Re: BYEBYEADS.com C&C

From: YK (YKnot_at_home.invalid)
Date: 07/20/03 

Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:08:53 -0400

Shenan T. Stanley wrote:
> Jeff C <> wrote:
>> I am submitting this message to hopefully get the
>> attention of MS developers to crack down on places like
>> BYEBYEADS.com They have found my IP address or installed
>> a program on my system without my permission and send me a
>> message every hour give or take. It interupts my
>> processing, games, work, CD-Burning and everything else.
>> They say i need to pay $25 to rid myself of these
>> messages. I want MS to look into this company and take
>> the necessary action to stop this company from
>> unauthorized access into my system.
>
> You need to enable either your built in firewall or install and
> configure a third party firewall. (the only people I KNOW cannot do
> the built in firewall are you poor AOL users. AOL, in their genius,
> has futzed up some works and the built in software doesn't work with
> AOL, you WILL have to get a third party application and learn to use
> it - sorry - it's the price you pay for going AOL, I guess. heh)
<snip>

Felt I had to put the C&C warning as I had a good laugh at your answer but
it is so true.

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