RE: Adware, spyware, and trojans

["Mike Cole" <ColeM () ohca state ok us>]

Ad-Aware works great and it's free, you can also pay for a "Plus"
version which has an Ad-Watch module and more configuration options.

You can also use Ad-Aware Refupdate to keep the reference files up to
date or go to the web site to download the reference files.

Spybot is another free ad/spy ware removal tool that's free and can be
found at:
http://security.kolla.de/

Michael

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Jebb Stewart [mailto:jebb.stewart () moon fsl noaa gov]
|Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 11:43 AM
|To: Carere, Courtney
|Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
|Subject: Re: Adware, spyware, and trojans
|
|Courtney,
|
|One program I am aware of to remove adware and spyware is ad-aware by
|lavasoft http://www.lavasoftusa.com.   Has any body used this?
|
|Jebb
|
|On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 16:48, Carere, Courtney wrote:
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|> Upon reading "The Art of Deception" by Kevin Mitnick yesterday (an
|> excellent book, by the way), he writes that most antivirus software
|> does not detect spyware, which was a shock to me.  Spyware seems to
|> be defined as software that logs keystrokes, screenshots, user
|> actions, etc.  I have a couple of questions:
|>
|> 1.  What's the distinction between spyware, adware, and trojan
|> software?  (My antivirus software says it protects against Trojans,
|> and I've seen programs like SubSeven in its log files.)
|>
|> 2.  Is there any good software that detects and removes spyware,
|> ideally controlled and updated continuously from a central server?
|>
|> Thanks!
|>
|> - - Courtney Carere
|>
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