Foistware: New Net, Inc. (NewDotNet) DLL (Spyware, adware, lost internet access)
This is a plague. Spyware and adware compromise our privacy and consume our bandwidth, but more imortantly, they make our computers more unstable. Paul lost his ability to connect to the internet while trying to remove all the spyware from his computer. The article above explains why this happens and provides a link to a utility that will repair the damage.
Much adware, like Kazaa, also surreptitiously diverts funds from chooseability.com's ad programs to itself. DON'T INSTALL KAZAA.
While, being the friendly guy he is, he likes to let friends and family use his computer and high-speed internet access, he now has to carefully monitor what they do and is trying to work out a way to give them their own accounts without causing himself uneccessary difficulty. When you access your computer via voice commands, swiching between user accounts is not really supported, so this might not be the best way to go.
These are some of the new ground rules he has had to set for using his computer. Maybe you should too:
Never surf porn sites. NEVER!
Never surf pirate sofware sites. NEVER!
If you receive an email from a person or company you don't recognize, DON'T EVEN CLICK ON IT. If you can delete those messages without clicking on them, do it. If you cannot, wait until your email is finished downloading and switch to "work offline." (probably under the file or accounts menu) Then delete them. Many of SPAM messages have a mechanism built in called a pixel tracker which verifies that your email address is "live" and hence more valuable to spammers. Email lists, by the way, are the ONLY product sold via spam that actually make money.
Never install Kazaa or programs that divert ad revenue from sites you visit.
Never sign up for lotteries.
Never click on pop-up ads unless it is a reputable company that you know.
Many ads on the internet are cleverly disguised as operating system alerts, virus warnings and privacy alerts. You can tell the difference by looking at the task bar at the bottom of the windows screen or the application menu in the upper right corner of a Mac screen. If the icon is an internet explorer (or whatever browser you use) icon, IT IS AN AD, not a system alert. When you close it, you must be careful that the close button, "x," is not part of the ad. If it is in the blue strip at the top right corner of the window and there is another one below, the top one is correct, the bottom one is part of the ad. To be safe, you can right click the button on the Windows task bar and go to close, or on a Mac hit Apple and "W".
This is a plague. Spyware and adware compromise our privacy and consume our bandwidth, but more imortantly, they make our computers more unstable. Paul lost his ability to connect to the internet while trying to remove all the spyware from his computer. The article above explains why this happens and provides a link to a utility that will repair the damage.
Much adware, like Kazaa, also surreptitiously diverts funds from chooseability.com's ad programs to itself. DON'T INSTALL KAZAA.
While, being the friendly guy he is, he likes to let friends and family use his computer and high-speed internet access, he now has to carefully monitor what they do and is trying to work out a way to give them their own accounts without causing himself uneccessary difficulty. When you access your computer via voice commands, swiching between user accounts is not really supported, so this might not be the best way to go.
These are some of the new ground rules he has had to set for using his computer. Maybe you should too:
Never surf porn sites. NEVER!
Never surf pirate sofware sites. NEVER!
If you receive an email from a person or company you don't recognize, DON'T EVEN CLICK ON IT. If you can delete those messages without clicking on them, do it. If you cannot, wait until your email is finished downloading and switch to "work offline." (probably under the file or accounts menu) Then delete them. Many of SPAM messages have a mechanism built in called a pixel tracker which verifies that your email address is "live" and hence more valuable to spammers. Email lists, by the way, are the ONLY product sold via spam that actually make money.
Never install Kazaa or programs that divert ad revenue from sites you visit.
Never sign up for lotteries.
Never click on pop-up ads unless it is a reputable company that you know.
Many ads on the internet are cleverly disguised as operating system alerts, virus warnings and privacy alerts. You can tell the difference by looking at the task bar at the bottom of the windows screen or the application menu in the upper right corner of a Mac screen. If the icon is an internet explorer (or whatever browser you use) icon, IT IS AN AD, not a system alert. When you close it, you must be careful that the close button, "x," is not part of the ad. If it is in the blue strip at the top right corner of the window and there is another one below, the top one is correct, the bottom one is part of the ad. To be safe, you can right click the button on the Windows task bar and go to close, or on a Mac hit Apple and "W".
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