Re: spybot and adware

From: Rusty (rusty_at_theseams.com.au)
Date: 05/28/03 

Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 16:53:33 +1000

You are confusing the names Doc!

Adware is the generic name for all programs that use your PC for
advertising.

Ad-aware is the name of the program that removes the junk that adware puts
on your PC. 

--
Ken Russell
Sydney,  Australia
"[ Doc Jeff ]" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:dnk7dv00rpit0d05sonkk2c2ks7lmgirq3@4ax.com...
| On Tue, 27 May 2003 09:43:00 +0200, Jim Watt <jimwatt@aol.no.way>
| wrote:
|
| >On Tue, 27 May 2003 00:32:21 -0400,
| >colonel_flagg@NOSOUPFORJ00internetwarzone.org (Colonel Flagg) wrote:
| >
| >
| >>If certain programs/spyware/whatever have been installed on your machine
| >>and they've taken over the downloading of files, etc. There's a chance
| >>that removing this program could mess up your ability to download, etc.
| >
| >Yes, but the point is that Adware is free software that is supported
| >by running advertisments on your computer.
|
| Really? Since when? I've never seen AdAware - a program that
| removes adware/spyware, use adverts itself.
|
|
| --
| http://www.cotse.net - Use it, you know you want to.
| If you're too scared to go look for yourself, ask me
| about COTSE. I'd be happy to tell you about it.

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