WARNING! New Spyware removes Ad-aware during the installation!

[RudeDawg]

Newsbytes is running a similar story.

Wurm, I read about this on Slashdot. You?

[Wurm]

Originally posted by RudeDawg: Newsbytes is running a similar story. Wurm, I read about this on Slashdot. You?

One of the users posted it at the forum where I work at and I thought I would pass it on [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Pangur Ban]

Originally posted by Wurm: quote: Originally posted by Encard: What the... Zah Bah! Bloody little... I don't use either of these programs, but this is just really messed up...

You dont? well download Ad-aware and run it...it just might scare the **** out of you![/QUOTE]I took you up on your suggestion, and downloaded/installed Ad-aware. It found 5 spy files that had "sneaked" past my security system. I *like* this program !!

Pang. [img]graemlins/catchase.gif[/img]

[Jafin]

Ummm.... This may sound silly but what IS spyware and ad-aware?

-Jafin

[Hayashi]

Originally posted by Jafin: Ummm.... This may sound silly but what IS spyware and ad-aware? -Jafin

AFAIK spyware is software that is installed on your PC without your knowledge or consent. It is used to send information back to the person/organisation that created it.
Adaware is a software that hunts and eliminates the spyware.

[Saltheart Foamfollower]

It is a very darn god program. Easy to use, and it really digs deep to clean out the spyware references.

I use it regularly, due to dsl connection, and i have had only one spyware get thru, and that was the one associated with audiogalaxy's client.

Other than that, ad-aware comes highly recommended.

[/)eathKiller]

Originally posted by Wurm: BTW who here isn't using a antivirus program or firewall and why?

AHAHHAHAHAHAH

sorry

there's no point in having protection from viruses that are done by professional companies. They are normally designed to waste your time and money and can easily be gotten around. The systems may be up to date but they canot handel an ever-changing network of undergound anarchists bent on destroying and undermining the fabric of the web as we know it. We are talking about billions upon billions of dollars and a large % of that money goes only into protecting itself, and yet the protection, time and time again has never shown any reason to either A: be necessary or B: be effective..

things like NORTON are even MORE a waste of time. The best defense against viruses in this world is to know about them, be the enemy, know your enemy, silence your enemy. If they undermine you then overmine their undermining and have the whole ■■■■■■■ mine just cave in on them. you'll be on top, and they can break your fall

that's all i have to say on this subject...

*PS* If I ever encounter any viruses I VERY MUCH download every single one of them and play around with them in Res Edit to figure out how they tick, you should too...

http://www.machacks.com
-Err you know what's funny? I just realized that this site's been hacked... oh well I should've been an adminstrator on it ^_^;

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"Yes this is my Partner in crime..."
"Crime fighting that is!"
*HOO* *HAH* *CRACK* *WHAP* *ZIP* *BOMB* *RATATAT* *OWIE* *DOINK*
"HIYAH!!!"
"Yes, He's ok, but just remember that I'm prettier faster stronger wittier and... I'm taller!"
*stands right next to him and is 5 inches shorter*
"He's so modest..."
- Jackie Chan as: CITY HUNTER...

[Wurm]

Originally posted by /)eathKiller: quote: Originally posted by Wurm: BTW who here isn't using a antivirus program or firewall and why?

AHAHHAHAHAHAH

sorry

there's no point in having protection from viruses that are done by professional companies. They are normally designed to waste your time and money and can easily be gotten around. The systems may be up to date but they canot handel an ever-changing network of undergound anarchists bent on destroying and undermining the fabric of the web as we know it. We are talking about billions upon billions of dollars and a large % of that money goes only into protecting itself, and yet the protection, time and time again has never shown any reason to either A: be necessary or B: be effective..

things like NORTON are even MORE a waste of time. The best defense against viruses in this world is to know about them, be the enemy, know your enemy, silence your enemy. If they undermine you then overmine their undermining and have the whole ■■■■■■■ mine just cave in on them. you'll be on top, and they can break your fall

that's all i have to say on this subject...

*PS* If I ever encounter any viruses I VERY MUCH download every single one of them and play around with them in Res Edit to figure out how they tick, you should too...

http://www.machacks.com
-Err you know what's funny? I just realized that this site's been hacked... oh well I should've been an adminstrator on it ^_^;

-----------------
"Yes this is my Partner in crime..."
"Crime fighting that is!"
*HOO* *HAH* *CRACK* *WHAP* *ZIP* *BOMB* *RATATAT* *OWIE* *DOINK*
"HIYAH!!!"
"Yes, He's ok, but just remember that I'm prettier faster stronger wittier and... I'm taller!"
*stands right next to him and is 5 inches shorter*
"He's so modest..."
- Jackie Chan as: CITY HUNTER...[/QUOTE]riiiiiight Im a system administrator for a firm that uses E-Mails. Everyday my "Worthless" Nortons Antivirus stops at least 5 to 10 viruses and my firewall stops at least 2 attacks...So I really don't know who you think you are kidding

*Wurm waits intill /)eathkiller needs to reformat his PC because some asshole virus programmer killed all his *.exe files [img]tongue.gif[/img] *

[ 04-25-2002, 12:36 AM: Message edited by: Wurm ]

[Katherine]

Wow, I had 14 pieces of spyware on my system. All but one of them was inside something my ex-boyfriend installed, I might add... He wasn't allowed [img]graemlins/bunny.gif[/img] to install things on my computer after I caught him trying to DL a virus from an email one night.