I'm going to ask a stupid question...

MeanGreenBuzz · December 2, 2005

I know its not football related, but why when it shows the members at the bottom of the main page do google.com, ask jeeves, yahoo, etc. show up? Is it when someone searches for "Mean Green" or "North Texas" or some combination of words relating to UNT athletics?

Arkstfan · December 2, 2005

It means a bot from one of those services is searching and cataloging the site.

Rudy · December 2, 2005

GD Bots. Can't even get on Yahoo Chat anymore without being sent a PM every 10 seconds asking if I want to see the new Paris Hilton video

Cerebus · December 2, 2005

GD Bots. Can't even get on Yahoo Chat anymore without being sent a PM every 10 seconds asking if I want to see the new Paris Hilton video
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Noob!

Thats not a crawl bot, you probably have some adware / spyware installed.

Go download something like Ad-Aware to remove them.

If anyone is intrested in seeing how seach engines like Google work, a simple description is here.

KingDL1 · December 2, 2005

Noob!
Thats not a crawl bot, you probably have some adware / spyware installed.
Go download something like Ad-Aware to remove them.
If anyone is intrested in seeing how seach engines like Google work, a simple description is here.
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You might also try:

Free

Microsoft AntiSpyware

Link

MeanGreenBuzz · December 5, 2005

It means a bot from one of those services is searching and cataloging the site.
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Cool thanks. It was bugging me.

Arkstfan · December 6, 2005

You might also try:
Free
Microsoft AntiSpyware
Link
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Time for my anti-Microsoft rant.

According to PCMag since Microsoft bought the company that makes the Gator spyware and adware they have been disabling Microsoft AntiSpyware's ability to detect and remove that spyware and adware.

If you use the Microsoft program, download a free one like Yahoo's as extra protection. In fact, not a good idea to rely on just one anyway.

Of course if you buy a Mac it's not an issue.