re:
i use a startup editor because i run win2k. no msconfig.
loadqm.exe is the same as qtmtast. it's microsofts usage reporting/who
knows? piece of software. evil stuff. it comes with the new mediaplayer as
well as their messenger. uninstalling both of these applications still
leaves qm/qtmtask running.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Dooley" <dooleyc@firstcharter.com>
To: <lists@acre-c.com>; <idm@hyperreal.org>; <microsound@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:14 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] please help
i found www.agnitium.com
and the little thing called outpost. seems much better than zone alarm.
also why do u use startup editor? you can just go under run and put in
msconfig and do it yourself? no need for another program.
i actually was checking around and found this "loadqm.exe"?
seems like some kind of program that keeps connecting to the ms site or
something?
my comp will be sitting still and i will notice that it starts working out
of nowhere so i alt/ctl/delete and there it was?
seems something to do with msn im or windows update or something.
ms are some sneaky bastards! worse than spyware. it is private control
ware.
i am still unsure what qtmtask is?
in any case i also went to infopackets.com and went back down to the player
6.4.
though i wish someone out there knew how to get rid of this spy update?
when you go to the windows update part of the site and check what is
installed on your comp, it seems that with this so called security update
install, along with many other recent ones, they all are incapable of being
uninstalled in any way. check for yourself.
especially under the recent critical updates under "Read first"? looks
like some kind of reporting on what you are listening to and what you are
watching on media player, along with trying to have something that
automatically updates all ms updates.
i know someone may know of some discussion room where this may be discussed
if you are sick of it here and are unsure. and for the mac users who are
probably saying, "get a mac and shut up."
peace
d
quoted 1 line "acre" <lists@acre-c.com> 08/29/02 03:54PM >>>
>>> "acre" <lists@acre-c.com> 08/29/02 03:54PM >>>
welcome to the internet. you probably have a dozen of these applications
running on your machine at all times. i'm personally very bitter about all
these apps, and i've found my way to kill most of them. grab yourself an
app called "ad-aware" first of all. very good for cleaning most of this
spyware off your machine. as far as this microsoft one goes, remove
"qtmtask" from your startup - keeps it from launching when you boot your
machine... i personally use IBStartup Editor to kill everything i don't
like. makes for a nice/quick startup now. then things like zone-alarm are
a good idea to block any of these spy apps from accessing your internet
(although i think some have found a way around zonealarm). it's really sick
and sad that people can get away with these spy apps. i want to find the
gator folks and pummel until i can pummel no more, and then... i'll pour sea
salt on their pummel wounds.
right, hope that helps
jeremy
acre
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Dooley" <dooleyc@firstcharter.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>; <microsound@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 1:09 PM
Subject: [idm] please help
http://slashdot.org/articles/02/06/29/1254230.shtml?tid=109
how the hell do you get all this crap off the computer!!!
this is sick and i believed i did install this 1 month or so ago.
help, as i am about to drive over bill's face with a tractor.
d
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