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02-May-2004, 02:05 PM #1
Red face pc lingo?
ok ...i'm new to this computer stuff..........what does hi jack mean..
where can i go to become more pc savv
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02-May-2004, 02:21 PM #2
Hi dannie

It's a friendly way of addressing me
Better than 'what the hell you want now, Jack'

seriously, 'hijack' is a term mostly used for spyware,adware, virus or a trojan that forces your computer to do something you don't want.
Could range from altering your 'home page' in your browser to sending information from your computer to someone for illicit reasons, like personal info such as credid cards, etc.
There is an application called 'HiJack this' that can list the bad 'elements' your computer has installed, and experts at TSG can spot them for you and recomend what to remove. I am not an expert at this, but there are many good people in the TSG security forum that can help.
Good security goes along with installing a good anti virus program and adware/spyware detecting programs, like Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy.
There are good links and info :

http://forums.techguy.org/t157045.html
http://forums.techguy.org/t164246.html
http://forums.techguy.org/f54-s.html
(there are 6 stickied threads ^^ worth looking at)

Fire walls are a good thing to check out, also.


smilin' Jack

Last edited by Stoner; 02-May-2004 at 02:28 PM..
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02-May-2004, 08:56 PM #3
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Originally Posted by dannie
ok ...i'm new to this computer stuff..........what does hi jack mean..
where can i go to become more pc savv
check out the following websites to lookup computer terms and their defintions: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/ - http://www.pcwebopedia.com/ - http://whatis.techtarget.com/ - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...itions&spell=1 - here's a definition for hijack: http://www.pcwebopedia.com/TERM/s/se...hijacking.html
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