My PC finally clean - question about Landzdown

16 years ago

I appreciate having found out about Landzdown on this forum. After several days of Corinne helping me (some things not going the way they should), she finally had me go to Kaspersky.com and run a full scan that took a number of hours, and it came up with no infections to report and the welcome news that my computer is clean now.

My question is, how do I thank Corinne? When I went back to the thread that I had started, there was no longer a reply button to hit, so I couldn't say, "All is now well and thank you." Then I thought I could find something about donations being welcome and how to make them, but that didn't work, either.

Is Corinne running this as a hobby and does she not need money to keep the site running? Not that I have much, but I feel a bit guilty to have had all this help and not even be able to say thanks, and I know other sites that solicit donations, albeit very nicely and not at all forcefully.

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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
16 years ago
that is wonderful that you are willing to contribute for the assistance you received at LzD. The entire staff at LzD is exceptional and go the extra mile to help those in need. You can contact Corrine (or any of us there) by PM on LzD should you care to do so and thank her or you can start a thread in the Lounge area thanking the whole staff for help, believe me it is always appreciated to hear a thank you. Many times there are several of the team working behind the scenes to get the results you end up with.
Corrine is on many many help forums on the internet and does it as a volunteer, she has been awarded the MVP many years now and again this year from Microsoft. She does have a great blog you can keep up with.
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I am sure she could give you some ideas for donations which would help the security support community efforts if you told her you would like to give a little back.

All of us in the support community want one thing over all and that is to pay it forward. If you were helped in some way try to pay that forward to someone else even if it is just now knowing where to send them for the help they need.

glad to hear you have successfully cleaned your machine! Feel free to hang out with us at LzD in the lounge and play a game when you have time. R-C
zep516
16 years ago
Ravencajun,

Will address this for you.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
16 years ago
go back to your cleaning thread on LzD you should have a reply button and be able to reply to that thread I just checked and it does not appear to be closed I did have the reply button available, let me know if you still do not have a reply option. You should have a couple more steps to do actually. Your's is the UPS thread correct?
biwako_of_abi
Original Author
16 years ago
Yep! The idiot who fell for the UPS thing was me. The Reply button was available at LzD just now, as you said, so I left some thanks. I'll PM Corinne about donations. I am also a great believer in paying it forward and already have helped a number of my language students with their computers (in a small way, of course) and help my husband with his computer almost every day. lol He is a language scholar, but has no interest in computers, while I do, and I enjoy the challenges his computer keeps offering!
corrine_mvp
16 years ago
No, not an idiot, a human mistake and lesson learned. Since you were watching for a UPS delivery, the timing of the phish could not have been better timed.

As to donations, we are all volunteers at LzD. Even the site hosting is donated by Aaron. However, you will find a PayPal link in my last response that is for sUBs, the developer of ComboFix. His knowledge is absolutely amazing. H spends countless hours not only maintaining CF but also helping members of the security community.
lotodig
16 years ago
I too am a greatful recipient of the the knowledge and patience of many on this forum and the Lzd site and very much appreciate all of you.

I have recommended many of my friends and family to these sites and been able also to pass on things I have learned as well.

All you guys/gals should be proud of yourselves, you provide a valuable service.
corrine_mvp
16 years ago
"and been able also to pass on things I have learned as well."

That, lotodig, is what it is all about -- both learning how to better protect your investment and passing that knowledge on to friends & family!
biwako_of_abi
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you for the information, Corrine. I have made a small contribution to sUBs at PayPal. Wish it could be more. What a great program ComboFix is, and what a great site LzD is--I mean the people who make it possible and run it.
corrine_mvp
16 years ago
You are very welcome.

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