[Milsurplus] If you use telefonica.es, etc.

[n_griggs at bellsouth.net]

Where I work (Turner Broadcasting), the computer guru's recommend using BOTH Adaware and Spybot.  Spybot will catch stuff Adaware won't and vice verse.


> 
> From: "Marty Reynolds" <cosmoline at aa4rm.ba-watch.org>
> Date: 2006/05/12 Fri PM 02:01:41 EDT
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] If you use telefonica.es, etc.
> 
> 
>  Some news
> 
>  Most 'zombies' are mail-dispatch code embedded by 'spyware.'  The
>  unwanted pop-ups that, for example, offer hard cash if you satisfy
>  Roumanian maids.
> 
>  Or something.
> 
>  They sit in the regristry & aren't plug-ins to Outlook.  Hence
>  traditional  inbound mail scanners won't ever see 'em.  And outbound
>  Outlook plug-ins won't either.
> 
>  Some 'scanners' mentioned might catch registry rogues.  There's two
>  that are free & all the 'commercial grade' products ape.  SpyBot and
>  AdAware SE.
> 
>  Here's a BIG TIP.  Many of those pop-ups have a 'X" in the upper right
>  hand  corner that's not what you think.  For the rogue to register-
>  embed, it must have keyboard intervention as ADMINISTRATOR!
> 
>  Fix?  Don't run as administrator or do CNTL-ALT-DEL to bring up
>  process list & slam the rogue from there.
> 
>  Best is run a unix variant.  MacOS or Linux (or SunOS, etc).  & forget
>  all this blather for uSoftie poof-ware.
> 
>  Hope this is a help.
> 
>  OK, a slurpus query.  Is anyone using a RT70 on 6 @ Dayton, 2P Sat.?
> 
>      Marty
> 
> 
> 
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