back under my rock. Not coming out for nothing and nobody! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-84671730054780099872015-05-02T15:50:13.108-04:002015-05-02T15:50:13.108-04:00I thank goodness for my partner every day and all ...I thank goodness for my partner every day and all her firewalls and whatnots that make no sense to me. She has saved our butts over and over again. So sorry this happened to you!!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-74554129432647254542015-05-02T11:36:49.708-04:002015-05-02T11:36:49.708-04:00reminds me of when I got my first computer +/- 199...reminds me of when I got my first computer +/- 1997. Daughter lived in LA and screens were saying, "illegal" and "caution". My daughter's phone response was, "lock your door and don't answer the phone". Will now refresh my security systems currently running and then go outside to watch snow peas popping up. ps. door is currently locked..lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396498563722858586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-84920227756471845052015-05-02T09:42:59.895-04:002015-05-02T09:42:59.895-04:00oh how frustrating, I have malware bytes which I u...oh how frustrating, I have malware bytes which I use once a week for malicious software and I also have piriform cleaner which deletes all cookies and saved info that I have looked at on my computer. also my virus protection has a button which can scan item before download, not sure it would have helped with trovi but good to know I am always hesitant to download anything.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-27246149955531141792015-05-01T19:56:34.707-04:002015-05-01T19:56:34.707-04:00Grrr! How maddening, makes you want to crawl thro...Grrr! How maddening, makes you want to crawl through the screen and strangle who ever did this to you.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-39082716532813870652015-05-01T17:57:09.722-04:002015-05-01T17:57:09.722-04:00How horrible and upsetting. I once clicked on a p...How horrible and upsetting. I once clicked on a program that claimed to do something to fix some problem I had. I believe it does fix the probolem but it hijacked a whole lot of things, and insisted on making my home page Yahoo of all things. <br /><br />I wonder if Foxfire is the same as what we call Firefox over here. <br /><br />I hope you are totally free of this pest soon. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-42115552521354289572015-05-01T15:09:28.271-04:002015-05-01T15:09:28.271-04:00This is just awful. I feel so sorry for you, Joan...This is just awful. I feel so sorry for you, Joanne.<br />I use IE exclusively and also subscribe to Norton Security.<br />So far, no problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-33492805297981636112015-05-01T14:36:34.183-04:002015-05-01T14:36:34.183-04:00You lost me at online solitaire. I've always l...You lost me at online solitaire. I've always like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-87582833050276646142015-05-01T13:47:27.976-04:002015-05-01T13:47:27.976-04:00Egads. That is why I never like to change from any...Egads. That is why I never like to change from anything. I had a similar thing happen to me with Chrome. Thankfully I was able to just take Chrome off and go back to IE. I loved how Chrome worked but not at the expense of everything else. I use a program called REVO that I use when I remove a program. It searches for all the places that program has hidden something and takes it off. I don't know if that would be useful to youPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-20110618977767347262015-05-01T07:47:21.932-04:002015-05-01T07:47:21.932-04:00Makes a person leery of their own computer - knowi...Makes a person leery of their own computer - knowing that just hitting a little button can have such atrocious results.The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-23978183310623927442015-05-01T07:05:27.601-04:002015-05-01T07:05:27.601-04:00Well let that be a lesson to all of us. Actually,...Well let that be a lesson to all of us. Actually, I am starting to toy with the idea of completely giving up the computer. I'll go have a nap and see if that idea fades away lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-69491483250797808592015-05-01T03:54:26.183-04:002015-05-01T03:54:26.183-04:00What a nightmare. If ever I unwittingly let some h...What a nightmare. If ever I unwittingly let some horrible application in - which I have done several times in the past - I go as deep into the guts of the machine as possible and pull it out by the roots, before deleting it as securely as possible. There are many sympathetic people out there who will tell you exactly what to do online, assuming that you can still independently get online. Just type in something like 'How do I get rid of Trovi?" and they will come to your rescue.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-28432581794384020582015-05-01T03:48:32.063-04:002015-05-01T03:48:32.063-04:00Holy Moley!! This makes me very glad I don't p...Holy Moley!! This makes me very glad I don't play games on my computer, also I have only one operating system.<br />it's Firefox, which you don't like and I can see why, but I've had no trouble with it. <br />I do have two anti virus programs which I run on a regular basis. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-4929392889994401632015-05-01T02:32:21.026-04:002015-05-01T02:32:21.026-04:00That is terrible. I know how frustrating and expe...That is terrible. I know how frustrating and expensive computer problems are.Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398380737025120541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-51126584089712011672015-04-30T23:46:00.637-04:002015-04-30T23:46:00.637-04:00What a nightmare to deal with! It was amazing that...What a nightmare to deal with! It was amazing that trovi could do so much damage so quickly! I am paranoid about opening up anything but I'm going to be extra careful now after reading of your experience. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-39570944895743896852015-04-30T23:01:09.417-04:002015-04-30T23:01:09.417-04:00I feel so bad for you. My son takes care of a lot ...I feel so bad for you. My son takes care of a lot of the computer issues. The new Microsoft programs are so protected that I am a little more confident. I know there have been several times with his own computer that my son was ready to throw up his hands and give up but he would finally win the day. Good luck on getting everything working right.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-32647418384402850832015-04-30T22:13:05.848-04:002015-04-30T22:13:05.848-04:00Okay, now I'm getting a little scared too ...Okay, now I'm getting a little scared too ...jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-37697689728619503742015-04-30T22:10:15.763-04:002015-04-30T22:10:15.763-04:00Hari OM
Yup. We all get our dose at some point. Th...Hari OM<br />Yup. We all get our dose at some point. This is one of the reasons I back up every two or three days, have two computers ....and still the gremlins slip in. Also all the security in the world is only as good as the last reported infection - like human antivirus, it is retrospective and it is fluke that a lot more of these invasions don't happen actually. As Joeh, said, our alertness is really the only barrier.<br /><br />All that aside, I hope the back is holding up under this new and additional 'straw'!!! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-51250928161837961092015-04-30T21:48:38.451-04:002015-04-30T21:48:38.451-04:00Oh my, sometimes, I think that I should just shut ...Oh my, sometimes, I think that I should just shut down all this technology and return to paper, pen and pencil.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-80084928700752276552015-04-30T21:29:56.938-04:002015-04-30T21:29:56.938-04:00So sorry for all the problems. I hope you are all ...So sorry for all the problems. I hope you are all sorted soon. xxJoyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-76571332246470444022015-04-30T20:58:14.865-04:002015-04-30T20:58:14.865-04:00This sort of thing scares the pants off me. If I s...This sort of thing scares the pants off me. If I see anything I don't understand I call Chris. His yay or nay is the deciding factor. It also means that he'll get the blame. It's a win win for me!<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-47175619782720182892015-04-30T20:41:20.105-04:002015-04-30T20:41:20.105-04:00And I think the benefit to the Mac is the Hackers ...And I think the benefit to the Mac is the Hackers concentrate on the PC as there are so many more users they get more bang for the buck. Mac users should not get to high and mighty, when their system becomes dominant, they will be hacked as well!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-31973727663047273822015-04-30T20:39:38.896-04:002015-04-30T20:39:38.896-04:00They should track these pricks down and water boar...They should track these pricks down and water board them for a couple of days or more and finally forget to bring them up!<br /><br />I will no longer open any website sent to me from email regardless of who it looks like the sender is, and still I know I will be tricked again, they just keep at it and eventually you are not paying full attention.<br /><br />Arrrgh, I feel you pain!!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-91010993069699027412015-04-30T20:20:38.895-04:002015-04-30T20:20:38.895-04:00I have lots of security, including two of the thre...I have lots of security, including two of the three you cite. I won't even type the full name of this hijack program for fear of downloading it again. It's been years since I was tricked. I would email this fellow and tell him his program acquired a virus except I don't want to run the risk.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com