More than likely the adware was snuck (huh, "snuck" isn't in Firefox's Dictionary) in by a third party, but yeah, it's still kinda their fault for being lax enough to let someone exploit their software like that.
I know how that feels, though. Some fake antispyware program wormed its way into my system about a month ago and I ended up spending the better part of the next 48 hours playing Search and Destroy with my own hard drive. It was also one of those ones that locks up all your other programs by lying to you and saying they're infected, so I ended up doing most of that in Safe Mode. I think I got it from TV Tropes, sadly enough. See if I ever turn off AdBlock for them again.
Cure Neko (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/18/10 | Reply
Never heard the term till now, but I think it fits.
That's the thing with Skype, it's much more vulnerable to those things. Granted, I've lost hard drives to viruses. Wish I knew how those work.
NNM
"I think I object to pants as a measure of morals."
Ace
Senile Hipster (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/19/10 | Reply
More than likely the adware was snuck (huh, "snuck" isn't in Firefox's Dictionary) in by a third party, but yeah, it's still kinda their fault for being lax enough to let someone exploit their software like that.
I know how that feels, though. Some fake antispyware program wormed its way into my system about a month ago and I ended up spending the better part of the next 48 hours playing Search and Destroy with my own hard drive. It was also one of those ones that locks up all your other programs by lying to you and saying they're infected, so I ended up doing most of that in Safe Mode. I think I got it from TV Tropes, sadly enough. See if I ever turn off AdBlock for them again.
jomz
Otaku Summoner (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/18/10 | Reply
Thankfully, I don't play skype games...
And can you blame everything on your brain borking to that image that Alla sent you? XD
Miss Anonymous
Vagrant AI (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/18/10 | Reply
Good thing I don't play any of Skype's games anyway. o_O
*pats*
MewMew
Master of Kittehs (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/18/10 | Reply
i.. love... skype ;_; idk why it was so evil to u ;-;
TimeChaser
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/18/10 | Reply
Problems like to travel in groups. You can never have just one thing go wrong at a time. -3-
*patpat*
Bazinga!
Neko Nana Mode
Cure Neko (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/18/10 | Reply
Never heard the term till now, but I think it fits.
That's the thing with Skype, it's much more vulnerable to those things. Granted, I've lost hard drives to viruses. Wish I knew how those work.
NNM
"I think I object to pants as a measure of morals."
Japan
Bagel Gurl | Posted 06/18/10 | Reply
I only open skype if someone wants to talk to me on it...like when kat wants to fangirl over doctor who or mst3k...or when you and...yeah.
Six-year-olds and nuclear weapons: a combination that just can't be beat.
Indi
Dr. Mama Cat. (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/18/10 | Reply
Allamorph is good at borking brains. :p And now I know why you have that new avatar of Collette. LOL
~Crystia