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max venable · 04-16-2006, 05:58 PM

Two or three days ago, my computer got hijacked. Ever happen to any of you? My homepage was changed and I COULD NOT fix it. I kept getting message alerts telling me I had to buy software that would fix the problem...the problem started by the company trying to sell me the software. It's like online extortion. They wanted $49.95 to fix the problem they created. Unbelivable.

I finally fixed the problem for free...but it took me about 2.5 hours to figure out how to do it.

04-16-2006, 05:58 PM	#4
max venable Bunn-O-matic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sugarcreek, Ohio Posts: 2,698	Re: Marketing ploys that give you fits... Two or three days ago, my computer got hijacked. Ever happen to any of you? My homepage was changed and I COULD NOT fix it. I kept getting message alerts telling me I had to buy software that would fix the problem...the problem started by the company trying to sell me the software. It's like online extortion. They wanted $49.95 to fix the problem they created. Unbelivable. I finally fixed the problem for free...but it took me about 2.5 hours to figure out how to do it. __________________ For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.