[ale] Seeking ways to getting around spyware on Windows

[runman]

You can add companies to AdAware (which I do), you can add stuff to the IE
browser which will send ad ware to 127.0.0.1 (which I do though I don't use
IE except for co. webmail), but the Mozilla plugin for adware is superb.
Rt-click and boom - no more ads.  Even uses regex-like wildcards (which I
use early in the URL).  I love OS.

Greg

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Cliff
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Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:12 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Seeking ways to getting around spyware on Windows

Stay away from AdAware.  They've been removed from several independent lists
ranking the spy ware scanners because they've accepted money from certain
parties to NOT remove their spy ware apps.  The M$ solution seems to work
pretty well, and was bought from another company, so until they start
hacking at it, I wouldn't worry about M$ coding and design practices (for
those who care).


On 10/11/05, Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net > wrote:

	Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
	> On Tuesday 11 October 2005 05:27 pm, joh6nn wrote: 
	> | Spybot and AdAware have both been mentioned, as has the Norton
Suite.
	> | i'm an advocate for Spybot and AdAware, but against all things
Norton; i
	> | have never had a good experience with any Norton product. 
	>
	> I would suggest anyone wanting to use a Norton product read the
	> EULA _very_ carefully. The last one I read was utterly
unacceptable.
	
	Since we are talking about Windows, most folks have already sold
their 
	soul to the devil after accepting the Windows EULA.  I do agree that
you
	should read every EULA you encounter.  You will find them
entertaining
	and informative.
	
	>
	> Sean
	>
	>
	>
	>
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