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Post by youp50 on Jan 24, 2009 13:16:11 GMT -5
did improper posting on this site cause me problems? I posted a snow snake pic that was small. Minst made it so you could click on it and get to my photo bucket . Now when I try to get to my photobucket I get a virus infection warning from some place called antispywareprolivescom or something like that. It is very windows official looking place. It leads me into a circle that ends when it asks me to open a program by an unknown author. I am pretty sure that I will not open such program. I tried to open another photo bucket account and when I click on the the part to share a photo I get back to this same place. I have to shut my computer off to get away from that place. Do I need to take my computer to a Doctor?
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Post by petev on Jan 24, 2009 13:27:18 GMT -5
youp, I would not open the site even if it is "official looking"- that could be kind of a trojan horse. The first thing you could do is go to the Microsoft website, and see if there are any viruses or worms out there that sound like yours, and if so then you have to use, or purchase a virus program such as Norton. You can even download it if you dont mind giving your credit card number. Actually, first, you may want to look into your spyware or security settings. I have no tips on how to do that.
'Snow snakes" are still a mystery to me, by the way!
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Post by youp50 on Jan 24, 2009 13:34:51 GMT -5
I have Macafee. I ran a quick scan and quarrantined a virus. still cannot move a picture with out coming to that 'official' looking warning. I cannot find a place to actually contact photo bucket eithr.
There is a picture of a snow snake for your viewing pleasure. How a snow snake is formed. The Eskimos have a couple of jillion different words for snow. We have one. A snow snake is formed during a heavy snow fall with no wind. The snow will be light and fluffy and lay on horizontal branches. If the wind does not blow for several days the snow will begin to sag. Snow, the plural, is actually plastic in nature. It sags but doesn't break. It forms a form similar to a snake laying on a limb, thus the term snow snake. The snake that my wife took a picture of is an exceptional specimen.
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Post by petev on Jan 24, 2009 14:04:33 GMT -5
The following is a cut and paste from an article about the snow snake that I was trying to think of. Apparently it was played by the Indians across North America. Here in N.Y. the Iroquois make and sell some of them. It really looks like fun!
"Spicer, Minn. — Minnesota's Ojibwe did it. The Sioux did it too. In fact the game of snow snakes seems to unite America's native peoples like few other cultural phenomena. Variations were played by tribes from modern-day Maine to Oklahoma to Montana. Anywhere there's snow, ice, and something to throw.
In the upper midwest the medium of choice was wood, though some Sioux are known to have used bone with feathers trailing behind for decoration. The object is distance: How far can you slide a stick along the snow? Imagine a combination of curling and the javelin toss, done underhand.
Snow snakes historically varied from six inches, also known as "snow darts," to nine or 10 feet. On a recent weekend on a pond near Spicer, the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center revived the game for young visitors. Most are throwing specially carved snakes of about two or three feet down marked alleys. "
I tried to include a picture in this article, but wasn't able to. Thanks for explaining the snow snake, and there was a pretty good picture on another thread (I guess It was yours).
Back to the computer pop up warning. I'm not sure what "quarantined" means, but a good antivirus program should be able to kill it so it is gone, and doesn't pop up.
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Post by youp50 on Jan 24, 2009 17:24:46 GMT -5
I ran a short virus scan and had the same problem. Ran the full scan and it was gone. Thanks
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