[TRLog] A word about Spyware

[Lou Mecseri]

To prevent such calling, all you have to do is use a free program called
ZoneAlarm.

73

Lou   KE1F

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Dinkelman <mwdink@eskimo.com>
To: <trlog@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 23:27 PM
Subject: Re: [TRLog] A word about Spyware


: There is a free-ware program out on the Web called Ad-aware from
: Lavasoft that will check your computer for this sneaky
: spyware. It isn't the easisest interface but you don't need
: to use it often. It worked well when I was using it but it
: has been about 6 months. (not something you think about until you
: start having problems)
:
: Search for "Ad-ware". You mileage may vary...
: dink, n7wa
:
:
:
:
: At 06:27 PM 3/28/02 -0800, Tree N6TR wrote:
:
: This isn't a TR Log subject, but it is something we should all be aware
of.
:
: Recently, I bought a new computer for my wife and kids.  It had Windows XP
: with a 1.7 Gig Pentium processor.  Amazing amount of computer to buy for
: $850 (w/o monitor).
:
: We started having a problem where it would try to dial up on the internet
: without any good reason.  This was a very frustrating problem for months
: and made using the computer very frustrating.  My main computer in
: the shack uses the same phone line and it would disconnect when the other
: computer would grab the phone line.
:
: After many un-successful attempts to figure out what was going on, I
finally
: figured it out.  A kids software program (I think it was Barbie) had
: installed a program that would try to connect to a web-site and give it
: information.
:
: If you do a web search on brodcast and spyware, you will find lots of
: information about this type of software.
:
: I find it totally unacceptable that this type of software is included with
: other software - and installed without the knowledge of the user.
:
: Please read and become educated.  Take appropriate steps to make sure you
: don't have any of these programs on your computer.  Furthurmore, I would
: suggest you let people who have lowered themselves to do this kind of
thing
: what you think about it.
:
: 73 Tree
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