Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

["Jeff Clayton" <jclayton AT tfn.net>]

One other you should try is the spy sweeper at www.webroot.com - in my
experience, it is number one, spybot is number 2, and adaware is number
3

My thinking is based on several things... ability to remove problems,
virus-scanner-like capability to fight 'infection' attempts, and
regularity of definition updates.

One thing that I liked early on about webroot's product is that it
mentioned a concern about a couple of detected softwares -- it mentioned
some applications known to rely on the specified detected adware, and
asked me if I still wanted to remove them knowing that doing so might
disable those applications (the freeware version is very good, install
it if you are online because you get one chance on install to download
definitions. Don't uninstall if you don't want to try the pay version,
which is more advanced mind you, because reinstall attempts on the free
version fail and state that you need to buy it to try it again)

I tend to get more business removing nasties than anything else over the
last year, but to quote a dentist... prevention is the best medicine (of
course I harm my own business by suggesting that ;)

Jeff Clayton
admin AT mentalmatrix.us, SoftwareEngineer AT JeffClayton.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Tony
Spencer
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 2:09 PM
To: 'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'
Subject: RE: [internetworkers] MS Explorer problem

Run Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html 
and
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

T O N Y  S P E N C E R
Notsleepy LLC
6512 Six Forks Rd.
Suite 502-B 
Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: 919.848.0691
Mobile: 415.637.6481
tony AT tonyspencer.com 

  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org 
> [mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf 
> Of Bob Kucera
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 2:00 PM
> To: 'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'
> Subject: [internetworkers] MS Explorer problem
> 
> I've contracted an internet explorer problem commandeering my 
> homepage to a gambling/porno site and my search tool to their 
> application and causing related stupid popups.  Following 
> their lead to a fix leads to an offer to purchase a patch or 
> something for $60.  Jeez.  I'd wipe and reinstall before that.
> 
> I'm betting Bill Geschwind has a fix.  Any help will be appreciated.
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> Bob
> 
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