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Posted by Adrienne Boswell on 07/12/07 07:34
Gazing into my crystal ball I observed John Hosking
<John@DELETE.Hosking.name.INVALID> writing in news:4695c398$1_1
@news.bluewin.ch:
> Neredbojias wrote:
>> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 11 Jul 2007
20:11:27
>> GMT Adrienne Boswell scribed:
>>
>>> ...Spybot Search and
>>> Destroy came up with 1,401 malware programs and/or tracking cookies.
>>> The anti- virus came up with 89 viruses and trojans....
>>
>> I have good and current anti-virus software, but what are these 1401
>> malware programs you're talking about?
>
> Well, she said "1,401 malware programs and/or tracking cookies." To me,
> this is like saying, "New York Police arrested 1,401 rapists and
> litterers." A distinction between the two would have been useful.
There were about 20 malware programs, 20 BHOs, a few browser hijackers,
and the rest were cookies.
One of the malware programs was a virus/spyware remover/firewall program
that my friend paid for. She's disputing it with the bank, and they are
issuing her a new card. I told her to watch her credit report for signs
of identity theft.
>
> I presume the majority of the 1401 items Adrienne found were cookies.
> Malware needs careful removal but cookies can be deleted by even my
> least-technical supportees, even in IE. It's nice that Spybot S&D finds
> the "tracking cookies," but I don't believe they belong in the same
> category as malware. Otherwise the terrorists have won. ;-)
>
Actually, I don't mind _some_ tracking cookies. I like the ones at
Amazon that seem to follow me all over the place, reminding me that I
really need that thing that I can't afford, like gadgets for my Kitchen
Aid, or toys for my Weber.
--
Adrienne Boswell at Home
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