[access-uk] Re: More enlightening please.
- From: "John Wilson" <jwjw@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 02:09:12 -0000
Hello Sam,
Spyware (also known as Malware) can be picked up from any media
witch can copy to your hard disk. It is most likely to be
downloaded to your PC from Websites you visit without you
knowing this. It can perform a variety of unwanted things, such
as tracking your movements on the Internet and relaying this
information back to the Website you picked it up from. they may
then collect this info and sell it to such as marketing and
advertising companies for them to record general trends and
observations. They may also use your surfing trends to send you
given targeted types of e-mail ads. It is even possible for
spyware to put small programs onto your PC which record every
keystroke you make on your keyboard and relay this info to
unscrupulous individuals who may then fraudulently use these
details, e.g your bank account details, credit card numbers,
etc.
You need to run up-to-date virus-check and spyware programs
regularly.
HTH,
John.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Glorious" <samgloryous@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:03 PM
Subject: [access-uk] More enlightening please.
Barry,
Thanks for intimating me on the Adware program and spyware.
I want to know if this spyware is peculiar to some Web sites,
cyber cafes computers or programs. Is ist, spyware, attached,
like a bugging device, to one's computer and as such knows the
number of and particular keys struck by an operator?
I guess more questions will be rolling from this quarters soon.
Thanks once again.
Sam.
Barry <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Sam
Ad-aware is a programme that stops spyware from infecting your
computer. Spyware can be anything from a simple site counter
that counts the number of hits on a site to the dangerous key
stroke recorder that records every key you hit, including
passwords. You can get ad-aware and Jaws scripts from:
http://www.whitestick.co.uk/download.html
Barry H
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Glorious
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 11:34 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Warning
Hi Barry,
Thanks for taking time to warn us about this...
Kindly intimate me further on "ardware," as I don't know a damn
thing about this.
Thanks.
Sam.
Barry <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all
I may be telling most of you how to suck eggs but I feel that I
should point
out a possible problem in the making. I have been getting one or
two spam
that contains a link to be removed from their mailing list or to
stop
further mail from them. Do not respond to spam mail asking to be
removed.
This is more likely to put adware onto your computer.
Barry H
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