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Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me
Date 2017-04-09 19:36 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <ekvgpgF5veuU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2017-04-09, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <ekv27eF2ulaU2@mid.individual.net> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On 2017-04-09, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>>> In message <eksh0sFib7fU3@mid.individual.net> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What OS version are you running? It's possible you've installed some
>>>> software that came bundled with adware. Run MalwareBytes and get rid of
>>>> anything it identifies. And in the future, be more careful about what
>>>> you download and where you download it. Use safe computing practices
>>>> (including keeping your system up to date, and refraining from
>>>> downloading software from untrustworthy sources) and this won't happen.
>>>
>>> Good advice in general, but I don't think Trip Advisor is a malware
>>> site.
>
>> I didn't say it was a malware site; and he can have adware installed
>> without Trip Advisor being a malware site.
>
> It would be weird for malware to be sending him to a trip advisor
> domain.

Adware that sends someone to a site that advertises hotels and so on?
Say it isn't so! : D

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Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-08 08:37 -0700
  Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-08 16:21 +0000
    Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-08 20:32 -0700
      Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-09 03:38 +0000
        Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-08 20:56 -0700
          Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-09 04:02 +0000
            Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-09 05:43 -0700
              Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-09 15:26 +0000
      Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-04-09 15:59 +1200
    Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-09 14:39 +0000
      Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-09 15:27 +0000
        Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-09 18:28 +0000
          Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-09 19:36 +0000
            Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-10 05:21 -0700
              Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-10 13:33 +0000
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-10 10:22 -0700
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-10 18:16 +0000
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-11 06:55 -0700
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-11 10:26 -0400
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-11 14:41 +0000
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-11 10:52 -0700
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-11 20:01 +0000
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-12 11:36 -0700
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-13 01:35 +0000
                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-12 08:22 +0000

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