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I have recently been doing a little downloading. Now i am on hell! I feel like crying, It started when I noticed me connection was slow, I checked speed and it was 50.0005 (standard) So I used Netstat at the command prompt to see what connections were open. 15!, with www.bonzi.com alone!!! 3 or 4 others that were normal connections. Help me! I am so sick of windows right now. Thats it, I am going to hook up through my Linux hard drive. Send response when you have one. thanks!
thats what happens when you allow java script and activeX controls to run without prompting. things like this get to install themselves.
get and run adaware:
www.lavasoftusa.com
then tighten up your settings
I guess you could use LavaSoft Add-aware to remove some spyware programs that were installed (gain_trickler for example) or you could use a firewall to block the conections to those IP-s.
Try first with the add-aware removal software! :)
Uninstalling bonzi buddy should do the trick :)
Had the same problem - that stupid ****ing Bonzi Buddy monkey thing.
Lava Softs Ad-Aware gets rid of it.
Cheers
V$D$
(Anti-Monkey Terrorist)
I'm wondering...... Especially with this Bonzi and Gator POS'...... Since they give you no warning that they are about to install software on your computer that will take bandwidth you paid for not them, and that the software is usually installed before you get to see any warning on the web page is there anything legal that could be done about this?
Any Legal Beagles out there..... From any country that may be able to tale them on?
hehehe actually i think there is always a question if you agree installing that add-proggies, e.g. DivX bundle tells you that you'll install gain_trickler too or they put it on the site you downlod the software :D so you can't really complain... i guess the question is if its legal when that add program actually downloads and install with no question if you agree some other spyware... :cool:
Yeah, get rid of Bonzi the **** monkey !
http://www.computing.net/windows95/w...orum/8749.html
http://www.nwfusion.com/
lavasoft
in the case of divx and the gain trickler, gain is only included with the pro adware version, and is only if you want to be able to encode divx movies. notice if you install it divx pro gain bundle then uninstall the gain trickler, you can no longer encode divx movies but you can watch them. you can get the same effect by downloading the other, non-adware version of divx. many peices of software don't give you the option to download a non-adware version of their software. my policy is: once it's on my computer, its mine. any programmer worth his balls who didn't want me using his software without ads could easily have made it impossible. If most people aren't smart enough to figure out how, and a few are, I seriously doubt he gives a damn. that's just my opinion.
I'll tell you what I want to get rid of... OFFICE ASSISTANT! that bastard little paperclip that keeps asking me if i want to write a letter. He's going to assist me in his suicide note if he don't leave me the hell alone.
www.tweakxp.com I thin has a method of killing the paperclip :D
I have no definitive answer to the Legallity of Gator, Bonzi Buddy and my newest infection Weather Bug. In all cases I have seen some kind of popup prompting the user to "click" here. I think they cover themselves by hiding in popup adds. I even saw a pop up today that looked just like a windows box and said "Spyware has been detected on your system, click here to download a fix" Guess who the fix was? GAIN. lol.
In addition when you turn "off" the action of internet explorer prompting a user before running activex applets etc.... in essence I think you are saying you "trust" the content of a site you visit so your legal stance that the software was improperly installed is no longer valid since you trust all site content when you do that.
It's not illegal, in fact if it was we would be in trouble because then plug-ins would be illegal. Software like Adobe and Flash. Asuming you get them at the time a webpage needs the plugin to be viewed and not by going to the site and downloading the installer packages.
What is cool about these psudo virus infections is several companies are continually trying to sue them on the advertising side. Stating that GAIN is displaying their copywrighted IP without permission when they send a popup add to a specific client based on browsing habits. And of course Gator counter sues and it's a hunge mess of a visious circle.
I did some reading at www.gigalaw.com
Office Assistant is trivial....
just disable it
Spybot Search and Destroy should get rid of Bonsai Buddy for you. (And its free) http://security.kolla.de/
OK, I never installed Bonzi buddy. So I wondered why I still had a connection. I pinged bonzi.com, i got 127.0.0.1 Now i am scared. What the hell? how can I get a network loopback IP from Bonzi? I don't know what to think. this is screwed up. HELP ME!!!!
Folks should have left the "grape ape" and "Izod" were they belonged, on the TV and the cloths rack. Or could it be we're all "monkey luvers"!!!!?!?!?!?!? :D
dude dont worry, bonzi.com doesnt even accept pings...i just tried and i got nothing. By the way, their IP address for their web server is 63.68.55.189...just thought you might like to know :) Also, about that stupid paperclip, thats just one more of Bill Gates lame toys. Check out this cool story :)
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/98...clipdeath.idg/
EDIT: that link actually should go in the Tech Humor...lol the best part about it is that its true :) DIE YOU PAPERCLIP!!
OH come now, It cant be all that bad.... :PQuote:
Originally posted here by DarkLord918
I'll tell you what I want to get rid of... OFFICE ASSISTANT! that bastard little paperclip that keeps asking me if i want to write a letter. He's going to assist me in his suicide note if he don't leave me the hell alone.
Bonza buddy SUX!! I hate him, If i wont a purple monky on my monatour ill paint one there.... Cant stand him, ppl at school are contantly puting him on the pc's.... GGGRRRRRRR
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