I need help keeping this thing down when on my account. I've surfin' w/ FireFox and all of a sudden, AOL pops up trying to sign on w/o permission. The only reason my parents still have it is b/c they don't want to try and transfer all their addresses to outlook and shit. Can I stop AOL from popping up on my account?
EDIT Forgot to mention that after I close AOL, FireFox no longer has an outgoing connection and I have to restart it.
Help Keeping AOL at Bay
Created 17 years ago2006-09-09 13:39:39 UTC by
TawnosPrime
Created 17 years ago2006-09-09 13:39:39 UTC by
TawnosPrime
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 13:39:39 UTC
Post #196069
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 15:51:07 UTC
Post #196084
Dude. Fewer slashes, yeah?
Is AOL your ISP still?
Is AOL your ISP still?
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 15:59:26 UTC
Post #196090
No, we get our internet from our cable company. My parents use it b/c they don't know any better and they aren't willing to switch over to a new primary e-mail (telling all their contacts about the change).
And I happen to like shorthand. It's much faster.
And I happen to like shorthand. It's much faster.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 16:25:10 UTC
Post #196091
Abandom hope, all ye who enter AOL, as returning to the world of better ISP's is a near impossibility. Few have fought their way past the noobish parents and stubborn customer service people that stand like massive barriers in the middle of your path to freedom.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 16:46:46 UTC
Post #196098
Deep dude, deep.
Fortunutly, the problem seems to have corrected itself. AOL hasn't popped up in a while. But pray for my net-ernal soul 'til I get my AOL-free laptop.
Fortunutly, the problem seems to have corrected itself. AOL hasn't popped up in a while. But pray for my net-ernal soul 'til I get my AOL-free laptop.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 17:00:30 UTC
Post #196100
lol, AOL
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 17:07:50 UTC
Post #196102
Fortunutly, the problem seems to have corrected itself. AOL hasn't popped up in a while.The evil will always exist. Shielding your eyes from the truth will not aid you in FINDING THE PAAATTTHHH!!!
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 18:24:35 UTC
Post #196107
lol, altough, truth be told, their Security Center isn't that bad. It's McAfee firewall/spyware/virus protection w/ an AOL all-in-one interface.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 21:56:32 UTC
Post #196120
It's that last part that'll jump out n GET'CH'YA! 
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 22:05:26 UTC
Post #196121
AOL.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 22:59:06 UTC
Post #196131
It's McAfee firewall/spyware/virus protection w/ an AOL all-in-one interface.It's shit. McAfee sucks. Anything that attempts to do everything doesn't do anything particularly well. I suggest going for individual packages, like Ad-Aware, AVG and ZA.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 23:01:56 UTC
Post #196134
Those companies must be making a bundle from all the poor saps who don't know better than to pay for their virus protection. If only more people knew that they could get just as good (if not better) protection for free.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 23:51:10 UTC
Post #196145
Mcafee is great, if you get the enterprise edition.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-09 23:51:56 UTC
Post #196146
I use Norton. Works fine for me.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-10 00:31:07 UTC
Post #196155
Zone alarm still has the best firewall though
"everytime you destroy 100 AOL disks, God sends you a hot chick"
"everytime you destroy 100 AOL disks, God sends you a hot chick"
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-10 01:40:25 UTC
Post #196157
yea but every time you have possession of 100 AOL disks, you get kicked in the groin continuously. so its not worth it.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-10 02:30:02 UTC
Post #196160
Norton is as bad as Aol, once installed, norton never fully goes away.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-10 10:25:46 UTC
Post #196177
But at least it work right.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-10 19:35:33 UTC
Post #196255
Cabosse, if u use Norton, stop. Norton has been proven to noticable slow down your system. Get a better program.
Posted 17 years ago2006-09-11 13:20:27 UTC
Post #196291
Cabosse, if u use Norton, stop. Norton has been proven to noticable slow down your system.Well. That sucks. :
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