A way to avoid all this problem is to switch to Linspire and Linux and
tell Uncle Bill to take a hike. I finaly bit the bullet and did that
6 months a go. The software is free and all the word processors,
spread sheet software etc are also FREE. All updates are free. They
can read all the windows files (and can create them as well) and I
have yet to regret the switch. AND I have no spyware or other
invasions of my computer space!!!
On 8/7/05, Harold B. Mandel <ka1xo@juno.com> wrote:
> There are many concerns using embedded software to watch what computer
> users
> do with their installations and report it to their distant masters.
>
> These are called "spyware."
>
> A decent freeware program is called Spyware Search and Destroy,
> downloadable
> on the 'Net. The software provides frequent updates of known spyware and
> their
> routines, so running the program with a weekly update, in addition to the
> "innoculation" program the software offers, keeps most syware routines
> from
> your computer.
>
> In running this I find two to eight spyware routines per week on a
> regular basis,
> even though I update regularly, run antivirus firewalls, etc.
>
> Another problem is JAVA script spyware. A JAVA spyware destroyer
> program I use is called Spyware Blocker. It's also free and provides
> updates.
>
> Have any of you ever seen a screen called a Script Error? This is a gray
> window that opens up in your browser that asks if you wish to continue
> running scripts, "Yes or No."
>
> This is an indication that there is a program in your computer that is
> attempting to grab personal information like passwords and account names.
> Always answer "No." Yesterday, when going on line with my bank,
> seven different routines were identified.
>
> Never answer the e-mails sent by PayPal or E-Bay. You can tell they are
> fraudulent when they don't list your name in the Dear "......." PayPal
> and E-Bay both advise never answering their e-mails even if you're
> positive it's from them: Check into their secure sites and use the
> communication
> facilities. I have received dozens of E-bay and PayPal spoofs and have
> reported them all.
>
> If you are not a webmaster level internet player, please don't think you
> can
> "play" with these criminals and cause them grief on your own. If you
> answer
> any of their messages they will have your computer's I.P. address, and it
> won't
> matter what mail server or internet server you switch to. These fiends
> stay up
> day and night trying to cause trouble. They are electronic terrorists,
> preying upon
> the innocent, and are no different than the scum who stick a knife or gun
> in our
> ribs on city streets.
>
> Hal Mandel
> W4HBM
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