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 Jan 10 2006, 11:38 PM
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 Seems to work! Going by the url it is just a dump (no album structure) - so if you loose the image link/tag/url you can never find it again? phawgg - photobucket seems fairly good but they have a 512KB image size restriction and 50MB total space on the free accounts. A bit restrictive for some purposes. Does anyone have any experience with Photosite? This post has been edited by Rimmer: Jan 10 2006, 11:55 PM -------------------- Soltek QBIC, Pentium 4 3.0GHz, 512MB RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB, Netgear 54Mb/s WAP, ridiculously expensive Satellite Broadband Windows XP Home SP2, Trend Micro Internet Security, Firefox, Thunderbird, AdAwareSE, Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster, A-squared Free, Ewido Security Suite. |
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Jan 11 2006, 12:08 AM
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 To INSANITY and BEYOND !! Group: Moderator Posts: 9,266 Joined: 10-September 04 From: NJ USA Member No.: 2,608 |
Hello, man was I surprised to see that malware. I let my son read the posts as he laughed when I showed him come 5.25's. Well he advised me that he'd clicked a link there to remove something. Anyway I scanned my pc with Adaware to see if it was anything and it found some new things. i cannot be sure if they actually are a result of that click. But I never had comet ware before and I didn't add any screensavers to my pc. Plus the result of 2 possible browser hijack attempts didn't please me. Here is that section of the report.
I also have used Imageshack many times before without seeing anything like that. Again thanks Rimmer for your diligence. Note: I see now it posts a Casale media advertisement. Does anyone else's links do this? POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» obj[37]=Regkey : SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{7E980B9B-8AE5-466A-B6D6-DA8CF814E78A} obj[38]=RegValue : SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{7E980B9B-8AE5-466A-B6D6-DA8CF814E78A} "Installer" COMETSYSTEMS »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» obj[35]=Regkey : clsid\{722d2939-a14a-41a9-9eac-ab8f4e295819} obj[36]=Regkey : clsid\{88d758a3-d33b-45fd-91e3-67749b4057fa} obj[54]=Regkey : interface\{760aca60-79c3-4875-9d19-b14a5b3fea77} obj[55]=Regkey : interface\{883ea659-ed80-46f9-9ed2-83327f67789f} obj[56]=Regkey : interface\{b64c73d7-459e-4816-91f9-1348f8e36984} obj[57]=Regkey : screensaversinstaller.installer obj[58]=Regkey : screensaversinstaller.installer.1 obj[59]=Regkey : screensaversinstaller.sinstaller obj[60]=Regkey : screensaversinstaller.sinstaller.1 obj[61]=Regkey : typelib\{0ab5b0d8-2b74-4c1c-8fa4-e52550b8b45b} This post has been edited by boopme: Jan 11 2006, 12:12 AM -------------------- Can you spare some PC cycles to help FIND A CURE .. BC FOLDING TEAM Click me /info..
ThoughtVent a goodplace to discuss.<<>>>Staying Updated Calendar of Updates. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.... |
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Jan 14 2006, 10:04 AM
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 Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883 |
Another alternative I just came across is http://tinypic.com/
-------------------- **** We use our powers for good, not evil **** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo |
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Jan 15 2006, 05:16 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 2,159 Joined: 18-March 05 From: near Sydney, Australia Member No.: 14,809 |
Tinypic looked good at first, but on closer examination....
This post has been edited by Rimmer: Jan 15 2006, 05:20 PM -------------------- Soltek QBIC, Pentium 4 3.0GHz, 512MB RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB, Netgear 54Mb/s WAP, ridiculously expensive Satellite Broadband Windows XP Home SP2, Trend Micro Internet Security, Firefox, Thunderbird, AdAwareSE, Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster, A-squared Free, Ewido Security Suite. |
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Jan 15 2006, 06:27 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 2,159 Joined: 18-March 05 From: near Sydney, Australia Member No.: 14,809 |
If by misfortune you have the Winfixer scumware here's how to remove it:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/ind...610&hl=winfixer -------------------- Soltek QBIC, Pentium 4 3.0GHz, 512MB RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB, Netgear 54Mb/s WAP, ridiculously expensive Satellite Broadband Windows XP Home SP2, Trend Micro Internet Security, Firefox, Thunderbird, AdAwareSE, Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster, A-squared Free, Ewido Security Suite. |
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Jan 15 2006, 06:29 PM
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To INSANITY and BEYOND !! Group: Moderator Posts: 9,266 Joined: 10-September 04 From: NJ USA Member No.: 2,608 |
So what hosting site (s) are left?
-------------------- Can you spare some PC cycles to help FIND A CURE .. BC FOLDING TEAM Click me /info..
ThoughtVent a goodplace to discuss.<<>>>Staying Updated Calendar of Updates. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.... |
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Jan 15 2006, 06:39 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 2,159 Joined: 18-March 05 From: near Sydney, Australia Member No.: 14,809 |
Very good question... I'd be happy to hear other suggestions.
I'm still waiting on Imageshack to reply (have sent another "email") but maybe we go back to recommending them with a caveat about the suspect Ads? Likewise Photobucket? Photosite looks interesting, but I'm having internet problems so cannot check it out at present.
-------------------- Soltek QBIC, Pentium 4 3.0GHz, 512MB RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB, Netgear 54Mb/s WAP, ridiculously expensive Satellite Broadband Windows XP Home SP2, Trend Micro Internet Security, Firefox, Thunderbird, AdAwareSE, Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster, A-squared Free, Ewido Security Suite. |
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Jan 16 2006, 09:45 AM
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 Bleeping GloDiva Group: Members Posts: 7,479 Joined: 25-April 04 From: As always I'm beside myself ;) Member No.: 228 |
Rimmer perhaps if more gave donations to these photo hosting sites, they would not have to stoop to these levels.... *Shrug
 Just thinking out loud.
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Jan 16 2006, 07:29 PM
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 Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
I'm using this one now:
http://www.imagevenue.com/ -------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Jan 16 2006, 07:40 PM
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Bleeping GloDiva Group: Members Posts: 7,479 Joined: 25-April 04 From: As always I'm beside myself ;) Member No.: 228 |
Phawgg
Now that one just could be the ticket. Thanks for the link. For everyone's convenience here are ImageVenue's FAQ's http://www.imagevenue.com/faq.php This post has been edited by Scarlett: Jan 16 2006, 07:41 PM -------------------- |
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Jan 16 2006, 07:44 PM
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Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
Registration is optional.
A quick upload/link or make a directory after registering and it seems basically unlimited from there. Or pay 1.66 per month ...  [img=http://img138.imagevenue.com/loc88/th_47b1d_python.jpg] This post has been edited by phawgg: Jan 16 2006, 07:57 PM -------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Jan 16 2006, 08:33 PM
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im tellin yah... www.imagedump.net :D haha..there gettin a dual xeon 2.6 server or something like that...and music hosting capabilitys soon
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Jan 16 2006, 08:50 PM
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Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
 The ImageDump also looks good, Neverwill -------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Jan 16 2006, 09:12 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 2,159 Joined: 18-March 05 From: near Sydney, Australia Member No.: 14,809 |
I'm having a lot of trouble posting at present because my satellite connection is really flakey and the ISP tells me nothing.
Scarlett - Why is it a problem just having URLs? That's perfect for the "Insert Image" tool in the reply windows. The tool adds the 'img' tags for you. As regards donations - I don't think they are necessary unless it's obviously a private operation. Most of these image sites are corporations which get revenue from advertising, and usually the free service is just a lead-in to a paid service anyway. Phawgg - imagevenue looks good. Max size 1.5MB unlimited number of images. Yum! A representative of Imageshack sent me a confirmation that my emails had been received but made no other comment. Their site ads have been like this -  -for some time now. We won't know for sure unless they comment. I thought the Imageshack service was pretty solid - very little downtime, quick downloading. I'm thinking I'll go back to recommending them (until I'm confident of Imagevenue etc.) with a warning about possible advertising content. Now it's Photobucket I'm more concerned about!
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Jan 16 2006, 09:22 PM
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Bleeping GloDiva Group: Members Posts: 7,479 Joined: 25-April 04 From: As always I'm beside myself ;) Member No.: 228 |
Rimmer Good point ie: donations.
I have edited all info. regarding the site I had mentioned. Not to impressed with the attitude shown by some of it members. It seems that politeness is not a general forte' there. And the site itself is quite involved, much more then most members probably need. I'd rather move on and check out the other suggestions. And well, I do like ImageShack & Photobucket and will continue to recommend them. In my pinned topic "How to Insert Images Within a Post" I may need to add some sort of warning of the suspect ads in question. *Shrug I'd gladly accept any help with the warning. ;) This post has been edited by Scarlett: Jan 16 2006, 09:23 PM -------------------- |
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