Re: "Enable Install On Demand"
From: tvfun (tvfun_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 01/04/05
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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:01:12 GMT
I have heard that...am going to download that later today.
This reminds me.
I have a Mac machine that I bought used from a friend. It's running OS 10. I
have been using it off an on, sort of learning about it and slowly moving
some of my work to it.
I have had absolutely 0 spyware or adware problems with this Mac machine.
None. Zero, nada.
I'm thinking that much of the spyware/addware issues may arise because of
the way ActiveX (and maybe other aspects of Windows?) are.
There was a big article in the Chicago Tribune this Sunday regarding Spyware
and Adware becomming so bad that some people are actually no longer using
their computers. The article made no mention of Macs at all. Just lumped the
entire PC universe into one category.
So here is a question: is the Mac operating system (I'm using OS10) really
fundimentally better with respect to Spyware and Adware or have I just
gotten lucky so far. I mean I have had absolutely no spyware/addware
problems on it while two feet away on the same desk my windows machine is
lit up by Adware like a christsmas tree - constantly. Same internet
connection! It's striking.
If Macs are so much better than Windows PC then the Apple community should
get the word out!
"Locke Nash Cole" <junkmauler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:VxqCd.845949$8_6.241615@attbi_s04...
> Start using Mozilla Firefox web browser instead and 99% of your spyware
> problems will vanish.
>
> http://www.mozilla.org/
>
> -L
>
> "tvfun" <tvfun@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:SBlCd.4819$ma2.352@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com...
> >A while back I unchecked
> >
> > "Enable Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)" and
> > "Enable Install On Demand (Other)"
> >
> > In an attempt to prevent programs from downloading themselves and
> > installing
> > themselves on my computer without my approval.
> >
> > It seemed to work for awhile but no longer. A number of programs have
> > installed themselves in the last couple of weeks (through some other
> > method?).
> >
> > One of these changed IE itself! (added it's own toolbar). All with
> > absolutely NO approval from me.
> >
> > Is there ANY way to prevent programs from installing themselves on a
> > Windows
> > machine???
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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