Be careful out there.
1 posted on
05/24/2006 5:04:30 AM PDT by
cloud8
To: cloud8
Since I dare not use Google to discover their meanings, does anyone here know what Bearshare, Winmx, and Lime wire are?
To: cloud8
Warez is one you want to stay away from as well.
4 posted on
05/24/2006 5:13:51 AM PDT by
reagan_fanatic
(Support American sovereignty - boycott employers of illegal aliens)
To: cloud8
6 posted on
05/24/2006 5:15:40 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: cloud8
Oddly enough, searching for band song lyrics will often getcha nailed big time, too.
Been there, regretted that.
8 posted on
05/24/2006 5:16:17 AM PDT by
Salamander
(Cursed With Second Sight)
To: cloud8
Ironically, alot of popup spyware is 'sold' as 'free' or 'trial' spyware clearners.
14 posted on
05/24/2006 5:21:56 AM PDT by
FreedomNeocon
(Better to take what they can throw at us now,rather than take what they promise to throw at us later)
To: cloud8
To: cloud8
Too late. Wanted a nifty Christmas screensaver, and now I'm inundated with spam : (
18 posted on
05/24/2006 5:31:51 AM PDT by
TheSpottedOwl
(If you don't understand the word "Illegal", then the public school system has failed you.)
To: cloud8
Sponsored links--the ones paid for by advertisers--tended to be somewhat riskier to visit than "organic" ones--the ones the search engine found on its own. Now that's really interesting....
26 posted on
05/24/2006 6:12:57 AM PDT by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
30 posted on
05/24/2006 6:23:49 AM PDT by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: cloud8
33 posted on
05/24/2006 6:29:15 AM PDT by
VOA
To: cloud8
Yahoo Messenger!!!! I have that, didn't encounter any problems........at least I think.
34 posted on
05/24/2006 6:34:24 AM PDT by
diamond6
(Everyone who is for abortion have been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: cloud8
There's a neat utility called SiteAdvisor by McAfee (the antivirus folks) that tries to solve just this problem. It runs as an extension to your web browser and has two functions. When you run a search, SiteAdvisor will insert an icon by each search result - green if the site is okay, yellow or red if there is something to be wary of. You can mouse over the icon to get more details about a potential problem without loading the link. Here's a sample screenshot:
The software also inserts an icon in your toolbar showing the status of the page you're currently on.:
It's available for free download at http://www.siteadvisor.com for Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers.
37 posted on
05/24/2006 7:08:02 AM PDT by
Turbopilot
(Nothing in the above post is or should be construed as legal research, analysis, or advice.)
To: cloud8
I installed McAfee SiteAdvisor a couple of weeks ago and highly recommend it. It's free and you can get it here:
McAfee SiteAdvisor
SiteAdvisor catalogs websites based on their relative safety. Once installed you get a green, yellow or red flag for every link when you do a google search. Stay away from those sites with red flags. I tried it out with "free screensavers" and you do get a bunch of bad sites being identified.
To: cloud8
52 posted on
05/25/2006 12:38:41 PM PDT by
BykrBayb
("We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest." Þ)
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