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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: fastson on October 10, 2001, 01:59:38 PM

Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: fastson on October 10, 2001, 01:59:38 PM
I want to warn you guys about some spyware products..
These so called "spyware" programs can also be cookies..

Spyware is spying on you.. It sees what you do and what passwords you got..
It then sends this information over the internet..

Here is a good program that removes spyware files..
AD-Aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/downloads.html)

Some known spyware programs.. (They can either install them, or is one itself..)
KaZaA - Music program just like Napster
CuteFTP
Gator
3D Frog Man Demo
3D-FTP

um.. Come to think of it there are 939 known spyware files, and I cant list them all..

BTW.. I recommend you search or comp every time your finished surfing.. Chances are that some WebPages (or Ads) have installed a spy-cookie on your comp..
(Ive sofar had 26 spyware files on my computer.. Thats 26 files in 2 days!)
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: Luke on October 10, 2001, 02:16:06 PM
thanks guy


i had no idea
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: Sublimesjg on October 10, 2001, 03:21:33 PM
well i had a few in my system

well 64 actually

lol mostly from that dang KaZaA
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: markc111 on October 10, 2001, 03:25:38 PM
How do I know that what I\'m downloading isn\'t YOUR spyware program, fastson!? I\'m on to you, you evil mastermind... ;)  

Thanks for the advice by the way.
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: fastson on October 10, 2001, 03:46:55 PM
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Originally posted by markc111
How do I know that what I\'m downloading isn\'t YOUR spyware program, fastson!? I\'m on to you, you evil mastermind... ;)  

Thanks for the advice by the way.


:sconf: How did he find out?
Damn. We have a spy!! :shy: :eyemouth:

No really.. I hate these SPYWARE\'s..
If you see a banner linked to "Doubleclick", you automaticly have a spy-cookie in your system...

I got one just now... :rpissed:

DAMN I hate these companies!
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: Luke on October 10, 2001, 03:52:29 PM
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Originally posted by Sublimesjg


lol mostly from that dang KaZaA


yeah no sh!t

thanks for showing me kazaa nO-One you loser!
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: SER on October 10, 2001, 09:13:58 PM
Yup, and if you downloaded that mp3 dancer, that should have some spyware in it too right? Just like the Virtual girl one.. :)
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: nO-One on October 10, 2001, 11:35:25 PM
hmmm, I didn\'t know about KaZaA being spy ware, I guess it\'s on to Morpheus for me.

Ohhh, and AudioGalaxy is also SpyWare.
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: fastson on October 11, 2001, 12:25:43 AM
Morpheus is clean..
So Im gonna download that :)
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: nO-One on October 11, 2001, 12:57:25 AM
Morpheus uses the same servers as KaZaA, so does Grokster.
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on October 11, 2001, 04:16:40 AM
old news too me. :)
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: fastson on October 11, 2001, 04:21:03 AM
Yes well KaZaA installes Spyware when you install KaZaA..
Um..

I dont know if they send it through the server?

Does anyone know?:confused:
Ive read that Morpheus is safe to use..  

§ôµÏG®ïñD: Thats because you are our god! :eyemouth:
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: Solid Snake 88 on October 11, 2001, 04:45:50 AM
21 found!!!

OMFG!

Thanks fastson. I never knew...
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on October 11, 2001, 05:14:23 AM
Quote
Originally posted by fastson


§ôµÏG®ïñD: Thats because you are our god! :eyemouth:



No.. NO, u have me all wrong.. I\'m EVERYONES god.
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: nO-One on October 11, 2001, 05:29:42 AM
Well I am your god aswell......you just don\'t know it yet. But someday :p
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: luckee on October 11, 2001, 06:30:48 AM
shiat!..86 found for me. Mostly webhancer..gator and onflow and a couple cydoors
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: Sublimesjg on October 11, 2001, 01:45:56 PM
well all of those are from kazaa

its when you install it and it ask you to install these littles deals on the side for free like webhancer and onflow

just take em out with adware and you are done with em
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: 182Ways on October 11, 2001, 02:50:37 PM
It found 70 on my computer, but I couldn\'t delete a couple of them.
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: EmperorRob on October 11, 2001, 05:02:57 PM
Bearshare is also spyware.

I use LimeWire and it\'s available for Linux!!!
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: luckee on October 11, 2001, 05:42:40 PM
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Originally posted by 182Ways
It found 70 on my computer, but I couldn\'t delete a couple of them.


I was told that too..It wouldnt let me delete 5 of em\'. Try rebooting...then run AD again. That worked for me, I was able to remove the last 5.
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: Samwise on October 11, 2001, 08:40:26 PM
You know, you could just choose \'no\' to install that other crap Kazaa asks you to install. That\'s what I always do. :)
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: AlteredBeast on October 11, 2001, 08:58:08 PM
I enjoy being spyed on

Here is what they will see:

"Al3XK1dd@aol.com visited manporn.com 89 times last night.-

why this kid loves his man porn!"

hahahaha, just kidding!!


Eric Jacob
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: nO-One on October 11, 2001, 11:06:12 PM
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Originally posted by Samwise
You know, you could just choose \'no\' to install that other crap Kazaa asks you to install. That\'s what I always do. :)


I always do that aswell, I never install any extra software like that. That thing still found 20 spyfiles
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: ajoh432 on October 12, 2001, 07:51:52 PM
I already had this little device... I got it from watching TechTV channel a lot... Mmmmmmmmmm GeekTV is more like it...:D
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: EmperorRob on October 13, 2001, 06:29:24 AM
If you are using Ad-Aware on Windows 2000, and it tells you it can\'t delete certain files, then re-run Ad-Aware with Administor privilleges.
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: JerginsSoft on October 13, 2001, 10:01:25 AM
Huh?  How do you know what\'s spyware and what\'s not?

Where do you find the files?

Every time I get off the internet, I clean my Internet files and History!
Title: WARNING for SPYWARE!
Post by: Jar O Pickles on October 13, 2001, 11:35:16 AM
2- only 2 i run one clean machine and my computers only 2 months old