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<BODY bgColor=#f9f9f9><SPAN class=q0><BR>Doug Henwood:<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
class=q1>> Leigh Meyers wrote:<BR>> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
class=q0><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=q2>>> <BR>>> The page tried to load
a nasty bluestreak marketing cookie which<BR>>> was blocked by the
standard browser config,<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=q1>> <BR>> Standard? You
must have set it up that way. And so what about the<BR>> marketing cookie? I
don't really care - why is it such an obsession<BR>> with some
people?<BR>> <BR></SPAN><SPAN class=q2>>> and THEN
attempted<BR>>> to load a viewpoint presentation manager in the startup
entries of<BR>>> my computer with out notifying me. Spybot S&D caught
it...<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=q1>> <BR>> Again, so what? It's a good
presentation - informative, and nicely<BR>> done. <BR>> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
class=q2>>> Then it crashed the browser.<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=q1>>
<BR>> Worked fine on mine.<BR>> <BR></SPAN><SPAN class=q2>>> I'm
gonna go wash my temp files out with lye soap now...<BR></SPAN><SPAN
class=q1>> <BR>> Purity of essence! Precious bodily fluids!!<BR>>
<BR>> Doug<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=q0><BR><BR>Bluestreak is on IE's standard
restricted cookie list along with<BR>xxx_sextalk_via_nauru(sic), and although
it's not quite in the <BR>same league as "DyFuca" and other pests, it *STAYS* on
the list.<BR><BR>Adobe's "atmosphere" player AKA viewpoint has never been able
to<BR>successfully install even when I've allowed it with Adobe's
updates.<BR><BR>At least it reports that it didn't install, it stalls on
download, never<BR>completes and FUs my registry. Honestly, anything that wants
to <BR>add a *STARTUP ENTRY* (starts when I boot) without even letting <BR>me
know it's loading, and doesn't report itself correctly when
downloading<BR>(adobe readaloud works so I assume it *did* dowwnload) is
definitely <BR>unwelcome on my machine, for very good reason.<BR><BR>Have you
ever tried to remove Adobe, or Norton AV from a machine?<BR>They are viruses
posing as legitimate software, some parts are totally<BR>unremovable without
manually editing the registry in safe mode.<BR><BR>Gentlemen, Gentlemen....
Please! There'll be no fighting in the war room! <BR><BR>=:><BR>Leigh</SPAN>
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