trying2win
11-03-2002, 01:34 AM
Anybody else have that problem with spyware sneaking into your computer? I've had some spyware infiltrate my computer just recently.
When I started using cable modem awhile ago, I was advised to add a firewall to my computer system. So I did. Being the cheapskate I am at times, I downloaded the free version of ZONE ALARM. Thought I was finished with add-ons. Nope.
I kept getting those annoying banner ads and pop-up ads. So I experimented by downloading and trying a few different pop-up stoppers. None of them worked satisfactorily, until I tried a banner-remover and pop-up stopper called ADDELETE. I tried out the trial version for awhile. It did a super job. So after the free trial period was over, I ordered the full-usage version of ADDELETE and am very happy with that product. Again, I thought I was finished with add-ons. No again.
I came across an article about how certain companies can infiltrate your hard drive with some bug called spyware to collect data about your different website visits. Then it seems these companies collect this data about your websites visits and then sell it to advertisers, or something to that effect. Fortunately, I came across a free utility called AD-AWARE which scans various parts of your computer, like: memory, registry, and hard drive. You can set the parameters for what you want AD-AWARE to scan, then list what spyware types they find and what method of spyware removal you desire (for example list the spyware and remove it manually, or remove it automatically after a scan). What a great product that AD-AWARE!
I do the odd spot check with AD-AWARE, but usually it shows no spyware has been detected. When the spyware usually sneaks through, is when I have to disable my pop-up stopper (i.e. ADDDELTE) in order to use some pop-up toteboards or pop-up menus at some horseracing websites for example. Then some times, when I'm finished with a pop-up toteboard for example, I forget to engage the pop-up stopper ADDELETE again, and I go surfing at various websites. That's when the spyware usually sneaks into my computer.
When I started using cable modem awhile ago, I was advised to add a firewall to my computer system. So I did. Being the cheapskate I am at times, I downloaded the free version of ZONE ALARM. Thought I was finished with add-ons. Nope.
I kept getting those annoying banner ads and pop-up ads. So I experimented by downloading and trying a few different pop-up stoppers. None of them worked satisfactorily, until I tried a banner-remover and pop-up stopper called ADDELETE. I tried out the trial version for awhile. It did a super job. So after the free trial period was over, I ordered the full-usage version of ADDELETE and am very happy with that product. Again, I thought I was finished with add-ons. No again.
I came across an article about how certain companies can infiltrate your hard drive with some bug called spyware to collect data about your different website visits. Then it seems these companies collect this data about your websites visits and then sell it to advertisers, or something to that effect. Fortunately, I came across a free utility called AD-AWARE which scans various parts of your computer, like: memory, registry, and hard drive. You can set the parameters for what you want AD-AWARE to scan, then list what spyware types they find and what method of spyware removal you desire (for example list the spyware and remove it manually, or remove it automatically after a scan). What a great product that AD-AWARE!
I do the odd spot check with AD-AWARE, but usually it shows no spyware has been detected. When the spyware usually sneaks through, is when I have to disable my pop-up stopper (i.e. ADDDELTE) in order to use some pop-up toteboards or pop-up menus at some horseracing websites for example. Then some times, when I'm finished with a pop-up toteboard for example, I forget to engage the pop-up stopper ADDELETE again, and I go surfing at various websites. That's when the spyware usually sneaks into my computer.