Recent Hackings and Steps to Ensure Account Safety.

[Seditedi]

The more common meaning is the synonym to assure.
Just because its in the dictionary as that meaning doesn't mean it is commonly used with that meaning. Words have multiple meanings and the meaning you are referring to is the least common meaning of the word ensure.

[chunz]

Just a reminder for those who already are infected with RSBO.exe

Remember to off ur System Restore of all ur drives b4 you delete them off your system.

Else It will keep coming back

And i dont know what is wrong with my PC now.....even though i have deleted the main files off my PC
It kept coming back on my registry

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{C4EE31F3-4768-11D2-BE5C-00A0C9A83DA1}\FilesNamedMRU
rsbo
kb1ss1p.dll

The infection is not that simple.....TT....{help me out}

[archibaldcrane]

This page is full of awesome and useful info to keep hackers away. Thanks Ryko and Rydiu.

[Ryko]

This page is full of awesome and useful info to keep hackers away. Thanks Ryko and Rydiu.

np yo, glad to be of service. Uh, don't download spyware or something. There, I'm making a contribution.

[rydiu]

This is where I remind you no 2 words mean exactly the same thing....what would be the point of having multiple words all mean the exact same thing? Like I said, synonyms are NOT always interchangeable.

Insure, assure and ensure are used quite often in business to mean their precise definitions...If you want to go about practicing sloppy/inaccurate language usage then be my guest, just don't try forcing it on to me when I point out your errors after you ask for it.

[Seditedi]

Just a reminder for those who already are infected with RSBO.exe

Remember to off ur System Restore of all ur drives b4 you delete them off your system.

Else It will keep coming back

Virus scan should take care of it if it does try to come back through System Restore no?
I'm not really familiar with how System Restore works (turned it off since day 1, not really worth it for a power user) I can fix many problems without the use of that poorly written memory eating utility.

[Ryko]

This is where I remind you no 2 words mean exactly the same thing....what would be the point of having multiple words all mean the exact same thing? Like I said, synonyms are NOT always interchangeable.

Just quoting for posterity.

[Seditedi]

This is where I remind you no 2 words mean exactly the same thing....what would be the point of having multiple words all mean the exact same thing? Like I said, synonyms are NOT always interchangeable.

Just quoting for posterity.

In this case they are.

[chunz]

Just a reminder for those who already are infected with RSBO.exe

Remember to off ur System Restore of all ur drives b4 you delete them off your system.

Else It will keep coming back

Virus scan should take care of it if it does try to come back through System Restore no?
I'm not really familiar with how System Restore works (turned it off since day 1, not really worth it for a power user) I can fix many problems without the use of that poorly written memory eating utility.

i dont know what is wrong with my PC now.....even though i have deleted the main files off my PC
It kept coming back on my registry

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{C4EE31F3-4768-11D2-BE5C-00A0C9A83DA1}\FilesNamedMRU
rsbo
kb1ss1p.dll

The infection is not that simple.....TT....{help me out}

[Ryko]

This is where I remind you no 2 words mean exactly the same thing....what would be the point of having multiple words all mean the exact same thing? Like I said, synonyms are NOT always interchangeable.

Just quoting for posterity.

In this case they are.

Yeah I just wanted it there in case he later realizes he contradicted himself. Anyway it's no more sloppy to use "assure" to mean insure (as in writing an insurance policy) than it is to use "ensure" to mean insure (as in... well, y'know).

[Seditedi]

In other Webster news:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3984898

[Ryko]

2006's choice was a lot better.

[rydiu]

Words are like finely tuned tools...they are not meant to be thrown around and fitted together however you like... Just how a surgeon or engineer has many specialized tools, words are the specialized tools of writers. If you go about using them so casually then you'll never be taken seriously nor go very far with your career....maybe you'll figure it out someday.

"Good English, well-spoken and well-written will open more doors than a college degree..... Bad English will slam doors you don't even know exist."

Limited vocabulary will hold you back more than anything else in your career...low vocabulary is a serious handicap. You will only get so far if you don't command individual meanings of words. Low vocabulary persons are the first ones to get pink-slips and they often blame it on prejudice, inside politics and personal antagonism, but in truth it can be traced to low vocabulary.

It's also worth noting that company presidents and upper-level executives have consistently better vocabularies than editors, writers, college professors, scientists, doctors, lawyers, psychologists, architects and engineers -- all high-vocabulary professions..

[Ryko]

K that didn't address much of anything but good for you. At no point was I advocating the use of assure or ensure to mean insure, I said that using ensure to mean insure is just as sloppy as using assure to mean insure. There's no arbitrary line of acceptability on this one, you can't decide to use one word casually then the other with only the most precise of intentions. Posturing that much only to contradict yourself has to be exhausting, do yourself a favor and just cut it out.

[rydiu]

Intention means jack shit when it comes to proper English.

[Ryko]

Intention means jack shit when it comes to proper English.

This is that "selective ignorance" you practice, right? By all means then, keep it up. You're pretty good at completely ignoring the actual point.

[Sykes]

Rydiu is right that choosing the correct word is important; however, he is wrong in the word he chose. Every style guide I can find indicates that "ensure" is the proper word.

Here are a few examples:

http://www.colorado.edu/Publications/st ... /word.html
assure/ensure/insure - Assure is a verb used to convey the sense of reassuring someone of something. Ensure is a verb that means "to make sure that." Insure is a verb reserved for use with reference to the insurance business.

I assured her that we would ensure that she was insured with our company.

http://www.westmont.edu/_news/pages/sty ... nsure-2821
ensure, insure, assure
Use ensure to mean guarantee or make certain. Steps were taken to ensure the document's accuracy.
Use insure for references to the characteristics of insurance: The policy will insure your home.
Use assure to give confidence or to inform positively: She assured him that the decision was a wise one.

http://www.oea.umaryland.edu/communicat ... guide.html
assure, ensure, insure - Assure means to give confidence. Ensure means to make certain or guarantee. Insure means to contract to pay or be paid money in the case of a loss.

http://www.law.wisc.edu/shared/styleguide.htm
assure, ensure, insure
A person assures (makes promises to, convinces) other persons and ensures (makes certain) that things occur or that events take place. Insure means to establish a contract for insurance of some type. Any predicates beginning with that should be introduced by the verb ensure, if the verb is in the active voice. [Garner, Dictionary of Modern American Usage]

[rydiu]

Might as well change your name to Humpty-Dumpty, Ryko

:ashira:

Rydiu is right that choosing the correct word is important; however, he is wrong in the word he chose. Every style guide I can find indicates that "ensure" is the proper word.

Here are a few examples:

http://www.westmont.edu/_news/pages/sty ... nsure-2821
ensure, insure, assure
Use ensure to mean guarantee or make certain. Steps were taken to ensure the document's accuracy. WRONG
Use insure for references to the characteristics of insurance: The policy will insure your home.
Use assure to give confidence or to inform positively: She assured him that the decision was a wise one.CORRECT

http://www.oea.umaryland.edu/communicat ... guide.html
assure, ensure, insure - Assure means to give confidence. Ensure means to make certain or guarantee. Insure means to contract to pay or be paid money in the case of a loss.

http://www.law.wisc.edu/shared/styleguide.htm
assure, ensure, insure
A person assures (makes promises to, convinces) other persons and ensures (makes certain) that things occur or that events take place. Insure means to establish a contract for insurance of some type. Any predicates beginning with that should be introduced by the verb ensure, if the verb is in the active voice. [Garner, Dictionary of Modern American Usage]

And with this, Sykes I am clearly correct on this issue.

You want to GUARANTEE that you won't get hacked?

Do not ever turn your computer on. And if you do, certainly make sure there is no wireless connection ability and definitely don't plug it into any sort of network.


The absolute best you can do in this case is give confidence and hope that you are safe from hackers.

You cannot, never, ever, not even if you're Taj be 100% protected from hackers while on the network. Its just NOT possible. Sorry to rain on anyone's parade. Burst bubbles. Etc.

[Ryko]

In after tripe where no one can ever really be sure of anything when it comes to security so ensure is never the correct term to use in any case ever even though the word's use predominantly is in reference to security in the first place. Jesus, let's get rid of the word altogether then!

You were wrong, you are wrong, you will continue to be wrong.

[rydiu]

<Ryko> LALALALALA IM NOT WRONG LALALALALALLAA