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  1. People Poll

    in Open Chat

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    really, my intent is to find which type of people society as a whole is more comfortable with in general. i was totally kidding about the rednecks and republicans. in my area, i think probably people are least comfortable with goths. there isnt exactly a thriving population of 'goth' people around here. and when i say goth, emo DOES NOT count. there are a lot of gangs and gang-type people here, so i think our community is 'more used to' them. so, what do you think, who does society seem to be less afraid of, the goths or the gangbangers?

    nic

    ps: i was out volunteering at the school today (with my mom's 3rd graders). they think im 'weird' and stare at me. probably it doesnt help that im always dressed in all black... they even questioned me about it today. 'why do you wear all black?' because i like black. 'why do you wear that kind of jewelry?' because i like it. 'why are your nails black?' because black is better than pink. why why why.

  2. Who Tips At Sonic?

    in Open Chat

    Posted

    EDIT:

    Also, many Sonics now give you the option to pay with debit/credit cards at your car. What do you do for that, since you can't leave a tip on the card?

    Just Curious ;)

    there are four sonics here, two have the pull ins and two are drivethrough only. ive also thought about tipping with the cardreader, but you cant. when i use the card, i usually fork over some loose change to the person who delivers. though, since my sonic card currently has a zero balance because i used it all up, ive been paying in cash lately. i dont normally tip people working the window. just the ones that have to walk the order out to the car.

    that being said, have you noticed how snotty the drivethrough people at mcdonalds are? ive about had it with their 'pull forward' crap. i know theres a weight sensor at the window and they get timed for how long the customer sits so they ask people to pull forward and walk your food out to you. i HATE that. none of them here say 'please pull forward.' its "PULL FORWARD" and then they slam the window in your face...

    nic

  22. Installing Programs On Xp System

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    I may have missed it but is there an antivirus program on this machine?

    <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

    Yes, according to the hijackthis log, Norton Antivirus is installed on this computer. However, there are other programs available free of charge that (in my opinion and that of several other knowledgeable people) are much better.

    As for the rest of you, thank you for the input. However, when stanman8810 posts a new hijackthis log, I ask that you please refrain from adding to this thread until the matter is considered finished (when I am finished helping him clean up the computer.)

    Thanks,

    Nic

  24. Installing Programs On Xp System

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Hello stanman8810, Welcome to the BestTechie Forums.

    I see that you have several things going on at once, so I feel the best way to go about cleaning you up is to do it in steps.

    I need you to download a file called "Hoster" from here and then open it.

    After opening Hoster, press "Restore Original Hosts" and press "OK". Then exit the program. This should take care of all the "O1 - Hosts" entries.

    The next part I want you to take care of is an infection called "Nail.exe". Please read completely through the instructions below and download the files from the links provided. You may want to save or print out these instructions for easier reference.

    First, download Ewido Security Suite.

    Next, download Lavasoft's Ad-Aware and the VX2 Cleaner Plug-in. Install Ad-Aware using the default options, then install vx2cleaner_inst.exe, taking all the defaults there as well.

    Run Ad-Aware, update to the latest definitions, then click on Add-ons in the lefthand column. Select VX2 Cleaner V2.0 and click Run Tool. Click "OK", then, if something is found, click "Clean" as in the directions given. Click "Close", and exit Ad-Aware.

    Reboot your PC and run Ad-Aware again. This time, click on the Start button in Ad-Aware, select "Perform smart system scan" and click Next. Once the scan finishes, click "Next" again. Select all objects found (right click anywhere in the list of found objects and click "Select All Objects"). Click "Next" one more time, then "OK" to confirm the removal.

    You will be prompted to set Ad-Aware to run on reboot, click "OK". Exit Ad-Aware and restart your PC once again.

    When Ad-Aware starts up, click on "Start", then "Next". Follow the steps above if anything is found, or click "Finish", then exit Ad-Aware.

    For a final cleanup, please install and run Ewido.

    1. When installing, under "Additional Options" uncheck "Install background guard" and "Install scan via context menu".
    2. When you run ewido for the first time, you may get a warning "Database could not be found!". Click OK. We will fix this in a moment.
    3. From the main ewido screen, click on update in the left menu, then click the Start update button.
    4. After the update finishes (the status bar at the bottom will display "Update successful")
    5. Click on the Scanner button in the left menu, then click on Complete System Scan. This scan can take quite a while to run.
    6. If ewido finds anything, it will pop up a notification. We have been finding some cases of false positives with the new version of Ewido, so we need to step through the fixes one-by-one. If Ewido finds something that you KNOW is legitimate (for example, parts of AVG Antivirus, pcAnywhere and the game "Risk" have been flagged), select "none" as the action. DO NOT check "Perform action with all infections". If you are unsure of an entry, select "none" for the time being. I'll see that in the log you will post later and let you know if ewido needs to be run again.
    7. When the scan finishes, click on "Save Report". This will create a text file. Make sure you know where to find this file again.

    Please finish up by rebooting your system once more, and posting a new HijackThis log and the log from the Ewido scan.