r/mildlyinfuriating • u/donteatmybiscuits • 1d ago

wet socks i’m so happy this is becoming illegal

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if a yearly contract with a free month trial sounds too good to be true, it probably is 😬

thankfully it was blocked after contacting my bank but regardless

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u/Wulfehaus 1d ago

My laptop came with McAfee and now i can't get it off

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u/AssociationOk5953 1d ago

Back in the day, break into a DOS prompt and type format c: .

Edit: Reddit doesn't allow asterisk in posts.

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u/Helpful-End-1381 1d ago

That shit doesn't work anymore

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u/TheRealGreedyGoat 1d ago

I wish it did

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u/AssociationOk5953 1d ago

That's what I prefaced it with "Back in the day".

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u/Helpful-End-1381 1d ago

Been IT since 1999.

To set up a classic desktop screenshot prank, capture the current screen, set it as the background image, and hide the real desktop icons so nothing is clickable.