>Hi friends, > >It appears that Skype just disabled the new soundcard in my computer. >I tried to call Francis in Skype, which resulted in a total bugging of >windows. I had to turn off the computer. After re-starting windows did >not start up completely. At the point where the desktop should appear >everthing just stayed black....
:-( There are two types of Beta - Linux Open Source Betas (which tend to be already very stable) and commercial gloss - Skype looks great and yet this . . . >Skype does not appear to run stable on my computer as well.... > >Love, >Desi What is great about this message is you recognised the problem accepted it and told us I have already removed Skype from my system (for the second time) before this message . . . Skype will get there . . . and now the good news . . . >Hi Friends - > >Have been receiving virus-related emails this morning since about 3AM Eastern time in >the US. Some are mails with an attached virus and some are delivery notification >mails, telling me that mails i sent were not deliverable. HOWEVER, i did not send any >of the mails, myself, and my system has been scanned with updated antivirus >definitions. > >What the mails have in common is that the recipient's addresses are all in The >Netherlands and for the delivery notification failure messages, there is a common IP >address, also from The Netherlands. > >I would encourage everyone here to please update their antivirus software and run a >full scan as soon as possible, especially if your address book contains many email >addresses for people in The Netherlands. Not good news :-( Gosh - more spoofing . . . Good advice I ran A2 and will update and run another virus checker >I use www.dslreports.com/whois for IP tracing and have found it generally reliable, >although these things can be faked. > >I am sure you are all aware of the assorted full-blown antivirus programs out there ( >AVG, Norton, McAfeem fProt, etc). > >There are two additional standalone virus detectors that people could try. Lobster >has suggested a2 (a-squared), which you can google up. I tried it and found it useful. > >Another program i use is Stinger, available from Network Associates. It was last >updated on 7/5/04, so if your version is older you should update and run a new scan. >It is available here: > > http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ Are we geeks or are we geeks Problems - we solve them Great advice Joyce Hope everything gets sorted . . . Lob a squared - virus and trojan zapper - it is free but you have to register http://www.emsisoft.com/en/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/_bWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HolyGeek/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
