[WinPartners] popups

[Mike Hobbs]

Be aware that AdAware takes money from companies to NOT be on there list so it may
not find everything.

mike

Stephen Dowdy wrote:

> I've been using AdAware for some time now and it works well.
>
> In addition, I use Spybot.
>
> http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
>
> This software can find spyware on your system and remove it... and can
> immunize your system so that known spyware can not be installed without you
> knowing it.   When a known product (gator, doubleclick, etc) is attempting
> to write cookies to your machine, spybot will intercept them.  You have
> options to ask for the cookies to be accepted or you can tell it to ignore
> all of them.  They provide updates similar to a DAT file for virus
> protection so that as new things hit the Internet, spybot can catch the new
> things.
>
> AdAware only finds things once they are on your system... Spybot prevents
> them from even getting onto you system.  It is freeware (although donations
> are welcome).   I've been using it for several months.   I have not
> installed it to all my machines in the office, although I am considering it
> at this time.
>
> For AdAware, the free version works well, although some features are only
> available if you pay a license.  Spybot is free although they would like
> donations.   I'm wondering if MIT might consider making a nice donation on
> behalf of MIT for Spybot and see about a license for AdAware.
>
> At 10:56 AM 9/16/2003 -0400, Tim Brennan wrote:
> >Hi Dave:
> >
> >As a first step I would recommend downloading /running a  program to
> >detect/remove "spyware" (advertiser tracking components) from the PC. Ad
> >Aware is a good one.   http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
> >
> >This should get rid of the most -- if not all -- pop ups.  [Tip:  Run Ad
> >Aware regularly to keep your PC spyware free.]
> >
> >You can also download/install a pop up blocker from
> >http://www.download.com -- just type pop up in the download.com search engine.
> >
> >Hope this helps,
> >Tim
> >
> >At 09:45 AM 9/16/2003 -0400, Dave Broderick wrote:
> >>Signficant Other started getting pop ups. She says she was not even on a
> >>browser; she was doing Comcast email using Outlook, and the pop ups kept
> >>coming. Is there a fix for these?
> >>
> >>David J. Broderick
> >>djbroder at mit.edu
> >>         Audio Visual Project Technician
> >>         MIT AV 617 253 2808
> >>         FAX 617 253 5945
> >>         <http://web.mit.edu/djbroder/www>http://web.mit.edu/djbroder/www
> >>
> >>
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