Re: ad aware and spybot - a waste of time???
From: Robin T Cox (robin2803_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/25/03
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Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 02:56:45 -0700
"eli" <eli_yardena@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> thank you for your reply.
> a word about spybot: it can imunize your computer at a manual given
> moment. i downloaded IMesh and installed the program.
> then i checked the machine using Ad-Aware and Spybot
> only to discover 70 (!!!!) new spyware elements in my computer.
> above all that, it took a re-boot and re-scan using the two detection
> programs
> to be able to delete all the remaining spyware that refused to leave
> in the first go.
> i still thing it's not very useful
> its not all automatic and it doesn't protect you on its own.
> i will try what you suggested.
> thank you again
> Eli
>
Basically, unless you practise safe surfing you're asking for trouble. See:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/p2p/
By simply installing IMesh you are also installing spyware. See:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/robotarmy/P2P/imesh.htm
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