RE: Worm
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:07:08 -0800
Marcus wrote:
I went to a web site that is known for giving out spyware,I run
Xoftspy and Ad-aware every morning so I don't have many spyware on my
system. I went back to "panda software" and rescanned FREE and came up
with 3 spywares, when I clicked on the" Disinfection Advice" note I
came to a page that told me for $49.95 with 30 days free trial that my
spyware can be removed.
Thank you for clarifying that. I went to the Panda site and saw that
they were offering a free scan, but since I don't run Windows on this
machine I couldn't try it out. I'll remove them from my suggested
online virus scan sites.
I actually don't recommend online virus scanners unless one just wants a
"second opinion" since malware tends to be active in Regular Mode and
particularly on line.
Since you're not the OP, I'm assuming that you don't have any malware
problems and were just passing on the information about Panda. You
might want to take a look at this site by MVP and security expert Eric
Howes, though. It lists "rogue" antispyware programs - programs that
purport to be Good Guys but which are really Evil. Xoftspy was rogue
but has been delisted for the reasons Eric states. Personally, I
wouldn't use it when there are other untainted choices.
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
Thanks again for the info re Panda active scan.
Malke
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