Re: Adware, spyware, and trojans

From: Jebb Stewart (jebb.stewart@moon.fsl.noaa.gov)
Date: 12/06/02

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    From: Jebb Stewart <jebb.stewart@moon.fsl.noaa.gov>
To: "Carere, Courtney" <CCarere@rich.com>
Date: 06 Dec 2002 17:42:47 +0000

    Courtney,

    One program I am aware of to remove adware and spyware is ad-aware by
    lavasoft http://www.lavasoftusa.com. Has any body used this?

    Jebb
     
    On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 16:48, Carere, Courtney wrote:
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    > Upon reading "The Art of Deception" by Kevin Mitnick yesterday (an
    > excellent book, by the way), he writes that most antivirus software
    > does not detect spyware, which was a shock to me. Spyware seems to
    > be defined as software that logs keystrokes, screenshots, user
    > actions, etc. I have a couple of questions:
    >
    > 1. What's the distinction between spyware, adware, and trojan
    > software? (My antivirus software says it protects against Trojans,
    > and I've seen programs like SubSeven in its log files.)
    >
    > 2. Is there any good software that detects and removes spyware,
    > ideally controlled and updated continuously from a central server?
    >
    > Thanks!
    >
    > - - Courtney Carere
    >
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