Re: Adaware

From: t.cruise (t__cruise_at_[NoSpam)
Date: 04/22/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:52:17 -1000

The FREE Standard Version of the Zone Alarm firewall has served me well,
along with the FREE Standard Version of Ad-Aware, and the FREE Version of
AVG Antivirus. All will work well, but vigilantly checking for upgrades of
the definitions for your antivirus program and Ad-Aware is very important.
It's also very important to protect your email address. If you know people
who don't use BCC when emailing to multiple recipients, and open attachments
without thought that they might contain viruses/worms, get a FREE Hotmail
account, and give that email address to people who don't follow safe email
practices, and who don't use a firewall, or when you're required to supply
an email address at a web site, or when registering software. 

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T.C.
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"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
news:#CRy1VLIEHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Wireless networks are inherently insecure.  You are probably
> broadcasting an SSID and you may have been hacked.  A good
> firewall such as Zone Alarm, WEP and WAP in the WiFi, turn
> off broadcasting SSID and turn MAC addressing ON.
>
> I have my SpyBot S&D set to immunize against all known
> threats and I scan 100% of the files and websites with
> McAfee VS while on-line.
> Just because I'm paranoid does not mean they aren't after
> me!
>
> ____
>
> --
> The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
> But legislators see it as an obstacle to be overcome.
>
>
> "Patty" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:1894d01c420ab$d1d0b930$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> | It probably was totally unrelated but i was just
> | wondering if that might had been the cause because it was
> | the only thing i could recall downloading onto that
> | computer.  Like i had said though.....the same thing
> | happened on my WindowXP computer (homepage hijacked) and
> | i didn't download Spyblaster onto that computer.  I'll
> | give it another shot to see what happens.  Just curious
> | as to how these people get into my computer to do this
> | evil stuff.  They must be pretty desparate for people to
> | use their services for them to go about it in such an
> | underhanded sneaky method!!  Thanx again........Patty
> | >-----Original Message-----
> | >Hi,
> | >
> | >I've used it on countless machines, and never had
> | anything like that happen
> | >or ever seen it add anything to the system that it
> | shouldn't. I don't have
> | >an explanation for you, but have you checked with other
> | users of that
> | >machine?
> | >
> | >--
> | >Best of Luck,
> | >
> | >Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
> | >Windows isn't rocket science!  That's my other hobby!
> | >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> | >Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> | >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> | >Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> | >
> | ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | >news:16aa801c42036$26abc290$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> | >> thanx for the reply.  I have a question about
> | Spyblaster
> | >> though.  I read about it in another post in here last
> | >> week and installed it on my Win98se computer.  I don't
> | >> know if one thing has anything to do with the other but
> | >> the following day after turning my computer back
> | on.....I
> | >> had desktop icons for "casino games, card games, and
> | >> things like that.  The only thing that i downloaded was
> | >> spyblaster so i removed it thinking it might have been
> | >> the culprit for putting these things onto my
> | computer.  I
> | >> also mysteriously had some "foreign" search browser.  I
> | >> was able again to remove these things in the Add/Remove
> | >> task manager but am puzzled as to how these things get
> | >> onto my computer to begin with.  I have 2 computers.
> | One
> | >> being Windows98se connected via verizon dsl and
> | microsoft
> | >> wireless router and the second one is this WindowXP
> | which
> | >> i have a USB wireless adapter hooked up to to pick up
> | the
> | >> signals from the router.  It just seems funny that it
> | >> happens to my Win98se and then 2 days
> | >> later......basically the same thing happens to my WinXP
> | >> system.  Anyway...my question is ......why didn't
> | >> Spyblaster pick these things up before they were
> | >> installed onto my computer or.......was Spyblaster the
> | >> culprit who installed them.  Didn't have Spyblaster on
> | >> the WinXP system so i'm tending to doubt the latter.
> | >> Thanx for any and all help.........Patty
> | >>>-----Original Message-----
> | >>>Hi Patty,
> | >>>
> | >>>Yes, they are all safe to remove. They are all part of
> | >> various spy and ad
> | >>>programs. You may want to install this utility to
> | >> prevent this from
> | >>>happening in the future:
> | >>>
> | >>>Spyware Blaster:
> | >> www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
> | >>>
> | >>>--
> | >>>Best of Luck,
> | >>>
> | >>>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
> | >>>Windows isn't rocket science!  That's my other hobby!
> | >>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> | >>>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> | >>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> | >>>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> | >>>
> | >>>"Patty" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> | >> message
> | >>>news:1b2c601c4202e$e1cf2510$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> | >>>> Hi......I just recently got a brand new computer with
> | >>>> Windows XP OS.  It's been running fine up until today
> | >>>> when i went to go online and it kept hanging up.  One
> | >> of
> | >>>> the first things i did when i got it 2 weeks ago was
> | to
> | >>>> download Adaware to try to keep out the spyware and
> | >>>> malware.  When i put it on today (computer) ....I
> | >> noticed
> | >>>> a big toolbar on the bottom that said "Searchbox" or
> | >>>> something to that effect.  I have no idea where this
> | >> came
> | >>>> from as i really haven't downloaded anything new into
> | >> the
> | >>>> computer.  I was able to remove it from the
> | Add/Remove
> | >>>> task manager along with another file that
> | >>>> said "BargainBuys" or something to that effect.  I
> | then
> | >>>> figured i better run my Adaware Program and low and
> | >>>> behold.....was i was shocked when it came up with
> | over
> | >>>> 300 files along with registry keys and registry
> | values.
> | >>>> I checked to remove them all but when it finished i
> | >> got a
> | >>>> message saying some files couldn't be removed.  It
> | then
> | >>>> asked if i wanted Adaware to try to remove them when
> | i
> | >>>> restart my computer.  I checked "cancel" because i
> | want
> | >>>> to make sure it is ok to remove them before i do
> | >>>> anything.  The files are:
> | >>>> C:\programfiles\syssai\apropusplugin.dll
> | >>>> C:\programfiles\clearsearch\csie.dll
> | >>>> C:\windows\system32\msiefr40.dll
> | >>>> C:\windows\system32\stlbdist.dll
> | >>>>
> | >>>> Is it safe to have Adaware remove these files or do i
> | >>>> need them to keep my system up and running??  I have
> | no
> | >>>> idea where these over 300 files came from.  The only
> | >>>> thing i can think of is my friend's son was on-line
> | >> last
> | >>>> night in chatrooms and playing games on AOL.  My son
> | >>>> tends to download things associated with his X-box
> | live
> | >>>> like WarZone and teamcompete.  Could these be the
> | >>>> culprits putting that nasty spyware on my computer??
> | >> The
> | >>>> risk factor for just about all of them are low with
> | one
> | >>>> being Medium risk factor and possible browser
> | hijacker.
> | >>>> Any help as to whether i can safely remove the above
> | >>>> files would be greatly
> | appreciated.......Thanx...Patty
> | >>>
> | >>>
> | >>>.
> | >>>
> | >
> | >
> | >.
> | >
>
>
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