[Lowfer] CRAP

[Art]

OK,

I started catching some spyware when I installed Sygates free firewall in 
my win 98 machine. I was stunned to see all the programs that attempted to 
connect to the internet without asking! I locked them out...every single 
one. I deleted Real Audio, figured I didn't need it-especially since it was 
a big offender and because it insisted in sucking system resources (ran in 
the system tray, couldn't stop it).

It sounds like some of your problem might be due to the absence of a decent 
firewall-that is one that notify's you when unauthorized aps attempt to 
sneak out 'under the wall'. The first time an ap attempts to connect, you 
get a pop up box asking to allow it or block it. You also get a 'set it and 
forget it' option so it doesn't keep bothering you!

While the XP firewall maintains stealth as you surf, it does absolutely 
NOTHING to stop transmissions that originate from you! It's a one way 
firewall and it not customizable. Strongly suggest you dump the XP firewall 
and get the Sygate free firewall.

Maybe there are others here who can comment regarding the security issues 
in WindoZe.

Regards,

Art

PS:I'm studying AdAware 6.0 now, it looks very good-especially it's cookie 
control:>:


At 08:30 PM 2/2/04, you wrote:
>Of the machines I have that have access to the internet, only one is
>still running windows.  For that one I use SpyBot (free)...
>
>========
>
>
>Looks like Eric is  using the choice of most but in defence of XP
>I was faced with going in and closing the crap to be able to delete it
>It was dooooin it all,, attempting to direct me to use something other
>than Google
>throwing weather N news crap on the desk top and _#)%()_%( ,, anyhow
>
>Using the restore function of XP I foxed them
>went back th the 28th and "day all went away "
>It started when
>I was at the European Space Agency and about to run
>something when the alert popped up requesting to use a DLL
>and as I had my resolution set too high which made fer small text
>didnt pay proper attention. Then all kind of crap started to download
>but then it was too late....
>
>so the XP restore did what it was supposed to do,, Zone Alarm kept it
>from
>snooping and when XP restored    LOH
>
>lots of Hars
>
>Bob  K3DJC
>
>thanks for the info
>
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