Re: WinFixer 2005

Finding newsgroup messages:
Two main choices
#1. Use your newsreader; the directions are in the 'Help' file of
Outlook Express. The search function of Outlook Express will only search
headers you have download, and search posts you have downloaded.

#2. Use Google. Google will search across newsgroups and will
search ALL posts from a few hours from the present to years in the past.
a. Google has the archieves of all Usenet newsgroups (and
defacto Usenet newsgroups like the microsoft.public.* constellation. These
google archieves extend years into the past, while news servers hold posts
for a limited time that depends on who is maintaining the server.
b. To use Google newsgroup search to search in Usenet
newsgroups
(1.) go to http://www.google.com/
(2.) left click on [groups] (above the fill-in
slot)
(3.) right click on [advanced search] (to the
right of the 'Search Groups' button
(4.) fill in the search information in the
appropriate slots
(5.) Example searches
(a.) entering
microsoft.public.security.virus in the 'Group' slot
AND
David H. Lipman in the
'Author' slot
returns ~ 3330 cites
(b.) entering the words [ virus
remove ] in the 'with all of the words' slot
AND
microsoft.public.security.virus
in the 'Group' slot
AND
David H. Lipman in the
'Author' slot
returns ~ 534 cites
(c.) entering the words [ Swen
worm ] in the 'with all of the words' slot
AND
microsoft.public.security.virus
in the 'Group' slot
AND
Phil Weldon in the 'Author'
slot
returns ~ 261 cites.

I think form this you can see that David H. Lipman is a very frequent poster
(in fact I am suprised there were not a lot more cites). Though I have
worked with computers since 1965, my experience with malware is fairly
limited, and I try to restrain my posts to subjects with which I have some
experience.

Keep in mind that 'Google Groups' are not the same as Usenet newsgroups, and
tend to be frequented by less knowledgeable users.

I use the google search to find information and ALSO to check the
reliability of posters based on looking at the range of what they have
posted and checking some of the replies. Of course, some posters change
their name quite often to defeat this kind of check-up.

I hope this helps, and makes newsgroups more valuble to you.

Phil Weldon


"Phyllis" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OvNUKXo9FHA.2364@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Again, thank you for your help in my time of need. There is one thing
that
| I am going to have to do, and that is to learn more on how to use the
| newsgroups. I don't know how to search in Outlook Express for past
| discussions on the problem at hand. If I had I might have found the post
by
| Jim Byrd. I did contact the person by e-mail on McAfee Forum that was
| supposed to have developed the tool that you sent to me. He e-mailed me
| back and said that it would be impossible for someone else to take credit
| for the work he had done because he had a welcome screen at the beginning
of
| the fix. I don't remember seeing that welcome screen, but my memory is
not
| what it used to be. Anyway, no matter to me who wrote the thing, it
worked,
| and I appreciate very much the help.
|
| "Service Mstr" <fivecornersme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:uNulCPh9FHA.3132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >I have been harassed for over 6 months now by both the stalker Leythos
and
| >David. Every post I make gets criticized, just like this one will. I
| >reported over 3 weeks ago that there was a fix and where to get it. That
| >got ignored because of the flame war started by both David H Lipman and
| >Leythos the stalker. That link has even been posted at lease 3 times by
Jim
| >Byrd MVP. I don't have control over what people choose to read in these
| >groups but email is different. I have helped well over 111 people with
that
| >tool including you. In fact it was your post that said it had worked that
| >started the flood of emails to me. Most had referenced your post in their
| >emails. I don't know if you had noticed or not but the replies you got
from
| >your post from both David and especially leythos were condescending and
| >criticizing you for even sending me an email, they could care less about
| >your problem. They both were pissed because I had a fix that worked. Not
| >once did they ask me for it. Even now if you read David's response he is
| >still trying to discredit me by suggesting I did something wrong by not
| >posting the link and not giving credit to the author. I contacted the
| >author after you said it worked and I gave him credit. I also asked him
if
| >it was ok to send it to others in need. His answer was yes as long as I
| >point them to his link in the forum. I have done that. That is how
Leythos
| >found it because he was looking for dirt anything he can to discredit me
| >for providing a fix so he stooped so low as to email someone who I sent
the
| >fix to and asked them for the name of the program. I'm sure he was hoping
I
| >would say that it was my program, He was disappointed. Leythos not once
| >offered any help to anyone on this topic. I am an expert in Spyware and
an
| >expert in using Hijackthis. This fix has been posted in my forums for a
| >while now. I do not post the names of those forums because of the
Stalkers
| >mentioned before, however they are well known and get plenty of traffic.
| >Now before Leythos or David contacts the author and starts complaining
| >about me calling me pcbutts1, my name is Sharon and the author knows me
by
| >that name. Feel free to contact him to verify what I have just said.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "Phyllis" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:eICx3Ug9FHA.1520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >>
| >> "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
| >> news:OAtLiPe9FHA.808@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >>> From: "ChickInTx" <ChickInTx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| >>>
| >>> | I gone through this entire thread looking for help and instead there
| >>> are
| >>> | adults acting as flipping kids. Post your dam help then move on. It
| >>> P***es
| >>> | me off when people just can't post their link or help they have to
add
| >>> other
| >>> | non-important crap. I spent 30 minutes looking for something that
| >>> will help
| >>> | and instead I was reading a soap opera betweem grown dam men.
| >>> |
| >>> | NOW- I need something that will fix this problem David yours did
not
| >>> work
| >>> | plan and simple so I need another suggestion. Can somebody who
knows
| >>> what
| >>> | they are doing and that is a grown-up like myself help me? I do not
| >>> want to
| >>> | deal with anybody that acts like they are 2. And just give me the
| >>> help not
| >>> | and explanation how you hate this person, this person is trying to
| >>> shut you
| >>> | down, or how so and so's code/programs/whatever does not work.
| >>> |
| >>> | Thanks in advance
| >>> |
| >>> | "ernest" wrote:
| >>> |
| >>>
| >>> Sorry Ernest that my utility didn't work. There is no reason to have
to
| >>> send email to
| >>> anybody to get the following utility.
| >>>
| >>> Adware-Virtumundo Removal Tool v1.2
| >>>
| >>> http://secured2k.home.comcast.net/tools/VirtumundoBeGone.exe
| >>>
| >>> secured2K is the author and you can get his tool from the above URL.
| >>>
| >>> --
| >>> Dave
| >>> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
| >>> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
| >>>
| >>>
| >> If this link was known, why wasn't it posted at the VERY beginning of
| >> this mess. That is the tool that will clean WinFixer. Does the author
| >> not frequent the newsgroups to offer his help, and in turn get the
credit
| >> for it? Thanks for finally posting the fix.
| >>
| >
| >
|
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