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Mike's Safety Belt
~~Mike Baynes, MikesWhatsNews
You Don't Always Get What You Thought!
Recently I was sent an article from Jerry at Camtech 2000:
"A New Spyware Tactic?
"I don’t usually publish a Newsletter unless I have a new program to release
but in this case I think it’s more than warranted. Thanks goes out to
JoeComputer for alerting me about this one.
"A program called Spyware Nuker was recently released boasting it can remove
Spyware and Adware from your PC that others may leave behind. After testing
this I was very surprised by what I found. Am I calling this Spyware? Read
on for the results of my tests and you can decide."
http://camtech2000.net/Newsletters/a_new_spyware_tactic.htm
++ There is more on the web site.
There was recently a 'Greeting Card' Virus/Trojan going around which used
an End-User License Agreement ("EULA")
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-965570.html
These articles serve to remind us to be sure you read the EULA before you
click on [I agree].
You may be opening yourself up to a lot more than you expect.
Here is an address to bookmark. It is for the FTC (Federal Trade
Commission) Here's their File-a-complaint URL.
https://rn.ftc.gov/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
There is at least one documented 'good guy' out there. I, along
with many others on the different help groups I subscribe to, use and
recommend AdAware 5.83
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that scans your memory,
registry and hard drives for known spyware and scumware components and lets
you remove them safely. It is updated frequently.
++ There is more on the web site.
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