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Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious
From: William Warren <hescominsoon () emmanuelcomputerconsulting com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:04:10 -0400
coolwebsearch has become more and more sneaky..so bad that development of cws shredder has been abandoned by its developer....Either serious lock down you ie(which with CWS is not going to help) or use something other than ie.
Edward B. Dreger wrote:
RKJ> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 01:43:50 -0300 RKJ> From: Rubens Kuhl Jr. RKJ> Try booting into safe mode before running software to detect RKJ> or remove spyware; some of them fight to survive if they are Also use msconfig to disable non-critical extras. Some of us have manually ripped out ActiveX controls and BHOs care of regedit... but, alas, malware often has made enough registry and other system changes that the system is left unstable or inoperable. CVs archives of { { system file MD5/SHA1 hashes } and { registry dumps } }, anyone? Eddy -- EverQuick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc () brics com -*- jfconmaapaq () intc net -*- sam () everquick net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.
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Current thread:
- Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Sean Donelan (Jul 11)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Michel Py (Jul 11)
- RE: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Dr. Jeffrey Race (Jul 11)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Michael Painter (Jul 11)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Rubens Kuhl Jr. (Jul 11)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Edward B. Dreger (Jul 11)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious William Warren (Jul 12)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Gregh (Jul 12)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious william(at)elan.net (Jul 12)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Gregh (Jul 12)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Paul Vixie (Jul 12)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Richard A Steenbergen (Jul 12)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious Gregh (Jul 12)
- Re: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious William Warren (Jul 12)