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Outfoxing Winfixer
Jan. 3rd, 2006 12:02 amHey.
Found out (through process of elimination) what was a probable chink in the armor through which Winfixer's pop-ups were sneaking. One of my free anti-virus programs has a feature that automatically calls for an internet connection (for the purpose of making fast updates and such). By denying this feature, the Winfixer ads have been conspicuous by their absenses. My guess is that the ads were using a .dll file used by the anti-virus software as their way into my Internet Explorer.
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I'm now firmly on the hunt for Bandai DVDs at the Dollar General stores. Today, I came to the halfway point of the task: to complete my sets of G-Gundam, The Big O II and the Gundam Wing TV series. 13 DVDs in the bag, 13 to go. There are about 30 stores in the area...I'm pretty optimistic that I'll find all the disks I seek.
FP
Found out (through process of elimination) what was a probable chink in the armor through which Winfixer's pop-ups were sneaking. One of my free anti-virus programs has a feature that automatically calls for an internet connection (for the purpose of making fast updates and such). By denying this feature, the Winfixer ads have been conspicuous by their absenses. My guess is that the ads were using a .dll file used by the anti-virus software as their way into my Internet Explorer.
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I'm now firmly on the hunt for Bandai DVDs at the Dollar General stores. Today, I came to the halfway point of the task: to complete my sets of G-Gundam, The Big O II and the Gundam Wing TV series. 13 DVDs in the bag, 13 to go. There are about 30 stores in the area...I'm pretty optimistic that I'll find all the disks I seek.
FP
