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Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

01/09/2004 08:31:15 PM · #1

Hi All

Just a heads up.

I went to website earlier this evening and was splashed with various pop ups and unders BUT more sigificantly I got the "invitiation to take a Gator product". I cancelled that.

I then ran my AdAware ~ found various entries of Claria which I found out are the new name for Gator. So, it would appear that such sites even if you refuse their invite stil dump trackers and such like on you.

I have found AdAware very good and suggest if have never checked your PC for pests like the above give it a go you might be surprised.

KarenB

Canon EOS-70D

01/09/2004 08:45:26 PM · #2

But, doesn't Ad-Aware only tell you what you already have on your computer? I have ads-gone ad killer (and I haver heard others talk about other systems), and it keeps spyware and pop-ups, and advertisments and banners from appearing at all, so they never get onto my harddrive. I run ad-aware once in a while for extra precaution, but there has never been anything detected. On my old computer, pre-adsgone ad killer, it had detected a few thousand spyware files! Yikes!

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/09/2004 08:52:07 PM · #3

Thanks for the pointer.

Will check it out and read any FAQs they have.

:~)

tomlewis1980

Canon EOS-10D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/09/2004 09:03:46 PM · #4

Originally posted by KarenB:

But, doesn't Ad-Aware only tell you what you already have on your computer?

True, but as you say it is always worth running it or at least having an uptodate version just to make sure!

In the past few months Gator is the only spyware that has managed to install itself on my system and it crippled my PC, I couldnt even access the net! To fix it all I did was run Ad-aware and was back on dpc within minutes :)

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

01/09/2004 09:21:20 PM · #5

I use Spybot and run it every few days. More often when I'm on the Internet frequently. While I have super firewall protection and other stuff, these little bugs get through. I ran Spybot yesterday. After reading this thread, I ran it again, and, yup, found DoubleClick on board.

cbeller

Nikon D300

01/09/2004 09:29:44 PM · #6

Originally posted by sfalice:

Spybot also has an Immunize feature, where you can block any of the programs that it detected from being installed again, if you let Spybot run all the time. I personally just run it and clean my system every few weeks.

jmritz

Fujifilm X30

Custom Made Pinhole

01/09/2004 11:16:04 PM · #7

I use Spy Killer and also have wiped out DoubleClick and Claria. It is amazing how these things keep coming back. Also with XP I use my internet not on my Administrators Account. Iâ��ve created an Internet Account with no privileges.

That way my computer has no privileges while I serf the web. I am unable to download from Windows Update from it but I go to my Administrators account once a week to do this.

jm

MWitt

Canon EOS-5D

Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 ATX Pro-SV for Canon EOS

01/09/2004 11:41:03 PM · #8

I'm using spybot also. For those a little more computer literit, check out the link below for a list of processes that show up in the task manager. Good and bad! Has a search engine to check those unknown processes.
//www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

01/10/2004 04:11:22 AM · #9

Got an interesting update on pop up killers.

I have one that got a good rating on //www.webattack.com called MyPopUpKiller form //members.lycos.co.uk/nirsoft/ (note this is a Lycos site and does get sticky so open it in separate window.

This little freeware app (getting head round it!) is a stand alone executable. It does not install as such ~ clearly is does make itself known to the OS registry but is not obviously invasive. You have to make make your own watch list, it seems.

IMHO these very small applications are very good, a bit like an athlete I like to know what my PC is eating. But I suspect you do need to be a little bit geeky to use them to best advantage. Like watching out for spam & pests I am very careful about the soaftware I "install".

Bye for now.

PS Just tested this on a site which though good for tech stuff does have a few irritating pop ads. In default automatic mode (Automatically Close All popup Windows) it closed the likes of ebay ads without affecting the site viewing - a plus point.

Message edited by author 2004-01-10 04:29:38.

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

01/10/2004 05:09:26 AM · #10

Originally posted by KarenB:

But, doesn't Ad-Aware only tell you what you already have on your computer?

If you buy the Plus version of AdAware it provides real-time filtering.

"..Plus edition to provide the user with expandability, customization and real-time monitoring and blocking for their system. Not only can you remove privacy threats from your computing environment, you can also BLOCK them from invading your system in the first place!"

//www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adawareplus/