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LoneWanderer · December 21, 2014, 09:36:55 PM

#1. How may I remove all of these SMILLIE icons from my posting area? Do not use such things. Have enough problems with other peoples computers. Am a troubleshooter and annalist for friends.

Have been on computers since about 1974, Data General Main Frame 64bit using an old TTY for input/output, not a programmer just a user. Been on the net since before Windows was developed and the World Wide Web (www) had not been developed either. Using TCP/IP as our means of reaching one of the very few websites for us to access. Yes working from a command line in Unix, later learned a bit about Linux, TTOOOOO geeky for me.

Just a simple user

Thank you for reading my ramblings
LxC

winchester73 · December 21, 2014, 10:01:46 PM

You can't remove them :D

Welcome to LandzDown. You'll find friendly folks from all over the world here.

Corrine · December 21, 2014, 10:51:10 PM

Hi, LxC.

If you use the Quick-Reply box, the smilies aren't visible there. However, when/if you click Preview, then you'll see the full menu with BBCode links as well as smilies.

JDBush61 · December 21, 2014, 11:07:22 PM

Welcome to LandzDown, LxC.

Your "ramblings" are very interesting. I noticed that you are a WinPrivacy beta user. How do you like it?

Again, welcome. Many wonderful folks here.

andyhubbell · December 22, 2014, 10:27:57 PM

Just started with WinPrivacy.
It has helped me out already.

I discovered i had 'GeniusBox' loading an Internet Service. Confirmed with WinPatrol and disabled. After research I decided to uninstall the program and the associated issues are gone.

The issues were pop-up generated by Symantec Endpoint Protection with no discernible information provided by Symantec. Messages relating to 'Downlowder Poinik 3 trojan' and another trojan. No other impacts to my system were discovered. So far I am a happy camper. :Hammys pint:

JDBush61 · December 23, 2014, 12:18:54 AM

Good info. Thanks. Didn't mean to derail LxC's "Hi Hello" with the WinPrivacy question, just interested. That aside, would love a stripped-down free version, because I'm so cheap. :wink:

winchester73 · December 23, 2014, 01:53:37 AM

Quote from: JDBush61 on December 23, 2014, 12:18:54 AM
That aside, would love a stripped-down free version, because I'm so cheap. :wink:

In case you missed the $7.99 lifetime offer: http://www.winpatrol.com/winprivacysale.html

Corrine · December 23, 2014, 02:16:07 AM

Not only that, but WinPatrol PLUS is on sale for Christmas! On the same page as above:

WinPatrol PLUS
Take back control!
70% Christmas Celebration!
$8.99

JDBush61 · December 24, 2014, 12:37:12 AM

Quote from: Corrine on December 23, 2014, 02:16:07 AM
Not only that, but WinPatrol PLUS is on sale for Christmas! On the same page as above:

WinPatrol PLUS
Take back control!
70% Christmas Celebration!
$8.99

Hi, Winchester & Corrine. Yes, those are both very reasonable offers. Except for my Norton 360 account that I first signed up for around 6 years ago (annual subscription), I just tend to avoid online renewable software. However, maybe it's time to come out of the dark ages. I first used Norton on my Mac, which probably never needed it, back in '95, when I purchased the disc from a brick & mortar. Anyway, WinPrivacy interests me. I would love it if there were some way to test drive it and kick the tires prior to purchase. According to the link that Winchester posted, it appears that I would already need to have a WinPatrol Plus account to take advantage of that offer, yet I'm a "Free Version" user, which I suppose explains your message, Corrine.

By the way, very sorry to step all over LxC's nice greeting, just noticed that he/she uses WinPrivacy and it piqued my interest. I'll now step away from this thread and discuss WinPrivacy somewhere else.

Thanks again!

Corrine · December 24, 2014, 01:34:52 AM

I'm sure LxC won't mind another comment or two here, John. You said, "...I just tend to avoid online renewable software." I guess you didn't understand that WinPatrol PLUS is a lifetime license. No renewals. You purchase it one time and the license is yours. When you get a new PC, you just download WinPatrol and add your license information. The "beta sale" of WinPrivacy is also for a lifetime license.

Corrine · December 24, 2014, 07:02:39 PM

Keeping in mind that this review is based on the first beta of WinPrivacy, this should provide a general idea of what WinPrivacy is about: WinPrivacy review: new program of WinPatrol maker.