[lit-ideas] Re: spyware programs, and how to remove them
- From: JulieReneB@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 08:38:21 EST
Yeah -- but last time I used adaware and allowed it to remove everything it
thought it should, my printer lost all communication with my computer. Some of
us aren't savvy enough to know which files *not* to trust such a program to
remove!
Julie Krueger
========Original Message========
Subj:[lit-ideas] spyware programs, and how to remove them
Date:3/29/2004 1:23:00 PM Central Standard Time
From:andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx
To:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent on:
Yo, here's something else to worry about :-)
Spyware are programs that are installed on your computer without your
permission. You don't realize these programs are running in the background.
These are installed by over-agressive marketing companies that want to track
users. Hackers and other idiots also send these out.
Spyware clogs your computer's memory, slows down your Internet connection,
steals passwords or credit card numbers, changes your computer's settings,
or turns your computer into a spam broadcaster that sends tens of thousands
of spam to other users.
Anti-spyware programs detect and remove spyware from your computer.
AdAware is free to install, scan, and use. Select the Home version. When you
install it, click Settings and set it to start up and scan automatically.
Fetch it at www.LavaSoftUSA.com
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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