Re: Adware, spyware, and trojans

[Gene <gyoo () attbi com>]

i have it running on my work and home machine, neat tool, does what i 
wanted it to do... simple interface let see how long it takes for these 
AV companies to starting eating these little folks up.

Jebb Stewart wrote:
> 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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