Posted by Neredbojias on 07/12/07 08:14

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:00:56 GMT
John Hosking scribed:

> 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. ;-)

Yes, I can handle cookies. It's the malware I'm concerned about and
Adrienne's reference to it and ie didn't make me any more comfortable.

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Neredbojias
A self-made man who worships his creator

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