Posted by John Hosking on 07/12/07 06:00

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.

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. ;-)

--
John

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