-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Backweb program
- From: Colleen Gayle Lane <colleen.lane@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:44:23 -0500
Check out backweb's website. http://www.backweb.com/customers/logitech.cfm
Logitech is just one of their customers. Lots of big guys there. I don't
think it's bad. I guess you just need to figure what software you have
installed that is using backweb and tell it you don't want updates. Or
else allow them.
At 09:42 AM 2/10/2005, you wrote:
>It probably has something about it that is persistant - or
>it morphs into a slightly different version or something.
>This is not good though - that it is so persistant.
>make sure he looks in zone alarm to see if it is related to
>a program. if you highlight backweb, and look below, it may
>tell you.
>I'd run some more anti-spyware programs too - maybe even
>panda online scan.
>cris
>----- Original Message -----
>From: cristy
>To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:27 AM
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Backweb program
>
>
>Thanks Cris,
>
>It seemed that I remembered it as bad. It is persistent on
>my uncle's
>computer, everytime it tries to come in even after we
>checked to remember to
>deny it. I thought once you told zone alarm to remember to
>deny it, you
>would not have a problem after that.
>
>cristy
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 8:54 PM
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Backweb program
>
>
> > zone alarm will tell you what program it is associated
> > with.
> > If it is associated with a legit program, allow it. I
> > would
> > have guessed it was a bad thing also - sure sounds like
> > the
> > backweb that is bad - ok - here is the spybot link - it is
> > bad -
> > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/threats/177.html
> > cris
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: cristy
> > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 7:25 PM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Backweb program
> >
> >
> > I think it made me nervous because it sounded similar to a
> > bad bug my
> > computer caught a long time ago...and was hard to rid of
> > (or
> > just adware or
> > spyware)
> >
> > cristy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Colleen Gayle Lane" <colleen.lane@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 3:20 PM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Backweb program
> >
> >
> >> I'm not sure about you, but when I look up backweb in my
> >> firewall settings
> >> I can see that it is used with by my logitech mouse and
> >> keyboard software
> >> and I have allowed it because that is how the new updates
> >> are downloaded
> >> and installed occasionally.
> >>
> >> At 03:16 PM 2/9/2005, you wrote:
> >>
> >>>When I had zone alarm and it wanted to block something
> >>>that I was not
> >>>trying
> >>>to download, I did not insist. I told it to block it.
> >>>If
> >>>you are wanting
> >>>to download what ever it's blocking, then I guess I'd let
> >>>it continue.
> >>>
> >>>Bob
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
> >>>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:02 PM
> >>>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Backweb program
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > Is backweb a bad critter? It keeps trying to access
> >>> > my
> >>> > uncles computer
> >>> > through the zone alarm, or is it something he needs, I
> >>> > tell him to deny
> >>> > it,
> >>> > and things seem okay after that.
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks
> >>> >
> >>> > christy
> >>> >
> >>> >
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