[AquariumFilter] I have a Magnum H.O.T. filter on a 29g freshwater tank and I am considering changing to a Penguin Emperor 400. Is this a wise move? Do I have to run them in parallel? (and another weird question about inhabitants) [more inside]
posted by Drasher on Sep 13, 2009 - 11 answers

Google isn't helping me find out what this bug is, mostly because I don't know what on earth to search for! Found in LA, it's a half inch flat greenish grey thing that seems to be a casing or pod, with a tiny red and black worm poking out the end and pulling it along... [more inside]
posted by crabintheocean on Aug 9, 2009 - 7 answers

Do any of the major virus-scan software sites permit sending in a questionable programs for possible addition to the ongoing alerts? [more inside]
posted by Quarter Pincher on Jun 16, 2009 - 3 answers

So how vulnerable is the Internet to some sneaky worm attack that targets Windows? It looks like organised crime is running increasingly sophisticated malware attacks to control large numbers of clients, if I were a bad person I could imagine a smart, quiet rootkit or similar that infected many, many machines then went live and could be very disruptive. [more inside]
posted by bystander on Jan 23, 2009 - 14 answers

My worms are getting cold! I started a vermicompost this summer, in a big plastic bin on my balcony. It's working very well, but the temperatures have dropped and the little wrigglers are getting cold and slow. Two options: move the bin to my unfinished basement with a dirt floor, or try to insulate the bin well enough to keep them warm in their current location. The basement is probably best, but I'm worried about mice! Any suggestions to keep all of the critters happy? [more inside]
posted by barnone on Dec 1, 2008 - 14 answers

Is there a nastyware lurking in this computer? Strange Yahoo! Mail contact list kidnapping observed... [more inside]
posted by Iosephus on Aug 18, 2008 - 3 answers

I can't figure out what's wrong with my computer and I can't Google the problem. Can you help me bring my Google back? [more inside]
posted by leigh1 on Jun 12, 2008 - 21 answers

How do I keep from getting my dog's roundworms? [more inside]
posted by GuyZero on Nov 28, 2007 - 3 answers

What are these little worm-like things? They're crawling all over my kitchen ceiling (I keep my kitchen clean) and it's grossing me out. [more inside]
posted by sa3z on May 12, 2007 - 27 answers

I'm looking for a children's book, but I have forgotten most of the salient details, including the title and author. It involved the meanderings of a worm. Each page had a sentence that included a word that was being taught to the reader. The only specific vocabulary word from the book I remember is "erudite". The book pages were black or dark with highly stylized illustrations of the worm's adventure. [more inside]
posted by spaltavian on Nov 28, 2006 - 2 answers

Help this desktop power user protect his new laptop from evil internet demons while using public Wifi hotspots. [more inside]
posted by chrominance on Oct 27, 2006 - 18 answers

I made a new friend! Its name is Sality. [more inside]
posted by squidlarkin on Aug 29, 2006 - 6 answers

Found a "worm" in a supermarket chicken! Is it fair game or foul play? [more inside]
posted by nervestaple on Jul 31, 2006 - 9 answers

worm/bug thing - what on earth is this? [more inside]
posted by Tryptophan-5ht on Jul 23, 2006 - 6 answers

Who: Me Where: Near Ocean City, on the great Assawoman. Why: Alcohol. When: Sunday, 4 PM. How: Tossed to the back of my throat, and swallowed with the Why. What: Aye, there's the rub. [more inside]
posted by joecacti on Jun 27, 2006 - 11 answers

On my XP system, the recently installed Norton anti-worm app told me that my Netgear RP614v2 NAT-enabled router attempted to udp connect to my port number 2061 from its port 12024. However, there is no port fowarding or triggering enabled, nor is there a DMZ address configured at all. [more inside]
posted by Ethereal Bligh on May 20, 2006 - 8 answers

Am I safe from the Kama Sutra virus? CNN says it launches on the 3rd. [more inside]
posted by juggler on Feb 1, 2006 - 8 answers

run-mbi16.exe virus/worm/trojan [more inside]
posted by Kwantsar on Nov 23, 2005 - 7 answers

My brother's PC has become infected with the W32/Sumom.C worm. I'm resigned to re-formatting and a re-install to remove it, but how did it get there to deliver the payload? He's sure it arrived via MSN Messenger, as his kids use it heavily. Wishing to use this as an educational experience as well a chastening one, (no more Messenger!), I'd like to know if there was anything he or they should have done differently. Did they have to explicitly run the Messengered file(s), or was it all entirely automatic?
posted by punilux on Mar 23, 2005 - 16 answers

My computer just got infected with a worm running under the names ifa32.exe and wingx32.exe. The net is ignorant of it, except for Sophos which says it has only been seen in the wild once. Should I tell anyone? Other than you guys, obviously...
posted by twine42 on Jul 4, 2004 - 3 answers

Sasser worm trouble. A friend's WinXP system was compromised, I was asked to disinfect it, and it's not behaving by the rules! [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Daddio on May 3, 2004 - 11 answers

Can I put earthworms into a rotating composter? I have one of those drum kinds that sit off the ground on a rack that spin around for aeration. The spinning takes the place of the earthworm action in the traditional pile, but I've heard that you can put worms in the spinning drums as well to speed up the decompostion process.
posted by archimago on Apr 12, 2004 - 11 answers

Bugger. I got bit by the Witty worm. It destroyed my boot sector and has ripped shreds through other data. I was able to use the recover CD from Alienware to get the system booted, but it seems to have installed a second version of windows. Because so much is toasted, I plan to fdisk and start over, but I'm trying to get as much data off the system as I can beforehand. But, I can't get my CD burner to work, even after reinstalling the Roxio software that came with the system, and updating all the drivers. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by dejah420 on Mar 22, 2004 - 6 answers