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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get.  Level: 73  Posts: 1328/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| This makes me lol. <Nelson_Muntz>Ha Ha!</Nelson_Muntz> Well, it was bound to happen, I guess.  |
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Prier Archangel Administrative Priestess. NUCLEAR SUB WEEEOOOO Level: 119  Posts: 5221/8392 EXP: 18790939 For next: 138352 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima Dist. - Tokyo, Japan Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 day |
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| 'Microsoft Antispyware is still in its Beta version (experimental version). Over a period of time software developers will know the flaws in the antispyware and would hopefully rectify them.' They put way too much emphasis on 'hopefully'. This is Microsoft. :\ |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Level: 73 Posts: 1329/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Sophos' description of the Trojan Nice little file.  ;*huggles teh Mac* |
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Prier Archangel Administrative Priestess. NUCLEAR SUB WEEEOOOO Level: 119 Posts: 5223/8392 EXP: 18790939 For next: 138352 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima Dist. - Tokyo, Japan Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 day |
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Sounds like fun. |
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Xkeeper The required libraries have not been defined. Level: NAN  Posts: -2545/-863 EXP: NAN For next: 0 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: -753366 sec. |
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They'll make it a wonderful piece of software, and then abandon it once people notice  |
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Karadur Fire Snake  Level: 48  Posts: 760/1192 EXP: 786444 For next: 37099 Since: 11-02-04 From: Chatham, Ontario, Canada Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 15 hours |
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| That article confused me a bit at first. I thought they were saying that spyware was built into the program from the start, but after reading some parts a couple times over, it sounds like it's spreading via email. I wish they'd tell exactly how it's spreading but the email thing seems the most likely. I installed Microsoft AntiSpyware a couple months ago, as I had a problem in Giant AntiSpyware where any alert boxes that popped up would scroll up and off the top of the screen  I thought uninstalling it, then installing Microsoft's version would fix that problem, but it doesn't seem to have  I don't seem to have bee hit by that spware, which is the main point of this paragraph, and hopefully I don't.The details on Sophos make it sound pretty nasty as well. I can't blame you for being glad you have a Mac, Tarale |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Level: 73 Posts: 1331/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Yes, the article wasn't well written Karadur, so it is confusing. As for Giant AntiSpyware having a problem and Microsoft AntiSpyware having the same one... that's not surprising. The Microsoft one IS Giant AntiSpyware (Microsoft bought it); and I'm guessing they haven't fixed that bug. |
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Emptyeye Real American Level: 67 Posts: 1441/2273 EXP: 2488421 For next: 104451 Since: 05-24-04 From: I DUNNOOOOOOOO!! Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| It's actually not SpyWare at all, but a trojan. It still requires the user to be stupid and run the file of their own accord. | |||
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Level: 73 Posts: 1334/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by Emptyeye A lot of spyware requires you to be stupid and to run the file of your own accord. Like the stuff bundled with KaZaA, for example. Effectively, a LOT of Spyware could also be classified as a Trojan. |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 7809/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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| Considering how far Spybot and Ad-aware have gotten. I doubt that Microsoft would get far with this program, considering how the others ones are still free. Microsoft's ad-aware program is not going to touch my computer. |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 7473/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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Surlent サーレント Level: 49  Posts: 761/1077 EXP: 863920 For next: 19963 Since: 03-15-04 From: Tower of Lezard Valeth Since last post: 16 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I installed MS AntiSpyware yesterday to throw it down again. I never ran into too much spyware on that machine; Alexa was on the way, yes, what always is implemented in a virgin Windows and Internet Explorer I'm not in a need to run another tool, although the GUI was looking neat and the program scanned the files deeply I'm satisfied with the triple combo Firefox, Spybot and AdAware, never got any tracking cookie or other malicious thing after using these three, along with regular scans with an up-do-date antivirus. |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143 Posts: 7476/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Often when I scan my computer I only find 1 spyware file and that | |||
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 3198/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I believe the term is 'pwned!' Just the thought of M$ making an anti-spyware program makes me laugh so hard. |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Level: 73 Posts: 1346/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by HyperHacker It made me laugh, then I realised they just did what they usually do -- they didn't make it, they bought somebody else's technology and rebranded it. This time they bought Giant AntiSpyware. |
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FreeDOS Lava Lotus Wannabe-Mod :< Level: 59 Posts: 1100/1657 EXP: 1648646 For next: 24482 Since: 03-15-04 From: Seattle Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Yeah, they bought Internet Explorer from Sprynet. This is funny, but not uncommon for any anti-evil program. |
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MetalMan88 Ninji Level: 23  Posts: 70/232 EXP: 63815 For next: 3908 Since: 12-11-04 From: 1970s Since last post: 10 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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| The only safe way to do it, IMO, is to have several different blocking applications to protect your computer. |
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