evil sister

ian60 · 06-06-2007, 08:21 PM

ok so i got this sister and she like is a freak about her computer and has a bad reputation of crashing her comp but she won't let me get on it to work on it weekly. so i need to know a few things.

1. how can i get pass the password when her computer boots
2. is there any free monitoring programs for like internet because when ehr computer last crashed she had 83 adware problems and those just don't appear
3. is there any network type program that i can with a few clicks from any computer on the network flip her internet off

thank you in advance she has been really making me mad

grim reaper · 06-06-2007, 08:53 PM

How about getting your parents to sort her out rather than having you install spy ware on her PC?

Amraam · 06-06-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ian60

ok so i got this sister and she like is a freak about her computer and has a bad reputation of crashing her comp but she won't let me get on it to work on it weekly. so i need to know a few things.

1. how can i get pass the password when her computer boots
2. is there any free monitoring programs for like internet because when ehr computer last crashed she had 83 adware problems and those just don't appear
3. is there any network type program that i can with a few clicks from any computer on the network flip her internet off

thank you in advance she has been really making me mad

I'm interested to hear the answer to #3. I thought I could do it through the router, but I can't suss it out. I want to kick her off the net when her webcam sucks up all the bandwidth when I'm playing ArmA online lol.

ian60 · 06-06-2007, 09:31 PM

ok for one i did not plant the adware and two my parents can barely turn a computer on and there thoughts are as long as i can check me email so they have no idea how are three computers are networked printers shared and wut the heck adware is from a cake

Random Ping · 06-06-2007, 09:35 PM

You could just be reasonable and talk to her about install antispyware software. You could always unshare the printers and dedicate one just to yours. Sometimes excluding yourself from the problem works.

On another note, isn't installing spyware on your sisters computer counterintuitive, since your the one getting upset that she has adware/spyware on her computer in the first place?

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when I'm playing ArmA online lol.

How do you play that game? I played the demo for a little while, but it was so buggy and slow I lost interest fairly quickly. I'm not sure if that game was designed 3 years ago and it just published now, or if they just are bad at coding.

ian60 · 06-06-2007, 09:42 PM

wuts his name up there made it sound like i did and she has antispyuware and virus and still stuff is getting on there i have it programed to update and run and she runs them some times

i just want the stuff i originally asked for

Random Ping · 06-06-2007, 09:54 PM

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1. how can i get pass the password when her computer boots

Trial and error is usually the only choice I know of. Not worth the time IMO.

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2. is there any free monitoring programs for like internet because when ehr computer last crashed she had 83 adware problems and those just don't appear

Remote desktop? But I still think you will have hell to pay if she finds out what your planning on doing. Education and knowledge is always a more preferable action than the conflict that will come if she finds out whats going on.

One question though, if the adware/spyware is not affecting you directly why go to all the trouble to monitor her? If she wants you to fix her computer after it crashes, then just state that you will only do so if she abides to your rules.

grim reaper · 06-06-2007, 10:01 PM

Suffice to say all you listed is possible but I'm not going to tell you how. If it directly effects you get your parents to sort it out, if it doesn't just respect her privacy and leave her alone.

ian60 · 06-06-2007, 10:09 PM

u sounds like my mom ok atleast tell me the one to trun her internet off or the one that tracks her movements online

Cøyøte · 06-07-2007, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ian60

or the one that tracks her movements online

Pay attention, for what I say here will be prophecy.

The places your sister goes to on the internet fall neatly into 2 categories:

A) Ones you dont care about.
B) Ones you dont want to know about.

So if you pursue this course of action, keep steel wool nearby. While its purpose may seem a mystery at first, when the screaming starts all shall come clear.

Amraam · 06-07-2007, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Cøyøte

Pay attention, for what I say here will be prophecy.

The places your sister goes to on the internet fall neatly into 2 categories:

A) Ones you dont care about.
B) Ones you dont want to know about.

So if you pursue this course of action, keep steel wool nearby. While its purpose may seem a mystery at first, when the screaming starts all shall come clear.

LMFAO.

Is the wool to short out his PC or to gauge out his own eyes? Either way I'm guessing its so he has to see no more :P

ian60 · 06-07-2007, 01:45 AM

good prophecy i take it u gues won't help time to take matters in to my own hands

she obviously is going some where on the internet to give her lots of problems
and when her computer starts running slow she runs to me and then i find 83 adware problems and then delete them and her computer crashes well i gues i better keep the reformat disk around

grim reaper · 06-07-2007, 12:06 PM

How about you explain to her how she keeps getting spy/adware on her PC. Then, when it next needs fixing, simply refuse to do it as you already warned her?

ian60 · 06-07-2007, 12:59 PM

well i have told her that she needs to watch wut she was doing and when her computer first crashed i found 108 spyware problems most had come from this game website she was downloading demos from well stopped that but this adware idk where it could be coming from so i want something that can monitor her movements to catch her short coming

mrhahn · 06-07-2007, 03:51 PM

Ask her? Install AdAware and Spybot S&D and have them run a daily scan to fix problems before they build up and become serious...

Cøyøte · 06-08-2007, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mrhahn

Install AdAware and Spybot S&D

Seconded. Go with full immunize on the spybot.

ian60 · 06-08-2007, 04:19 AM

let me say this
she has spy sweeper that residant shield nothing getting passed that
and she has avg anti virus 7.5

Random Ping · 06-08-2007, 05:32 AM

Well your problem is right in front of you. Spy Sweeper is in itself spyware. It actually allows other spyware and adware access to your computer. When it does the searches, it shows that it is removing 10's to 100's of spy programs, but those programs were installed when spy sweeper was installed. It essentially dupes the user into thinking it is working, when it is really the one causing the problem.

First thing, uninstall Spy sweeper immediately, then install AdAware and Spybot: Search and Destroy (as previously mentioned). The Microsoft Antispyware beta program isn't too bad as well. I think even AVG has antispyware capabilities as well. But for sure, get right of Spy Sweeper.

Deathmaker · 06-08-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ian60

1. how can i get pass the password when her computer boots

I'm sure you asked, and got the answer to, that question a while ago.

Reading your posts makes my head hurt.

06-06-2007, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
ian60 Corporal Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 184	evil sister ok so i got this sister and she like is a freak about her computer and has a bad reputation of crashing her comp but she won't let me get on it to work on it weekly. so i need to know a few things. 1. how can i get pass the password when her computer boots 2. is there any free monitoring programs for like internet because when ehr computer last crashed she had 83 adware problems and those just don't appear 3. is there any network type program that i can with a few clicks from any computer on the network flip her internet off thank you in advance she has been really making me mad

06-06-2007, 08:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	Re: evil sister How about getting your parents to sort her out rather than having you install spy ware on her PC?

06-06-2007, 09:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
ian60 Corporal Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 184	Re: evil sister ok for one i did not plant the adware and two my parents can barely turn a computer on and there thoughts are as long as i can check me email so they have no idea how are three computers are networked printers shared and wut the heck adware is from a cake

06-06-2007, 09:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
ian60 Corporal Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 184	Re: evil sister wuts his name up there made it sound like i did and she has antispyuware and virus and still stuff is getting on there i have it programed to update and run and she runs them some times i just want the stuff i originally asked for

06-06-2007, 10:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	Re: evil sister Suffice to say all you listed is possible but I'm not going to tell you how. If it directly effects you get your parents to sort it out, if it doesn't just respect her privacy and leave her alone.

06-06-2007, 10:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
ian60 Corporal Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 184	Re: evil sister u sounds like my mom ok atleast tell me the one to trun her internet off or the one that tracks her movements online

06-07-2007, 01:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
ian60 Corporal Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 184	Re: evil sister good prophecy i take it u gues won't help time to take matters in to my own hands she obviously is going some where on the internet to give her lots of problems and when her computer starts running slow she runs to me and then i find 83 adware problems and then delete them and her computer crashes well i gues i better keep the reformat disk around

06-07-2007, 12:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	Re: evil sister How about you explain to her how she keeps getting spy/adware on her PC. Then, when it next needs fixing, simply refuse to do it as you already warned her?

06-07-2007, 12:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
ian60 Corporal Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 184	Re: evil sister well i have told her that she needs to watch wut she was doing and when her computer first crashed i found 108 spyware problems most had come from this game website she was downloading demos from well stopped that but this adware idk where it could be coming from so i want something that can monitor her movements to catch her short coming

06-07-2007, 03:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
mrhahn General Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,966	Re: evil sister Ask her? Install AdAware and Spybot S&D and have them run a daily scan to fix problems before they build up and become serious... __________________ Donate to help keep BFN running.

06-08-2007, 04:19 AM	#17 (permalink)
ian60 Corporal Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 184	Re: evil sister let me say this she has spy sweeper that residant shield nothing getting passed that and she has avg anti virus 7.5

06-08-2007, 05:32 AM	#18 (permalink)
Random Ping Master Warrant Officer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Evergreen State (at least on the West coast) Posts: 1,293	Re: evil sister Well your problem is right in front of you. Spy Sweeper is in itself spyware. It actually allows other spyware and adware access to your computer. When it does the searches, it shows that it is removing 10's to 100's of spy programs, but those programs were installed when spy sweeper was installed. It essentially dupes the user into thinking it is working, when it is really the one causing the problem. First thing, uninstall Spy sweeper immediately, then install AdAware and Spybot: Search and Destroy (as previously mentioned). The Microsoft Antispyware beta program isn't too bad as well. I think even AVG has antispyware capabilities as well. But for sure, get right of Spy Sweeper. __________________ It is not important that the glass is half-full or half-empty, but rather how the glass got that way.