Re: spyware question --immunize function?
From: sponge (yosponge_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/21/04
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Date: 21 Jan 2004 12:37:39 -0800
"Michael Hobbs" <Xmdhobbs@Xqwest.net> wrote in message news:<byoPb.96$lB.49519@news.uswest.net>...
> As to the responder just below who runs Spybot after every session with a
> browser and finds things... Doesn't the immunize function in Spybot prevent
> these problems? I keep Spybot updated, turn on Immunize and have had very
> little trouble nor has Spybot found much since....
>
> Michael Hobbs
> Xmdhobbs@Xwest.net
> remove X's to reply
SpyBot's immunize is pretty good, and SpywareBlaster nails some things
SpyBot does (and vice versa). And, of course, Ad-Aware and CWShredder
may also be necessary to identify all known threats or to remove some
of the more stubborn ones. the moral of the story is, you need to use
several tools, and follow up one scan or disinfection by another with
anohter program.
A lot of the warnings you are probably seeing in SpyBot are actually
tracking cookies, which are set by sites you visit in your browser.
You can prevent these by either using cookie-filtering software like
Proxomitron, or, better yet, use a modern browser like Mozilla or
Opera. These let you automatically delete cookies at the end of each
browsing section when you exit your browser, with a simple adjustment
to the settings. Then the cookies will not be saved to disk, and
SpyBot will not flag them.
Sponge
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