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[soc_puppet]

You know what would be really cute? A plush Kodama baby rattle.

Okay, need help/opinion here. We've had this PC hooked up to the 'net for a few months now, and we still haven't gotten any real virus protection ^^; Yeah, I know, stupid us. We sorta had some McAfee set up (the firewall) but I don't know the password to download updates for it and it's probably run out by now anyway--or is at least close to it. Anyway, we've got some adware running rampant on it >_< Is there a particular program you guys would reccomend for computer antibiotics vaccines virus protection? If not, I'll pro'ly just have Mom sign us up with McAfee again, but I would like some opinions. Thanks in advance ^_^

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[soc_puppet]

No, it was actually one of the anti-spy/adware ones that didn't work for Win98 >_< (Thankfully, the first antivirus program I tried worked.) *shrugs* Maybe I just wasn't looking hard enough.

...Yeah, I can kinda see what you mean there.

*ponders* I'll have to give that one some thought. What I've got has been working pretty well for me, for all that it can't do everything the more modern computers can. Still, there might be some things I'll need to do that I hadn't anticipated.

Thanks for your help and suggestions ^_^

[(Anonymous)]

I like to be helpful sometimes. :)

On another note, some software you might want to download in case you get a computer sometime with a DVD burner...

A few months back, the MPAA's attack lawyers succeeded in getting the web site source for DVD Decrypter (perhaps the finest Macrovision scrambling system remover around) pulled down. Now the site for DVD Shrink (an extremely useful tool for chopping out unwanted previews and other junk in mandatory viewing before the menu becomes available; also used for trimming a bit of file size to more conveniently fit one movie or whatever onto one DVD-R) has removed their download links. If you want this fine software before it disappears entirely, look it up at http://doom9.net/ before that site gets taken down.

Again, ciao.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, crap. Just as I'm recommending my favorite firewall (Sygate Personal), I now see that Symantec is buying Sygate. http://tinyurl.com/dzx56

There's a nice picture there with the story, a picture of a ravening shark closing on a nice, cute little fish. How appropo...

[soc_puppet]

Alas, it is the way of the world all too often D:

...yeah, looking into that DVD thing sounds like a pretty good idea.