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Just got a java update pushed to my computer. By default it was set to install ask.com's browser malware (aka the ask.com toolbar) and change the default search engine to a useless one (aka ask.com). 
I suspect the helpdesk is going to be busy the next few days. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Dan Neely wrote: By default it was set to install ask.com's browser malware (aka the ask.com toolbar) and change the default search engine to a useless one (aka ask.com)
Every. Single. Time.
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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Epic Fail!
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
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Write once, spam anywhere - Java.
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Did you ask why? 
Seriously, does anyone actually use that toolbar? I remember getting it before as well. It is one of the reasons I have Automatic Java updates turned off.
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Nonono. That's why you don't use java.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
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Does anyone use any of the stupid toolbars rubbish software tries to install?
All they do to me is disincline me to use the rubbish software or the rubbish from teh company that pays them to install the damn toolbar. Frankly, I don't care if Ask is twice as accurate, helpful, and friendly as Google: I won't use it because they once paid some company to hijack my search engine.
I can bear a grudge with the best o' 'em!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: I can bear a grudge with the best o' 'em!
We will try not to hold that against you.
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I'm with you Griff, P me off once and it's almost impossible to win me back. Add in my ridiculous memory (there's a store in Bristol on my kill list from 30 odd years ago) ...
It's probably a personality flaw!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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PhilLenoir wrote: It's probably a personality flaw!
Flaw? 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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You're not suggesting that we're normal?
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Well, I am! 
Can't say for you...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I met normal and didn't care for it. 
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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SoMad wrote: Did you ask why?
I've long since given up on anything but eyerolling this sort of fail. My pot-stirring is limited to when they actually break something or are causing much more serious problems than this.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Any company that bundles the same malware for years, and that keeps pushing it onto the system by having it install by default is clearly not interested in the users.
Disabling the updater would pose another security risk.
Removing Java from the machine fixed it.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Replacing all the corporate crapware that has a java dependency OTOH is a much bigger task. I'm sure IT longs for the day they can safely remove it from non-developer computers...
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Removing Java from the machine fixed it.
Last time I installed Java on a machine, I think "Y2K" was still a new buzzword.
I've yet to encounter anything I want to use that requires it.
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Dan Neely wrote: By default it was set to install ask.com's browser malware
It SO pisses me off that when you go to install Java, it comes along with all this other crap. And they're not alone in this BS behavior. It's one of the reasons I never click on "default installation" but make sure that under the custom option, there's isn't a load of crap that I don't want it to install.
Sue them, I say. Sue them!!!
Marc
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Dan Neely wrote: I suspect the helpdesk is going to be busy the next few days.
Why? People can just google for a solutio...
Oh.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Not sure if anyone is interested or if the software is shite, but I got 10 licenses for AUD$19.22. It'd have to be spectacularly faarrrkkkked for me to feel like I got ripped off.
FileSeek[^] on BitsDuJour[^].
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I bought FileLocator Pro and am very  with it.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: I bought FileLocator Pro and am very with it.
I'd hope so, for that money I could get almost 30 licenses for FileSeek.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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You can use FileLocator Lite or Agent Ransack for free. It's still worth it. The full version just adds a few more capabilities.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: You can use FileLocator Lite or Agent Ransack for free. It's still worth it. The full version just adds a few more capabilities.
I'm just being a smart arse. I only bought FileSeek because of the cheap price going on Bits DuJour and then upped it to 10 licenses when I saw the multi purchase discount was added on top of the limited time special offer.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Gotcha! You have a business that you bought ten or are you really looking to give them away?
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