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      It happend, then it fell apart. Warner Bros. cut link with Zango.

      July 28th, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      Well that didn’t take long. It now seems Warner Bros. is to cut its link with adware company Zango after consumer groups that work to protect children from the dangers of the Web began to speak out.

      We will have to keep an eye out and see how long it takes to remove the links to Zango. You can read more on this from Brian Krebs, over at the Washington Post.

      Least we got them eating some dust! ;) You can also discuss it here!

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      Our post about SpyHeal ends up on WikiPedia

      July 28th, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      Can I just say, I have an idea who posted it on Wiki (< - click here to see what the fuss is about) and I thank you for it!

      However I did an edit. Why? Because at first there was my post about spyheal and sunbelts post about the rogue. And just ONE place to seek help.

      But I disagree with that! It is all good putting your forum up there. As long as you put others too. It kinda comes across as spamming otherwise.

      Plus the fact there are removal guides for it. It would be best to post any made up removal guides for the rogue. Hence why I added BleepingComputers guide and my own.

      You could argue that I am spamming. I disagree as I posted two removal guides. And I got permission to mirror the guide anyway from Grinler.

      Another thing to point out is this. If I didn’t make a removal guide. I would still edit it and add the ASAP list as places to seek help as I strongly agree with that set up. Not that other boards lack the quality of help, no, no! It just makes it right to give end users a choice!

      This is the first time I have ended up there. So it is a nice thing to know that someone values my posts. Please put some thought into next time. We are here as a community!

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      Zango time…..with Warner Brothers

      July 27th, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      Well I did warn you! And you know what, I do not even need a screenshot for this. Just feast your eyes on this beauty! (warning you will get a pop up)

      But just for comical reasons I may aswell point out where:

      warnerzango.JPG
      (Click to enlarge)
      Want another slang on this? Then visit some more posts about it here here and here! Enjoy ;)

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      Kazaa site to become a legel service

      July 27th, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      Wow!!!

      The peer-to-peer network has also agreed to pay $100m (£53m) in damages to the record industry.

      Still does not make the software safe! Bundled with spyware and adware! It is all good to agree and pay X amount of cash. But what really NEEDS to happen also is to make the software safe! Oh and let us see what SiteAdvisor thinks! They have their two cents too.

      Ok, we can all agree that using peer to peer programs is in itself a danger. That is if you download crap from the program you use.

      But what I dislike is that they pay of their damages and continue to support crapware. I would personally respect companies more when they don’t come bundeld with anything or actually do something about it!

      But why do we need to come up with fixes? We should not have too! But sadly this is the only rule they play by: Money Money Money! And untill there is money. We will still see programs bundled with x, y and z.

      Discuss it here. Rant over ;)

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      Microsoft to include IE 7 as “high priority” update

      July 26th, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      It has been some five years since the release of the last major update to the famous browser!

      Microsoft now plan to push the new version as a “high priority” for XP users via Automatic Updates later this year.

      There will be a choice if you want to install it or not! You will get notified when IE 7 is ready to install and then show a welcome screen that presents key features and the choices to install, not install or postpone installation.

      Source: ZDNet

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      Firefox update

      July 26th, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      Yup, it is update time again for Firefox!

      This may be the last update before they release there eagerly awaited v.2.0.

      Firefox 1.5.0.5 is a security update that is part of our ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.

      Release notes / Direct Download / Or just click on Help then Check for Updates in the Firefox browser

      **Please update your Firefox if you use it. Uninstall your current one from Add/Remove and install the latest one and then Reboot.**

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      New guide added to our malware self-help, removing VirusBlast

      July 25th, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      We have a new guide in our forum to remove VirusBlast. It is a rogue application.

      It is a new guide and is likely to change once we have more info on it. You can find our malware self-help guides here and the VirusBlast removal guide here.

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      WinPatrol 10.0.3 released

      July 22nd, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      It hasen’t been long since version 10 was released. After several bug fixes, version 10.0.3 has been released.

      More info about this, visit Bill’s blog! I recommend updating your current version if you have 10 or below!

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      Zango serve up Asscream Sundae on teenager site

      July 19th, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      I seem to blog alot from Digg recently. But with reason. There is always the good, the bad and the damn right ugly. And this is worse than that! Read about it!

      Adware vendor Zango have been found serving up frankly unbelievable videos on a website apparently aimed at teenagers. Amongst the highlights are complete nudity, “chicks bouncing around”, striptease aerobics and the “asscream sundae” mentioned in the article’s title. Amazing, and not in a good way…

      read more | digg story

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      I rock the interweb. I rock it well!!!

      July 19th, 2006 by AndyAtHull

      I posted an article the other day. On these free article sites! And guess what? I was giving Expert Author status. Not only that, my article will be on the front page!!!

      Now that rocks!!! Almost as rocking as having Cosby rocking the crowd!!

      Thank goes to Sammi for helping me with it.

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