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Good to know. Thanks James!

Yeah, N3 did mention Duckduckgo awhile ago.

Internet Explorer 11 also adds downloads to the bottom of the browser for quick access.

You can also see it after it's installed by clicking on Start and All programs. Also you should see the icon in the bottom right hand side of your desktop. See screenshots....

I think so too. I've tried Firefox many times over the years but I always go back to IE.

It looks fine to me, Gary.

That makes sense. I had a feeling I didn't know what I was talking about. :D :eek:

I don't know, Gary. I only use Internet Explorer but I haven't noticed any issues with the pages being slow to load.

I think you may have seen Bots trying to register. They can't get past the captcha. Bob would know better, I may not know what I'm talking about! :crazy:

Google, only ever Google. It is the only Google product I do use. I won't use Google chrome or Gmail.

I'm glad that you have finally gotten your PDF problems solved. I did dump Ad Block plus once I saw that Ad Muncher was not giving me any problems.

Karma!

Well, that explains it. :D

WOW! It looks really awful. I'm glad you are not in harms way, Dougie. I hope your relatives are all okay too.

It's not on any of the ThinkPads and only on those laptops sold between September 2014 and January 2015.

If you follow anything having to do with tech on the Internet, you have undoubtedly read something about Superfish in the past 24 hours. In a nutshell, Lenovo sold tons of computers with software called Superfish Visual Discovery pre-installed. Lenovo has been selling computers preloaded with Superfish for the past two years, and the software is supposed to help serve alternative, image-heavy ads in Google search results. As it turns out, however, Superfish is a pretty frightening piece of adware. Password management software maker LastPass explained Superfish quite well in a recent blog post: It was discovered that the Superfish software was installing its own self-signed Root Certificate Authority so that the Superfish software always appears as a trusted party. The Superfish software would have the ability to then intercept supposedly-secure communications to websites via a man-in-the-middle attack. Researchers also confirmed that hackers on the same network, like an open WiFi hotspot at a coffee shop, can exploit Superfish to steal things like your banking login details or to read your emails. Isn’t that great? You go out of your way to be safe while browsing the Internet and you’ve installed all sorts of protection against malware and adware, but Lenovo beats you to the punch by pre-installing adware on your PC. Luckily, LastPass went beyond simply explaining what Superfish is, and the company created a tool that will instantly inform you if your computer is infected with Superfish. It couldn’t be easier to use. Simply visit this page on the LastPass website and you’ll see a message at the top of the screen informing you of whether or not your computer is infected. If you see this message, you’re good to go: If you see a message saying Superfish is running on your computer, it’s relatively easy to remove. Here are the removal instructions, also courtesy of LastPass: If you’re affected by Superfish, you must first uninstall the program: Click the Windows Start button Search uninstall program Launch uninstall program Right-click on Superfish Inc VisualDiscovery and select Uninstall If prompted for administrator password, enter or provide confirmation Then you must uninstall the certificates as well: Click the Windows Start button Type certmgr.msc into the Search box Click the certmgr.msc Program to launch it If prompted for administrator password, enter the password or provide confirmation Click on Trusted Root Certification Authorities Open Certificates Look for certificates mentioning Superfish Inc. Right-click on any Superfish Inc certificates and delete Restart your browser and return to this page to see you are safe https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/superfish-infected-computer-150512749.html

I'm glad that Lenovo is catching a lot of flack for this. It's unbelievable that they have done this.

When a group of men forced their way into a Tampa home Tuesday night, Legend the dog wasted no time trying to protect his people. The gentle giant sprang into action, biting one of the men, as the home’s occupants struggled with their attackers. Legend, described as a bullmastiff mix, took two bullets in the attack – one in the side of the head. Even so, he was able to help scare the men off. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Legend was taken by the county’s animal control department for treatment at a local veterinary hospital. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Melissa Kincheloe was able to visit with Legend Wednesday and reports he’s expected to recover nicely. The critter even posed for a few photographs while Kincheloe was with him. He was released back into his owner’s care to rest up at home later that day. The incident that led to Legend’s shooting began to unfold around 11:14 p.m. Tuesday as the dog’s owner, Damien Strickland, 25, was standing outside his home in the 9400 block of Polak Drive. Strickland noticed several men walking towards him and attempted to go back inside. Strickland, however, was struck from behind by a firearm, the sheriff’s office said. He was then dragged inside the home as he tried to struggle with the attackers. Strickland’s girlfriend, Mersadie Wells-Shahan, 19, and her mother, Brenda Cronk, 45, tried to come to his aid. So did Legend. When the shots were fired at the dog, the women, deputies say, started to scream, prompting the attackers to flee the home. When deputies arrived, they established a perimeter and located two men matching the descriptions the victims provided. The suspects were located at the corner of Ellicot Street and Falkenburg Road. One of the subjects, identified as Michael Jovahnny Rivera, 23, by deputies, was trying to conceal his left hand, the email said. “Deputies observed blood on his pants and noted puncture wounds on his left hand which appeared to be consistent with a fresh dog bite,” the email said. Tuesday night’s rains forced deputies to stop their search for evidence, but they picked it back up again Wednesday morning. During their search of the area, a .40 caliber Taurus firearm with two loaded magazines and a roll of duct tape was found near the intersection where deputies encountered Rivera and the other suspect. As of Thursday, only Rivera had been charged in the crime, but the sheriff’s office anticipates other arrests soon. Rivera faces aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, armed home invasion and felony animal cruelty charges. Strickland suffered lacerations to his head and back and has swelling on his left eye following the attack. Wells-Shahan suffered minor injuries to her head while the suspects were trying to tie her up with duct tape, the sheriff’s office noted. Wells-Shahan credits Legend for making sure the outcome wasn’t worse. “That dog saved my life,” she told Bay News 9. http://patch.com/florida/brandon/hero-dog-who-took-2-bullets-during-home-invasion-expected-recover-0

I've never used the Memory Diagnostics Tool.

Lenovo has released a tool to help users remove Superfish, according to a statement released today by the company. Superfish is an adware program that was pre-installed on Lenovo's consumer PCs and made users vulnerable to attack. The Superfish bug quickly went from bad to worse yesterday when researchers found and published a password that would allow anyone to unlock the certificate authority and bypass the computer's web encryption. With the password and the right software, a person on the same Wi-Fi network as a bugged Lenovo user could potentially spy on that user, or insert malware into the data stream. Users need to uninstall Superfish and remove the certificate. The tool allows users to automatically uninstall the Superfish application and remove the certificate from web browsers, which previously could only be done manually. In the statement, Lenovo said, "We are working with McAfee and Microsoft to have the Superfish software and certificate quarantined or removed using their industry-leading tools and technologies. This action has already started and will automatically fix the vulnerability even for users who are not currently aware of the problem." Users with infected computers will need to uninstall Superfish and remove the certificate in order to completely fix the issue. Researcher Filippo Valsorda created this test to show if your computer is infected. Superfish is present on Lenovo laptops sold between September 2014 and January 2015. SourceLenovo

Bob was using Firefox, Rich.

Ewww, my husband likes that show too. I'm a picky eater.

No, unfortunately. The old record is still the same, 35 members. The total of 57 is 3 members, 43 guests and 11 robots.

:big_ha:Apparently, almost all of their laptops except for the ThinkPads.