Re: Combating Spyware

["trevor perry" <trevorp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try this link... Lots of information.
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/

I recommend SpyBot Search and Destroy for cleanup.
http://spybot.eon.net.au/

Hope this helps,
Trevor
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: Combating Spyware


> > From: Chuck Lewis
> > 
> > Sure will Jim, I was JUST getting ready to chime in with that but you
> > beat me too it :-)
> > 
> > Also get some scanners - SpyCop from Spycop Software; VERY interesting
> > results even if you THINK you are OK... SpyBot Search & Destroy is
> > another one. And there are others too. Do you self a favor and check
> > these out, it gets uglier and uglier...
> 
> So now I use ZoneAlarm and Ad-Aware (which is a WAY cool piece of
> software, and shows some ugly things going on).  I looked at SpyCop, and
> I'm not exactly sure what it does other than file scans, and even that
> I'm sure exactly what it's scanning for.  Ad-Aware is far more specific
> about what it does, and it does it superbly.  It ripped a TON of stuff
> out of my daughter's PC (and few things out of mine!).
> 
> Joe