We hear many complaints about trolls but they're small change. They might provoke the odd skirmish but rarely indulge in flame wars. Flame Warriors are a bigger problem and can wre... moreWe hear many complaints about trolls but they're small change. They might provoke the odd skirmish but rarely indulge in flame wars. Flame Warriors are a bigger problem and can wreak havoc on a site. A very clever guy named Mike Reed (artist? cartoonist? writer?) put up a site featuring an alphabetical list of flame Warriors beginning with Acne (who constantly whines about how, like, his life really sucks) and ending with Yuk Yuk (who likes to share weak jokes). Take a look at the list (click on Flame Warrior Roster) at this link: http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/index.htm and share your favourites with us. Or, if you prefer, invent some of your own. (Be kind.)
Here's Grunter, who always responds to discussion forum messages with a single word or a short phrase, and he NEVER edits quoted material less
I didn't know that so that also means that unknown people who show up on my people I may know list that aren't friends of a friend are people that were creeping my profile.Could be... moreI didn't know that so that also means that unknown people who show up on my people I may know list that aren't friends of a friend are people that were creeping my profile.Could be ex boyfriends of women I interacted with online, could be anyone.So my ex can tell I checked out her profile and on and on.I was in a car accident and visited with the other driver a bit, the next day he showed up on my people I may know list on Facebook, no friend request or nothing so he must've looked me up.Anyway I f_cking hate facebook, all these random people I never thought twice about could've been stalkers not to mention I looked up the guys my ex cheated with so they're probably worried about me. less
I just got off the phone with mcafee and they couldn't detect a virus, so I showed the rep my browser and how it was being hijacked. They offer a money-back guarantee that they wil... moreI just got off the phone with mcafee and they couldn't detect a virus, so I showed the rep my browser and how it was being hijacked. They offer a money-back guarantee that they will find and remove viruses. She said they don't cover browser problems And I'd have to pay for their tech support. I said it wasn't a "browser problem." I have a virus that takes over every browser, and I've already deleted and reinstalled my browsers. There's a file on my system that deploys and hijacks the browsers. Apparently not, because if my PC had a virus, their service would alert me. Never mind that she could see the hijack in progress while McAfee was running. Nope. Their service works fine. Am I missing something? If the computer is not infected, and the hijack occurs on a clean browser- no extensions, add ons, nothing, what else could it be but a virus? And, if this isn't what McAfee does, what exactly does their service protect you from? O_o less
I have malware on my Windows 7 laptop that hijacks web pages and either inserts ads onto them or takes over the ads that are there. It also disables most of the page's functions.Pr... moreI have malware on my Windows 7 laptop that hijacks web pages and either inserts ads onto them or takes over the ads that are there. It also disables most of the page's functions.Proior to this, I had not installed any new programs on my computer in months, though I was on a site looking up "Hamlet" quotes the other day and got one of those annoying pop ups that said I was infected. I closed the window and went on with life.I run MacAffee and it didn't catch this. It still doesn't realize there's something there.Because I use Chrome, I cleaned that. I also removed all cookies from the last week and all of my cache. Nada.I ran Malwarebytes, which found and eradicated four files. I rebooted and enjoyed a couple hours of peace before the ad hijacker started again. Now, Malwarebytes sees nothing in repeated scans.I deleted Chrome and switched to FireFox. Within about 5 minutes, the malware took FF over too.I then switched to ESET scanner, which found and eradicated one file. I rebooted and the malware is still active... less
