IT speak (jargon)

[caller]

I'm sure I'm not the only one that struggles with all the jargon used on this site by the mod's and other's in the know, but is there any chance of a brief lexicon (I looked that one up) for the rest of us?

I know I should know what Trolls and spammers are, but I don't. It would just help to follow what's happening sometimes (see the 1999 thread in Foo).

If this is already available elsewhere, please be kind when pointing this out!!

Many thanks.

And if the smile doesn't appear why not? I got rid of the tick in the disable box.

[caller]

Well, sussed that one out then!!!

[Lev]

Ok, quick rundown of forum speak:

spammer: someone that posts crappy irelevant links to their website, usually porn/dating/gambling/meds etc.

troll: fake member that registers one or more usernames, usually just to cause trouble.

plugger: genuine member who posts links and recommendations to their own business but wont spend the money on an advert.

Any more?
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[lomuamart]

Moderator - some of us who've got too much time on their hands and try to keep the members in order
Admin - havn't got a clue, but must be someone with knowledge of computers, which excludes me

[Guess]

[quote="Baltic
Any more?

What about

administrator:

and

moderator:

Waiting curiously quick additional rundown of forum speak [/quote]

Here is my detailed description of moderators and administrators.

They are all a
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[Guess]

Oh Poo,

After inadvertently viewing some naughty sites (I was actually looking for hotels in Singapore and Hong Kong, 'onest guv) the other night and now am being pestered continuously with Pop ups and sometimes pages being displayed in my browser that I have not requested. They are not always but usually sex related.

Anybody know of any way to stop them without me having to give my credit card number over the internet.
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[Wanderlust]

Trash Internet Explorer and get yourself a decent browser that blocks pop-ups and the like. I'd suggest Firefox as the best around at the moment. I believe you can transfer all your bookmarks from IE or whatever other browser you are using.

[Guess]

I have actually got IE with pop up block uphowever ot causes other problems when invoked.

Where can a get a copy of Firefox for XP SP2
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[lomuamart]

It's Mozilla.org and download Firefox for free from there. Even I could do it months ago.
As Wunderlust says, it's far superior to IE and I was able to transfer all my "favourites" and confirm passwords again.

[Guess]

Many thanks gents,

I have found this site but Ithought it was selling Italian Cheese.
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[PeteB]

Guess - you've had some replies - but just blocking popups may not be the full answer.

I use IE 6 and Firefox - both have their strenghts and weaknesses, but IE does have more security problems.

Have you tried to find the cause of the popup problem, which is most likely to be spyware (or adware). Most people are aware of anti-virus products, but you may want to consider installing some 'freeware' anti spyware stuff.

Try Spyware blaster from javacool http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ and
spybot S&D http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html. (and no, I am not associated with either organisation).

Peter

[Guess]

Peter,

Many thanks. I have installed spyblaster and enableditfor both IE and Firefox.

I will post my results.

I have noticed that ther is no scan facility. How to I check for add and spy ware.
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[PeteB]

Guess,

Spysweeper.
Just start it when you boot you PC, or at any time, then close it. It will intercept (hopefully) any problems. Don’t forget to load updates regularly then follow the instructions.

SpyBot
This has a sweep function. The menu (LH) should have 4 grey tabs, the top one is Spybot S&D. This tab contains options to Search and Destroy, Recover, Immunise and Update.

Make sure that your definitions are up to date using the Update function (Update tab and then top left within opened window). When updates are downloaded and applied you need to 'Immunise'.

Click on Immunise tab (left) then 'Immunise' again within the opened tab (top left).

Recovery is self explanatory and would only be needed if you delete something incorrectly. It always creates a backup point prior to getting rid of spyware.

To run a scan, click on the Spybot tab and then the button at the top left, within the opened window 'Check for problems'. It most certainly will scan.

To get rid of any spyware found, follow the instructions carefully. There is a tutorial and help function supplied.

Hope this is of use and is not confusing...........

Cheers

Peter

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Guess,
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