Re: remotely accessed emails

nobody_at_bellsouth.net
Date: 11/10/05 

Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:01:01 -0500

Thanks Dave. I have ad-aware installed already, so will that catch it? I'm
referring to these "spy" email things like eblaster that someone slips a
disk in your computer and downloads a "hidden" program to monitor your
email.

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:O60i9Vi5FHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> From: <nobody@bellsouth.net>
>
> | how do I check my computer to make sure somebody doesn't monitor my
> email by
> | installing one of those spy softwares that sends them my emails?
> |
> | I don't see it on my Norton Internet Security personal firewall
> | configuration.
> |
> | Thanks
> |
>
> Syware wouln't monitor your email, per se. Depending on what time it will
> monitor
> information on your computer such as your key strokes, what web sites you
> visit, your email
> addressboo, your data files, etc.
>
> Anti virus is half the story if you don't practice Safe Hex. The othwer
> half is anti
> spayware/adware software such as...
>
> BHODemon
> SpyBot Search and Destroy
> Ad-awere SE
> Spyware Blaster
> Spyware Doctor
> Webroot Spy Sweeer
> CWShredder
> Pest Patrol
>
> Some are free like Ad-aware SE and SpyBot S&D and others require a nominal
> payment.
>
> There are rogue anti spywarer applications. They are very poorly working
> software or
> malware disguised as anti spyware or software that generate many false
> positives to get you
> to buy their softwae.
>
> The place to check for Rogues is at SpyWare Warrior
> http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
>
> Since many forms of malware will want to communicate "home" or to a third
> party server,
> there is a good free utility caledd TCPView that can show you waht program
> is connecting to
> what Internet site using what TCP or UDP protocol
> http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/TcpView.html
>
> Your *best* defense is your own actions. What you do and where yo go on
> the Internet and
> how you react to sites and email is you best defense. Being on guard and
> takling
> precuations is part of practicing Safe Hex.
>
> http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
>
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>

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