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mongrel


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Thankyou for your quick response.Grams..It just seems very strange that this has just started..I always tick as all read..Was just curios as to wether it  was occurring with other nomads ..Thanks again Alan



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mongrel
i find this happens after yhe comp does an auto update.
sometimes it cancels the remember me function on different sites
i find if i wait a while (cullpa days ) it rectifies itself
same as you at present on this site with the topics i read not being blacked out
will wait for itto rectifie itself
brian ps just closed and reopened and it is working ok



-- Edited by 2weis on Thursday 9th of May 2013 05:04:08 PM

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Thanks brian. Tried shutting down but to no avail..However I did notice last night when Veiwing he forum what was said about automatically changeing did occur . Did not pay attention to it .but when going into another thread what had just read did turn black in the box..Maybe I should just ignore it for the time being and wait until tomorow when I come back on line and see what happens..Thanks for the help and suggestions people.Once again the forum has come to the fore....And Billeeeeee the cook is forbidden to touch my computer HA HA HA .No need to, Adele has her own desktop and laptop.Good to see you back on the forum..........And no I do not use hers....Alan......And sorry Billeeeeeeee .Adeles fine and says hullo to you and jules...



-- Edited by mongrel on Thursday 9th of May 2013 05:53:35 PM

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Can anyone help?, When finised reading through the forum I tick the box as all read,,The boxes change to black..When I log back in the boxes then show as not being read..Am I doing something wrong ? This has only started happening in last couple of days. Could it be another gremlin in the system? Thankyou .....Alan



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For future perhaps:

+1 (el Gringo) on suggestion re Malwarebytes

also installing Avast (free version) + running on Firefox = no problems for me



-- Edited by EllenajoeL on Thursday 9th of May 2013 10:26:02 PM

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I've notice the boxes black and clear, but never knew what they meant. But if they are black because I have read them, then it's black on the forums I haven't even gone into...so you are probably not the only one with this problem.

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Howdyeeeee young fella ,, blame the cook ,,,,,best advice i know ,,,,,,U spoke to it severely,yet,?????/ I do this first , Then ,!!! blame the cook ,,,,,,,, did that the other day , she locked me out of the van, wouldent let me in ,,,,,,,,,Bugger,, sooooooo  how is Mrs Mongrel,    stay excited ,,, hope to c u out there in the play ground ,soon ,,,,,,,,,Billeeeee481083_10151248716095474_633099170_n.jpg



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As far as I can see it's automatic on my screen,,, when you read something the box turns black and changes when another post is added.

If it's black you don't need to read it again because it has no more posts since you read it last time.

Am I right????



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Yes you are right Baz, BUT if there arer some threads you are not going to read you can click on Mark all as read. That is supposed to make the ones you haven't read black as well as the ones you have read.

As to the problem of them going back by themselves there might be a glitch as the last few day when I have read a PM and replied, next time I go back into the forum it reads as another PM has arrived but when I go into it there is only the one I have read and replied to.

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I would suggest you have a problem with 'cookies'
Have you recently installed a program that cleans up your computer, Crap Cleaner for instance.
If so, you will find it is deleting the cookies.
All websites need cookies to remember you, many sites of course you don't want to remember you so cleaning them off is good.
However if you want a site to remember what you have set things to, you have to leave the cookies for that site.

If you have installed a cleaner type program, check the settings/options you should find you can keep cookies you want.

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But what happens when you have never been into one of the posts or threads, for me they are always black.

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I keep getting logged out as I move around the forum for some reason but no biggy, just put up with and keep trying.

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Every now and then I have strange things happen - the site "freezes" - can't move forward or backward, up or down - then it will all just come right again by itself. And the black boxes happen automatically for me.

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Yes at times I can't log off or website freezes.

Also I keep getting a survey which my anti virus says is either code red or orange (McAfee paid version) and it keeps switching me to their survey in a new screen or over rides GN site.

Has the website been hacked???



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more likely your browser has been Baz.. Try the feeware "Hijack This" to fix it.

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Confident it's not my browser,,, it only happens on GN website.

If it was browser it should appear everywhere.

I'll try fire fox later to see if is the same



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Baz421 wrote:

Confident it's not my browser,,, it only happens on GN website.

If it was browser it should appear everywhere.

I'll try fire fox later to see if is the same

 Same problem with firefox troopy



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Nothing wrong with the site for me, think you have an issue on your PC.

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El Gringo wrote:

Nothing wrong with the site for me, think you have an issue on your PC.

Cheers,

 Thanks I'll look further/deeper in the mire of computers,,,ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.



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Actually I've just been having the same problems .. mentioned it to Cindy and thought that after I'd changed location, the problem was solved ..

its not solved .. still happens !

Jon



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El Gringo thanks for tips,,

Just ran Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - found no bugs.

Virus scan likewiase.

On another thread we were reporting differing screen views with ticks in boxes next to threads, one persons computer behaves different to another (not an objective result I admit)

Any other suggestions - I'll troopy's suggestion next.



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I would not suggest 'hijack this' if you are a novice, not easy to figure out and you could easily do more harm than good.

Try this...
http://www.malwarebytes.org/lp/malware_lp/?gclid=CLXJmp79iLcCFUpgpQodo3wAIQ

Just download the free version and run the program, should show whatever ails your PC.

Spybot search and destroy is also good.

see how you go...

Cheers,

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Ahhhh just tracked it down. Before it changed screens "deal spy" flashed up for 1/2 second.

It had installed itself as a valid software somehow so not picked up in scans.

Must have come with Bearshare music download without any option to block.

Thanks for input Gringo and Troopy



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EllenajoeL wrote:

For future perhaps:

+1 (el Gringo) on suggestion re Malwarebytes

also installing Avast (free version) + running on Firefox = no problems for me



-- Edited by EllenajoeL on Thursday 9th of May 2013 10:26:02 PM

 Thanks I reported this to McAfee and asked why it installed itself without being found by their malware software. Will keep you posted.

 



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Pleased you got it sorted.

Cheers,

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El Gringo said

Try this.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/lp/malware_lp/?gclid=CLXJmp79iLcCFUpgpQodo3wAIq

Cheers,

Sheba.



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While following your advises  ..  I didn't find any malware but it did lead me to a hosts file that wasn't being updated .. so .. that could be a good fix too .. thanks all !

Jon



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Dougwe wrote

I keep getting logged out as I move around the forum for some reason but no biggy, just put up with and keep trying. 

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Every now and then I have strange things happen - the site "freezes" - can't move forward or backward, up or down - then it will all just come right again by itself. And the black boxes happen automatically for me. 

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confuseconfuse Hmmm !! People have poota probs ???? And Wombat is back on line ???.confuseconfuse  I think we all need to Install the == A.W.V.P.

Also known as the . Anti. Wombat. Virus. Protector.   

 


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I knew it !! .. must be the MOLE VIRUS ..

he shoulda had his distemper shots ..



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Dougwe wrote.  ---- Will everyone stop picking on my mate Bigw, he is a sick little puppy, ooops, wombat.          

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Hi Doug, I ran a little poll !! to see if your suggestion could be arranged ?? confuseconfuse I received back 6 answers ??/ Listed below ?

 

no disbelief bleh yawn  ---   smile smile  I WILL NOT SAY WHO VOTED WHAT WAY ??? but the last 2 are your vote and my vote  TO KNOW WHO THE OTHER VOTES BELONG TO YOU NEED TO ASK, BH, Duh, Jules47, and Biggles  ???? biggrinbiggrin

Have you noticed how hard it is getting, to be the 2 nice guys on this forum winkwink biggrin

 



  



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